Kolkata: Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday asserted that his party will return to power in West Bengal by winning 225-odd seats in the 294-member assembly, while the BJP will not be able to bag 50 constituencies. Addressing an election rally in Bally, Banerjee, who is considered number 2 in the TMC…
New Delhi: Leaders quitting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have not done so out of fear but due to a growing sense of ” disappointment, disengagement and disgust” with the organisation, Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha said on Saturday, a day after he joined the BJP along with six other party MPs. Referring to the…
Hooghly: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that the Narendra Modi government has filed several cases against him but not against Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, claiming this is because she does not “directly” fight the BJP. Stating that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) questioned him for 55 hours over five consecutive days, the Congress…
New Delhi: Former Army chief Gen Manoj Naravane has come out with two books since his unpublished memoir, “Four Stars of Destiny”, caused a controversy earlier this year and looking back, he said it was “not warranted” to unnecessarily quote and drag him into the limelight for the book. The general, who recently released “The…
New Delhi: Defected AAP MP Swati Maliwal on Saturday alleged that her former party had “strayed far” from its original principles, and its leader Arvind Kejriwal is no longer the same. Barely a year after losing power to the BJP in Delhi, AAP suffered its greatest jolt on Friday when seven of its Rajya Sabha…
New Delhi: (Apr 25) The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday cornered Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal over the new bungalow allotted to him at Lodhi Estate here, dubbing it as “Sheesh Mahal 2” and alleging expenditure of private money to build amenities in it. AAP has denied the allegation, calling it fake. The…
Kolkata: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that every Indian has a stake in the ongoing West Bengal assembly elections as Bangladeshi infiltrators were not only causing demographic change in the state but also spilling over to adjoining states. Sarma said the BJP will win over 100 of the 126 seats in…
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday came out in solidarity with its leader Pawan Khera and said the verdict of the Gauhati High Court rejecting his anticipatory bail petition would be challenged in the Supreme Court. Congress general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, expressed confidence that justice will prevail over the politics of…
Rudraprayag: More than 90,000 pilgrims visited the Kedarnath Dham within the first three days of its opening this season, district officials said on Friday. The doors of the Himalayan temple opened for devotees on Wednesday. Rudraprayag Superintendent of Police (SP) Niharika Tomar shared the figures after reviewing travel arrangements in Kedarpuri. “Heavy enthusiasm among devotees…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday underscored Hindu-Muslim unity while campaigning for TMC candidate Firhad Hakim, stating that he had once donated blood to save the CM’s mother during a medical emergency. Addressing a rally at Bhu Kailash ground here, Banerjee said Hakim, popularly known as ‘Bobby’, stood by her during difficult…
