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TMC slams ECI for extending SIR deadline in select states, excluding Bengal

Kolkata, Dec. 11 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday hit out at the Election Commission of India (ECI) after it extended the deadline for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral roll... Read More


EC raps DEOs for failing to identify polling booths in high-rise buildings

Kolkata, Dec. 11 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has expressed dissatisfaction with District Electoral Officers (DEOs) in Bengal for failing to identify polling booths in high-rise buildings... Read More


'Too much politics in history': Jairam Ramesh sparks storm in Rajya Sabha over Vande Mataram

India, Dec. 11 -- Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday accused the government of "weaponising nationalism" while ignoring the actual historical debates that shaped the national song, Vande Mataram. ... Read More


Kamtapur Progressive Party to field candidates in 54 Assembly constituencies across North Bengal

Cooch Behar, Dec. 11 -- The Kamtapur Progressive Party (KPP) announced on Thursday that it will field candidates in 54 Assembly constituencies across North Bengal, as well as in selected seats in Assa... Read More


"BJP has given only corruption in last 13 years": Arvind Kejriwal slams Goa govt over nightclub fire tragedy

Panaji, Dec. 11 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, who is on a three-day visit to Goa, launched a sharp attack on the BJP government following the nightclub fire tragedy in Ar... Read More


Hostility towards migrants is rising in India: Shashi Tharoor in Kolkata

Kolkata, Dec. 11 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who has recently introduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha to criminalise marital rape, did not mince words in Kolkata on Thursday. Calling India's legal excep... Read More


Prime Minister pays Tributes to Mahakavi Subramania Bharati on his birth anniversary

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 11 -- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi paid tribute to Mahakavi Subramania Bharati on his birth anniversary today. Shri Modi said his verses ignited courage and his thoughts had the... Read More


Won't go by external climate risk rankings for policymaking: Govt

New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- The government on Thursday told the Parliament that although India ranks ninth on the Global Climate Risk Index, it "does not recognise any external ranking as a basis for domest... Read More


'Outright lie': Cong tears into Shah for 'vote chori' charge against Nehru

New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- The Congress on Thursday rebutted Home Minister Amit Shah's "vote chori" charge against Jawaharlal Nehru, saying the claim that he was made the prime minister despite Sardar Vall... Read More


PM Narendra Modi pays tribute to Mahakavi Subramania Bharati, says "his verses ignited courage"

New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tribute to Mahakavi Subramania Bharati on his birth anniversary, hailing the legendary poet's enduring contributions to India's cult... Read More