KOLKATA: Trinamool on Sunday show-caused MLA Madan Mitra and censured MP Kalyan Banerjee for controversial remarks on the alleged gang-rape of a student at a Kolkata law college last week even as its slugfest continued with BJP-led opposition over women’s safety in Bengal less than a year after the rape-murder at RG Kar hospital.TMC president…
Photo credit: X/@keyakahe NEW DELHI: Photos of Shweta Khan, also known as Fultusi, who is accused of running a pornographic racket in West Bengal’s Howrah district, have surfaced online with several Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders. This has led to a political controversy, with the BJP attacking chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s government and raising questions about…
Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav sparked controversy. He mentioned castes of IAF officers Vyomika Singh and A K Bharti. He attacked BJP, accusing them of politicizing Operation Sindoor. BJP leaders criticized Yadav’s remarks. They condemned his statement as divisive and disrespectful to the armed forces. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath also slammed Yadav’s casteist…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Sunday hit out at Congress over Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah’s “no need for war with Pakistan” remark and the statement of Karnataka minister R B Timmapur disputing the account that terrorists identified the victims by their faith before killing them.“The entire country wants retaliation against those responsible for terror attacks. PM Narendra…
NEW DELHI: Preliminary reports reaching the home ministry on the communal outbreak in Murshidabad in West Bengal, during protests against the waqf Act, suggest local TMC members had allegedly prompted the Bangladeshi miscreants known to them and part of their “larger network”, to trigger minor law and order disturbances so as to create an impression…
BENGALURU: Karnataka govt is facing growing internal pressure after the leak of the caste census report that has sparked strong opposition from different quarters. Ahead of the special cabinet meeting scheduled on Thursday to discuss the report in detail, senior netas from the influential Vokkaliga and Lingayat caste groups have called meetings of their respective…
JALANDHAR/CHANDIGARH: A grenade explosion targeting the Jalandhar residence of BJP national executive member Manoranjan Kalia Tuesday – the 22nd ‘terror strike’ in Punjab since last Sept – triggered a trail of conspiracy theories linking ISI and the Lawrence Bishnoi gang to the attack and prompted the govt to shunt out state intelligence chief R K…
New Delhi: Congress stepped up its outreach to bolster the organisation at grassroots level, with party president Mallikarjun Kharge and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday urging party district chiefs to put up a united front for upcoming state elections.Addressing the meeting, Rahul said that he emphasised on role of district…
JAMMU: The recent killing of three civilians in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district reverberated in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Monday, with chief minister Omar Abdullah condemning the incident and calling for a thorough probe. Omar and PDP’s Iltija Mufti also raised questions as to how only BJP politicians were allowed to meet the…
NEW DELHI: BJP Rajya Sabha MP Dinesh Sharma and Union minister Krishan Pal Gujar have changed the nameplates of their respective Tughlak Lane houses to Swami Vivekananda Marg.Dinesh Sharma, who performed a housewarming ceremony for his new residence, posted a photo on X with a nameplate on the entrance written Swami Vivekananda Marg.“Today, along with…