political violence

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...

Kolkata, March 28 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday sharpened the BJP’s campaign pitch for the West Bengal assembly polls, releasing a "charge sheet" against the TMC government and framing the election as a battle not merely for Bengal, but for the country’s security.Launching a...

Kolkata (WB), March 28 Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday asserted that the BJP will lose power in the country in its attempt to destroy West Bengal.Addressing a poll rally in Raniganj, she announced that after winning the West Bengal assembly elections for the fourth...

Kolkata, March 27 The Election Commission issued two separate directives on Friday evening, clearly outlining the responsibilities of police officers, from station officers to SDPOs, as part of intensified poll preparedness in West Bengal, an official said.This move comes shortly after the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 As Kerala heads to the Assembly elections on April 9, with counting slated for May 4, the electoral calendar has acquired a poignant political symbolism, one that could shape the fortunes of two key contestants in sharply different ways.April 9 marks the death...

Kolkata, March 27 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday claimed that the violence and clashes in Basanti, in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, in which a police sub-inspector was also attacked by a group of miscreants allegedly linked to the ruling Trinamool Congress, were a...

Cooch Behar, March 27 – An atmosphere of unease prevails among residents of the Dinhata and Sitalkuchi constituencies in Cooch Behar district, North Bengal, as the April 23 elections approach. Voters are apprehensive, especially given the history of political violence in the region.These...

Kolkata, March 26 Clashes erupted between BJP and TMC supporters during an election campaign by a saffron party candidate in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, with several police personnel also coming under attack while trying to control the situation.Eight people were detained in...

Kolkata, March 26 – Bharatiya Janata Party workers were allegedly attacked by Trinamool Congress activists in Basanti, South 24 Parganas district, on Thursday during an election campaign.Several police personnel were injured while trying to control the situation. The Bharatiya Janata Party has...

Kolkata, March 26 Clashes erupted between BJP and TMC supporters during an election campaign in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, with several police personnel also coming under attack while trying to control the situation.The incident occurred when BJP candidate from Basanti...

Kolkata, March 26 The BJP's West Bengal unit chief, Samik Bhattacharya, claimed on Thursday that at least five farmers have died by suicide in the state since February and accused the TMC government of abandoning potato growers who are facing a crisis due to low prices.He stated that reports...

In Kolkata, on March 26, the grieving parents of the young doctor who was raped and murdered at RG Kar Hospital expressed their belief that only the BJP can bring justice for their daughter and ensure the safety of women in West Bengal. They spoke a day after the victim's mother secured a BJP...

Dhaka, March 26 – On Thursday, Bangladesh’s Awami League reiterated its commitment to upholding the principles of the 1971 Liberation War, defending democratic values, and pursuing economic emancipation on the occasion of the country’s 56th Independence Day.The nation observes Independence Day...

March 26, New Delhi: Bangladesh observed Genocide Day on Wednesday in solemn remembrance of the victims of the brutal military crackdown carried out by Pakistani forces on the night of March 25, 1971, under the codename Operation Searchlight.In his address, Prime Minister Rahman described the...

Kolkata, March 19 A local TMC leader was allegedly murdered in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, which is heading for elections, police said on Thursday.The deceased was Masiur Gazi (41), president of booth number 178 in Champatala gram panchayat in the Deganga area, a senior TMC...

Kolkata, March 19 – With the announcement of the Assembly election dates in West Bengal, the atmosphere is politically charged as various parties prepare for the crucial polls, and the Trinamool Congress faces protests in Minakhan of North 24 Parganas district following the announcement of the...

Kolkata, March 18 The Election Commission (EC) has sought a detailed report from the Kolkata Police regarding the alleged attack on the residence of senior Trinamool Congress leader and state minister Shashi Panja here, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally last week, a senior official...

London, March 18 – Baloch independence leader Hyrbyair Marri strongly condemned the Pakistani airstrike on a rehabilitation hospital in Kabul on Wednesday, calling it another grim reminder of what he termed as Islamabad's "lies and propaganda", despite portraying itself as the "self-proclaimed...

United Nations, March 17. India has exposed Pakistan’s own Islamophobia, which is evident in the deadly persecution of the Ahmadiyyas, and Islamabad’s representative virtually admitted it was happening.Referring to Pakistan only as “our western neighbour”, India’s Permanent Representative P...

Shillong, March 16 Amid violence in the Garo Hills region over the participation of non-tribal candidates in tribal council elections, the Meghalaya government on Monday extended the tenure of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) by six months, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone...