Mamata has no problem with infiltrators, but with security forces: Modi
May 16, 2019, at 08:35 pm
Dum Dum, May 16 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said Mamata Banerjee doesn't have a problem with those who cross the border and come into West Bengal to create chaos, but she has a problem with security forces.
May 16, 2019, at 07:32 pm
Kolkata, May 16 (IBNS) : Bengali's iconic 19th century social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar has taken the centre stage in West Bengal ahead of the last phase of Lok Sabha polls. It is certainly not corruption or communalism anymore, but the blame game over the desecration of Vidyasagar's bust, that is the poll plank for the remaining nine seats that go to the hustings on May 19.
Guwahati blast: Police recover suspected explosive, bomb-making items
May 16, 2019, at 07:18 pm
Guwahati, May 16 (IBNS): Following the Guwahati blast, the city police on Thursday raided a house at Panjabari area here and recovered huge quantity of explosives, arms and ammunition.
Trinamool goons destroyed bust of Vidyasagar: PM Modi in West Bengal
May 16, 2019, at 07:05 pm
Mathurapur, May 16 (UNI): Accusing the West Bengal Government of trying to "destroy evidence", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday alleged TMC goons spread violence and desecrated the bust of iconic social reformer Vidyasagar.
BJP condemns Pragya Singh Thakur's 'patriot Godse' remark, asks to apologise
May 16, 2019, at 06:42 pm
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has distanced itself from its Bhopal candidate Pragya Singh Thakur's comment where she termed Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse as a "patriot".
Is Mahatma Gandhi anti-national? Omar Abdullah hits out at Pragya's 'patriot Godse' remark
May 16, 2019, at 05:17 pm
Srinagar, May 16 (IBNS): Hitting out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Bhopal candidate Pragya Singh Thakur who called Nathuram Godse a "patriot", former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah questioned whether Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi is an "anti-national".
PM Modi promises to build Vidyasagar's statue, Mamata Banerjee hits back
May 16, 2019, at 04:46 pm
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS): Amid the blame game between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Trinamool Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday promised to build Bengali's social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's statue days after a bust of the icon was vandalised, media reports said.
Nathuram Godse was a patriot, says BJP's Pragya Singh Thakur
May 16, 2019, at 03:43 pm
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS): Malegaon blasts accused and BJP candidate for Bhopal Pragya Singh Thakur on Thursday said Nathuram Godse, the man who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi in 1948, "was a deshbhakt (patriot), is a deshbhakt and will remain one".
Ghulam Nabi Azad says Congress would be ok if it didn't get PM post
May 16, 2019, at 03:39 pm
Patna, May 16 (IBNS): Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday said he party was ok with no getting the PM's post because it's primary objective was not to let the NDA remain in power.
Top JeM commander among 3 militants killed in Pulwama encounter
May 16, 2019, at 02:58 pm
Srinagar, May 16 (UNI): A top commander of the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) was among three militants killed while a civilian died and a soldier martyred in an encounter which ensued during a cordon and search operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Pulwama in the wee hours of Thursday.
Will fight as long as I live: Shibu Soren
May 16, 2019, at 01:49 pm
Dumka, May 16 (UNI): Jharkhand Mukti Morcha supremo and party nominee from Dumka Shibu Soren today said that he would continue to fight the elections as long as he was alive.
Mayawati stands with Mamata against EC's decision
May 16, 2019, at 01:11 pm
Lucknow, May 16 (UNI): Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP) supremo Mayawati hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP for violence in Kolkata during the road show of Amit Shah on Tuesday and raised questioned over the Election Commission's order cutting short campaigning in West Bengal by 19 hours.
Modi questions Mayawati's support to Mamata
May 16, 2019, at 12:53 pm
Mau, May 16 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday questioned as to why Bahujan Samajwadi Party and Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh were supporting All India Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee when the people of Poorvanchal were being targeted by the Trinamool goons.
Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter on between militants and security forces in Kupwara forest
May 16, 2019, at 12:47 pm
Srinagar, May 16 (UNI): A fierce encounter is on between militants and security forces in the forest areas in frontier Kashmir district of Kupwara on Thursday.
Muslim man helps Hindu woman in labour reach hospital during curfew
May 16, 2019, at 12:36 pm
Guwahati, May 16 (IBNS): On May 12, 27-year-old Rubon Das prayed to the God for help because he was unable to get any conveyance to help ferry his pregnant wife to the hospital during the curfew in Assam's Hailakandi district.
Opposition backs Mamata over her claims of EC-BJP nexus in shortening Bengal campaign
May 16, 2019, at 12:10 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata, May 16 (IBNS): Several key opposition parties have come out in an open support for Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee who on Wednesday accused the Election Commission of acting as per the directives of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the poll body shortened the campaign in West Bengal by almost a day.
Modi, Mamata to hold rallies as Bengal enters last day of campaigning
May 16, 2019, at 11:21 am
Kolkata, May 16 (IBNS): After the Election Commission's directive, West Bengal will witness the last day of campaigning on Thursday with both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee holding rallies in different parts of the state.
One soldier, three militants among 5 killed in Pulwama encounter
May 16, 2019, at 10:45 am
Srinagar, May 16 (UNI): A soldier and three militants were among five persons killed and two jawans and civilian injured in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Pulwama in the wee hours of Thursday, official sources said.
CPI (M) candidate moves High Court seeking fresh poll in West Tripura
May 16, 2019, at 10:37 am
Agartala, May 16 (UNI): With the directives of the Supreme Court, CPI (M) candidate in West Tripura parliamentary constituency Shankar Prasad Datta has filed a Writ Petition (WP) to Tripura High Court seeking appropriate direction to hold election to the seat afresh.
Assam: 12 persons injured in Guwahati blast
May 16, 2019, at 08:58 am
Guwahati, May 16 (IBNS): At least 12 people were injured as a blast rocked Guwahati city on Wednesday.
Allegations fly as ECI cuts short poll campaigning in West Bengal
May 15, 2019, at 11:09 pm
Kolkata, May 15 (IBNS): Allegations flew thick and fast following the Election Commission's decision to end election campaigning on Thursday night, instead of Friday, because of the absence of "a level playing field to all candidates" owing to state government pressure. The decision comes a day after a rally led by Amit Shah turned violent on Tuesday with BJP cadres clashing with Trinamool ones in North Kolkata.
Grenade blast rocks Guwahati city, six injured
May 15, 2019, at 10:37 pm
Guwahati, May 15 (IBNS): At least six people were injured in a grenade blast outside a shopping mall in Assam's capital city Guwahati on Wednesday evening, media reports said.
Mamata Banerjee hits streets a day after Amit Shah held mega roadshow in Kolkata
May 15, 2019, at 10:24 pm
Kolkata, May 15 (IBNS): A day after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah held a mega roadshow here, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee hit the streets in a show of strength on Wednesday.
Election Commission's reward for Modi for breaking Vidyasagar statue: Mamata
May 15, 2019, at 09:45 pm
Kolkata, May 15 (IBNS): Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday evening said the ending campaigning a day ahead of schedule was the Election Commission's reward for Narendra Modi for smashing a statue of Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar.
Poll campaign in Bengal cut short as EC cracks whip following violence
May 15, 2019, at 08:48 pm
New Delhi, May 15 (UNI/IBNS): Election Commission of India on Wednesday cut short the campaign in West Bengal by almost a day from 10 pm on Thursday for the Lok Sabha elections in the state for the seventh and final phase of the polls on May 19. The move followed unprecedented violence in a roadshow of BJP national president Amit Shah a day ago.
TMC sees 'outsiders' plot' behind violence in Amit Shah's Kolkata rally, submits video footage to EC
May 15, 2019, at 08:44 pm
New Delhi, May 15 (UNI): Calling BJP president Amit Shah a ‘liar’ and alleging that that clash erupted in Kolkata on Tuesday was a ‘plot by outsiders’ led by the BJP, the Trinamool Congress on Wednesday approached Election Commission and submitted video footage of the ‘attack’ as proof.
Bengal turns battleground for Lok Sabha 2019, BJP holds back to back rallies with PM, Yogi
May 15, 2019, at 08:37 pm
Kolkata, May 15 (IBNS): It seems like Bengal has become the prime battleground of the Lok Sabha election 2019 with the Bharatiya Janata Party resorting to an intense and eventful last leg of campaign over a period of two days continuously ahead eyeing 23 out of the 42 seats in the state.
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“I spoke the historic truth,†says Kamal Haasan on Hindu extremism remarks
May 15, 2019, at 08:20 pm
Madurai, May 15 (UNI): Despite coming under severe criticism for his ‘Hindu extremism’ remarks, an unrelenting Kamal Haasan on Wednesday continued to maintain his stand saying he had only spoken about what was a “historic truth”.
Amid anti-Modi slogans, Priyanka stages roadshow in Varanasi
May 15, 2019, at 07:36 pm
Varanasi, May 15 (UNI): Days before the crucial polling for parliamentary constituency of Varanasi - from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking re-election - Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday staged a roadshow here.
NCP youth members beat up teen for posting lewd comments against Supriya Sule
May 15, 2019, at 07:18 pm
Kolhapur, May 15 (UNI): The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) students wing members here on Wednesday reportedly beat up an 18-year-old for allegedly posting lewd comments on a Facebook video of NCP supremo Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule.