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TMC’s Mimi Chakraborty quits as MP, says no more politics
Trinamool Congress leader and actress Mimi Chakraborty on Thursday resigned as the Lok Sabha parliamentarian. The first-time MP from Jadavpur also alleged “mental torture” within the party as a reason for quitting as the Member of Parliament. However, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has not yet accepted the resignation....
Sandeshkhali case in Supreme Court, probe sought
The Sandeshkhali case from West Bengal, centered around allegations of sexual abuse and land grabbing by a Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader, has now reached the Supreme Court after sparking nationwide outrage. Advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court, urging an impartial...
Farmers hold off on march pending talks with Centre
The Union government will hold a meeting with farmers in Chandigarh on Thursday and the protestors will remain peaceful and not try and push their way through the barricades and other barriers at various borders until then, a farmer leader has said. Speaking after a meeting with senior police...
TN assembly passes motion against ‘One Nation, One Election’
The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution against the Centre’s proposed ’One Nation, One Election’ policy, terming it impractical and undemocratic. The Assembly also passed a resolution on the delimitation exercise, stating that the population of 1971 (census) should be the criteria for carrying out the process,...
Ajit Pawar’s NCP fields Praful Patel for RS election
In a surprise move, the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday said it would field senior leader Praful Patel for the coming election to the Rajya Sabha even though he is already a member of the Upper House of Parliament. Patel has four years of his Rajya...
Mamata ‘mute spectator’ to violence against women: BJP
The BJP on Wednesday charged that ’jungle raj’ prevailed in West Bengal and demanded Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s resignation after the state was rocked by protests and clashes over the claims of sexual harassment of women in the state’s Sandeshkhali area. Addressing a press conference here, BJP national spokesperson...
Rahul demands justice for Pulwama terror attack victims
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said countless questions are yet to be answered on the Pulwama terror attack and asked when will the security personnel killed in the assault get justice. On the anniversary of the terror attack that took place in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama in 2019,...
Massive traffic jams at Delhi borders as farmers resume march
Protesting farmers will soon resume their march towards Delhi after a night halt. A fresh attempt will be made to push forward against a huge security deployment to reach the capital with a list of their key demands. The protesting farmers had declared a “ceasefire” last night and promised...
Cong promises MSP guarantee to win over protesting farmers
The Delhi Chalo march of protesting farmers has also set in motion competitive politics to woo them and favourably shape public perception as the Lok Sabha elections near. The Bharatiya Janata Party, which is in power at the Centre, has been listing out the many initiatives of the Narendra...
BJP workers clash with police in another Bengal town
In a late-night drama, a political storm over the ongoing tensions in Bengal’s Sandeshkhali took a violent turn in another part of the state on Tuesday. A violent clash broke out between the workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by the party’s state chief Sukanta Majumdar, and...
