Kolkata, April 28 (IANS) Trinamool Congress candidate, Jahangir Khan on Tuesday criticised Election Commission-appointed police observer Ajay Pal Sharma, after he was seen issuing threats to his family members and locals in Falta constituency in South 24 Parganas district's Diamond Harbour.
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Delhi ministers hit out at former Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday for allegedly showing a lack of trust in the judiciary and expressing fears of bias against a High Court judge in connection with the Delhi liquor policy corruption case.
Dehradun, April 28 (IANS) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, during the one-day special Assembly session on 'Nari Samman, Loktantra mein Adhikar' on Tuesday, launched a sharp attack on the Opposition over the defeat of the Women's Reservation (Amendment) Bill, invoking references from the Mahabharat and Ramayan to underline his criticism.
Thiruvananthapuram, April 28 (IANS) With just six days to go before Kerala election results are out, the political temperature is rising across camps, even as public posturing and backroom calculations reveal sharply contrasting moods ahead of counting day.
Patna, April 28 (IANS) As the second phase of the highly anticipated West Bengal Assembly elections approaches, BJP Bihar President Sanjay Saraogi on Tuesday backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks, stating that the state is facing a difficult situation and that people are in distress under the Trinamool Congress government led by Mamata Banerjee.
Kolkata, April 28 (IANS) The deployment of IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma, known for his record as an encounter specialist, as a police observer in West Bengal for election duty has triggered a political controversy, with the Samajwadi Party (SP) accusing him of being a "BJP agent".
Kochi, April 28 (IANS) With the countdown to election results entering its final stretch, the Congress party in Kerala is witnessing an intensifying internal battle over the chief ministerial face, marked by public mudslinging, factional mobilisation, and growing unease among allies.
Gangtok, April 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for multiple development projects worth around Rs 4,000 crore in Sikkim, asserting that the Northeast region is India’s “Ashtalakshmi” and that the Himalayan state is an important part of it.
Kolkata, April 28 (IANS) A Trinamool Congress worker in Halisahar in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district was shot at by bike-borne masked miscreants, said the police on Tuesday.
Kolkata, April 28 (IANS) As West Bengal is heading for the April 29 second phase of Assembly polls for the 142 constituencies, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the central forces deployed to be ready to answer the call of the intimidated voters and escort them to the polling booths.
