BJP leaders feel Nandigram could become focus of the Bengal campaign if the issue was raised too much publicly, and help Mamata 'in gaining public sympathy'.
BJP list includes Mamata Banerjee’s former lieutenant in Singur anti-land acquisition movement, plus four MPs, three Trinamool turncoats and economist Ashok Lahiri.
RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha, former Union minister in Modi govt, becomes JD(U) parliamentary board chief. He says his future will be decided by Nitish Kumar.
Sitting BJP MPs Babul Supriyo, Locket Chatterjee & Swapan Dasgupta to contest Bengal polls. In Tamil Nadu, Mahila Morcha chief Vanathi Srinivasan will take on Kamal Haasan.
At a poll campaign in Assam, Shah said Congress is allying with outfits that 'wish to divide the nation' and referred to its alliance with Muslim League in Kerala and ISF in Bengal.
DMK chief M.K. Stalin said his party has opposed the CAA all along, and if it comes to power in Tamil Nadu, the assembly will pass a resolution against it.
Mamata Banerjee has put out her first tweet since allegedly being attacked. Her party observes 14 March as 'Nandigram Divas' in memory of those killed in anti-land acquisition stir.
Six Karnataka MLAs moved court seeking an injunction against media. Plea was filed days after former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi resigned following allegations of sexual harassment.
India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.
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.
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.
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