Politics
Top Quotes That Malviya Picked from Kishor’s Clubhouse Clip
On a day when polling is underway in 44 seats in West Bengal, BJP information and technology cell head Amit Malviya tweeted four separate audio clips of a clubhouse conversation, where he claimed that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s election strategist Prashant Kishor has “admitted” the Trinamool Congress’ defeat in...
Sympathy Points Earned or Personal Charisma Lost? A Month On, Decoding Mamata’s Wheelchair Campaign
A month-long wheelchair campaign of chief minister Mamata Banerjee has been marked by a volley of direct attacks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and name-calling, much unlike the strategy Arvind Kejriwal adopted to win Delhi last year. It was on March 10 that Banerjee suffered her foot injury in...
Woman’s Nomination Rejected for Village Head as Papers Show Her First Husband’s Name
A woman’s nomination papers for contesting as a village head in the upcoming panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh were rejected in Purkazi block here on Saturday after she filled in the form with her first husband’s name, officials said. According to returning officer R K Shrivastava, all the documents...
After ‘Dalit Diwali’, SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav Announces ‘Baba Saheb Vahini’ on Ambedkar Jayanti
The Samajwadi Party chief and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav has announced setting up of ‘Baba Saheb Vahini’ across the state to push the ideology of Dalit ideologue BR Ambedkar. In a tweet on Saturday morning, Yadav said, “To activate the thoughts of the architect of...
Centre Has Mismanaged Covid Situation, Allowed Vaccine Shortage: Sonia Gandhi
Congress president Sonia Gandhi accused the Centre on Saturday of ”mismanaging” the COVID situation and creating a vaccine shortage in the country by exporting it, as she called for cancelling all public gatherings and poll rallies in view of the rising number of coronavirus cases. Addressing a virtual meeting...
79 Candidates Have Criminal Cases Against Them, 13 With Crimes Against Women
New Delhi: At least 25 per cent of the candidates contesting in the fifth phase of Assembly polls in West Bengal have declared criminal cases against themselves, West Bengal Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said in a report. The report says 79 (25 per cent) candidates...
Tirupati Bypolls Conclude with Nearly 64% Turnout amid High Drama Over Rigging Allegations by Oppn
Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency recorded a voter turnout of between 60-64% in the bypoll elections held on Saturday. The polling was marked by high drama after opposition Telugu Desam Party, BJP and Congress demanded that the bypoll be cancelled forthwith, alleging that the ruling YSR Congress instigated...
BJP Calls Out Nawab Malik’s ‘Step-motherly Treatment’ Claim over Remdesivir Supply
As blame-game between the Maharashtra and Union government over supply of medical oxygen and Remdesivir drug to treat critical coronavirus patients continued, BJP leaders stepped in to hit out at Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) spokesperson Nawab Malik for raising allegations against the Centre. Malik, also a Maharashtra Minister in...
Malviya Quotes Kishor’s Leaked Audio, He Says It’s Distorted
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s election strategist, Prashant Kishor, has admitted that even their internal surveys show the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will win the fiercely fought West Bengal elections, BJP information and technology cell head Amit Malviya said on Saturday. He tweeted four audio clips of a purported conversation...
EC Seeks Report After Locals in South 24 Parganas Claim Central Forces Opened Fire
The Election Commission on Saturday sought a report from poll observers on an alleged incident of firing by central forces in Deganga constituency of South 24 Parganas — where voting is underway — after such allegations were levelled by locals. A senior election official said the office of CEO...
