Politics
If I Get Hold of Coronavirus, Will Put it into Devendra Fadnavis’ Mouth: Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad
A Shiv Sena legislator has said he would shove COVID-19 virus into the mouth of Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis if he could get ‘hold’ of the same. Hitting out at the former Maharashtra chief minister for allegedly indulging in politics over the coronavirus crisis, Buldhana MLA Sanjay Gaikwad...
Mamata Demoralised as BJP Much Ahead of TMC After Five Phases of Polls: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday asserted that the BJP will bag more than 122 of the 180 seats that went to polls in West Bengal in five phases. Shah, while addressing a rally here in Purba Bardhaman district, claimed that Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee...
Rahul Gandhi Cancels Poll Rallies in Bengal, Urges All Parties to Follow Suit in Wake of Covid-19 Surge
In the wake of the rapud spread of the Covid-19 infection in the second wave of the pandemic, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday cancelled all his public rallies in poll-bound West Bengal. He also advised all other politicians to think about the consequences of holding large public rallies....
ECI Removes Officer Posted in Mamata Banerjee’s Security Over ‘Lapses’ During Nandigram Incident
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a public meeting, in Purba Medinipur, Saturday (PTI) Mamata Banerjee suffered a leg injury after a fall while campaigning in Nandigram on March 10. News18.com Kolkata Last Updated:April 09, 2021, 22:23 IST FOLLOW US ON: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on...
Mamata Banerjee Alleges Amit Shah Trying to Incite Violence in West Bengal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday alleged Home Minister Amit Shah was trying to incite violence in the state and egging the police to engage in unethical acts. The TMC supremo advised Prime Minister Narendra Modi to control Shah, as he may incite riots in the state....
In Tagore Land Bolpur, Culture vs Anarchy Narrative Highlight of BJP-TMC Election Battle
Bolpur, the land associated with Rabindranath Tagore and his Shantiniketan, is at political crossroads. It is home to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, has sent former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee to Parliament, and is linked to several Bengali intellectuals including painters and sculptors of international repute such as Somnath...
In Behala Purba, It’s An All-Women Fight Between BJP, TMC & CPI(M)
West Bengal Election 2021: At 11 am, 36 Maharani Indira Debi Road is bustling with people – while someone is managing phone calls from party workers, others are busy preparing for the day’s campaign and making sure the vehicles are fit for arduous canvassing. Once, the city was virtually...
Influential Families in These Villages Have Retained Seats Since Independence
As UP goes to polls for gram panchayats elections, members of some families have remained in the post of Gram Pradhans for long, some as early as the 1950s. In the gram panchayats seats including- Mukundpur of Prayagraj, Duhwa of Basti and Sumerpur of Unnao; members of the same...
First-time Voter Shot Dead; 15.85 Percent Polling Till 9 am
A first-time voter was allegedly shot dead on Saturday in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal, where 15.85 per cent polling was recorded till 9 am in the fourth phase of assembly elections amid sporadic incidents of violence, officials said. Voting is underway with strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols...
Sonia Gandhi Reviews Efforts to Tackle Covid-19 in Congress-ruled States
File photo of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. (PTI) Gandhi also reviewed the efforts to fight COVID-19, including the availability of vaccines. PTI New Delhi Last Updated:April 10, 2021, 12:49 IST FOLLOW US ON: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday reviewed the efforts by the states ruled by her party...
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...
