Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked RJD on the issue of VVPATs and EVMs, saying those who used to indulge in booth capturing during the days of the ballot paper are questioning the authenticity of the new polling process. Addressing a rally in Araria, Bihar, Modi said, “RJD and Congress have no concern for either the … Read more
Darjeeling has a unique political culture with many hill-based parties that switch their support between the Trinamool and the BJP. As Darjeeling prepares for the second round of Lok Sabha elections on April 26, Gorkhaland’s statehood and tea garden workers’ minimum wage issues remain the key concerns. Manipur-born BJP candidate Raju Bista is contesting again. … Read more
Kolkata: BJP Bardhaman Durgapur candidate and MP Dilip Ghosh, in yet another offensive comment, says that a 10-member Trinamool delegation is running to Election Commission “meshomashai” (uncle). Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress has lodged two complaints to the Commission-one against PM Narednra Modi and Krishnanagar candidate Amrita Roy and second one against BJP Malda candidate Khagen Murmu … Read more
With Congress leaders’ comments on Kangana Ranaut snowballing into a political row, the actress-turned-politician said every woman, irrespective of her background and profession, deserves dignity. Ranaut, who makes her political debut as a BJP candidate from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, said she was particularly pained by the derogatory comments on the constituency that is often … Read more
The Trinamool Congress and JD(U) provided bizarre explanations in their electoral bond disclosures for 2018-19. They claimed that unidentified individuals had delivered sealed envelopes to their respective offices in Kolkata and Patna, leaving them unaware of the donors’ identities. The Election Commission on Sunday made fresh electoral bonds data public for the period prior to … Read more
New Delhi: Future Gaming and Hotel Services donated Rs 509 crore to the DMK through electoral bonds since 2019-20, with Megha Engineering & Infrastructures contributing another Rs 40 crore to Tamil Nadu’s ruling party, showed data released by the Election Commission of India on Sunday. The latest information is based on disclosures of donors’ names … Read more
The Supreme Court said on Monday it would hear in May the plea filed by Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra challenging her expulsion from the Lok Sabha. Her plea came up for hearing before a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta. The counsel appearing for Moitra said they don’t intend to file a … Read more
Former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay joins the BJP in the presence of Sukanta Majumdar and Suvendu Adhikari in Kolkata on March 7, 2024. (PTI) Abhijit Gangopadhyay didn’t go for a cooling-off period after quitting as a judge of the Calcutta High Court and before joining the BJP. But is his case worse than … Read more
Kolkata: A day after Prime Minister Narendra said a “storm of Sandeshkhali will sweep Bengal” and decimate the ruling party, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday met a group of women from Sandeshkhali and accused the BJP of spreading lies about her party. Asserting that Bengal was the safest place for women, Banerjee hit … Read more
Coming down heavily on Trinamool Congress for its “grave sin” in Sandeshkhali, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the “aakrosh (storm) of narishakti” in Sandeshkhali will not be restricted to Sandeshkhali alone but will sweep across West Bengal. Addressing a public rally in Barasat, he slammed Trinamool’s political culture and reluctance to act … Read more
