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Kolkata, March 16 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday strongly criticized the Election Commission of India (ECI) after it carried out a major reshuffle in the state administration.In a move executed late at night, Chief Secretary Nandini Chakraborty and Home Secretary J.P...

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...

Jaipur, March 16 – The Rajasthan Police registered a case and initiated an investigation on Monday regarding allegedly offensive remarks made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a public event held on Saturday at the Kanodia College. Meanwhile, the BJP also staged protests in response to a...

New Delhi, March 16 The ruling Trinamool Congress party of West Bengal staged a day-long walkout from the Rajya Sabha on Monday, protesting the Election Commission's decision to remove the state's top bureaucrats, including Chief Secretary Nandini Chakravorty, just hours after announcing the...

New Delhi, March 15 The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) held a protest against the LPG crisis in the country on Sunday, alleging that it was due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi "bowing down" to US President Donald Trump.The 'Gas Cylinder Shobha Yatra', led by AAP Delhi state president Saurabh Bharadwaj...

Kolkata, March 15 Members of the BJP staged a demonstration in Baranagar, on the northern outskirts of Kolkata, on Sunday to protest the arrests related to the clashes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in the city.Around 200 BJP workers staged a demonstration in front of the...

Jaipur, March 15 Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has dismissed the allegation that he made casteist remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asserting that his comments were directed at the prime minister's "character" and not his caste.The former bureaucrat-turned politician also said...

Jaipur, March 15 Leader of the Opposition in the Rajasthan Assembly, Tikaram Jully, accused the Centre and the state government on Sunday of ignoring public concerns and questioned why people were queuing up for LPG cylinders if there was no shortage.The Congress leader accused the state...

Kolkata, March 15 The BJP wrote to the Election Commission on Sunday, alleging that its workers were not provided security and were attacked while traveling to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally at Brigade Parade Ground on March 14, and sought action over the alleged failure of the...

Chennai, March 15 – Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin accused the BJP-led Union government of mismanagement and policy failures on Sunday, which have led to a shortage of LPG cylinders across the country.He urged the Centre to take urgent steps to resolve the crisis and...

Kolkata, March 14 Clashes broke out between TMC and BJP supporters in central Kolkata on Saturday, barely half an hour before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally at the Brigade Parade Ground here, leaving a police officer and a leader of the saffron party injured, officials said.Allegations...

Kolkata, March 14 Senior Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee alleged that West Bengal minister Shashi Panja was injured in the attack by BJP workers at her residence in the city on Saturday, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally, and called the incident an assault on every woman...

Mumbai, March 14 Samajwadi Party (SP) President, Akhilesh Yadav, said on Saturday that Sonam Wangchuk, a climate activist and engineer based in Ladakh, should not have been sent to jail in the first place, after the Centre revoked his detention.Wangchuk was released from the Jodhpur Central...

New Delhi, March 14 The Indian Youth Congress announced a 'Sansad Gherao' protest on March 16, alleging that the Centre's recently announced trade deal with the United States would harm India.Addressing a press conference in the national capital, Delhi Youth Congress president Akshay Lakra...

Kolkata, March 14 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his speech in Kolkata, said that the insult of President Droupadi Murmu during her recent visit to West Bengal was, in reality, an insult to the entire tribal community of the country, considering that the President herself hails from a...

Chennai, March 14 The DMK-led SPA in Tamil Nadu will hold a statewide protest on March 15, criticizing the ruling NDA government over the shortage of commercial LPG cylinders across the country.Due to the NDA government's flawed policies and the lack of precautionary measures, there is...

Kolkata, March 14 Thousands of BJP supporters began arriving in Kolkata from various parts of West Bengal since Saturday morning, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mega rally at the iconic Brigade Parade Ground here.Modi is scheduled to visit the state in the afternoon to address the...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 14 CPI(M) MLA H Salam said on Saturday that senior leader G Sudhakaran's decision to leave the party and contest as an independent from the Ambalapuzha constituency will not affect the party.He was speaking to reporters after four-time MLA Sudhakaran recently decided...

Gairsain, March 13 Congress MLAs held a sit-in demonstration on Friday at the entrance of the Uttarakhand Assembly building in Gairsain, the state's summer capital, demanding solutions to the disruptions in LPG supply caused by the conflict in West Asia.Leader of the Opposition Yashpal Arya...

Mumbai, March 13 – Former Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole sparked a fresh controversy on Friday by making disparaging remarks against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, comparing him to a fourth-class employee who is subservient to the Prime Minister and the government.The...