Politics

NEW DELHI: After meeting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s central leadership thrice in the past two days, the Bengal unit of the party has now sought time with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The series of hectic meetings became important considering that West Bengal Chief minister Mamata Banerjee had sought time to meet PM Modi. Quite understandably, […]

NEW DELHI: Criticising the Congress for not participating in the Central government’s Tiranga Bike Rally from Red Fort, which many party leaders have termed as a “political activity”, the BJP on Wednesday said the national flag does not represent any individual or any party. Speaking to reporters here, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Sambit […]

NEW DELHI: Union parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday said that Congress is a divided house and will remain a divided house. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who is on a visit to Karnataka, told party leaders Tuesday night that they should fight the forthcoming assembly polls in the state unitedly and should refrain from […]

KOLKATA: Former Union minister Babul Supriyo is among the eight new faces who will be inducted into the Bengal government helmed by Mamata Banerjee. Supriyo was with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) before switching allegiance to TMC last year after being dropped from the Modi cabinet. The famous singer now represents the Ballygunge constituency in the […]

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the party’s massive nationwide protest against the ‘record-breaking’ price rise and unemployment on August 5, the Congress on Tuesday held a preparatory meeting to chalk out the strategy to make it a success. A meeting was held at the Congress headquarters in New Delhi which was chaired by party general secretary […]