Category: National

New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday said much was made of the need of the SIR exercise to remove non-citizens from the electoral roll but the Election Commission has not had the integrity or the courage to enlighten the country on how many such non-citizens in Bihar were removed from the voter list. The opposition…

New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday rejected West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s allegation of “discrimination” over flood management and river cleaning, asserting that India is already working closely with Bhutan on trans-border river issues and has released more than Rs 1,290 crore to the state under flood management programmes. A day after torrential rain…

Silguri/New Delhi:  A political confrontation erupted on Monday between the Centre and the state government after two BJP leaders were assaulted in landslide-hit north Bengal, with PM Narendra Modi slamming the TMC over law and order, and CM Mamata Banerjee accusing him of “politicising a natural disaster”. A day after torrential rains triggered landslides and…

New Delhi:  Trade calculations are being overturned by “tariff volatility” globally, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday, against the backdrop of economic disruptions triggered by Washington’s policy on trade tariffs. In an address at an event, Jaishankar delved into the “strategic consequences” of profound changes being witnessed in the geopolitical landscape, including the…

New Delhi: Leaders of opposition parties condemned an attack on Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai on Monday, saying it is an assault on the Constitution and it shows how hate and fanaticism have engulfed society. The Congress, CPI, CPI(M), NCP-SP, Shiv Sena (UBT), DMK, and other parties were unanimous in condemning the…

Kolkata:  A day after torrential rains wreaked havoc in large parts of north Bengal, leaving a death toll of 28 in its wake so far, politics acquired centre stage after BJP MP Khagen Murmu and MLA Sankar Ghosh were injured in a mob attack during their visit to the flood and landslide-hit Nagrakata area of…

New Delhi:  The Election Commission (EC) on Monday announced 17 new initiatives that will be rolled out during the Bihar Assembly polls, including compulsory webcasting and mobile phone-deposit facilities at all polling stations. At a press conference here, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar announced the “Bihar First Initiatives”, which will be unrolled at all…

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the NDA government has pulled Bihar out of ‘Jungle Raj’ and given it a new direction of development and good governance, and expressed confidence that the people of the state will once again choose politics of development in the coming assembly elections. Shah’s comments came…

Patna:  The RJD-Congress combine-led opposition INDIA bloc, which ran a feisty ‘vote chori’ campaign to allege the BJP of manipulating votes to change the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, will be in a direct contest with the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in next month’s high-stakes Assembly elections in Bihar. The Election Commission on Monday announced…