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CPM candidate-Kolkata doctor, who conducts dialysis for Rs 50, is a 7-time plasma donor

Fuad Halim, doctor & son of ex-Bengal Speaker Hashim Abdul Halim, had drawn attention last year for providing dialysis services to the poor during last year's Covid lockdown.

Amarinder, Sidhu in spat again as crisis in Punjab Congress deepens over desecration row 

In interview to a Punjab TV channel, CM Amarinder accuses Sidhu of indiscipline & looking to leave Congress while Sidhu retorts that he was only fighting for justice on desecration issue.

Mumbai Congress protests against city-based beverage maker for ad mocking Sonia & Rahul Gandhi

In statement, Mumbai Congress said it ‘vandalised’ the premises of Storia Foods & Beverages for the ad, which the party alleges, has 'defamatory' images of Sonia Gandhi & Rahul Gandhi.

Deve Gowda writes letter to Modi, calls for postponement of local polls to curb Covid spread

All large public gatherings should be banned for next six months and election victory celebrations curtailed, the JD(S) supremo said, offering suggestions to contain the spread.

Murshidabad is rare Bengal pocket where CPM-Congress alliance is still a force to reckon with

Murshidabad district, which votes today, has a 70% Muslim populace. CPI(M) and Congress still continue to dominate the area and pose serious threat to Trinamool.

Haryana chief secy wants lockdown in Gurugram & Faridabad, Dushyant agrees but Khattar says no

In his recommendation, Haryana Chief Secretary Vijay Vardhan said if the recent uptick of Covid cases in Gurugram & Faridabad continued, their health infrastructure could collapse.

Centre ‘hijacking’ stocks, can’t vaccinate 18-45 group from 1 May, 4 Congress-ruled states say

State ministers said they are prepared for the next phase of vaccination drive from May 1, but the manufacturers have expressed inability to provide them vaccine shots.

System has failed, important to do ‘Jan ki baat’, Rahul Gandhi says on Modi’s Mann ki Baat day

His comments came on a day PM Modi in his 'Mann ki Baat' radio programme said the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has shaken the country.

In last leg of Bengal polls, Mamata on offensive as PM cancels rallies, Congress hit by Covid

CM Mamata Banerjee is focusing her attention on Murshidabad that holds 22 seats, apart from Malda, Kolkata, Birbhum. West Burdwan and South Dinajpur will also vote in these phases.

Probe against Badals in 2015 firing case ‘political agenda’ of current Punjab govt, says HC

In a scathing judgment, Punjab and Haryana HC quashed the probe into two FIRs in the case of police firing on Sikh protesters following incidents of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib.

On Camera

The Bengal voter is silent. Is it fear or quiet determination?

The silence may have to do with the state’s history of political violence. During the 2021 post-poll violence, BJP leaders 'ran away leaving their voters at the mercy of the mob'.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.