Kirti Azad, Imran Masood must apologise for remarks on Ram, Diwali: CTI

IANS | November 12, 2026 10:28 AM

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) and the Ramlila Mahasangh on Thursday condemned Trinamool Congress MP Kirti Azad's remarks concerning Lord Shri Ram and the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, as well as Congress MP Imran Masood's description of Diwali as a 'man-made disease.'

KMC removes makeshift bamboo structure near Abhishek Banerjee’s Kolkata residence

IANS | November 12, 2026 10:23 AM

Kolkata, Nov 12 (IANS) The staff of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), with the help of the personnel from the Kolkata Police, on Thursday removed a makeshift bamboo structure in front of the residence of the Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, at Kalighat in South Kolkata.

Jagan Reddy slams CM Naidu for privatisation of medical colleges

IANS | November 11, 2026 10:05 PM

Amaravati, Nov 11 (IANS) YSR Congress Party President and former Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has slammed Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu for what he called privatisation of government medical colleges and warned that when their government returns to power, it will take legal action against anyone involved.

Setback to SP: Former BSP MP Arvind Chaudhary, several other leaders join BJP

IANS | November 11, 2026 7:03 PM

Lucknow, Nov 11 (IANS) In a major setback to the Samajwadi Party (SP) ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections in 2027, former BSP Parliamentarian from Basti, Arvind Chaudhary, and Banda-based SP leader Anil Yadav, along with scores of supporters, joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The development comes months ahead of high-stakes Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.