West Bengal sees spike in mob lynching, 12 cases reported in a week

Kolkata/IBNS: As the recent incident of mob lynching surfaced, where a woman was beaten up by a man in full public view, it has come to the fore that 12 such incidents took place in West Bengal in a span of just a week, media reports said.

Bengal: Mamata Banerjee, Amit Shah in Nandigram for last day of campaign

Nandigram/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be in West Bengal poll epicentre Nandigram on Tuesday for the last day of campaign ahead of the elections in the constituency on Apr 1.

Bihar Assembly Elections: Electors ditch corona fear, nearly 57 pc polling in final phase

Patna/IBNS: Despite the corona pandemic, nearly 57 per cent of the electorate exercised their franchise, sealing in EVMs the fate of 1204 candidates, including 12 ministers of Nitish cabinet, in the third and final phase of Bihar Assembly Elections that passed off peacefully, amid tight security arrangements in the 78 constituencies today.

Won't tolerate: BJP Chief warns after MLA says 'don't buy from Muslim vendors' during COVID-19 lockdown

New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday show caused an Uttar Pradesh MLA, Suresh Tiwari, to explain his comment which warned people against buying vegetables from Muslims vendors during the country-wide lockdown over coronavirus.

Anti-mob lynching law pending since two years: Congress' Sachin Sawant attacks BJP

Aurangabad/Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee General Secretary and spokesman Sachin Sawant on Friday demanded that the Centre pass the anti-mob lynching law, pending since last two years, at the earliest.

Congress slams Goa govt for declaring state COVID-19 free based on 0.04% tests

Panaji/IBNS: Goa Congress Chief Girish Chodankar has slammed the BJP government for declaring the state "COVID-19 free" claiming that only 0.04 per cent of the total population have been tested for the infection so far which is a matter of worry for the Goans, said media reports.

Puducherry: BJP to picket Assembly on Mar 3

Puducherry/UNI: The Puducherry unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will take out a procession and picket the legislative assembly here on March 3 to press their demands.

BJP's Pankaja Munde announces to sit on hunger-strike tomorrow

Aurangabad/UNI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pankaja Munde on Monday announced that she will be leading a day-long hunger strike and protest here on Jan 28 to outline the issue of water crisis in the region.

BJP will form government in Jharkhand: Raghubar Das

Ranchi/IBNS: Despite trailing behind the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-Congress-Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) alliance, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Monday said his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will form government in the state as the poll results are coming out.

BJP names Alpesh Thakor for Gujarat by-poll

New Delhi, Sept 30 (UNI): In a key decision, the BJP Central Election Committee has decided to field Congress rebels Alpesh Thakor and Dhavalsinh Zala from their respective seats of Radhanpur and Bayad by-elections to Gujarat assembly.

Child Kidnapping row: Three Congressmen thrashed in Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal , July 27 (IBNS) : Suspected to be child kidnappers, three Congress leaders were beaten by villagers in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh.

BJP slams Gehlot for 'fanatic nationalism' remark

New Delhi, Jul 1 (UNI): The BJP on Monday attacked Rajasthan chief minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot for saying that the saffron party's win in recent elections was due to "fanatic nationalism".

BJP furnishes KMC-issued birth certificate of Beder Meye Josna actor Anju Ghosh

Kolkata, June 6 (IBNS): The BJP today furnished a Kolkata Municipal Corporation-issued birth certificate of its new member, Beder Meye Josna star Anju Ghosh, in a bid to end confusion on her nationality.

After landslide victory in Lok Sabha polls, BJP set to get majority in Rajya Sabha in 2020

New Delhi, May 27 (UNI): The saffron surge in electoral battle for 2019 has set the ball rolling to the BJP to capture more seats in Upper House of Parliament and the saffron party may get majority in Rajya Sabha in 2020.

Karnataka: BJP selects Avinash Jadhav, son of BJP Umesh Jadhav, for Chincholi Assembly by-polls

Kalaburagi, Apr 27 (UNI): BJP has selected Avinash Jadhav, son of Dr Umesh Jadhav for Chincholi Assembly seat where by-election is slated to be held on May 19.