political violence

Chennai, April 2 – The Tamil Nadu Assembly election process gained momentum on Thursday as Porkodi Armstrong, leader of the Tamil Manila Bahujan Samaj Katchi, filed her nomination from the ThiruViKa Nagar (Scheduled Caste) constituency in Chennai.Contesting as part of the AIADMK-led National...

Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu), April 1 Chief Minister MK Stalin accused the BJP on Wednesday of plotting to cause violence in Tamil Nadu, similar to what happened in Uttar Pradesh and Manipur, and asserted that his party had successfully thwarted their plans.Addressing a DMK rally here for the...

Kolkata, March 31 The BJP on Tuesday alleged that the convoy of its candidate in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district was attacked by Trinamool Congress supporters, a charge denied by the ruling party.The TMC claimed that the attack was a result of the simmering anger among locals over the...

Raipur, March 31 Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Tuesday asserted that Chhattisgarh was now "free" of Naxalism and described March 31, the deadline set by the Centre to eradicate Maoism, as a "historic" day for the state, which was once a hotbed of the violent movement.Targeting the...

New Delhi, March 31 – In West Bengal, the upcoming state election at the end of April is more than just a political contest; it is a fierce struggle for identity and dominance between the Chief Minister and her former aide, who is currently the Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly...

New Delhi, March 31 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the BJP government in Uttarakhand after a retired Army brigadier was killed allegedly in crossfire between two groups, saying law and order in the state has "completely collapsed".The leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha...

Guwahati, March 30 Congress candidate from Assam's Naduar assembly constituency, Sunil Kumar Chetry, was allegedly attacked and injured by unidentified individuals while campaigning on Monday, party sources said.The candidate's convoy was allegedly attacked at the Napalm Bypass of the...

Hyderabad, March 30 – Telangana’s Director General of Police, B. Shivadhar Reddy, appealed to the leaders and members of the CPI (Maoist) party to lay down their arms and join the national mainstream on Monday.The police chief urged the leaders and members of the banned organization to...

Dhaka, March 30 – A leader of the Awami League was seriously injured after being shot by unidentified assailants in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia district, according to local media reports. This is the latest incident of political violence in Bangladesh.The victim, 52-year-old Shafiqul Islam Azam...

Chandigarh, March 29 A local Congress leader was killed after he was attacked with an axe by two unidentified men on Sunday evening in Ludhiana district, Punjab, police said.Parminder Tiwari, the block president of the Congress from Machhiwara, had provided rental accommodation for migrant...

Kolkata, March 28 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday framed the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections as a "battle over infiltration, national security, and appeasement politics", while releasing a political "charge sheet" against the TMC government and asserting that the outcome would have...

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...

Kolkata, March 28 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday framed the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections as a "battle over infiltration, national security, and appeasement politics", while releasing a political "charge sheet" against the TMC government and asserting that the outcome would have...

Kolkata, March 28 The Trinamool Congress on Saturday issued a counter-charge against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, responding to his "chargesheet" against the Mamata Banerjee government, accusing the BJP of trying to polarize the people of West Bengal and evade accountability for its own record...

Kolkata, March 28 – Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday released the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) 35-page “white paper” on the 15 years of the Trinamool Congress rule in West Bengal, highlighting five major issues: “infiltration,” “systemic corruption and institutional collapse,” “economic and...

Kolkata, March 28 The Trinamool Congress on Saturday issued a strong rebuttal to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's "chargesheet" against the Mamata Banerjee government, accusing the BJP of attempting to polarize the people of West Bengal, which is heading for elections, and evade accountability...

Kolkata, March 28 Union Home Minister Amit Shah defended the Election Commission's large-scale transfer of IAS and IPS officers in West Bengal on Saturday, alleging that many officials in the state were functioning as "cadres" of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and were unable to work...

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

Jammu, March 28 – Peoples Conference (PC) president and MLA Sajad Gani Lone on Saturday drew a parallel between his father’s assassination and the recent attack on former chief minister Dr Farooq Abdullah, alleging that security has often been used for political ends.Delivering an emotionally...

Kolkata, March 28 Trinamool Congress All-India General Secretary, Abhishek Banerjee, on Saturday said that there is no place for the BJP's bulldozer model politics in West Bengal.Using his X handle, Banerjee said that violence took place in Murshidabad district's Raghunathganj during Friday's...