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'BJP is driving a wedge between religions': Abhishek Banerjee during Jono Sanjog Yatra in Bengal

May 02, 2023, at 01:00 am

Kolkata/Siliguri/IBNS: Trinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday accused the BJP of "driving a wedge between religions and creating unrest".

Karnataka polls: JP Nadda unveils BJP's manifesto, Uniform Civil Code among key promises

May 01, 2023, at 07:12 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: Uniform Civil Code (UCC), three free cylinders and Nandini milk found their place in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s manifesto for poll-bound Karnataka here on Monday.

Law and order situation in shambles in BJP-ruled Manipur: Congress prez Mallikarjun Kharge

Apr 30, 2023, at 01:24 am

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday slammed the BJP-led government in Manipur over reported violence in Churachandpur district and said the "law and order has been completely derailed" under the ruling dispensation.

BJP-sponsored North Bengal bandh receives mixed response, sporadic clashes reported

Apr 28, 2023, at 09:03 pm

Kolkata/Siliguri/UNI: The BJP-sponsored dawn-to-dusk Northern West Bengal bandh on Friday evoked mixed response with reports of sporadic clashes between the bandh protagonists and the state's ruling Trinamool Congress activists pouring in from several quarters.

Bengal Teachers' Scam: Justice Ganguly's TV interview prompts SC to remove him from the cases

Apr 28, 2023, at 08:17 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the transfer of all West Bengal teacher recruitment scam cases from Justice Abhijit Ganguly's bench owing to the judge's interview with a local private television channel on the corruption issue he was hearing, media reports said.

Many shops closed, public transport hit in BJP's 12-hour North Bengal bandh

Apr 28, 2023, at 03:05 pm

Kolkata: Many private buses kept off the roads and shops and markets remained shut in several areas in response to a 12-hour bandh called by the BJP in districts of Northern West Bengal on Friday.

Bengal Ram Navami clashes to be probed by NIA

Apr 27, 2023, at 05:53 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed that the communal clashes, which took place over the Hindu festival Ram Navami in two districts of West Bengal last month, will be probed by the National Investigation  Agency (NIA), media reports said.

BJP calls Delhi CM Kejriwal 'Maharaja' over alleged Rs. 45 cr spending in house renovation

Apr 26, 2023, at 07:20 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The BJP on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly spending Rs 45 crore for renovation of his official residence and said that Kejriwal renovated his "Palace" at a time when there was an outcry in Delhi due to coronavirus.

Karnataka polls: PM Modi to hit campaign trail on Apr 29, May 3

Apr 25, 2023, at 08:43 pm

New Delhi/UNI: In order to give a fillip to BJP's electoral prospects, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka on April 29 and May 3.

'Jagadish Shettar was denied election ticket by BJP as he didn't indulge in corruption': Rahul Gandhi

Apr 25, 2023, at 05:36 am

Hubballi/IBNS: Taking a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Monday stated that Jagadish Shettar was denied an election ticket by the saffron party as he did not indulge in corruption.

In big push for 2024 polls, PM Modi holds massive roadshow in Kerala's Kochi, to flag off Vande Bharat Express

Apr 25, 2023, at 02:05 am

Kochi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a massive roadshow in Kerala's Kochi on Monday evening, where he landed for a two-day visit.

No place for sympathizers of criminals in UP: Yogi Adityanath

Apr 25, 2023, at 01:10 am

Shamli (UP)/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday slammed the previous regimes in the state and said that now all mafias and criminals have been eliminated and the state does not have a place for even those who sympathized with dreaded criminals who were a threat to society.

Manipur: BJP MLA resigns from MANIREDA, following 4 others from state govt agencies in April

Apr 25, 2023, at 12:58 am

Imphal (Manipur): Another BJP MLA Khwairakpam Raghumani Singh on Monday resigned from the chairmanship of Manipur Renewable Energy Development Agency (MANIREDA).

In bid to form anti-Modi bloc, Nitish Kumar to meet Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav today

Apr 24, 2023, at 05:55 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister and a Modi rival, Nitish Kumar will meet his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav in his own effort to stitch an Opposition unity in view of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, media reports said.

Siddaramaiah's remarks stir controversy ahead of Karnataka polls, BJP says it's an insult to Lingayats

Apr 23, 2023, at 07:58 pm

Bengaluru/IBNS: Even as election campaigning for the assembly elections in Karnataka is in full swing, former chief minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah has stirred a controversy by commenting on Lingayat chief ministers. 

CBI summons to Satya Pal Malik not for what he said against govt: Amit Shah

Apr 23, 2023, at 06:11 am

Bengaluru (Karnataka): Union Home Minister Amit Shah has stated that former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has been summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for the third time as part of an investigation into an alleged insurance scam.

Former J&k Guv Satya Pal Malik sits on dharna after argument with Delhi Police

Apr 23, 2023, at 02:54 am

New Delhi: Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik sat on a sit-in protest along with his supporters at a police station in New Delhi on Saturday following a tiff with the Delhi Police, media reports said.

CBI summons former J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik for questioning in Rs 300 cr bribery case

Apr 22, 2023, at 03:55 am

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik for an inquiry related to his statement that he was offered a bribe of Rs 300 crore to approve two files during his tenure in J&K between August 23, 2018, and October 30, 2019.

Gujarat riots: All accused including BJP leader Maya Kodnani acquitted in Naroda Gam case

Apr 21, 2023, at 05:18 am

Ahmedabad/IBNS: Former Gujarat minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Maya Kodnani and Bajrang Dal's Babu Bajrangi are among over 60 accused who have been acquitted in the Naroda Gam case during the 2002 Gujarat riots.

Bengal: Abhishek Banerjee takes dig at Suvendu Adhikari, calls him 'empty balloon'

Apr 21, 2023, at 03:24 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday came down heavily on Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari, terming him as an "empty balloon".

'Appalled at false statements': Mamata Banerjee on Suvendu's Amit Shah call remark, TMC threatens legal action

Apr 20, 2023, at 02:48 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress Wednesday threatened to initiate legal proceedings against Bengal's Leader of Opposition and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Suvendu Adhikari if he didn't immediately withdraw his "false" statement against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Maharashtra: Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena to leave BJP alliance govt if Ajit Pawar and group of MLAs join

Apr 19, 2023, at 11:39 pm

Mumbai: The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena will not be part of the government in Maharashtra if NCP leader Ajit Pawar and his group of party leaders join the BJP, Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Shirsat has warned, media reported.

Mukul Roy in Delhi, says 'keen to work for BJP'

Apr 19, 2023, at 06:58 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mukul Roy, who went to Delhi a day ago, has expressed his wish to return to the saffron camp.

Maharashtra: 'BJP losing ground,' says Sanjay Raut

Apr 19, 2023, at 05:17 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Rajya Sabha MP and senior leader of Shiv Sena (UBT) Sanjay Raut on Wednesday challenged BJP that if they have guts, they should call elections in the state and said BJP is losing their ground.

Karnataka polls: Congress releases fourth list, ex-CM Jagadish Shettar to contest Hubli-Dharwad seat

Apr 19, 2023, at 05:20 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress on Tuesday released the fourth list of seven candidates for the forthcoming Assembly elections in Karnataka.

BL Santhosh engineered my exit from BJP: Jadish Shettar

Apr 18, 2023, at 09:45 pm

Bengaluru: Jagadish Shettar, the former Chief Minister of Karnataka who joined Congress before the Assembly polls, has claimed that his exit from the BJP was engineered by the party's general secretary BL Santhosh.

Karnataka: Denied ticket, BJP MLA Ramdas refuses to meet party colleagues

Apr 18, 2023, at 07:21 pm

Mysuru/UNI: Denied ticket, sitting BJP MLA SA Ramdas from Krishnaraja constituency, refused to meet MP Pratap Simha and TS Srivatsa, the party candidate for May 10 Karnataka assembly election in the state.

Mukul Roy in Delhi, triggers fresh political speculation

Apr 18, 2023, at 06:14 pm

Kolkata/New Delhi/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mukul Roy landed in Delhi hours after he was claimed to be "untraceable" by his son Subhrangshu Roy, media reports said.

History could be former Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar's nemesis

Apr 18, 2023, at 04:15 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: Is history repeating itself? This is the moot question dogging the people of Karnataka when BJP heavyweight Jagadish Shettar said goodbye to the saffron party, and joined the Congress after he was denied a ticket to contest from Hubballi-Dharwad Central constituency, which he kept it for himself since 1994.

'For us friendship is family': Uddhav Thackeray meets Congress's KC Venugopal over opposition unity

Apr 18, 2023, at 05:32 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal met Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai on Monday, where they discussed opposition unity ahead of the national election in 2024.