Kolkata: The BJP on Thursday accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of instigating a mob to gherao for several hours seven judicial officers engaged in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Malda district over the deletion of names from the voters list. Security forces used batons to disperse the crowd and rescued the…
Kochi: The Congress-led UDF on Thursday released its manifesto for the April 9 Assembly polls in Kerala, promising free travel for women on all Kerala state transport buses, a hike in welfare pension to Rs 3,000 per month, and a monthly assistance of Rs 1,000 to college-going girl students. Giving details of the manifesto, Congress…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called for an ‘all-out effort’ to safeguard the Indian citizens from the impact of the war in West Asia and stressed a timely and authentic public information system to ward off any misinformation or rumour-mongering. At a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by…
Chandigarh: Hours after a blast outside the Punjab BJP office here on Wednesday evening, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann lashed out at his political rivals for holding him responsible for anything that happens in the Union Territory. He said whenever he says Chandigarh belongs to Punjab, he is told to stay away from the city’s matters….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Bagalkote (Karnataka): Amid the ongoing power tussle within the ruling Congress in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday asserted that the party-led government will remain in power for two more years and that he will continue in the top post. He made the remarks while campaigning here for the Congress candidate for the Bagalkote by-poll,…
