Amit Shah slams Mamata for ‘misleading’ people on CAA, accuses her of welcoming infiltrators

Balurghat (WB): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of “misleading” people on the CAA and giving “a red-carpet welcome to infiltrators” for vote bank politics, emphasising that refugees should apply for citizenship without apprehension. Addressing an election rally in Balurghat, his first in Bengal since the Lok…

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Shashi Tharoor says it’s a direct fight between Congress and BJP in Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvanthapuram: Three-time Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is contesting again from Thiruvananthapuram constituency, said on Wednesday that there is no triangular contest there, as only the BJP poses a challenge with its “energetic” and “professional” poll campaign. The LDF campaign for its candidate Pannian Raveendran has not been very impactful, Tharoor remarked. While acknowledging that…

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4-decade-old political battle in sharp focus in ex-PM Deve Gowda’s home turf of Hassan

Hassan (Karnataka): The four-decade-old political battle between two influential families will once again be in sharp focus in this Lok Sabha polls, with members of their third-generation fighting it out in Hassan, which once hosted the capital of Hoysala kingdom. Known for its world-renowned Hoysala period architectural marvels and UNESCO world heritage sites like Belur,…

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