Political

09 Jun

Presidential elections on July 18, counting, if needed, on July 21, Says Election Commission

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The Election Commission on Thursday introduced July 18 as the date of the 16th Presidential Election for electing the next President of India. “The ECI has fixed the time table for the election of the workplace of the President of India. The notification for the election will be issued on June 15, the closing date for nomination is scheduled for June 29, whilst the polls to be held on July 18. The counting of the votes, if needed, shall be executed on July 21,” Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar stated at a press convention in New Delhi. “The fee has…

08 Jun

Al-Qaeda issued a letter warning of suicide bombings over ‘insult to Prophet’

editorIndia, international, Political

Central intelligence corporations are on alert after the Al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) issued a letter warning of suicide bombings in Indian cities and states to avenge the insult to the Prophet. In a hazard letter dated June 6, the AQIS said it would launch suicide assaults in Delhi, Mumbai, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat to “fight for the honour of the Prophet”. All the states have been knowledgeable by using the talent groups about the chance and they have been requested to be on high alert. “A few days ago, the propagators and flag bearers of Hindutva – a device…

08 Jun

YouTuber Roddur Roy arrested for derogatory comments against Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

editorPoliticalCM Mamata Banerjee

YouTuber Roddur Roy arrested by the Kolkata Police for uploading a video in which he made derogatory statements in opposition to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee on June 5. This is, however, now not the first time that Roy has uploaded such videos with derogatory comments on the video sharing as well as on social media platform. He has almost 3,23,000 subscribers. A senior officer of the town police’s detective branch said that they had acquired a couple of complaints towards Roy after he posted a video criticising Mamata Banerjee on Sunday. “TMC MP Santanu…

07 Jun

Kanpur DM Neha Sharma transferred days after violence

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Days after violence broke out in parts of Kanpur after Friday prayers, the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday transferred district magistrate (DM) Neha Sharma, in a predominant bureaucratic reshuffle in the state. Sharma will be replaced by way of chief minister's office exclusive secretary Vishak G Iyer. Sharma has been posted as director of nearby bodies. The district magistrates of Ballia, Aligarh, Basti, Jalaun, Etawah, Firozabad and Gorakhpur have also been changed. According to reports, modern Lucknow DM Abhishek Prakash has now been posted as secretary of the industrial department. Clashes had erupted on June three in components of Kanpur…

06 Jun

Who Is Nupur Sharma, BJP Leader Suspended Her For Controversial Comments

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The BJP has suspended Nupur Sharma, its spokesperson, after her remarks for the duration of a television exhibit sparked a row and drew a large backlash from Gulf countries. Ms Sharma later unconditionally withdrew the controversial announcement and stated in a statement posted on Twitter that it used to be never her intention to harm anyone's spiritual feelings. NDTV is not reproducing Ms Sharma's remarks as they are offensive in nature. According to her LinkedIn profile, Ms Sharma is an suggest with the aid of profession and a distinguished BJP leader. A law graduate from Delhi University, she carried out…

06 Jun

BJP can’control Kashmir: AAP’s fresh salvo over targetted killings

editorPoliticalDelhi, Kashmir

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal assaulted BJP in connection of current attacks on Kashmiri Pandits. Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the Kashmiri Pandits have been pressured to migrate twice in the past two years, and both instances took place all through BJP rule. “In the ultimate 30 years, there have been two incidents when Kashmiri Pandits have been pressured to migrate from Kashmir. And each of these times Kashmir was ruled through the BJP. This means that the BJP can't cope with Kashmir,” Arvind Kejriwal stated on Sunday. Addressing the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) 'Jan Aakrosh Rally' at Jantar Mantar, the Delhi…

06 Jun

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s three-day north trip begins from Monday

editorPoliticalMamata Banerjee, West Bengal

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee will arrive in north Bengal on Monday for a three-day go to to attend occasions lined up in Alipurduar district. “On Tuesday, she will attend a public meeting of Trinamul people at Parade Ground in Alipurduar city and the subsequent day (Wednesday) be present at a mass marriage of tribal couples at a venue in Kalchini block of the district. She will get back to Calcutta on the same day,” stated a source. Alipurduar, the twentieth district of Bengal which was created back in 2014 by Mamata Banerjee government, has a predominance of SCs and…

03 Jun

‘Planned murder, complete failure’, Says BJP attacks Trinamool govt over singer KK’s death

editorEntertainment, Political

A day after the West Bengal authorities accorded state honours to late singer KK who died in Kolkata after a show on May 31, the BJP has attacked the ruling All India Trinamool Congress over the death. While BJP MP Dilip Ghosh known as it a ‘murder’, BJP Bengal chief Sukanta Majumdar said it used to be a ‘total administrative failure’. Ghosh even accused the TMC-led students’ union which organised the exhibit of forcing the singer to operate in spite of being unwell. Meanwhile, the singer’s supervisor Hitesh Bhatt has stated the singer was fantastic at some stage in the…

03 Jun

With Bengal Panchayat Polls Next Year, Why CM Mamata Banerjee Has Hit The Ground Running in The Districts

editorPoliticalMamata Banerjee, West Bengal

Panchayat elections in West Bengal will be held next year, however a look at chief minister and Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee’s tense agenda may additionally depart one thinking if they are subsequent month. The CM has been traveling more than a few districts in the state given that May, protecting meetings and assessing the ground situation ahead of the polls. She went to Medinipur and did administrative and political conferences there. She visited the Bankura and Purulia districts this week. On Friday, she will be in Singur to inaugurate a Ma Santoshi temple. The TMC chief is then scheduled…

03 Jun

Gandhi family ‘most corrupt’ in world , Says BJP on summonses

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Dubbing the Gandhi-Nehru family as the “most corrupt” in the world, BJP on Thursday said it used to be now not the birthright of its individuals that probe groups can't summon them in accordance with law if they are accused in corruption cases. At a press conference, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia launched a sharp counterattack on the Congress management a day after the opposition birthday celebration accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of a “cowardly conspiracy” agai- nst its president Sonia Gandhi and her MP son Rahul Gandhi following the Enforcement Directorate’s summons to them for questioning in the National Herald…