Don't worry for Nandigram, will accept verdict, says Mamata as confusion prevails over result
May 03, 2021, at 12:47 am
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said she is accepting the verdict of the people of Nandigram even as confusion prevailed over who won the high-profile seat in the West Bengal Assembly.
I had targeted to win 221 seats: Mamata Banerjee
May 03, 2021, at 12:02 am
Kolkata: Scoring a landslide victory, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said her party's target in the Assembly poll was to win 221 seats.
West Bengal: BJP alleges party office set on fire allegedly by TMC in Hooghly shortly after results
May 03, 2021, at 12:01 am
Kolkata: Soon after the results of West Bengal assembly election 2021 was declared, which has cleared the comeback of Mamata Banerjee as state's chief minister, BJP on Sunday evening alleged that one of its party offices in Arambagh in Hooghly district was vandalized and torched by TMC workers.
Karnataka govt relaxes lockdown norms; essential service shops to open till 6 pm
May 02, 2021, at 11:29 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: With crowds increasing, the Karnataka government has modified its lockdown order allowing milk booths, sale of fruits and vegetables on pushcarts from 0600 hrs to 1800 hrs from Sunday.
May 02, 2021, at 10:45 pm
Kolkata: In her first address to party workers after clinching the Assembly polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said her first priority will be to fight the COVID-19 challenge.
Conflicting reports on Mamata win: Report suggests counting yet to conclude
May 02, 2021, at 10:44 pm
Amid the news that Mamata Banerjee has won the Nandigram seat in a cliffhanger against her former lieutenant and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Suvendu Adhikari, reports from the constitutency said the counting is still on and the result has not been declared officially. Mamata meanwhile addressed people emerging out of her room and asked all to return home and wait for her press conference at 6 pm. She urged everyone to take Covid19 precautions. After being in a wheel chair since mid March from an injury in Nandigram, she was seen on her feet.
Prashant Kishor quits election management after ensuring Mamata Banerjee's TMC election victory
May 02, 2021, at 10:37 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Election strategist Prashant Kishor, who spearheaded Mamata Banerjee's 2021 election victory, on Sunday announced that he will quit his election management job and hand over I-PAC to his employees to run the show.
Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman wish Mamata Banerjee over West Bengal Assembly poll results
May 02, 2021, at 10:31 pm
New Delhi: Defence Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Rajnath Singh on Sunday congratulated West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee after her party registered a thumping victory in the Assembly polls to return to power for a third straight term.
Seven-day 'complete lockdown' imposed in Haryana
May 02, 2021, at 10:24 pm
New Delhi/Chandigarh/UNI: The Haryana government has imposed a complete seven-day lockdown in the state starting May 3, Health Minister Anil Vij said Sunday.
May 02, 2021, at 10:13 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a close contest with her former lieutenant and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Suvendu Adhikari, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee won from Nandigram as the results of the state assembly elections are declared on Sunday, according a news agency report.
Mamata Banerjee wins Nandigram
May 02, 2021, at 10:01 pm
Nandigram: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee successfully won the politically crucial Nandigram seat by beating Bharatiya Janata Party's opponent Suvendu Adhikari.
Prashant Kishor decides to quit as poll strategist while basking in glory of Trinamool win
May 02, 2021, at 09:55 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata: Election strategist Prashant Kishore had predicted the future correctly last year when he had tweeted that the Bharatiya Janata Party will not cross the double-digit mark in the West Bengal Assembly polls and the latest vote count figures are echoing the same as the lotus brigade is yet to tally even 80 seats in the state.
TMC inches closer to 3rd term victory in Bengal, BJP yet to accept defeat
May 02, 2021, at 08:57 pm
Kolkata/UNI: As the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) is heading for a third term victory in Bengal, leading in 206 of the 294 seats, rival BJP is yet to concede defeat as its spokesman Amit Malvia said the party will "wait till the end of 15 rounds of counting."
Mehbooba Mufti, Sharad Pawar wish Mamata Banerjee over West Bengal Assembly polls results
May 02, 2021, at 08:23 pm
New Delhi: Senior Kashmir politician and former state CM Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday congratulated West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee after her Trinamool Congress registered a massive lead in the ongoing Assembly polls.
People have blessed us to retain power in Assam: Sarbananda Sonowal
May 02, 2021, at 08:12 pm
Guwahati/UNI: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said that the people of Assam have blessed us to retain power in the state.
May 02, 2021, at 08:07 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The Election Commission (EC) has taken serious note of some reports coming in of congregation of people to celebrate the anticipated victory of respective parties.
Assembly polls: TMC sweeping Bengal, DMK leading in TN, LDF in Kerala, NDA in Assam, NRC in Pondy
May 02, 2021, at 07:55 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, DMK-led Congress alliance in Tamil Nadu, BJP-led NDA in Assam, LDF in Kerala and N R Congress-led BJP alliance in Puducherry, are leading in more than half of the seats in their respective states as per the trends of counting of votes for Assembly elections on Sunday.
Mamata Banerjee leads in Nandigram after round 11
May 02, 2021, at 07:55 pm
Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, who had been trailing in Nandigram since the counting started, is currently leading over BJP's Suvendu Adhikari by 3327 votes after the completion of 11th round of counting.
Indian envoy in Bangladesh now pushes for Covaxin
May 02, 2021, at 07:44 pm
With the supply of Covid vaccine Covishield disrupted, Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Vikram Doraiswami is now pushing for another option – Covaxin produced indigenously by his country.
Didi, jio Didi: Akhilesh Yadav lauds Mamata Banerjee on TMC's huge lead in Bengal polls
May 02, 2021, at 07:29 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav came out with all praises for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee whose Trinamool Congress (TMC) has taken a huge lead over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the results of assembly elections are coming out on Sunday.
Congratulations Mamata Banerjee for landslide victory: Arvind Kejriwal
May 02, 2021, at 07:29 pm
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday congratulated West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after her Trinamool Congress registered a victory in the state Assembly polls by overcoming the challenge thrown by Bharatiya Janata Party following the Lok Sabha polls in 2019.
Taiwan delivers medical oxygen concentrators and cylinders to India
May 02, 2021, at 07:10 pm
New Delhi: To express strong friendship with India in its fight against a new wave of Covid 19 pandemic, Taiwan is delivering critical medical supplies to India. The first batch of 150 oxygen concentrators and 500 oxygen cylinders arrived in New Delhi on Sunday.
MK Stalin's DMK all set to form govt in Tamil Nadu
May 02, 2021, at 06:18 pm
Chennai/IBNS: MK Stalin's DMK and its alliance is all set to form a government in Tamil Nadu.
Bengal Poll Results: TMC touches 200-mark, Mamata still trails in Nandigram
May 02, 2021, at 05:49 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Despite Mamata Banerjee's trailing in Nandigram so far, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has touched the 200-mark as the results for the West Bengal assembly elections are coming out on Sunday.
BJP led alliance crosses magic figure of 64 in Assam in initial counting
May 02, 2021, at 04:44 pm
Guwahati/IBNS/UNI: The ruling BJP-led-alliance in Assam is in course to come back to power again, as in the initial round of counting, the alliance has already crossed the magic figure 64, numbers needed to form the government in 126 member assembly.
Bengal Poll Results: TMC comfortably ahead of BJP now, Mamata trails in Nandigram
May 02, 2021, at 04:14 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress has taken a comfortable lead over its prime opponent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the results of the West Bengal assembly elections are coming out on Sunday.
DMK ahead in TN, LDF in Kerala, NDA in Assam, TMC & BJP neck-to-neck in Bengal
May 02, 2021, at 04:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: As per early trends of counting of votes for Assembly elections, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led Congress alliance is leading in Tamil Nadu, while the All India Trinamool Congress is ahead in West Bengal, BJP-led NDA in Assam, Left Democratic Front in Kerala and All India N R Congress-led BJP alliance gaining in Puducherry.
Nandigram: Suvendu leads by over 8000 votes, Mamata trails after third round
May 02, 2021, at 03:59 pm
Even as the ruling Trinamool Congress takes a lead in West Bengal as the counting progressed, BJP's Nandigram candidate Suvendu Adhikari is leading over TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee by over 8200 votes after the completion of third round of counting, reports said.
Bengal election result: TMC’s Firhad Hakim leading in Kolkata Port
May 02, 2021, at 03:42 pm
Kolkata/UNI: TMC’s Firhad Hakim is leading in Kolkata Port with a margin of 6,300 votes.
Early trends show AIADMK, DMK in neck and neck race in Tamil Nadu
May 02, 2021, at 03:34 pm
Chennai/UNI: The ruling AIADMK and the Opposition DMK are involved in a neck and neck race as counting of votes began amid tight security and strict COVID protocols on Sunday.