KOLKATA: From the fierce football rivalry between Mohun Bagan’s “chingri” (tiger prawn) and East Bengal’s “ilish” (hilsa) to integral roles in Hindu religious rituals, fish is more than just a culinary delight in Bengal. It’s a way of life for a multitude of Bengalis. And this election season, Trinamool Congress is attempting to pick a…
Four days before voting in Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency, police walked into the residence of Congress stalwart and former chief minister Kamal Nath to “interrogate” his aide, R K Miglani, on Monday.Nath was out campaigning when 40 to 50 policemen turned up at his house in Shikarpur, a village about 10km from Chhindwara district headquarters,…
BASHOLI-KATHUA: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday accused National Conference (NC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Congress of having “misused” Article 370 for their political benefits and asserted that the BJP-led Centre “finished” the provision to bring J&K on a par with the rest of the country.Addressing a rally for Union minister and BJP Udhampur…
NEW DELHI: Amidst the heated election campaign in Bangalore South, a complaint has been lodged with the Election Commission against a Congress candidate and some of her party workers. The complaint alleges that they created a ruckus and heckled Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya at an event, according to a statement from Surya’s office on…
NEW DELHI: While silent on legal guarantee to procurement of crops at minimum support price (MSP), BJP‘s manifesto on Sunday talked of the party’s promise of continuing to increase MSP from “time to time”.The party promised to “further incentivise” crop diversification to make agriculture “sustainable and remunerative” – a pitch it had made to protesting…
MUZAFFARNAGAR/MEERUT: BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday said her party will take concrete steps to make western UP a separate state if voted to serve at the Centre.At a rally in support of BSP candidate from Muzaffarnagar Lok Sabha seat Dara Singh Prajapati, Mayawati also said BJP has a very slim chance of coming to power…
BHOPAL/MYSURU/MANGALURU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticised INDIA bloc on Sunday for advocating the elimination of nation’s nuclear deterrence when a strong India is needed amidst escalating conflicts around the world, alluding to the grim situation in West Asia.“We should have nuclear weapons to protect our country. Those saying otherwise, how will they protect India?” he…
NEW DELHI: Bansuri Swaraj, the BJP‘s candidate for the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat, emphasized that her candidacy is not a reward but a responsibility. “In our party, tickets are not cut, tickets are given. It was a coincidence that I got this ticket. It is a responsibility, not a reward,” Swaraj, the daughter of…
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said the ruling BJP has been raising the “closed issue” of Katchatheevu to gain political ground ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, which would “gravely harm the interests of the millions of Tamil-speaking people in Sri Lanka“.Chidambaram said the issue may create a situation of confrontation…
After leading Congress to a thumping victory in last year’s assembly elections, KPCC president, DK Shivakumar, now deputy chief minister, is confident of replicating this success in these Lok Sabha elections. His optimism stems from Congress’ five guarantees and anti-incumbency against the Narendra Modi administration. In an interview with TOI, he dismissed the notion of…
