political interference

New Delhi, April 8 The National Investigation Agency (NIA) registered 12 cases on Wednesday to investigate the siege of judicial officers, who were deputed for work related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Malda, West Bengal.The move came following a directive...

A growing power struggle within Bangladeshi cricket has escalated after former national captain Aminul Islam Bulbul rejected his removal as president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, calling the move a constitutional coup.In a strongly worded statement, Aminul dismissed the National Sports...

Palakkad (Kerala), April 8 – Just hours before the polling, the Palakkad Assembly constituency in Kerala has been rocked by a series of allegations involving cash and material inducements, leading to swift intervention from election authorities and sharp political exchanges between rival...

New Delhi, April 6 The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take over cases related to the gherao of seven judicial officers in Malda, observing that the bureaucracy's credibility was being lowered and politics was being injected into the West Bengal...

New Delhi, April 6 The Supreme Court on Monday exercised its plenary power to transfer cases related to the gherao and attack on seven judicial officers involved in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Malda district to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).A bench of Chief...

In Bethuadahari (West Bengal), April 6, Mamata Banerjee, leader of the TMC, alleged on Monday that the BJP had entered into a "tacit agreement" with the Congress and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin. She claimed that many officers from the West Bengal cadre had been sent to the southern state...

Assam CM condemns "fake passport" issue, alleges foreign interference ahead of pollsDuring a press conference held in Guwahati, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched a strong attack on the Congress, accusing them of engaging in "conspiracies" that, he said, would ultimately fail...

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...