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Kolkata, April 2 Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee launched a direct attack on BJP candidate Shouvik Patra from the campaign stage in Taldangra, in the Bankura district of West Bengal, while campaigning for his party's candidate, Falguni Singhababu.Banerjee stated that...

New Delhi, April 1 – A Delhi court on Wednesday dismissed a criminal defamation complaint filed by Lipika Mitra, the wife of former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Somnath Bharti, against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Paras Dalal of the Rouse Avenue...

New Delhi, March 1 – The Bhabanipur Assembly constituency, a key battleground in the April elections, serves as a reminder of the 2016 election, which was marked by intense competition and allegations, significantly influencing the political landscape of West Bengal.Chief Minister and...

New Delhi, March 1 Senior Supreme Court lawyer and former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader H S Phoolka joined the BJP on Wednesday.Phoolka, who is best known for representing the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in their pursuit of justice, joined AAP in 2014 and left it five years later in...

New Delhi, March 1 Senior Supreme Court lawyer and former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader H S Phoolka is set to join the BJP on Wednesday, sources said.Phoolka, who is best known for representing the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in their quest for justice, joined AAP in 2014 and left it...

Kolkata, March 31 Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee questioned on Tuesday whether the people of Balurghat in West Bengal's South Dinajpur district had actually received the benefits of any Central government schemes, despite the presence of a "double-engine government" in...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 31 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unveiled its manifesto for the Kerala Assembly elections on Tuesday, outlining an ambitious mix of infrastructure projects and welfare measures as it seeks to expand its presence in the state.Kerala will go to the polls on April 9...

Mankachar (Assam), March 30 Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi on Monday alleged that AIUDF president Badruddin Ajmal and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma are like "uncle and nephew" and "two sides of the same coin".Addressing an election rally here for party candidate Mahibur Rahman, Gogoi...

Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi interacted with party workers in Assam as part of the "Mera Booth, Sabse Mazboot Samvaad" program this afternoon. Addressing the party workers, Mr. Modi stated that the atmosphere in Assam is clear, and the people of the state are ready to vote...

Kolkata, March 29 – The All India Congress Committee (AICC) announced the party candidates for 284 of the 294 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal on Sunday, which will go to the polls in two phases next month.As expected, the party has nominated Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, the former state...

Kolkata, March 29 The influence of the Adhikari family, led by former union minister Sisir Adhikari, and the shifting of its political allegiance is a factor in three assembly constituencies in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district, with the contest intensifying between the ruling TMC and the...

Kolkata, March 28 Senior Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee described the BJP as a "party of rioters" on Saturday and accused it of inciting violence during Ram Navami rallies in the state.Addressing a poll rally in Birbhum district's Labhpur, the senior TMC leader said that the...

New Delhi, March 27 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the government wants to hold the 2029 elections with Women's Reservation for one-third of the Lok Sabha seats, but the Congress wants to hold talks on the delimitation commission only in May.In an interview on Times Now Summit...

New Delhi, March 27 Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday that the government wants to hold the 2029 elections with women's reservation for one-third of the Lok Sabha seats, but the Congress wants to discuss the delimitation commission only in May.In an interview on Times Now Summit...

Guwahati, March 27 – Asaduddin Owaisi is set to campaign for All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Badruddin Ajmal in Assam ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, in a move aimed at consolidating minority votes in key constituencies.A senior party leader said on Friday that Owaisi...

Guwahati, March 26 – In a setback for the Congress ahead of the upcoming elections in Assam, a close associate of the state Congress chief and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi, along with over 100 party workers, joined the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) in Kaliabor on Thursday.Among those who switched...

New Delhi, March 26 Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday, asking why the government was in such a "hurry" to amend the law reserving seats for women in parliament.In his letter to Rijiju, Kharge also reiterated that an all-party...

Chennai, March 26 DMK Rajya Sabha MP R Girirajan has approached the Madras High Court, seeking a direction to the ED to register a case under the PMLA against two BJP leaders, including Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagenthran, and take appropriate action, a source said on Thursday.He claimed...

Theni (Tamil Nadu), March 25 Former chief minister O Panneerselvam, who recently joined the DMK, criticized the AIADMK-led NDA in Tamil Nadu, stating that it is an "alliance that follows orders from Delhi."Taking aim at smaller parties in the AIADMK-led NDA for deciding to contest in the BJP's...

Kasaragod (Kerala), March 25 – Emerging as a prominent leader in the Yuva Morcha nearly two decades ago in Kerala’s politically charged landscape, dominated by the CPI(M) and the Congress, former BJP chief K Surendran is one of the key candidates in the April 9 elections, despite facing 242...