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…
New Delhi: The NDA on Friday got a boost after seven AAP MPs switched sides but the ruling alliance is still 18 members short of a two-thirds majority in Rajya Sabha, and the BJP 10 MPs short of a simple majority of its own in the Upper House. The NDA now has the support of…
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday dubbed AAP’s Rajya Sabha members, who quit the party and announced joining the BJP, as “gaddars” (traitors). Addressing a press conference here, Mann alleged that the BJP was trying to break the AAP and had “betrayed the people of Punjab.” When they did not find anything against…
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party suffered a big blow on Friday as Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha and two other Rajya MPs, Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal, announced that they were breaking away from AAP and joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Moreover, over two-thirds of the party’s Rajya Sabha MPs, including former cricketer…
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien on Friday accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of trying to create a “fake narrative” about the high voter turnout in the first phase of West Bengal elections on Thursday, saying the total votes cast in 2026 actually went down when compared to 2021. After Shah…
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday claimed that the “wave of change” in West Bengal has become evident in the first phase of polling and asserted that the support shown in “favour of the BJP” sounded the conch shell of its victory in the assembly elections. Addressing a rally at Panihati under the Dum…
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a boat ride on the Hooghly river here on Friday morning and met with boatmen and morning walkers. Modi posted a few photographs of his river trip on social media, in which he is seen seated on a wooden boat with a camera in hand, and the iconic Howrah…
