East India

Deeply outraged by the arbitrary incarceration of Hidme Markam, an Adivasi human rights defender and environmental activist, for over 42 days, more than a thousand activists, academics, concerned citizens from across the globe sent a petition to Bhupesh Baghel, the Chief Minister, Chhattisgarh calling upon him to immediate ensure the release of Hidme Markam and take pro-active steps to end the cycle of repression against Adivasis in Chhattisgarh.

The Election Commission in West Bengal has ordered curtains on road shows/pad yatras, cycle rallies and public meetings with up to 500 persons allowed with social distancing.

Mahadev Pramanik, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker thrashed a 10-year-old boy Mahadev Sharma over his refusal to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ on Monday afternoon in West Bengal's Nadia.

With the poll-bound West Bengal reeling under the pressure of tackling the second wave of the coronavirus, Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien, late on Sunday, announced that Chief Minister and party supremo Mamata Banerjee will not be campaigning in Kolkata anymore.

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Sunday demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's resignation for "mishandling" of the coronavirus second wave and alleged that the PM failed in planning to contain the rise in the number of infections.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that he will be suspending his remaining campaign rallies in the poll bound state West Bengal due to the COVID-19 surge and urged all political leaders to "think about the consequences of holding large public rallies."

Five COVID-19 patients were killed in a fire at the ICU of a private hospital in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur city on Saturday.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday said that she will call upon the Election Commission to stop the BJP from bringing "outsiders" during campaigning, squarely blaming the saffron party for exacerbating the COVID-19 situation in the poll bound state.

The 23-year-old arrived in India more than a year ago to attend a congregation in Markaz, the headquarters of Tablighi Jama'at, which took place a week before India announced nationwide lockdown.

Election Commission of India (ECI) has imposed a 24-hour ban on West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh for violation of Model Code of Conduct, prohibits him from campaigning from 7 pm on April 15 to 7 pm on April 16.

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday predicted that the Bharatiya Janata Party would not win even 70 seats in the state Assembly polls, dismissing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim that the saffron party had already won 100 seats.

"I am really sad and ashamed, I haven't seen this kind of PM who crosses the line while speaking. I have worked for all religions. What have I not done? Now only one thing is left, 'BJP hatao desh bachao'. Left and Congress are BJP agents," Banerjee said.