Mamata Banerjee faction got ‘football player’ as its symbol. For 28 years, TMC has been Mamata Banerjee and Mamata Banerjee has been TMC in West Bengal; the two are almost synonymous with each other. And for voters, the political shorthand for Mamata Banerjee has been almost absurdly simple: two flowers on grass.Now, that shorthand has…
TMC to skip Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress‘ Assam unit has decided not to contest the upcoming Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll in protest against the Election Commission‘s decision to freeze the party’s name and election symbol, the state convenor said.The party had earlier announced Abdul Salam as its candidate for the…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday claimed that its candidate for the upcoming Nandigram assembly bypoll, Milan Pradhan, has been arrested, with the development coming hours after the TMC’s Mamata Banerjee faction extended its support to the Congress for the October 6 byelection.According to a senior leader of the Congress’ West Bengal unit, Pradhan was…
Tamil Nadu govt to provide one-gram gold rings to newborns NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay will launch the one-gram gold ring scheme for newborns on September 28, the state government said. The one-gram gold rings will be provided to babies born in government hospitals under the scheme.The rings will have a…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday claimed that its candidate for the upcoming Nandigram assembly bypoll, Milan Pradhan, has been arrested, with the development coming hours after the TMC’s Mamata Banerjee faction extended its support to the Congress for the October 6 byelection.According to a senior leader of the Congress’ West Bengal unit, Pradhan was…
Kiren Rijiju hits back at Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju hit back at the Congress over its allegations that the BJP breaks other political parties, saying the charge should instead be directed at the Congress itself.“What Rahul Gandhi and Congress should be saying for themselves is what they are saying for the…
Mamata Banerjee has rejected the Election Commission’s new party name and symbol for her faction, calling the move “unconstitutional, illegal, undemocratic” as the TMC split deepens. She called the internal factional dispute in TMC, a “black day” in India’s democratic history. A suicide blast at a mosque inside a police compound in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa…
EA breaks silence on reports of Bangladesh reviewing 101 pacts NEW DELHI: India on Friday said it would take ‘all necessary actions’ to safeguard its interests after reports that Bangladesh is reviewing 101 agreements and memorandums of understanding signed with New Delhi during the previous Awami League government.Responding to news agency ANI, at the ministry…
The father of a Nithari case victim questions Surendra Koli’s death, alleging murder. Koli was found hanging in Haridwar, with police investigating the scene. The victim’s father believes Koli was murdered and not a suicide victim. He suggests Koli might have been killed if he knew crucial case information. The Nithari case involved the discovery…
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday stated that India remains deeply concerned about escalation of the situation in the Red Sea region, amid latest strikes exchanged between Yemen’s Houthi group and Saudi Arabia. NEW DELHI: India on Friday expressed deep concern over the deteriorating security situation in the Red Sea region, condemning attacks…