Called Out For "Faster-Than-BJP" Growth, Assam's AIUDF Challenges Theory
India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday February 24, 2018
Leaders of the AIUDF, a party in Assam that champions the cause of Muslims in the northeast, plan to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh to protest against Army Chief General Bipin Rawat's comments at a seminar that there were reports of an increase in Muslim population in several districts of Assam and the All In...
Narada Case: Man Behind The Sting Operation That Made Mamata Banerjee See Red
India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Wednesday March 22, 2017
As the CBI probe into the Narada case - which has made Bengal's ruling party see red -- got a green signal from the Supreme Court, the man who conducted the sting operation for a news portal has come under the scanner. Questions have been raised about the motives of Mathew Samuel and his decision to release the tapes in March last year, just before...
Assembly Polls: Sonia and Rahul Gandhi To Campaign In Kerala Next Week
Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 3, 2016
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul Gandhi would campaign for the party-led ruling UDF candidates in Kerala next week as electioneering for May 16 Assembly elections in the state enters the final stretch.
DMK Demands CBI Probe Into Seizure Of Rs 570 crore During Assembly Elections
Tamil Nadu News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 31, 2016
The DMK has demanded a probe by the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) into the seizure of Rs 570 crore by an Election Commission team near Coimbatore.
Mamata Banerjee Takes Oath As Chief Minister Of West Bengal: Live Updates
India News | Friday May 27, 2016
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will today take oath as Chief Minister of West Bengal for a second time at the gala swearing-in ceremony to be held at prestigious Red Road in Kolkata.
Governor Recommends Early Polls In 2 Tamil Nadu Constituencies
Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Friday May 27, 2016
Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah on Thursday recommended to the Election Commission to conduct polls to Aravakurichi and Thanjavur constituencies before June 1.
People Of Assam Will Get Their Due Rights: Sarbananda Sonowal
India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 26, 2016
Assamese people will get their due rights when illegal migrants are identified and driven out of the state, chief minister-designate Sarbananda Sonowal today said while claiming that development, good governance and security are key issues why BJP was voted to power.
Even Bigger This Time Around: Mamata Banerjee's Bengal Result
India News | Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty | Sunday May 22, 2016
After an acrimonious campaign that saw her party confronting allegations of corruption, Mamata Banerjee today showed her rivals just who is the "Didi" in West Bengal by scoring an even bigger margin of victory than the previous polls.
DMK Chief Karunanidhi Impacted Tamil Nadu Political Narrative For Decades
People | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 22, 2016
Dravidian veteran M Karunanidhi, famous for his script-writing that catapulted him to political heights over his over six-decade-long career, may have finally lost his charisma and it could be the end of the road for him in electoral politics.
Jallikattu Will Be Held Next Year If DMK Comes To Power: Karunanidhi
Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 22, 2016
DMK President M Karunanidhi today assured to revive the banned bull-taming sport 'jallikattu' and hold it next year if his party was elected to power in the May 16 Assembly elections.
Only 9 Out Of Over 3,500 Independents Won Assembly Polls
India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 22, 2016
The recent Assembly polls in four states and the Union Territory of Puducherry did not bring good news for over 3,500 independent candidates as only nine of them could win.
Democracy Under Threat If Election Commission Is Not Fair: Sitaram Yechury
India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 22, 2016
CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury today expressed dissatisfaction over the functioning of Election Commission in the ongoing West Bengal Assembly polls, saying democracy will be in danger if it did not function in a free and fair way.
Mamata Will Become Politically Insignificant Post Polls: Surjya Kanta Mishra
India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 12, 2016
CPI(M) today exuded confidence that it will bag more than 200 seats and claimed Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will become "politically insignificant" after Assembly elections in the state.
Vijayakanth's DMDK In Danger Of Losing State Party Status
Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 21, 2016
After putting up spirited shows in the previous Assembly and Parliamentary elections, Vijaykant's DMDK is now in danger of losing state party status, thanks to its dismal performance in the just concluded polls.
Opinion: What Rahul Gandhi Must Do To Revive The Congress
Opinion | Shashi Tharoor | Saturday May 21, 2016
Though I spent much of Election Day (19 May) before the national English and Hindi media discussing the electoral debacle of the Congress, I did not do so in an official capacity. I am not a party spokesman, a member of the Congress Working Committee, nor of any of its decision-making bodies. But as an individual member and elected MP of the Congre...
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Called Out For "Faster-Than-BJP" Growth, Assam's AIUDF Challenges Theory
India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday February 24, 2018
Leaders of the AIUDF, a party in Assam that champions the cause of Muslims in the northeast, plan to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh to protest against Army Chief General Bipin Rawat's comments at a seminar that there were reports of an increase in Muslim population in several districts of Assam and the All In...
Narada Case: Man Behind The Sting Operation That Made Mamata Banerjee See Red
India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Wednesday March 22, 2017
As the CBI probe into the Narada case - which has made Bengal's ruling party see red -- got a green signal from the Supreme Court, the man who conducted the sting operation for a news portal has come under the scanner. Questions have been raised about the motives of Mathew Samuel and his decision to release the tapes in March last year, just before...
Assembly Polls: Sonia and Rahul Gandhi To Campaign In Kerala Next Week
Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 3, 2016
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul Gandhi would campaign for the party-led ruling UDF candidates in Kerala next week as electioneering for May 16 Assembly elections in the state enters the final stretch.
DMK Demands CBI Probe Into Seizure Of Rs 570 crore During Assembly Elections
Tamil Nadu News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 31, 2016
The DMK has demanded a probe by the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) into the seizure of Rs 570 crore by an Election Commission team near Coimbatore.
Mamata Banerjee Takes Oath As Chief Minister Of West Bengal: Live Updates
India News | Friday May 27, 2016
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will today take oath as Chief Minister of West Bengal for a second time at the gala swearing-in ceremony to be held at prestigious Red Road in Kolkata.
Governor Recommends Early Polls In 2 Tamil Nadu Constituencies
Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Friday May 27, 2016
Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah on Thursday recommended to the Election Commission to conduct polls to Aravakurichi and Thanjavur constituencies before June 1.
People Of Assam Will Get Their Due Rights: Sarbananda Sonowal
India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 26, 2016
Assamese people will get their due rights when illegal migrants are identified and driven out of the state, chief minister-designate Sarbananda Sonowal today said while claiming that development, good governance and security are key issues why BJP was voted to power.
Even Bigger This Time Around: Mamata Banerjee's Bengal Result
India News | Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty | Sunday May 22, 2016
After an acrimonious campaign that saw her party confronting allegations of corruption, Mamata Banerjee today showed her rivals just who is the "Didi" in West Bengal by scoring an even bigger margin of victory than the previous polls.
DMK Chief Karunanidhi Impacted Tamil Nadu Political Narrative For Decades
People | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 22, 2016
Dravidian veteran M Karunanidhi, famous for his script-writing that catapulted him to political heights over his over six-decade-long career, may have finally lost his charisma and it could be the end of the road for him in electoral politics.
Jallikattu Will Be Held Next Year If DMK Comes To Power: Karunanidhi
Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 22, 2016
DMK President M Karunanidhi today assured to revive the banned bull-taming sport 'jallikattu' and hold it next year if his party was elected to power in the May 16 Assembly elections.
Only 9 Out Of Over 3,500 Independents Won Assembly Polls
India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 22, 2016
The recent Assembly polls in four states and the Union Territory of Puducherry did not bring good news for over 3,500 independent candidates as only nine of them could win.
Democracy Under Threat If Election Commission Is Not Fair: Sitaram Yechury
India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 22, 2016
CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury today expressed dissatisfaction over the functioning of Election Commission in the ongoing West Bengal Assembly polls, saying democracy will be in danger if it did not function in a free and fair way.
Mamata Will Become Politically Insignificant Post Polls: Surjya Kanta Mishra
India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 12, 2016
CPI(M) today exuded confidence that it will bag more than 200 seats and claimed Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will become "politically insignificant" after Assembly elections in the state.
Vijayakanth's DMDK In Danger Of Losing State Party Status
Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 21, 2016
After putting up spirited shows in the previous Assembly and Parliamentary elections, Vijaykant's DMDK is now in danger of losing state party status, thanks to its dismal performance in the just concluded polls.
Opinion: What Rahul Gandhi Must Do To Revive The Congress
Opinion | Shashi Tharoor | Saturday May 21, 2016
Though I spent much of Election Day (19 May) before the national English and Hindi media discussing the electoral debacle of the Congress, I did not do so in an official capacity. I am not a party spokesman, a member of the Congress Working Committee, nor of any of its decision-making bodies. But as an individual member and elected MP of the Congre...
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V Narayanasamy To Be Chief Minister Of Congress Government In Puducherry
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Didi's Second Innings: Will Anti-BJP Front Rally Around Her?
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'Change Still Elusive': Writer Amit Chaudhuri On Mamata's Comeback
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At Mamata Banerjee's Swearing-In, Chief Ministers And Stars
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