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West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) criticised West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee for opposing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, which will go to the polls next year.In the heated political atmosphere of West Bengal, the SIR has futher intensified…
LUCKNOW: While paying tributes to Kanshi Ram, the BSP founder and her predecessor in the party and the organisation, on his 19th death anniversary here, BSP national president Mayawati said she was grateful to the incumbent BJP government in Uttar Pradesh.In the commemorative programme organised at Manyawar Shri Kanshi Ram Ji Smarak Sthal (Eco Garden),…
NEW DELHI: Amid ongoing “hard-bargaining” by allies, the central election committee (CEC) of the BJP is likely to meet in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior leaders on Sunday to finalise party candidates for Bihar polls. Party’s first list is expected after the CEC meeting.Nominations for the first phase of polls (November…
Jitan Ram Manjhi (left), PM Modi with CM Nitish Kumar (center) and Chirag Paswan (right) NEW DELHI: In politics, there are decades when nothing happens, and days when decades happen. Was June 4, 2024, one such day?On the eve of the parliamentary results, pollsters swore by a “purna bahumat“, a resounding majority for the Bharatiya…
A 34-year-old police head constable, working as driver for BJP opposition leader R Ashoka’s escort vehicle, allegedly died by suicide at his residence in Byatarayanapura. BENGALURU: A 34-year-old police head constable, working as driver for BJP opposition leader R Ashoka’s escort vehicle, allegedly died by suicide at his residence in Byatarayanapura. The victim is Sharanappa…
The Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal (United)-led National Democratic Alliance in Bihar has hit a roadblock amid seat-sharing talks, with smaller allies making large demands as the assembly elections inch closer.Citing sources, news agency PTI reported that both BJP and JD(U) are likely to contest on 102 and 101 seats respectively to manage the…
BR Gavai and Asaduddin Owaisi (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday hit out at the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a suspended advocate attempted to throw a shoe at Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai inside the Supreme Court. Owaisi accused the government of religious bias and questioned why…
Jitan Ram Manjhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: “Ho nyaay agar to aadha do, yadi usme bhi koi baadha ho, to de do kewal 15 gram…” This verse from Bihar’s “rashtrakavi” Ramdhari Singh Dinkar’s “Rashmirathi“, where Lord Krishna sought a peaceful compromise in the Mahabharata courts, has found a new echo in recent Bihar politics. Former…
BJP yuva morcha president murdered in Gangavati GANGAVATI (KOPPAL): In a cinematic-style incident in Gangavati (Koppal) early Wednesday morning, Venkatesh (31), president of the BJP Yuva Morcha, was murdered in front of Leelavati Hospital on Koppal Road. While travelling from Devi Nagar in Gangavati towards APMC via Julai Nagar, a car approached from behind and…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine a plea to lodge an FIR against hate speech for a video being circulated by Assam BJP in support of its claim that Muslims would take over the state if BJP goes out of office. The application has been filed by former Patna high court judge…
