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Kolkata, March 16 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led a rally in the city on Monday, demanding protection of the democratic rights of the state's people and protesting against the LPG crisis.The procession began from College Square in the city's central area, and thousands of people...

New Delhi, March 16 – Lok Sabha MP and Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal urged Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday to revoke the suspension of eight Opposition MPs for the entire Parliament session."At least some decision should be taken," said the Congress MP while raising the issue...

Kolkata, March 15 West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said on Sunday that his party wants the Systematic Voters Verification (SIR) exercise to be completed before the upcoming assembly elections to ensure that no eligible voter is left out and ineligible names are removed.Bhattacharya...

Kolkata, March 15 West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Sunday alleged that the ruling TMC has deprived people of their basic rights, asserting that a "new dawn" awaits the state if his party comes to power in the upcoming assembly elections.Bhattacharya claimed that the TMC...

New Delhi, March 11 "No, No, No" – Opposition MPs have claimed that this is the frequently repeated refrain they hear from Speaker Om Birla when they try to raise important issues in the Lok Sabha.Speaking during a debate in the lower house on the resolution to remove Birla as Speaker, several...

Srinagar/Jammu, March 9 The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress staged protests against the BJP-led central government on Monday, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the trade deal with the US.The party also demanded the restoration of statehood to Jammu and...

Jammu, March 9 The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress staged a protest outside its party headquarters here on Monday against the BJP-led central government, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his "unconditional surrender" to the US.The protesters, led by Pradesh...

March 08, New Delhi - Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Nepal on the successful and peaceful conduct of its elections, praising the citizens for exercising their democratic rights. He reaffirmed India's commitment to working closely with Nepal and its new government to advance shared...

Kathmandu, March 8 – Balendra Shah, the rapper turned politician, is set to form the government in Nepal after securing a resounding victory in the crucial general election, results of which were declared on Sunday. This victory has significantly weakened the established parties in the...

Kathmandu, March 8 – Balendra Shah, a rapper turned politician, is set to become the next prime minister of Nepal after his Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) secured a resounding victory in the crucial general election. The results, announced on Sunday, have dramatically shifted the political...

Narendra Modi congratulated the people and government of Nepal today on the successful and peaceful conduct of the elections.In a social media post, Prime Minister Modi expressed his happiness to see the Nepali people exercising their democratic rights so vibrantly. He stated that this...

Kolkata, March 6 In a dramatic return to street politics that defined her rise, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday launched a protest in central Kolkata against large-scale deletions in the state's voter rolls following the SIR exercise, escalating the TMC's confrontation with...

March 5, New Delhi: Nepal is holding elections today as citizens exercise their democratic rights following protests that led to the ousting of former Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli.The election is for 275 seats in the House of Representatives of Nepal, with 165 members to be directly elected...

Srinagar, March 3 PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said on Tuesday that the Jammu and Kashmir government must stop censoring the media in the Union territory and uphold press freedom and democratic rights."At a time when people are grieving and showing solidarity with Iran, why is the government...

Kolkata, March 3 – A man selling momos died by suicide on Tuesday, allegedly after his name was removed from the electoral rolls of West Bengal following a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.The deceased, identified as Gouranga De, a resident of ward number 11 in Jalpaiguri town, is...

New Delhi, March 2 The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers Association held a solidarity gathering at Sabarmati T-Point on Monday, calling for equity, justice, and democratic rights on campus.In a poster for the March 2 event, the teachers' body questioned what it described as the uneven...

Bhopal, February 27 – During the ongoing budget session of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Bhopal, political tensions escalated when Congress MLA from Sheopur, Babu Jandel, staged a dramatic and unconventional protest outside the Assembly premises.In front of the Gandhi statue, the...

Jammu, February 25 Congress workers in Jammu city held protests on Wednesday against the arrest of Indian Youth Congress (IYC) chief Uday Bhanu Chib and others in connection with the "shirtless protest" at the AI Impact summit in the capital last week, demanding the immediate release of the...

Meerut (UP), February 22 The Congress said on Sunday that the issues raised during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address in Meerut diverted attention from the real concerns of the public, including employment, inflation, farmers' income, education, and social justice.State Congress...

Hyderabad, February 22 – Union Minister for Coal and Mines, G. Kishan Reddy, on Sunday termed the developments in Telangana as "deeply worrying" and accused the Congress government of murdering democracy.Reddy condemned the alleged attack on the camp office of BJP MLA in Kamareddy and the...