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Party says EC decisions ‘partisan, biased’: TMC demands police be allowed near polling booths, tally of all VVPATsSubscriber Only
March 20, 2021 04:33 IST
“It is becoming increasingly clear that free, fair and transparent elections in the state of West Bengal is becoming a distant reality,” said the letter, which was signed by TMC MPs Derek O'Brien, Saugata Roy and Mahua Moitra among others.
Sat, Mar 20, 2021
Larger question is if some abusing social media to defame India, promote secessionism: PrasadSubscriber Only
March 19, 2021 01:48 IST
Prasad said that it was a “larger question” to be considered whether “some people abuse social media internationally to defame India, to promote secessionism”.
Fri, Mar 19, 2021
Change policy on Myanmar refugees: Mizo MP in Rajya SabhaSubscriber Only
March 17, 2021 04:11 IST
The MP made a plea to the MHA to allow them to enter the country as they were fleeing in distress, and “sending them back would mean killing them”.
Wed, Mar 17, 2021
Deshbhakti the keyword as AAP renews national expansion bidSubscriber Only
March 16, 2021 02:35 IST
While one of AAP’s calling cards is its work in health and education in Delhi, party strategists say they cannot “make the same mistakes the opposition, and the Congress have made”.
Tue, Mar 16, 2021
BJP conspiracy to kill Mamata Banerjee: TMC to ECSubscriber Only
March 13, 2021 04:33 IST
The West Bengal Chief Minister was, meanwhile, discharged from Kolkata’s SSKM Hospital on Friday evening.
Sat, Mar 13, 2021
Behind Trivendra Singh Rawat’s exit: concentration of power, rule of officials, growing anti-incumbencySubscriber Only
March 10, 2021 04:30 IST
Centralisation of power with the Chief Minister's Office was one of the primary causes of discontent among MLAs and other party leaders.
Wed, Mar 10, 2021
Will campaign to defeat BJP, people will decide best alternative: CPI(ML) gen secySubscriber Only
March 06, 2021 05:19 IST
For many months now, CPI(ML) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya has maintained, in a stance that differs from the other Left parties, that the primary objective should be to combat the growth of the BJP in Bengal.
Sat, Mar 06, 2021
West Bengal elections: Eye on Siddiqui, TMC works on counter-plan with cautionSubscriber Only
March 04, 2021 03:33 IST
Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, TMC MP and chief whip in the Rajya Sabha, said Siddiqui is a “fundamentalist”, and association with his ISF may backfire for the Left and Congress.
Thu, Mar 04, 2021
Symbolism to schemes, TMC goes all out to woo woman voterSubscriber Only
March 01, 2021 03:32 IST
A TMC leader said the move is based both on Banerjee’s popularity among women and their anticipation of what the BJP campaign will be.
Mon, Mar 01, 2021
In Bengal BJP chief’s Durga remarks, Trinamool finds strategy to push ‘outsider’ tagSubscriber Only
February 21, 2021 05:57 IST
Speaking to The Indian Express, Dilip Ghosh slammed the Trinamool for using “Durga for political purposes”.
Sun, Feb 21, 2021
Fresh blow to TMC: MP Trivedi quits RS, praising Modi in HouseSubscriber Only
February 13, 2021 04:30 IST
“Why do we come into politics? We come into politics for the country,” TMC MP Dinesh Trivedi said, adding that the time had come to decide “if the country is bigger, your side is bigger or you yourself are bigger”.
Sat, Feb 13, 2021
Fresh blow to TMC: MP Trivedi quits RS, praising Modi in HouseSubscriber Only
February 13, 2021 03:32 IST
Trinamool sources said that while there had been signs of tension, Trivedi's announcement caught them by surprise. A senior Trinamool leader said, “There was a feeling that Trivedi was soft on the PM, not forceful enough in Parliament."
Sat, Feb 13, 2021
One nation one everything so why two mandis: Deepender HoodaSubscriber Only
February 13, 2021 01:38 IST
“In 70 years, the highest the unemployment rate has been is in the Narendra Modi government, and the gap between the richest and the poorest is the highest now,” he said.
Sat, Feb 13, 2021
TMC MP Dinesh Trivedi resigns from Rajya Sabha, says ‘feeling suffocated’Subscriber Only
February 12, 2021 14:17 IST
Trivedi said that he was forced to make a decision, and had to follow his “conscience” after looking at “the kind of violence taking place in his state” of West Bengal and that he would continue to work for “Bengal and the country.”
Fri, Feb 12, 2021
With Indian capitalists who want to use their capital in India: LekhiSubscriber Only
February 11, 2021 06:37 IST
Even as the opposition attacked the government on its treatment of PSUs, BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi said some of them had become a burden on the consolidated fund of India and need to be “redone” to bring new life into them.
Thu, Feb 11, 2021
5 questions: RJD MP Manoj Jha on J&K representation in Rajya SabhaSubscriber Only
February 10, 2021 10:50 IST
RJD MP Manoj Jha speaks to The Indian Express on J&K representation in Rajya Sabha
Wed, Feb 10, 2021
Amid standoff, PM bids Azad a tearful farewell: Door always open for youSubscriber Only
February 10, 2021 04:50 IST
Modi broke down several times during his 13-minute speech, as he recalled his close association with Azad. “At a personal level, I would request him to not consider that he is not in the House. My door is always open for all of you... I will always expect, and value, your views,” Modi said.
Wed, Feb 10, 2021
Farewell notes from J&K MPs: From poetry for Pandits to statehood appealSubscriber Only
February 10, 2021 02:27 IST
While Congress’s Azad shared his experiences as a college student in Kashmir and hoped for the end of militancy, PDP MPs Nazir Ahmad Laway and Mir Mohammad Fayaz asked for restoration of statehood — with the latter praising the Centre’s Ujjwala scheme.
Wed, Feb 10, 2021
Don’t repeat Shaheen Bagh, Govt tells Opposition; Ghulam Nabi Azad calls for repealSubscriber Only
February 04, 2021 04:12 IST
Farmers protest: Our doors always open to resolve issue, says govt in Upper House; ruckus mars Lok Sabha.
Thu, Feb 04, 2021
Farm laws: Opposition seeks repeal, govt says door open for talksSubscriber Only
February 04, 2021 03:50 IST
Several members from the Opposition and Treasury benches participated in the debate on the three contentious farm laws, which are being opposed by farmers on the borders of Delhi, in the Upper House as part of the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address. Taking a look at the speeches on Wednesday: Ghulam Nabi Azad […]
Thu, Feb 04, 2021
Villages, farmers at heart of Budget; steps to strengthen mandis: PMSubscriber Only
February 02, 2021 11:15 IST
Centred on ‘jaan’ and ‘jahaan’, says Prime minister.
Tue, Feb 02, 2021
Election-bound states get an infrastructure push in BudgetSubscriber Only
February 02, 2021 01:10 IST
As it campaigns in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, the BJP will focus on the measures in the Budget for the farmers.
Tue, Feb 02, 2021
Authoritarianism, majoritarianism played role in 2019 polls: Hamid Ansari in new bookSubscriber Only
January 31, 2021 04:36 IST
Former Vice President Hamid Ansari says that for many decades after Independence, a “pluralist view of nationalism and Indianness” characterized India’s thinking, but recently has been supplanted by one that “threatens to rule out dissent”.
Sun, Jan 31, 2021
Slogan row can help us, but must watch for BJP trap: TMC leadersSubscriber Only
January 30, 2021 05:18 IST
BJP sources admitted that the slogans at the event were “inappropriate” and that they had given TMC a political tool. But while there is discomfort within, BJP has publicly questioned why Banerjee has a problem with Jai Shri Ram slogans.
Sat, Jan 30, 2021
Police stopped water tankers, removed langar at Singhu, says Chadha as Kejriwal speaks against cases on farmersSubscriber Only
January 30, 2021 04:27 IST
The AAP leader also said that the langar the government had set up was packed up by the police on the night of January 26, and that there was a clear distinction between “lumpen elements” at the Red Fort and farmers raising legitimate demands.
Sat, Jan 30, 2021Journalism of Courage
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