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No Place For Violence In Our Democracy: Yashwant Sinha

NEW DELHI: Opposition presidential candidate and veteran politician Yashwant Sinha on Thursday condemned the gruesome killing of Kanhaiya Lal Teli in Udaipur last Tuesday. In a dastardly act of violence, Teli, who was a tailor by profession, was brutally murdered by Mohammed Rafiq and Abdul Jabbar in broad daylight. The duo are, apparently, killed over […]

‘Why Should We?’ Mamata Turns Down Centre’s Request For Jobs To Agniveers

KOLKATA: Raising question on central government’s request to provide jobs to Agniveers West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee denounces the move saying ‘why should we?’ The central government in a letter to state governments has urged to provide jobs to Agniveers once they complete their tenure of four years. Banerjee, during […]

Presidential Poll: Sinha Files Nomination, Says Election Between 2 Ideologies

NEW DELHI: Veteran politician Yashwant Sinha on Monday asserted that the election for the President of India is not about two people but about two ideologies, as filed his nomination papers for the Presidential election in New Delhi. The former Bharatiya Janata Party leader was accompanied by the top leaders from the opposition including Congress’ […]

Presidential Election: Gandhi Says No; Ex BJP Man Next On List

NEW DELHI: In an interesting twist to the opposition’s quest for a Presidential poll candidate, former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) man Yashwant Sinha emerged as a consensus candidate. It was necessitated after Gopalkrishna Gandhi on Monday declined Mamata Banerjee’s offer to contest the Presidential election as their candidate. Sources told The New Indian that few […]

With Panchayat Polls In Mind, TMC Asks Centre To Clear MGNREGA Funds

NEW DELHI: A 10-member parliamentary delegation from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) met Union rural development minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday, demanding the clearance of pending wages under the MGNREGA scheme to West Bengal on Thursday. TMC said that an amount of Rs 7,130 crore under the MGNREGA scheme is pending from December 26 till date. […]