Political

31 Jul

Congress suspends 3 Jharkhand MLAs caught in West Bengal cash haul

editorPoliticalJharkhand, West Bengal

The Congress party on Sunday suspended three MLAs after the West Bengal police found a large amount of money in their car on Saturday. The police said that the cash amount was around Rs 48 to 50 lakh but did not give the exact figure now. Jharkhand Congress time-honored secretary and party in-charge Avinash Pandey said, "The three MLAs, who were arrested yesterday with mountains of cash, have been suspended from the celebrations with spot effect." Three MLAs, Irfan Ansari, Rajesh Kachhap and Naman Bixal Kongari were traveling in an SUV on National Highway-16 in Ranihati when the police intercepted…

31 Jul

Mann Ki Baat: Nation will witness a historic moment as India turns 75, says PM Modi

editorPoliticalPM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 91st edition of his monthly radio program Mann Ki Baat on Sunday (July 31, 2022). In his address, Prime Minister Modi noted that India is set to witness a grand and ancient second as India completes 75 years of independence and said he was happy to see the "Azadi Ka Amrita Mohotsav" a mass movement come to an end." “We are all going to witness the historic moment of 75 years of our independence. The elixir of independence is turning into a mass movement. People from all walks of life and people from every…

31 Jul

‘Maafi Maango’: Mahua Moitra asks PM Modi to APOLOGISE, calls THIS BJP leader ‘Drama Bahu’

editorPoliticalPM Modi

Trinamool MP Mahua Maitra on Sunday (July 31, 2022) took a dig at Union Minister Smriti Irani in a tweet and also appealed to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to hand over the microphone to the opposition on Monday so they can question Prime Minister Narendra. Modi apologizes to Gujarat BJP MLA for rape of a woman. Moitra tweeted, “Lady raped and limited by means of BJP Guj Minister Arjunsinh for 5 yrs. Expecting Hon’ble @ombirlakota to hand mic to Oppn as SOON as he enters LS on Monday so we can ask PMji to Maafi Maango. Equality earlier than…

30 Jul

Partha Chatterjee, aide Arpita bought farmhouse together for 20 lakh rupees, deed shows

editorPolitical, West Bengal

Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee and his aide Arpita Mukhopadhyay were arrested. They owned a joint property in Santiniketan. The two accused in the Bengal SSC scam case bought a joint property in 2012. A document accessed by India Today showed that the farmhouse bought by the duo cost Rs 20 lakh. Earlier in the day, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had initiated proceedings to freeze at least three bank accounts of Arpita Mukherjee, in which they found at least Rs 2 crore. Several "shell company" bank accounts of Mukherjee are also under the ED scanner. An ED sleuth said the…

29 Jul

‘Slip of tongue’: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury apologises to President Murmu over ‘Rashtrapatni’ remark

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Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday tendered a written apology to President Droupadi Murmu for referring to her as 'Rashtrapatni' in the Lok Sabha, and launched an assault against Union minister Smriti Irani for disrespecting the President and the use of derogatory language in opposition to birthday celebration president Sonia Gandhi. "I am writing to express my feel sorry about for having mistakenly used an flawed phrase to describe the function you [President] hold. I assure you that it was once a slip of the tongue. I apologise and request you to be given the same," reads his letter…

29 Jul

‘Theft’ at Partha Chatterjee’s daughter’s house in Baruipur

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The miscreants allegedly entered a sprawling Baruipur bungalow on Wednesday night and took away some substances in a quality bag. While leaving, the boys pass behind a fuel cylinder in front of the main entrance of the locked bungalow. Caretaker Abu Taher Sardar - who is also the functionary of Baruipur Zilla Parishad - said the property belonged to Sohini Chatterjee, daughter of former education minister Partha Chatterjee, who lives in the US. Located in Puri, Begumpur under Tentulia Gram Panchayat, the bungalow bears the nameplate "Sohini". Jamal Ali Mollah, who is opposite the bungalow, said that on Wednesday night,…

29 Jul

Mosquito Nets, Rain, Idlis: Day 2nd Of 50-Hour Protest Outside Parliament By Suspended MPs

editorIndia, Political

The Opposition has chosen the entrance of parliament for its 50-hour protest against the suspension of MPs. Several Opposition leaders shared images of the 5 MPs who spent their 2nd night out in the open, on the lawns near Mahatma Gandhi’s statue. The MPs can be viewed sleeping in mosquito nets in the photos.Trinamool MP Derek O’Brien, in a tweet at 1 am, advised parliament to cancel the suspension of 27 MPs who have been suspended for in search of a dialogue on fee rise. Derek O’Brien wrote “Update. It’s one in the morning. #Parliament 29 July. Pic from dharna…

29 Jul

Youth hacked to death in Karnataka, third murder in Mangaluru in last 2 weeks

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A 23-year-old man was hacked to dying by using an unidentified group of 4-5 men in Surathkal on the outskirts of Karnataka's Mangaluru district on Thursday night and the incident was once captured on CCTV cameras outside a garb store. Following the incident, prohibitory orders banning large gatherings have been imposed below Section 144 CrPC in Suratkal. The police have detained 12-13 people so far. "At round 8 pm (on July 28), there was an incident where 23-year-old Mohammed Fazil used to be brutally attacked through 4-5 people near Krishnapura Katipalla road, Surathkal. He used to be at once shifted…

28 Jul

Mamata Banerjee sacks Partha Chatterjee from all ministries after cabinet meeting

editorPolitical, West BengalCM Mamata Banerjee

Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Partha Chatterjee has been eliminated from the Bengal ministry following his arrest in the faculty jobs rip-off case. The choice was once taken at a Cabinet assembly chaired through West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. The meeting was once known as amid growing clamour to get rid of Commerce and Industries Department minister Chatterjee from all posts in the party and the ministry. Partha Chatterjee has been eliminated from the portfolios of Commerce and Industry, Parliamentary Affairs, Information Technology and Electronics, and Public Enterprises and Industrial Reconstruction in the country Cabinet. Mamata Banerjee, who had spoken difficult…

28 Jul

Hoist Tiranga on land China grabbed in Ladakh: Former CM Mehbooba Mufti hits out at BJP

editorPoliticaljammu and kashmir

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and People's Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti attacked the BJP through her address on the party's foundation day in Srinagar on Thursday and accused the ruling party of politicizing the national flag. “If you have to hoist the Tiranga, do it on a thousand sq kms of land that China grabbed from us in Ladakh. But you have politicised this flag as well,” Mufti said. The development comes after the BJP held its first-ever tricolor rally on Monday at the separatist stronghold of Lal Chowk in the metropolitan center here to pay tribute to…