Politics
Oxygen, Vaccine Shortage, States’ GST Dues Raised in Meet Chaired by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
File photo of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla During the meeting, leaders from Maharashtra raised the issue of shortage of oxygen, medicines and vaccines, according to the sources. PTI New Delhi Last Updated:April 19, 2021, 23:19 IST FOLLOW US ON: Shortage of oxygen, medicines, vaccines, and GST dues of...
Campaigning Comes to an End for Sixth Phase
Curtain came down at 6.30 pm on Monday on the campaigning for 43 assembly constituencies of West Bengal which will go to polls on April 22 in the sixth phase of elections. In view of the rising cases of COVID-19 in the state, the Election Commission (EC) has extended...
‘Why is Covid an Issue Only in Bengal Polls, Not Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu:’ Amit Shah
The election season in the country is heading towards its climax even as the Covid pandemic appears to be gathering steam. In an exclusive, freewheeling conversation with News18, union home minister Amit Shah spoke his mind on the questions being raised about the campaigning in Bengal under the shadow...
Is it Right to Export Covid-19 Vaccines, Put Countrymen at Risk, Asks Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday questioned the export of COVID-19 vaccines, and asked if it is right to do so and put the lives of countrymen in danger. He said vaccine shortage is a very serious problem during Corona times and is not a celebration. Gandhi also called...
KPCC’s Kannur President Files Complaint Against CM Vijayan, Says Remark on Lord Ayyappa Violation of Model Code
File photo of Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan. Satheesan Pacheni requested the Chief Electoral Officer to take cognizance of this violation and appropriate action KPCC, Kannur president, Satheesan Pacheni has filed a petition before Chief Electoral Officer demanding action against chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan alleging he has violated the election...
Oppn Leaders Seek Spl Parliament Session to Discuss Covid Crisis, Govt Slams Plea ‘Political Harakiri’
A number of political parties have sought a special two-day session of Parliament to discuss the grim pandemic situation in the country. More than 2,70,000 new cases were recorded in India in the last 24 hours. Senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Manish Tiwari said an emergency session...
JMM First Party to Declare Electoral Bonds Details, Says Received Rs 1 Cr from Hindalco
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) is the first party that has declared the name of the entity which made donations to it through electoral bonds, poll rights group Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said. The declaration of Rs 1 crore donation was made in the party’s 2019-20 contribution report,...
In a First, Samajwadi Party Founder Mulayam Singh Could Not Cast His Vote in UP Panchayat Polls Amid Covid Scare
Samajwadi Party patriarch and founder Mulayam Singh Yadav could not cast his vote for panchayat elections in his native Saifai village on Monday following request from family members in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to family sources, the 81-year-old so far has never missed voting in any...
Urge EC with Folded Hands to Curtail Poll Schedule Amid Covid Surge, Says Mamata
TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee speaks at rally in Bengal. Mamata Banerjee said that she and other leaders of her party would not hold any rally in congested areas. PTI Last Updated:April 19, 2021, 15:15 IST FOLLOW US ON: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged the Election...
UP BJP to Celebrate Ambedkar Jayanti as ‘Samrasta Diwas’
After the Samajwadi Party announced that it would celebrate ‘Dalit Diwali’ on Ambedkar Jayanti, the Uttar Pradesh Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has declared that it would celebrate the occasion as the ‘Samrasta Diwas’ ( Social Harmony Day) at the booth level. State BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh said the...
Didi-O-Didi Remark Unacceptable to Women, They Will Vote for TMC: Mamata’s ‘Best Comrade’
A famous boxer in his younger days, 77-year-old Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay is the quintessential bhadralok of Kolkata and a veteran of his party, the Trinamool Congress (TMC). Chattopadhyay, who is fighting the elections from south Kolkata’s Bhabanipur in place of incumbent legislator Mamata Banerjee — she has shifted to Nandigram...
Allahabad HC Refuses to Put off Panchayat Polls Amid Covid Surge
The BJP says it will return to power in Assam with a majority. (Representative image) According to the petition, the elections would be causing enormous injury to the health of the public at large. UP Panchayat Election is scheduled from April 15. IANS Prayagraj Last Updated:April 09, 2021, 14:34...
SC Refuses to Entertain Plea for Probe into Alleged Attack on Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram
File photo of the Supreme Court. The plea had also sought a direction for enhanced punishment for poll violence PTI Last Updated:April 09, 2021, 14:51 IST FOLLOW US ON: The Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking direction for investigation by an independent probe agency like the...
Mamata Banerjee’s Fulminations Against Central Forces Betrays Frustration: Amit Shah
Coming down hard on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday her fulminations against central forces betrayed frustration over ”impending defeat” in the Assembly elections. He exuded confidence that the BJP will win anywhere between 63 and 68 seats where polling has been...
Candidate’s Husband Booked for Distributing Buckets to Attract Voters
A man was booked for distributing buckets in Purbaliyan village here to garner support for his wife, who is contesting in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Panchayat elections, police said on Friday. A case was registered against Shokat Ali for violating the Model Code of Conduct, they said. In a...
Will Continue Speaking About CPRF Interference Till it Stops Working for BJP: Mamata
File photo of Mamata Banerjee at a rally. (PTI) Iterating that the ECI was working at the behest of the BJP, Banerjee said, the prime minister campaigns on polling days, yet there is no ruling that he has violated the Model Code of Conduct (MCC). PTI Last Updated:April 09,...
TMC’s Cricketer Candidate Manoj Tiwary Faces Tough Pitch in Shibpur
Ruling TMC’s new recruit and former India batsman Manoj Tiwary will face a tough political pitch in Howrah’s Shibpur assembly constituency as his opponents are are also formidable players adept at bowling googlies. The BJP has fielded Dr Rathin Chakrabarty, a TMC turncoat who was the former mayor of...
NCP Worker Booked for Violating Covid-19 Norms During Poll Meet in Maha’s Solapur
A case has been registered against an NCP functionary for allegedly violating COVID-19 norms during an election campaign meet in Pandharpur of Maharashtra’s Solapur district, an official said on Friday. The gathering on Thursday was addressed by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar ahead of an Assembly bypoll in the...
