Politics

BJP govt in West Bengal will speed up CAA implementation: Modi

Katwa: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, April 11, promised to accelerate the provision of citizenship under CAA for Matua, Namasudra and other refugee communities if the BJP came to power in…
Telangana: Ex-Congress leader Jeevan Reddy likely to join BRS on April 20

Hyderabad: Former Telangana Congress leader T Jeevan Reddy is likely to join the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on April 20, during a public meeting of K Chandrasekhar Rao in Jagtial. In a…

Suvendu’s firm grip, ‘skewed’ SIR deletions likely deciders in Nandigram

Kolkata: Shifting loyalties, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) strengthened organisational control and allegations of skewed Special Intensive Revision (SIR) voter deletions seem to have added extra layers of intrigue to Nandigram, making the…
Telangana CM Revanth, others pay tributes to Jyotirao Phule

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, Union Ministers G Kishan Reddy and Bandi Sanjay Kumar, and several other leaders on Saturday, April 11, paid glowing tributes to renowned social reformer Jyotirao…
God sent me to you, says Jeevan Reddy as he meets KCR

Hyderabad: Former Congress minister and Member of Legislative Council (MLC) T Jeevan Reddy, who tendered his resignation to the primary membership of Congress last week, met Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president K…
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar takes oath as Rajya Sabha member

New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday, April 10, took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha. The oath was administered by Rajya Sabha chairman C P Radhakrishnan in…
Telangana: Switch to BRS? Ex-Congress leader Jeevan Reddy set to meet KCR

Hyderabad: Amid speculations of him joining the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), former Congress leader Jeevan Reddy is set to meet BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) on Friday, April 10. Reddy is…

Crackdown on infiltration, Rs 3K aid for women: BJP releases Bengal manifesto

Kolkata: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday, April 10, unveiled its manifesto for the West Bengal Assembly polls, which promised to plug infiltration, implement a Uniform Civil Code and proposed expansive welfare…
Chinese President meets Taiwan’s Opposition leader, says peace common wish

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday, April 10, said peace is the common wish of the people of both sides as he met Taiwan’s opposition leader Cheng Li-wun in Beijing ahead…
India, Mauritius boost strategic partnership

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, during his visit to Mauritius, reaffirmed India’s commitment to deepening bilateral relations with the island nation. In a message to Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam, Jaishankar…
Bengal polls: Easy to fool Muslims, says Humayun Kabir in video shared by TMC

Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Thursday shared a purported video of Humayun Kabir in which the former party leader alleged claims of proximity with the BJP’s leader of opposition, Suvendu Adhikari, and…
Telangana: KTR invites former Congress leader Jeevan Reddy to join party

Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao visited former Congress leader Jeevan Reddy on Thursday, April 9, and invited him to join the pink party. Earlier in the day,…
Posters declaring Samrat Choudhary as Bihar CM put up outside BJP office

Patna: Posters declaring Samrat Choudhary, the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, as the man who would head the new government in the state, on Thursday, April 9, were put up outside the…
Modi targets TMC, says West Bengal regime change ‘cast in stone’

Asansol: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, April 9, asserted that a regime change in West Bengal is inevitable as the TMC’s “repository of sins” has become full. Beginning his speech at…
Can’t treat us like this, Bengal poll observer tells Gyanesh Kumar; removed

Kolkata: A senior election observer was removed from his post after he allegedly challenged Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar during a high-level review meeting on Wednesday, April 8, ahead of the West…