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Mamata Banerjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi over why he did not address Pakistan’s threat to strike Kolkata.Addressing a poll rally in Nadia district, she said: “You (PM) target Bengal during election rallies; but when Pakistan talks of attacking…
West Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya (PTI) NEW DELHI: West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Sunday said the party has not decided on its chief ministerial face for the poll-bound state and will instead seek votes in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The BJP’s move to field leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari against…
Sanjiv Goenka and Rishabh Pant (X) IPL founder Lalit Modi stirred debate on social media after taking an apparent dig at franchise owners, following a viral on-field exchange involving Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) owner Sanjiv Goenka during IPL 2026 clash between LSG and DC. LSG suffered a disappointing six-wicket defeat at home, a result that…
A UK court has rejected fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi‘s petition to reopen his extradition order, bringing him closer to facing charges in India, reports Rajshekhar Jha.The High Court of Justice, King’s Bench Division, while handing down the judgment, observed that the petition and the circumstances surrounding it were not exceptional to revisit earlier extradition order,…
NEW DELHI: Leader of oppofition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said that India’s foreign policy was Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “personal” policy and called it a “universal joke”. He further accused that the prime minister was “compromised”, adding that he was acting upon US President Donald Trump‘s directions.“Our foreign policy is PM Modi‘s personal foreign…
As ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ hit the screens, director Aditya Dhar requested the audiences to not give out spoilers on social media. However, fans can’t keep calm really and have been gushing about moments from the film, making some clips viral. Audiences watching the film were taken by surprise by a couple of unexpected moments woven…
KOLKATA: BJP supporters on the way to PM Narendra Modi’s Brigade rally attacked state minister Shashi Panja’s Girish Park home on Saturday as political street-fighting returned to the North Kolkata zone after a gap of more than a decade. Stones pelted at Panja’s home left the 63-year-old minister with injuries to her right shoulder, abdomen…
NEW DELHI: Clashes broke out between supporters of the TMC and the BJP near Girish Park in central Kolkata on Saturday, about 5 km from the Brigade Parade Ground where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address a rally later in the day. A police officer and a BJP leader were injured in the…
Shashi Tharoor (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi and external affairs minister S Jaishankar for holding conversation with Iran. He also called for a ‘collective push’ to end the Middle East conflict. Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Tharoor welcomed India’s initiative and expressed hope for the…
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, describing the US leader as a “dictator” and alleging that Modi was acting as his “gulam” (slave).Speaking in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi, Kharge criticised the Centre’s foreign policy and its response to the ongoing Middle…
