Politics

Bengal gripped by infiltration, appeasement, will bring CAA if brought to power: Amit Shah

KOLKATA:  Eyeing the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Home Minister Amit Shah addressed a mega Bharatiya Janata Party rally in Kolkata on Wednesday, saying that the Centre would implement the Citizenship Amendment Act in West Bengal if brought to power.    “Mamata has not been able to stop infiltration. Voter cards and Aadhaar cards are being […]

Explainer: All you need to know about Bangladesh polls, politics

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh’s next general election will be held on January 7, 2024, Chief Election Commissioner, Kazi Habibul Awa announced amidst the ongoing and intense protests from Opposition parties calling for the resignation of the prime minister. Currently, Bangladesh is experiencing a surge of protests and controversies, both domestically and internationally. One of the prominent […]

US should abandon its ‘absurd’ tech control, support Indian nuke deterrent: Ashley Tellis

NEW DELHI: Ashley J. Tellis, a former US official integral to the India-US civil nuclear agreement and a prominent American strategic affairs expert, has emphasised that for the agreement’s vision to be realised, India needs to elucidate its civil nuclear liability legal framework, either through an amendment or by defining liability limits in commercial agreements […]

Amit Shah to address “deprived people” of West Bengal for first time since 2021

KOLKATA:  Home Minister Amit Shah will be addressing a mega rally in Kolkata for the “deprived people” of West Bengal on Wednesday, ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. This will mark his first rally on Mamata Banerjee’s turf after the 2021 state assembly election.    BJP sources told The New Indian, “Shah will be […]

Telangana polls: ECI sends notice to Karnataka govt for MCC violation 

KOLKATA: Following the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) complaint to the Election Commission of India (ECI) regarding the Karnataka government’s advertisement for the Telangana Assembly elections, the commission issued a notice to the Congress government on Monday. The commission’s notice was made regarding “violation of MCC (Model Code of Conduct) Advertisement by Government of Karnataka in […]