Politics
Polling Begins, Over 3 Cr Voters to Exercise Franchise Amid Covid Wave
UP Panchayat Election Live Updates: Over three crore voters will exercise their franchise in the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections on Thursday to be held across 18 districts in 51,176 polling booths. According to numbers shared by the Elections Commission, 3,16,46,162 voters will vote for the...
Bengal Political Cauldron on Boil Over Cooch Behar Killings; PM, Mamata Spar
The killing of four people in CISF firing in Cooch Behar’s Sitalkuchi on April 10 further heated West Bengal’s political cauldron on Monday, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claiming the incident was plotted by Union Home Minister Amit Shah with “full knowledge” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi, on...
Sidhu Visits 2015 Kotkapura Firing Epicentre on Baisakhi, Demands Probe Reports Be Made Public
Close on the heels of the Punjab and Haryana High Court quashing the police probe into the Kotkapura firing incident, former cabinet minister and senior Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu visited Bargari, the epicentre of the sacrilege cases that triggered the firing. He took an indirect dig at Punjab...
Kerala Minister KT Jaleel Submits Resignation Over Lokayukta Report Of Nepotism
Dr K T Jaleel, the Minister of Higher Education and Minority Welfare, has submitted his resignation to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday. He has submitted the resignation after Kerala Lokayukta found that the allegations of abuse of power, favouritism, nepotism and violation of oath of office are...
Gorkha Problem to Be Fixed After BJP Comes to Power in West Bengal, Says Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday gave assurance that a political solution to the long-drawn “Gorkha problem” in the Hills will be reached once the BJP forms government in West Bengal. Shah, during a public meeting here, said that the country’s Constitution is “vast” and has provisions for...
Amit Shah’s Fresh Dig at Mamata’s ‘Outsider’ Remark
Taking on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her oft-repeated ‘outsider’ barb against him and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accusing her of lack of knowledge, Union Home Minister Amit Shah Tuesday said that it is the Trinamool Congress, Left and Congress who have to depend on outsiders....
Punjab CM Rules Out Prashant Kishor’s Role in Ticket Distribution
Terming media reports as baseless, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday ruled out any role of Prashant Kishor in finalisation of Congress tickets in the forthcoming assembly elections. “There is no question of it. Kishor has no say in the matter,” said the Chief Minister, amid reports...
Explaining Akhilesh Yadav’s ‘Dalit Diwali’, ‘Baba Saheb Vahini’ Plans ahead of UP Polls
With less than a year left for the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, political parties have started playing their cards to woo voters from different communities. Samajwadi Party president and former UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav is now making a push to charm Dalits. The SP leader last week...
Cancel UP Panchayat Polls, Can Spread Covid Rapidly, Says BJP as 18 Seats Set to Vote Today
Several BJP MLAs and MPs, including Kaushal Kishor, have appealed to the Election Commission to postpone the Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections stating that the polling could become a “super spreader” amid the recent surge in coronavirus cases in the state. The State Election Commission (SEC) had said in March...
EC Orders Repolling at Velachery Booth After Corpn Staff Caught Carrying EVMs
Election Commission of India on Tuesday ordered repolling in ward no 92 in Velachery assembly constituency after three corporation workers were caught carrying EVMs and a VVPAT machine on a two-wheeler. “On the basis of report of Returning Officer, Observers and taking all material circumstances into account, the Commission...
Ajmal’s AIUDF Claims ‘5-6 BJP Contestants’ in Their Touch to Support Grand Alliance in Assam
The AIUDF on Tuesday claimed that “five-six BJP contestants” in the just concluded Assam Assembly elections have contacted the party promising support to the Congress-led Grand Alliance of which Badruddin Ajmal’s outfit is a constituent. Karim Uddin Barbhuiya, one of the around 20 AIUDF candidates who were flown to...
Mamata Says BJP Bringing Outsiders Led to Covid Surge in Bengal, Won’t Win Even 70 Seats
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that the BJP has contributed to the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in the state by bringing “outsiders in large numbers” for campaigning during the ongoing assembly elections. She also accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of not responding...
BJP Trying to Destroy Bengal and Its Culture, Says Rahul Gandhi at Bengal Rally
Goalpokhor (West Bengal): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday termed BJP claims to build “Sonar Bangla” (golden Bengal) as a “mirage” and said the saffron party has nothing to offer except for hatred, violence and dividing people on the basis of language, religion, caste and creed. During his first rally...
Congress to Launch Digital Media Platform ‘INC TV’ Today to Convey Its Message Directly to People
Image for representation. Sources said the platform was aimed at helping the party convey its message to the people directly and raise issues of importance. PTI New Delhi Last Updated:April 13, 2021, 23:55 IST FOLLOW US ON: The Congress will launch its digital media platform ‘INC TV’ on Wednesday...
Gorkhaland Demand Takes Back Seat as GJM Factions Fight for Political Supremacy
With the two factions of the GJM one led by Bimal Gurung and the other by his former deputy Binay Tamang fighting for supremacy in the Darjeeling Hills, the imbroglio over Gorkhaland has taken a back seat this election, as key stakeholders pitch for development amid the COVID-19 crisis....
Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Polls Begin Tomorrow; Over 3.33 Lakh Candidates In The Fray
Voting for the first of the four-phase Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections, seen as a semi-final to the 2022 Assembly election, will be held on Thursday in 18 districts with ballot papers. More than 3.33 lakh candidates in the fray in over 2.21 lakh seats in the first phase for...
Delegation of Trinamool Congress MPs to Meet EC Officials in Delhi Today
File photo of Election Commission of India. The meeting will happen days after the poll body barred TMC supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from campaigning for 24 hours. PTI New Delhi Last Updated:April 14, 2021, 11:05 IST FOLLOW US ON: A delegation of Trinamool Congress MPs...
How to Win Over Bengal’s Bhadralok? BJP’s Two Key Messages to Crack the Urban Code
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s attempted foray into West Bengal’s urban centres, including state capital Kolkata, involves two key messages to the bhadralok (gentleman) class: that they too are impacted by the “prevalent lawlessness”, and may have to bear the brunt of infiltration through borders in the foreseeable future,...
