BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari faces TMC protests while campaigning in Nandigram, Bhabanipur
Kolkata: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday faced protests from TMC supporters while campaigning in his Nandigram constituency in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district and later in Bhabanipur in south Kolkata. Adhikari, who is also the leader of the opposition in the state Assembly, is contesting both Nandigram and Bhabanipur, the home turf of Chief…
Rahul meets ‘Yamaraj’, says ‘Yama not happy’ with UDF’s health insurance scheme
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met ‘Yamaraj’ on a bus during his Kerala poll campaign and said ‘Yama’ was not particularly happy to see him or the other UDF leaders due to the alliance’s promised health insurance scheme, in what seemed like a promotional interaction. Gandhi on Wednesday shared a video of his bus…
TMC, other parties used Muslims for votes in Bengal but did nothing for them: Owaisi
Kolkata: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday alleged that the ruling TMC and other parties used Muslims of West Bengal for votes but did nothing for the community’s development. Owaisi, while addressing a poll rally at Naoda in Murshidabad district in support of candidates of Humayun Kabir-led Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP), also claimed that…
HPV Vaccination Not for All, Says World Allergy Foundation; Urges Centre to Reconsider Blanket Policy
Our Correspondent Hyderabad: Raising serious medical and public health concerns, the World Allergy Foundation (WAF) has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider the proposed blanket rollout of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination across India, cautioning that a one-size-fits-all approach may expose a significant section of the population to avoidable health risks. At a press conference…
Congress to bring in law to protect infiltrators in Assam, if it comes to power: PM
Gogamukh (Assam): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday alleged that the Congress, if it comes to power in Assam, will bring in a law to protect infiltrators, which the BJP and its allies will not allow. Addressing a poll rally at Gogamukh in Dhemaji district, Modi claimed that the Congress aims to “turn the majority…
Israeli defence firm supplies first batch of light machine guns to India
Jerusalem: A leading Israeli small arms manufacturer has delivered the first batch of light machine guns (LMGs) to India under the ‘Make in India’ initiative with technology transfer. The first batch of 2,000 NEGEV 7.62×51 LMGs, part of a larger contract for 41,000 units, was delivered over the last weekend, with an additional 4,000 scheduled…
Lawyer and former AAP leader HS Phoolka joins BJP
New Delhi: Senior Supreme Court advocate and former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader H S Phoolka joined the BJP on Wednesday. Phoolka, who is best known for representing 1984 anti-Sikh riots victims in their quest for justice, joined AAP in 2014 and quit it five years later in 2019. Phoolka contested the 2014 Lok Sabha…
Malayalam film director Ranjith remanded in sexual assault case; FEFKA takes action
Kochi: A court here on Wednesday sent noted Malayalam film director Ranjith to judicial custody after he was arrested late last night in connection with an attempted sexual assault case. Following his remand, the director claimed that the accusations against him were “false” and that he would be able to prove it. He made the…
Decimate AIADMK, ensure BJP doesn”t win in TN, says Udhayanidhi Stalin
Jolarpettai (Tamil Nadu): Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Wednesday appealed to the people to decimate the opposition AIADMK in the ensuing Assembly election and also ensure that its ally, the BJP, doesn’t win at the hustings. Stating that the “fascist BJP” does not have the people’s sanction to enter Tamil Nadu, he…
SIR in West Bengal: 47 lakh objections disposed of till Mar 31, HC CJ informs SC
New Delhi: The chief justice of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that around 47 lakh out of the 60 lakh objections in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal have been disposed of till March 31. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices…
