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69 Rebels suspended from BJP ahead of Civic polls, party cracks down on indiscipline

Pune, Feb. 11 -- As many as 69 members have been suspended from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for contesting the municipal elections as independents or from other parties after being denied officia... Read More


CPI extends support to nationwide general strike on Feb 12: Koonamneni Sambasiva Rao

Hyderabad, Feb. 11 -- The Communist Party of India (CPI) has extended full support to the country-wide general strike called by central trade unions on February 12, CPI State Secretary and legislator ... Read More


No-confidence motion against Om Birla: 'Flaws' found in Opposition notice seeking LS Speaker's removal

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- "Flaws" have been found in the notice submitted by opposition MPs to remove the Lok Sabha speaker from office, with Om Birla directing the secretariat to amend the "defective" no... Read More


Three Malda workers 'assaulted in Odisha over B'deshi suspicion'

Malda, Feb. 11 -- Three migrant workers from West Bengal's Malda district have alleged that they were assaulted and threatened in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district after being branded "Bangladeshi." The... Read More


TMC blames SIR process for Howrah priest's death

Kolkata, Feb. 11 -- "Another name etched into the blood-stained ledger," the Trinamool Congress said, alleging that the death of a Howrah temple priest was linked to distress over errors in the electo... Read More


No copies 'published, distributed or sold to public': Naravane amid row over memoir

India, Feb. 11 -- Eight days after his unpublished memoir Four Stars of Destiny triggered a political firestorm that is still raging, former army chief General (retired) Manoj Mukund Naravane on Tuesd... Read More


Poster accuses BJP's Ghatal MLA of liquor, job scam; TMC flags infighting

Kolkata, Feb. 11 -- Posters accusing BJP Ghatal MLA Sital Kapat of siphoning off crores of rupees through liquor licences and job allocations surfaced at a party office in the district, triggering a f... Read More


Mahua Moitra-PK 'fake chat'; Bengal police 'obstructed by UP cops'

Kolkata, Feb. 11 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday asserted that those who were involved in the alleged circulation of forged chat history between her and political strategist P... Read More


J-K Budget Session: BJP MLAs chant "unparliamentary sarkaar", demand CM Abdullah's apology on "shoe beating" remark

Srinagar, Feb. 11 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Wednesday raised slogans of "unparliamentary sarkaar" after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah entered the House. ... Read More


394 international observers, 197 foreign journalists to monitor polls

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- At least 394 international election observers and 197 foreign journalists have arrived in Bangladesh to observe the 13th general election and the referendum on the July National Char... Read More