'BJP will struggle to cross double digits in West Bengal': Prashant Kishor's poll prophecy
Dec 21, 2020, at 06:18 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Political strategist Prashant Kishor, who is looking after the campaigns of the Trinamool Congress for the upcoming West Bengal polls, on Monday claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would struggle to cross double digits, suggesting a clear victory for Mamata Banerjee.
Dec 21, 2020, at 04:30 am
Bolpur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, Visva Bharati and Shantiniketan have always been centers of attraction in India and abroad.
'BJP's Bengal CM will be from the soil': Amit Shah countering Trinamool's 'outsiders' attack
Dec 21, 2020, at 01:13 am
Kolkata/IBNS: At a time the ruling Trinamool Congress is labeling the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as an "outsider" trying to conquer West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the Chief Minister from his saffron party, if voted to power, will be from the state.
Amit Shah's roadshow pulls massive crowd in West Bengal's Santiniketan
Dec 20, 2020, at 10:58 pm
Santiniketan/UNI: With chanting of "Jai Sri Ram" renting the air, a sea of humanity on Sunday took part in Union Home Minister Amit Shah's one km long roadshow here.
Dec 20, 2020, at 03:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: After Mukul Roy and Sovan Chatterjee, former Nandigram MLA Suvendu Adhikari is the third close aide of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to become a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) man, triggering speculations over the kind of adverse effect he would cause to the ruling Trinamool Congress.
'Give us 5 years, we will turn Bengal into Sonar Bangla': Amit Shah
Dec 19, 2020, at 10:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, buoyant by the apparent massive joining in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) including heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday once again urged the voters of the state to give the saffron party one chance to turn West Bengal into "Sonar Bangla".
Amit Shah's mega Bengal rally to witness mass exodus from Trinamool Congress
Dec 19, 2020, at 07:42 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah's mega rally in West Bengal's Medinipur is all set to witness a mass exodus from the chunk of Trinamool Congress MPs and MLAs, giving the saffron party a shot in the arm ahead of the assembly polls.
Amit Shah touches down Vivekananda's House in Kolkata before Medinipur rally
Dec 19, 2020, at 07:05 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday touched down Swami Vivekananda's House in north Kolkata ahead of his packed schedule in poll-bound West Bengal.
Centre provides 'Z' category security, bulletproof vehicle to Suvendu Adhikari
Dec 18, 2020, at 10:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The VIP Security Section under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has allotted 'Z' category CRPF security cover along with an armoured vehicle to former TMC minister Suvendu Adhikari, a day before the senior leader is likely to join the BJP at Amit Shah's Medinipur rally, reports said.
PM Modi reaches out to farmers with 8-page letter by Agriculture Minister
Dec 18, 2020, at 05:27 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a big attempt to reach out to the protesting farmers, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has released an 8-page letter on Thursday urging for dialogue to solve the stalemate over the Centre's contentious farm laws. The letter was shared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with an urge to countrymen to read it.
Trinamool Congress rebel Suvendu Adhikari likely to join BJP during Amit Shah's Bengal visit
Dec 16, 2020, at 05:06 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress rebel MLA Suvendu Adhikari, whose political position is speculated over the last several weeks, is likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to poll-bound West Bengal, media reports said.
Amit Shah pays floral tributes to martyrs of Parliament attack
Dec 14, 2020, at 02:27 am
New Delhi, Dec 13 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday paid floral tributes to the brave Martyrs who laid down their lives while protecting the Parliament House in the 2001 terrorist attack.
AAP leader Raghav Chadha detained ahead of protest outside Amit Shah's home
Dec 13, 2020, at 06:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi Police on Sunday detained Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha ahead of a planned protest by the party outside Union Home Minister Amit Shah's residence over alleged misappropriation of funds by New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC).
Amit Shah hails laying of foundation stone of new Parliament building, congratulates PM Modi
Dec 11, 2020, at 05:20 am
News Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday hailed the laying of the foundation stone of the new Parliament building in New Delhi.
Amit Shah orders probe into attack on JP Nadda's convoy in Bengal
Dec 11, 2020, at 03:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday ordered a probe into an attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Jagat Prakash Nadda's convoy in West Bengal's Diamond Harbour.
Nothing short of total repeal of farm laws, say protesting farmers
Dec 09, 2020, at 07:50 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The government on Wednesday proposed some amendments to the three farm laws but the agitating farmers rejected the proposal and demanded their total repeal.
Amit Shah meets protesting farmers in a bid to negotiate ahead of tomorrow's talks
Dec 09, 2020, at 02:26 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah met with representatives of the protesting farmers on Tuesday in a bid to negotiate on their demands over the Centre's farm laws.
Amit Shah calls meeting with protesting farmers at 7 pm
Dec 08, 2020, at 09:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah called a meeting with the farmers protesting against the Centre's contentious farm laws at 7 pm on Tuesday, media reports said.
Dec 05, 2020, at 07:11 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Ahead of the third round of talks with the farmers who are protesting against the Centre's new farm laws, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar visited Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence here on Saturday, media reports said.
Dec 01, 2020, at 05:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Thousands of farmers, who are protesting against the new farm laws in and around the national capital for the sixth straight days, cleared that the government will have to call all 500 organisations, which have joined the massive agitation, in the talks scheduled to be held at 3 pm on Tuesday.
NDA ally Hanuman Beniwal threatens to quit over new farm laws
Dec 01, 2020, at 02:52 am
Jaipur/IBNS: Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) chief Hanuman Beniwal has threatened to quit NDA if the new farm laws are not scrapped, becoming the second ally after Shiromani Akali Dal to disapprove the decision of the BJP-led coalition at the Centre.
Hyderabad will be freed from Nizam culture if BJP comes to power: Union Home Minister Amit Shah
Nov 30, 2020, at 03:51 am
Hyderabad/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that they will free Hyderabad from the Nizam culture and create a 'Mini India,' if BJP comes to power.
GHMC polls: Amit Shah's road show ends midway
Nov 29, 2020, at 09:19 pm
Hyderabad/UNI/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah who began his road show as part of BJP's campaign for the upcoming Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections at Warasiguda ended midway on Sunday.
Farmers turn down Home Minister Amit Shah's proposal for talks saying offer should be unconditional
Nov 29, 2020, at 08:49 pm
Delhi/IBNS: The farmers agitating against the new farm laws have rejected Home Minister Amit Shah's proposal to hold talks on their grievances, saying that the offer is a conditional one.
Our progressive Constitution is greatest strength of India's unity and development: Amit Shah
Nov 26, 2020, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Remembering the architect of the Indian Constitution Baba Saheb Ambedkar on Nov 26, the Constitution Day, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that our progressive Constitution is the greatest strength of India's unity and development.
As counter to BJP, Mamata Banerjee announces state holiday on Birsa Munda's birth anniversary
Nov 23, 2020, at 07:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah controversially paid respect to India's tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her government will declare a state holiday on the birth anniversary of the folk hero.
Nov 21, 2020, at 11:35 pm
Chennai/UNI: Senior BJP Leader and Union Home Minister on Saturday dedicated the newly built Chennai's fifth reservoir and laid the foundation stone for the second phase of Chennai Metro Rail project.
On mission Tamil Nadu, Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrives to a rousing reception
Nov 21, 2020, at 10:32 pm
Chennai/UNI: Ahead of the Assembly elections, which is due in 4-5 months times, Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived here on Saturday on a two-day visit to the city and was accorded a rousing reception at the airport.
Amit Shah, JP Nadda to visit Bengal every month to oversee party organisation: Dilip Ghosh
Nov 19, 2020, at 02:49 am
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh, who went to New Delhi on Wednesday to attend Standing Committee (Home Affairs) meeting, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah and party national president J P Nadda will visit the state every month to oversee the party organisation ahead of the coming Assembly elections.
Nitish critic Prashant Kishor draws flak from disgruntled TMC leaders
Nov 19, 2020, at 01:43 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Poll strategist and former JD(U) leader Prashant, who seems to have sharpened his attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar even after his win in the recent Bihar elections, is being doubted by several TMC leaders whether he would be able to ensure a win for the party in assembly polls which are barely six months away.