political interference

Washington, April 2 – US President Donald Trump has removed Attorney General Pam Bondi from her position after a year-long tenure marked by controversy and internal friction, appointing Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as Acting Chief of the Justice Department.Announcing the move on social...

New Delhi/Kolkata, April 2 Observing that West Bengal is the "most polarized state," the Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a scathing indictment of the state administration after seven judicial officers involved in the voter revision exercise were held hostage by protesters in Malda district...

Kohima, April 2 Senior Congress leader K. Therie resigned from the party on Thursday, alleging a "breach of trust" and unconstitutional interference by the AICC in the affairs of the party's Nagaland unit.Therie, a former Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) president and an ex-state...

Kolkata, March 30 Alleging attempts to interfere with the democratic rights of voters in West Bengal, TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday voiced concerns over the alleged large-scale submission of Form 6 applications from other states and sought an explanation from the...

Belda (WB), March 30 Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the BJP of inciting conflict among all sections of society and claimed that the saffron party wants to loot the country by taking advantage of the situation.Addressing a poll rally here, the chief minister...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 BJP Kerala general secretary S Suresh on Saturday alleged that Election Commission officials, including the state CEO, were colluding with the government and the ruling CPI(M) to "undermine" free and fair elections in the state.Addressing a press conference here...

Chennai, March 28 The DMK on Saturday responded to TVK chief Vijay's claim that the police were preventing his campaign at the behest of the ruling party, stating that matters related to granting permission for public meetings fall under the purview of the Election Commission."Why would he...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 – Senior Congress leader and CWC member Ramesh Chennithala alleged a "massive Rs 700-crore fraud" in Kerala’s Cooperative Department on Friday, claiming that irregularities are unfolding even as the state heads into a crucial election phase.Kerala is set to go to...

Bengaluru, March 25 – The Karnataka BJP strongly objected to the Congress-led government’s decision to cancel an event organized by the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Foundation at the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), alleging political interference in education and urging the government to...

Bengaluru, March 25 Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra accused the Congress government in the state of engaging in "hate politics" and "political interference" on Wednesday, as he criticised its decision to cancel a conference on the philosophy of Hindutva ideologue Deendayal Upadhyaya...

Mumbai, March 25 Jitendra Awhad, an MLA from the NCP (SP), made serious allegations in the Maharashtra Assembly on Wednesday, claiming that certain leaders of the ruling party were attempting to undermine Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis using Ashok Kharat, a self-proclaimed religious figure...

Mumbai, March 23 – The Maharashtra Legislative Council witnessed dramatic scenes on Monday when Deputy Chairperson Neelam Gorhe ordered the immediate suspension of Satara Superintendent of Police (SP) Tushar Doshi following allegations that police personnel manhandled and injured Guardian...

New Delhi, March 22 – In an incident that highlights China's heavy-handed approach to silencing dissenting narratives that seek to undermine its own, the Chinese consulate in Strasbourg recently attempted to pressure a local theatre to cancel a planned performance with Taiwan's National Theatre...

New Delhi, March 19 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee once again questioned the neutrality of the Election Commission in a social media post on Thursday, accusing it of “summarily and arbitrarily” removing “more than 50 senior officials” ahead of the April Assembly polls.She wrote...

New Delhi, March 19 AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal voiced his support for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, stating that she is fighting to protect democracy and accusing the BJP of using the Election Commission (EC) to win the upcoming state assembly elections.The former...

New Delhi/Bhopal, March 19 – The Madhya Pradesh Congress unit has praised the Supreme Court's decision to stay the Madhya Pradesh High Court's order and maintain Congress leader Mukesh Malhotra's status as a legislator until the next hearing.The Congress described the interim relief by the...

Kolkata, March 19 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday expressed alarm over the "arbitrary removal of more than 50 senior officials" in the state, which is heading for elections, calling it a "political interference of the highest order".Continuing her criticism of the...

Kolkata, March 19 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday strongly criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) over its decision to transfer bureaucrats and police officers in the state and also to send many of them on deputation as general and police observers in other...

New Delhi, March 15 The Delhi Police has denied claims of political interference in the release of criminals after a video of an inspector making such remarks surfaced on social media.Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest) Akanksha Yadav clarified on Sunday that the officer's comments were...

Kolkata, March 14 – A local BJP leader in Galsi, East Burdwan district, alleged on Saturday that despite his name appearing on the list for the West Bengal government's Awas Yojana (Housing Scheme), the funds never reached his bank account.The BJP leader alleged that after going door-to-door...