Tuesday, March 19, 2024

East India

Bihar: BJP to contest 17 seats, JD(U) 16, Chirag 5; old allies Paras, Kushwaha upset over seat sharing

The NDA finalised its seat-sharing in Bihar for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections Monday, allotting 17 seats to the BJP, 16 to the Janata Dal (United), five to the Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) and one each to Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) and Upendra Kushwaha’s Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM).

Hindutva chants, vandalising Muslims’ properties, Police violence: What happened in Darbhanga on Basant Panchami?

Violence erupted in various areas of Darbhanga district, Bihar, on February 15 and 16 during Saraswati Visarjan Pooja, also known as Basant Panchmi, a Hindu festival commemorating the goddess Saraswati and symbolizing the onset of spring.

Mamata Banerjee suffers major injury in accident, taken to hospital, says TMC

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has suffered a major injury in an accident, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) said on Thursday.

‘No NRC, detention camps,’ says Mamata Banerjee as CAA implemented

The Trinamool Congress will oppose the National Register of Citizens if the Union government tries to carry out the exercise in the state after the implementation of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said at on Monday.

Cricketer Yusuf Pathan is TMC candidate from Berhampore Lok Sabha seat

Cricketer Yusuf Pathan will contest elections from Berhampore Lok Sabha constituency as Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate, according to the candidate list released by Mamata Banerjee's party for all 42 Lok Sabha seats of West Bengal.

“He was in touch with BJP while hearing cases”: Mamata on former Calcutta HC judge who joined BJP

Former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after resigning from his judicial role, has became the first High Court judge in India to give up his position to enter into the field of politics.

As thousands gather in Patna, Opp leaders declare “with full confidence”: “BJP will be ousted”

A mass public rally on a Sunday at the historic Gandhi Maidan in Bihar’s Patna, hosted by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), witnessed thousands sloganeering in support of the INDIA alliance ahead of Lok Sabha elections.
- Advertisement -

Despair looms over Sijimali, as tribals continue 365-day struggle to save their hills

Odisha’s tribal community finds itself in a rut in its decades-long fight against private players that seek to mine minerals in the Niyamgiri hill range. For the past 365...

Meet Shams Aalam from Bihar who receives two world No.1 rankings at Reykjavik Games

Mohammad Shams Aalam Shaikh won 6 gold medals at the Reykjavik International Games held at Laugardalslaug Iceland from 26-28 January 2024, whilst representing India.
- Advertisement -

NIA arrests 16 Muslims in Bengal Ram Navami violence case; BJP leaders hail central agency

One year after violence during Ram Navami celebrations in West Bengal, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested 16 Muslims, accused of 'conspiring and carrying out a communal attack' during a Ram Navami procession in the Dalkhola area of West Bengal's Uttar Dinajpur district in March last year.

“Why creating controversy naming lion and lioness after Sita & Akbar?’: Calcutta HC suggests state to change animals’ names

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday urged the State to consider renaming the lioness named 'Sita,' a revered goddess among Hindus, and the lion named Akbar to avoid ‘controversy’.
- Advertisement -

IPS officer to Bengal BJP leaders: “How dare you label me a Khalistani! Is this your level?”

Angry about being targeted with a "Khalistani" remark, a Sikh IPS officer responded to West Bengal BJP leaders, including Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, urging them to refrain from stereotyping and respect his faith.

2024 Elections: AIMIM may field more candidates from Seemanchal region of Bihar

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) is planning to field more candidates from the Seemanchal region of Bihar in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, party chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi said on Saturday.
- Advertisement -

Supreme Court takes cognizance of prisoners getting pregnant in Bengal jails

The Supreme Court on Friday took cognizance of the issue of some women prisoners lodged in West Bengal’s correctional homes getting pregnant. This comes after the Calcutta High Court...

Chhattisgarh: Opposition protest cutting of 15000 trees in Hasdeo area, 30 MLAs get suspended

On Wednesday, the opposition in the Chhattisgarh assembly created an uproar in the state assembly over the cutting of more than 15,000 trees in the biodiversity-rich Hasdeo Aranya region...
- Advertisement -

“Life is a battle,” Hemant Soren on his arrest

Hemant Soren, the Chief Minister of Jharkhand and leader of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), was arrested on Wednesday night following over seven hours of interrogation by the Enforcement Directorate regarding purported land ownership.

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren in custody, Champai Soren to take over as CM

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren was taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate this evening, minutes after quitting the post. Transport minister Champai Soren, one of the veteran leaders of the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, will step into his shoes.
- Advertisement -