New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections are likely to be advanced as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fears with time it will suffer more loss because of the Opposition unity. The Janata Dal (United) supremo’s remark came a day after West Bengal CM Mamata…
Kolkata: Voicing concern over alleged rise in attacks on women in West Bengal, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said an “administrator like Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath” should be at the helm so that rapists could be eliminated through “encounters.” Talking to reporters outside the state assembly, the BJP leader expressed dismay that…
Kolkata: In a distressing revelation, a police investigation into the tragic death of a 17-year-old student at Jadavpur University has unveiled shocking information. The first-year undergraduate student’s demise, which has ignited a nationwide discourse on ragging, was linked to a harrowing incident of physical and psychological abuse. The incident unfolded within the confines of…
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has formed a committee of MLAs to discuss another date for West Bengal Day and whether Bengal can have a state song. (PTI/File) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has called an all-party meeting on August 29 to discuss the proposed West Bengal Day and a state song, weeks after Governor CV Anand…
Bengal has more than 30% minority population, which is a major vote bank for Mamata Banerjee’s TMC since 2009. (PTI File) In 2012, Mamata Banerjee’s government had announced a special grant for Imams and muezzins, giving them a stipend. Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, will Banerjee make any special announcement for the minority…
Published By: Sanstuti Nath Last Updated: August 18, 2023, 14:03 IST The assembly’s monsoon session began on July 26 and continued till the first week of August (Imaage: PTI File) The business of the House will be decided on August 21 at all-party and business advisory meetings An extended monsoon session of the West Bengal…
Sources said the Congress cadre is unhappy with TMC’s Sushmita Dev and Chowdhury sitting side by side on their way to Manipur. On the other hand, the workers of TMC too are unhappy with attempts to reach out to Congress. (PTI) Sources said the Congress cadre is unhappy with TMC’s Sushmita Dev and Chowdhury sitting…
New Delhi: Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Monday said he would love to see West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as the next Prime Minister of the country. Sinha, who is a member of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), headed by Banerjee, made the statement in response to a query as to how he saw Congress leader…
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lashed out at the opposition and more specifically at TMC’s record of violent local body polls, prompting an equally fiery response from West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee castigating the ruling party for lack of action on Manipur. Speaking virtually at a function organised by his party, at…
Reported By: Pallavi Ghosh Last Updated: August 11, 2023, 13:53 IST Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury (left) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the house. (PTI) PM Narendra Modi often says the Congress cannot look beyond the Gandhis, which is why those who don’t have the surname are often overlooked. In his speech on the…