Elections

EC to deploy 2,407 central force companies for first phase of Bengal polls on Apr 23

Kolkata: The Election Commission will deploy 2,407 companies of central armed police forces for the first phase of the West Bengal assembly polls on April 23, with the highest number of personnel…
CEC Gyanesh Kumar is compromised, working for BJP, claims TMC leader

West Bengal: All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) National Spokesperson Saket Gokhale alleged that Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar is “compromised” and openly working for the ruling party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),…
Tamil Nadu polls: TVK Vijay announces waiver of crop loans

Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu): TVK chief Vijay on Tuesday, April 14, assured waiver of crop loans for farmers and slammed the DMK government over the alleged closure of MSMEs in the state. Addressing…

BJP unveils manifesto, says Tamil Nadu ‘fed up’ with DMK

Chennai: The people of Tamil Nadu are “fed up” with the DMK and want to get rid of “family rule”, former BJP national president and Union Minister J P Nadda said on…
For Murshidabad’s migrant workers, it’s not roti, kapda, makaan – it’s about existence

Murshidabad: For years, elections for Minarul Sheikh were about the familiar litany of roads, jobs, ration and the hope that something might change. This time, standing outside his mud-walled house at Beldanga…
Kolkata cardiologist offers discount for patients who chant ‘Jai Shree Ram’

Kolkata: A city-based cardiologist, who believes that a change in the political regime in West Bengal would help the state recover from its “current dip”, is offering a Rs 500 discount on…
SC refuses to entertain plea against deletion of names from Bengal voter list

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, April 13, declined to entertain a plea by a group of 13 people seeking its intervention in the deletion of their names from the voter…

Kerala polls: Congress leader urges EC to release constituency-wise data

Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader V D Satheesan has written to the Election Commission urging it to immediately publish detailed polling data related to Kerala Assembly elections held on April 9. In a…
BJP ‘struck Rs 1,000-crore deal’ to unseat TMC: Bengal CM

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday alleged the BJP has “struck a Rs 1,000-crore deal” to unseat the Trinamool Congress from power in the state. She made the claims…
‘Saffron lies’ surpasses even ‘blatant lies’: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin

Tamil Nadu: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday pulled up the BJP-led Centre, stating that the “saffron lies” are worse than “blatant lies”, punning on the Tamil phrase ‘pacha…
BJP govt to end Trinamool’s syndicate raj in Bengal: Shah

Onda: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday, April 11, asserted that if the Bharatiya Janata Party is voted to power in West Bengal, it will end TMC’s ‘syndicate raj’, and said…
BJP govt in West Bengal will speed up CAA implementation: Modi

Katwa: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, April 11, promised to accelerate the provision of citizenship under CAA for Matua, Namasudra and other refugee communities if the BJP came to power in…
Suvendu’s firm grip, ‘skewed’ SIR deletions likely deciders in Nandigram

Kolkata: Shifting loyalties, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) strengthened organisational control and allegations of skewed Special Intensive Revision (SIR) voter deletions seem to have added extra layers of intrigue to Nandigram, making the…
Bengal polls: Easy to fool Muslims, says Humayun Kabir in video shared by TMC

Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Thursday shared a purported video of Humayun Kabir in which the former party leader alleged claims of proximity with the BJP’s leader of opposition, Suvendu Adhikari, and…
Telangana HC reserves verdict on Pawan Khera’s bail plea in Assam Police case

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday, April 9, reserved its order on the transit anticipatory bail plea filed by Congress leader Pawan Khera in a forgery and criminal conspiracy case registered against…