Kolkata: Just weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi brought the Bengali snack ‘jhalmuri’ into the national spotlight, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is now using the same as a symbol of celebration, as early trends in the Assembly elections show the party surging ahead. ‘Jhalmuri’...
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reached the counting centre for the high-profile Bhabanipur assembly constituency Monday afternoon, following allegations that a TMC agent had been forced out. Banerjee reached Sakhawat Memorial Govt Girls' High School, the designated counting venue at Lord Sinha Road,...
Kolkata: Security around West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence in Kalighat in the city was beefed up Monday afternoon following a directive of the Election Commission after a group of people reached near the place and raised 'Jai Sree Ram' slogans near her home,...
New Delhi: The 'None of the Above' or NOTA option has once again not found favour among voters, the Election Commission data on the result of polls to five assemblies shows. Except for Assam, the NOTA option has not crossed the one per cent mark....
Kolkata: Signalling a potential political churn in West Bengal, long dominated by TMC's Mamata Banerjee, the BJP crossed the halfway mark Monday, leading in 193 assembly seats against the TMC's 94 as counting progressed, according to Election Commission data. With the majority mark of 148...
Guwahati: Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi lost to BJP's Hitendranath Goswami by 23,182 votes in the Jorhat Assembly seat Monday, according to the Election Commission. Gogoi, the sitting MP of Jorhat, polled 46,257 votes, while Goswami secured 69,439 votes, retaining the seat for a third...
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha, Sagarika Ghose, Monday alleged a delay in vote counting in West Bengal, which went to polls in two phases last month. As counting trends put the BJP ahead of the Trinamool in Bengal, Ghose, in...
Yerevan (Armenia): European leaders Monday said US President Donald Trump's snap decision to pull thousands of American troops out of Germany came as a surprise but is a fresh sign that Europe must take care of its own security. The Pentagon announced last week that...
Dubai: The United States kicked off an effort to "guide" stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Strait of Hormuz, as it tries to counter economic disruptions that outlasted the peak of fighting with no peace deal in sight. A day after US President Donald Trump announced...
New Delhi: India's manufacturing sector activity witnessed mild recoveries in growth of new business intakes and production, but rates of increase were the second-weakest in nearly four years. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index rose from 53.9 in March to 54.7 in...
Every few years, India calls in its envoys for a reality check. At the 11th Heads of Mission Conference recently,...
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The growing tendency of different state police forces to cross jurisdictional boundaries in order to arrest individuals for their opinions...
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In the past, it was considered rather difficult to contest assembly elections without a recognisable chief ministerial candidate’s face as...
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The Pentagon’s announcement on 2 May to significantly reduce American troop presence in Germany marks a pivotal moment in the...
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