Priyanka Gandhi Vadra quarantines herself, cancels Assam tour
Apr 02, 2021, at 10:01 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra here on Friday cancelled her upcoming tour to Assam for electioneering as she has quarantined herself after her husband Robert Vadra tested positive for novel Coronavirus.
Jammu and Kashmir: LG Manoj Sinha interacts with Gujjar-Bakarwal community members
Apr 02, 2021, at 09:55 pm
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today held an interactive session with a 70-member delegation of Gujjar-Bakarwal Community at Raj Bhavan, here and got firsthand appraisal of their issues and grievances.
Three militants involved in Nowgam attack killed; 3 arrested; car seized : IGP
Apr 02, 2021, at 09:12 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Congratulating security forces for neutralising three militants involved in the Nowgam, Srinagar attack on BJP leaders house in which a policeman was killed, a senior police officer said one of the militants might have entered Kashmir valley from Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir (POK) via Nepal recently.
JP Nadda, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to campaign for third phase of Assam polls today
Apr 02, 2021, at 08:48 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: After completion of the first and second phases of Assam assembly polls, the political parties are now focusing on the third and final phase of polls for 40 constituencies to be held on April 6.
Will Mamata fight PM Modi from Varanasi in 2024? TMC triggers speculation
Apr 02, 2021, at 08:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: After Narendra Modi taunted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her prospects in the Nandigram battle, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has triggered a speculation over its supremo's possible candidature from the Prime Minister's constituency Varanasi in the 2024 General Elections.
You cannot suggest me, I don't belong to your party: Mamata hits back at Modi's Nandigram taunt
Apr 02, 2021, at 08:03 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi who a day ago taunted the former asking whether she would fight from another seat in the Bengal polls knowing her defeat in Nandigram.
Kolkata: Fire breaks out in multi-storey, firefighting underway
Apr 02, 2021, at 07:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A fire broke out in a multi-storey commercial building in central Kolkata's Lenin Sarani area on Friday afternoon, reports said.
Bengal polls: BJP candidate Deepak Haldar allegedly attacked by TMC, hospitalised
Apr 02, 2021, at 06:43 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Days before the third phase of West Bengal assembly polls, BJP candidate in Diamond Harbour, Deepak Haldar, was allegedly attacked and assaulted by Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers during an election campaign in Parulia's Haridevpur area on Friday morning, reports said.
DMK chief MK Stalin's son-in-law raided by IT officials in Tamil Nadu
Apr 02, 2021, at 05:57 pm
Chennai/IBNS: DMK chief MK Stalin's son-in-law Sabareesan was on Friday raided by Income Tax officials at Chennai in poll-bound Tamil Nadu, media reports said.
Assam: EVMs allegedly found in BJP candidate's car in Patharkandi, Congress furious
Apr 02, 2021, at 05:05 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: In a video which has been trending on Twitter since morning, Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were allegedly found in a car of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Assam's Patharkandi, Krishnendu Paul.
PM Narendra Modi to address two public meetings in Kerala on Apr 2
Apr 02, 2021, at 03:09 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address two public meetings for the April 6 Assembly election in Kerala on Friday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter starts between security forces and militants in Pulwama
Apr 02, 2021, at 02:49 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A fierce encounter ensued between militants and security forces during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in the south Kashmir district of Pulwama, a police spokesman said on Friday.
Arvind Kejriwal calls emergency meeting amid Covid surge in Delhi
Apr 02, 2021, at 06:07 am
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called an emergency meeting at his residence on Friday in the wake of an increase in coronavirus infections in the national capital.
Lt Gen Manjinder Singh takes over as Chief of Staff, Western Command
Apr 02, 2021, at 05:55 am
Srinagar/UNI: Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh on Thursday took over as the Chief of Staff, Headquarters in Western Command.
76.76 pct voters' turn out recorded in Assam's second phase polling
Apr 02, 2021, at 04:10 am
Guwahati/IBNS/UNI: The eastern state of Assam recorded a voters turnout of 76.76 per cent in the second phase of Assembly polls till the end of the stipulated time that is 6 pm on Thursday.
Apr 02, 2021, at 03:00 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Polling in 30 seats of West Bengal including the high-voltage Nandigram, which saw a prestige fight between state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her former aide Suvendu Adhikari, concluded on Thursday evening with an overall voters' turnout of 80.43 pct till 5:30 PM.
Trinamool Congress rules out Mamata Banerjee contesting from another seat
Apr 02, 2021, at 01:10 am
Kolkata/UNI: The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday ruled out Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee contesting from another seat.
Nandigram incident shows Didi losing, she might fight from another seat: Modi taunts Mamata
Apr 01, 2021, at 11:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Taunting his political foe Mamata Banerjee who cried foul over voting in one polling booth in Nandigram, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the West Bengal Chief Minister might look for another seat as she was sure of losing to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Suvendu Adhikari.
Not worried about Nandigram but democracy: Mamata Banerjee
Apr 01, 2021, at 10:49 pm
Nandigram/IBNS: After two-hour long standoff in Nandigram's Boyal, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she was worried about democracy and not her chance to win the seat.
Bengal polls: BJP candidate in Keshpur attacked allegedly by TMC workers, ECI seeks report
Apr 01, 2021, at 07:42 pm
Keshpur/West Medinipur/IBNS: BJP candidate Pritish Ranjan Kuar was attacked and his vehicle was ransacked allegedly by Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers in Keshpur in West Medinipur district of West Bengal on Thursday afternoon, reports said.
Assam Polls 2021: 20.31% votes polled till 9:30 am
Apr 01, 2021, at 06:34 pm
Guwahati/UNI: Around 10.51 per cent voting has been recorded in Assam till 9:30 am for the second phase in 39 seats.
Agree with Mamata, Opposition needs to unite to protect democracy: Mehbooba
Apr 01, 2021, at 06:31 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti said that she agrees with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that opposition parties need to unite against the BJP.
BJP worker's body found hanging at his residence in Nandigram on poll day
Apr 01, 2021, at 06:27 pm
Nandigram/UNI: A BJP worker’s body was found at his Nandigram residence, even as the overall polling remained peaceful, at Nandigram, a high profile assembly constituency in East Medinipur, where the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is pitted against her former aid turned BJP rival Suvendu Adhikari.
Apr 01, 2021, at 01:47 pm
Kolkata: People in thirty constituencies in West Bengal, including the politically crucial Nandigram seat, and 39 in Assam are voting to elect new assemblies on Thursday.
High voltage Nandigram battle between Mamata Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari in Bengal today
Apr 01, 2021, at 06:26 am
Nandigram/IBNS: The much-awaited, high voltage and prestigious fight between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her former lieutenant Suvendu Adhikari will be held in the second phase of West Bengal assembly elections on Thursday.
Time has come to unite against BJP: Mamata Banerjee writes to Sonia Gandhi, other opposition leaders
Apr 01, 2021, at 05:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to ten key opposition leaders including Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi urging all to unite against the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP).
Over 73.44 lakh voters to decide fate of 345 candidates in second phase of Assam poll
Apr 01, 2021, at 02:16 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The stage is set for the second phase of the Assam assembly poll for 39 constituencies which will be held on April 1.
Bengal: Hours before second phase polling, section 144 imposed in entire Nandigram
Apr 01, 2021, at 01:36 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Hours ahead of the polling, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday evening imposed CrPC section 144 in the entire Nandigram and Tamluk in East Medinipur district of West Bengal to avoid any untoward incident, officials said.
Bengal polls: Tension erupts in Barrackpore as TMC, BJP workers clash during nomination filing
Apr 01, 2021, at 01:06 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A clash reportedly broke out between the activists of Trinamool Congress (TMC) and BJP at Barrackpore in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Wednesday during the nomination filing of assembly election's candidates.
Bangladesh releases 61 Indian fishermen
Apr 01, 2021, at 12:25 am
At least 61 Indian fishermen, captured by Bangladesh authorities for illegally fishing in their waters, have been released by Bangladesh, reported Dhaka Tribune.