The actor was one of 20 names the BJP announced from West Bengal Saturday. But his candidature faced backlash not only from rivals but also from within the party.
Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh & party MLA Tapas Roy both have said they will not campaign for Kolkata North MP Bandopadhyay if he is picked as a candidate for polls.
TMC strongman now suspended by party was arrested Thursday for 'attacking ED officials'. He's also been accused of turning farm land into fish ponds and sexually assaulting local women.
Hindutva has pushed once-visible Muslim clergy behind scenes & underlined its credibility crisis. Ordinary Muslims increasingly feel they achieved little by posing faith in Ulema.
3 of 8 SP MLAs who cross-voted or abstained from voting in Rajya Sabha polls represent assembly segments in Amethi & Rae Bareli from where Gandhi siblings are expected to contest.
Of the 195 candidates on 1st list, 28 are women, 47 are below age of 50 yrs, 27 are from Scheduled Castes, 18 belong to Scheduled Tribes and 57 are from OBC community.
Leaders privy to seat-sharing talks among constituents of MVA say Thackeray, Pawar & Kharge will also hold final round of talks with VBA chief Prakash Ambedkar in coming days.
Gambhir says he wants to ‘focus on upcoming cricket commitments’. The cricketer-turned-politician clinched East Delhi Lok Sabha seat for BJP by defeating AAP’s Atishi in 2019.
The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said that the ongoing conflict in West Asia illustrates that speed is no longer merely an enabler of warfare but a distinct capability.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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