Bhutia, vice-president of the Sikkim Democratic Front, contested the Barfung seat in just-concluded Sikkim assembly polls and lost, marking his 6th electoral defeat.
While Congress hopes Ajoy Edwards-led Hamro Party will help it revive its fortune in Darjeeling, it could also benefit BJP if vote gets divided between INDIA bloc parties TMC & Congress.
While there seems to be some support for former foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla’s candidature as an MP nominee in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the road to the ticket isn’t simple.
Political parties take aim at ruling TMC, write to Mamata demanding speedy probe. City saw 24-hr bandh in protest. Accused in custody, police say they will file chargesheet soon.
Anti-TMC ‘United Gorkha Alliance’ formed after series of talks chaired by BJP MP Raju Bista last week. Ruling party in Bengal says not threatened by ‘sudden Opposition unity’.
With the West Bengal govt's push for opening homestays and creating more jobs, private players are being bullish on expanding tea estate tourism in the city.
The screwworm has breached the biological wall established in Panama over decades. The pest is relentlessly marching northwards—helped by Trump’s flailing foreign policy.
New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.
The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.
Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.
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