Politics
CISF and CRPF Chiefs Refuse to Join Issue with Mamata
The director generals of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have refused to join issue with West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee over the incidents of firing in Cooch Behar district and booth-related tensions during the ongoing assembly elections. “I’ll not comment on...
Amit Shah at Bengal Rally
Seeking to allay fears created among the people of the hills by TMC’s “lies”, Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted on Monday that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) will have no impact on the Gorkhas. Shah, during an address after a roadshow in Kalimpong, said as long as...
PM Modi, Shah Mentioning Me in Their Rallies A Blessing for Me: Abhishek Banerjee
Trinamool Congress (TMC) parliamentarian Abhishek Banerjee said on Thursday that he considered criticisms by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah as “blessings”, even as he launched a broadside against former party colleague Suvendu Adhikari, who the TMC describes as a “traitor”. In an exclusive interview...
Delhi HC Grants Time to Sonia, Rahul Gandhi, Others to File Replies on Swamy’s Plea in Herald Case
The Delhi High Court Monday granted time to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul and others accused in the National Herald case, to file replies on a plea by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy seeking to lead evidence before the trial court. Justice Suresh Kumar Kait listed the matter...
High Court Ruling on Kotkapura Firing Probe Triggers Political Slugfest Ahead of Punjab Assembly Elections
The Kotkapura firing incident that had spelt doom for the Akali government in 2017 Assembly elections is back in focus with the incumbent Congress government is now under fire after a Punjab and Haryana High court order quashed investigation by the State police and ordered constitution of a fresh...
‘Stone-hearted’ KCR Should Release Job Notification to End Suicides, Says YS Sharmila
During her maiden protest demanding to fill up government job vacancies in Telangana, at Dharna Chowk of Indira Park, Y S Sharmila, the sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, hit out at Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) for turning a ‘stone-hearted’ leader. When...
28% Candidates Contesting in WB Polls Phase-6 Have Declared Criminal Cases Against Themselves: ADR
Of the 306 candidates contesting in the sixth phase of the West Bengal Assembly polls, 28 per cent have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to a report by poll rights group Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The West Bengal Election Watch and the ADR have analysed the self-sworn...
TMC Submits Memorandum to EC Against BJP Leaders for ‘Instigating Violence’ in West Bengal
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission of India (ECI) against top leaders of BJP for “spinning false narrative of brutal incident in Cooch Behar district”. Mamata Banerjee-led TMC has also accused the BJP leaders for “instigating violence against the electorate in West...
EC Directs Parties in West Bengal to Ensure Strict Compliance of Covid-19 Norms Ahead of 5th Phase Polling
The Chief Election Commissioner of West Bengal on Thursday directed officials and all the political parties to ensure strict compliance of the COVID-19 guidelines ahead of the fifth phase of polling, which is to be held on Saturday. The officials were asked to ensure that voters maintain at least...
Slain Gangster Vikas Dubey’s Village Votes after 25 Years
File pic of slain gangster Vikas Dubey. Locals say previously Dubey, his family members, or people close to him would win unopposed. Lucknow Last Updated:April 15, 2021, 16:43 IST FOLLOW US ON: Voting for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections was underway on Thursday in Kanpur...
