Pandey claims his vehicle was attacked by a mob, describing the incident as a 'joint conspiracy' to murder him. Meanwhile, the TMC has accused the BJP of trying to create anarchy in Bengal.
TMC wrested Raiganj, Bagda and Ranaghat Dakshin seats from BJP, while retaining Maniktala in assembly bypolls held on 10 July. Mamata Banerjee hailed it as ‘victory of the people’.
Ex-Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh was fielded from Bardhaman-Durgapur instead of his seat Medinipur and lost Lok Sabha polls to TMC's Kirti Azad. This was Ghosh’s first poll defeat.
BJP has successfully executed 'Operation Lotus' in Goa, Maharashtra, and Karnataka. Mamata Banerjee must repair internal friction and fight harder to prevent this fate for TMC.
While addressing a rally, CM Mamata Banerjee had made remarks against Hindu organisations, including Kartik Maharaj's Bharat Sevashram Sangha, sparking political row in West Bengal.
Rekha Patra was at the frontlines of the women’s protest against TMC’s Shahjahan Sheikh in Sandeshkhali, which comes under the Muslim-dominated Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency.
Even as BJP aims to pull off a repeat of its 2019 sweep of North Bengal, TMC is on an offensive to claim Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, Raiganj, Balurghat, and Darjeeling seats.
The BJP workers and leaders got disheartened in 2021 after being forced to work for ex-TMC leaders in their party—their sworn enemies. This even led to violent protests.
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.
India must dedicate its efforts to solidify Quad as a serious security alliance and signal to the world that it values its values-based relationship with US above transactional ties.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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