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- India
Five states, 824 seats, one night to go: India counts down to verdict day
The dust has settled on the polling booths in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry as political titans wait for Monday, May 4, when the winners of the intensely fought…
- Telangana
Only 25 lakh of 45 lakh farmers got loan waiver: Bandi Sanjay jabs Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Sunday, May 3, wrote to Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, accusing state Agriculture Minister Tummula Nageshwara Rao of misleading farmers…
- India
Leave head, break legs: Adivasi man in search of firewood beaten in MP
Madhya Pradesh: An Adivasi man, who had gone to collect firewood with his wife, was brutally beaten with a hockey stick by security personnel of Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL) in Madhya Pradesh‘s…
- India
Sweet ending: ‘Modishree’, ‘Joy Bangla’ desserts flavour Bengal’s result-day anticipation
Kolkata: Fish, jhalmuri and regional identity became unlikely symbols in the TMC-BJP fight for over a month. With Bengal now all agog for the EVMs to open on Monday, May 4, the…
- India
Bengal woman gets rape threat for sharing anti-BJP post, confronts man
Kolkata: A woman in West Bengal confronted a man who sent her rape threats for sharing a social media post that said “no vote to BJP.” A video circulating online showed the…
- India
Ruckus outside counting centre in Mamata’s constituency, TMC claims entry of car with BJP flag
Kolkata: The counting centre at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Bhabanipur assembly constituency witnessed a ruckus a day ahead of the counting of votes, with TMC workers alleging two cars bearing…
- India
CPI demands immediate rollback of commercial LPG cylinder price hike
Chennai: The CPI on Sunday staged a protest here demanding an immediate rollback of the price hike for commercial LPG cylinders, alleging that the move has severely crippled small businesses and roadside…
- India
Independent journalism punished, compliance rewarded: Kharge attacks BJP-RSS
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday, May 3, attacked the BJP-RSS over press freedom, saying their message is clear that, independent journalism will be punished and compliance rewarded. He alleged…
- India
Mamata asks Trinamool agents to seek recount if BJP leads by 500-700 votes
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday, May 2, instructed party counting agents to promptly seek a recount in booths where the BJP is ahead by…
- Kolkata
Repoll in all 285 booths of Falta constituency in West Bengal on May 21
Kolkata: The Election Commission on Saturday ordered repoll in all 285 polling booths of the Falta assembly constituency in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on May 21, an official said. The…
- Telangana
PM Modi to inaugurate Rs 1,695 crore textile park in Warangal on May 10
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the PM MITRA Kakatiya Mega Textile Park in Warangal, Telangana on May 10, Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Saturday,…
- India
Bengal polls: Villagers block road, allege threats from TMC workers post-count
Kolkata: Demanding safety after counting of votes, hundreds of villagers staged a protest for over seven hours at Falta in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on Saturday, alleging they were receiving…
- India
Bengal: Repolling in 15 booths of 2 assembly seats concludes, nearly 87 pc turnout till 5 pm
Kolkata: Repolling in 15 booths of two assembly constituencies in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district concluded at 6 pm on Saturday, with around 87 per cent turnout recorded an hour before…
- India
Bengal: Over 72 pc turnout till 3 pm in repoll in 15 booths of 2 assembly seats
Kolkata: Over 72 per cent turnout was recorded till 3 pm in repoll in 15 booths of two assembly constituencies in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on Saturday, an official said.…
- Hate Crime
Gautam Khattar gets bail after arrest over remarks against St Francis Xavier
Panaji: A court in Goa on Saturday, May 2, granted bail to right-wing speaker Gautam Khattar, who was arrested after he allegedly made derogatory comments against St Francis Xavier. Judicial Magistrate First…
