NEW DELHI: After Rahul vs Mamata leadership tussle, EVMs have become the latest flashpoint between INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance)bloc partners. A day after National Conference leader Omar Abdullah openly ridiculed Congress’s stand with his remarks “you can’t accept election results when you win, and blame EVMs when you lose” echoing BJP’s line of…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday cautioned West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee against taking charge of the INDIA bloc, which he described as a “dead” front incapable of revival. Referring to the 2026 assembly polls, Sarma questioned why Banerjee would want to lead the opposition bloc when she could focus…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, in first reaction to the recent talks about change in INDIA bloc leadership, thanked the opposition leaders who backed her for the post.“I am grateful to all the leaders who have honoured me. I wish good health to all of them. May they be well, may their party…
NEW DELHI/PATNA: RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday endorsed Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee‘s desire to take over the reins of INDIA bloc from Congress, days after Sharad Pawar too had backed her.“Congress’s reservations (on this) amount to nothing. Mamata ko do (give her the leadership role),” Lalu said.Congress, though, played down the issue. At a…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday told his party MPs not to react to comments of “middle- and low-rung” leaders from the INDIA bloc while asserting that the Congress party, being the largest in the alliance, was capable of addressing issues.The sources told news agency PTI that Rahul Gandhi,…
Mamata Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Congress, weakened by its electoral losses in Haryana and Maharashtra, now faces a strong challenge to its leadership of the INDIA(Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) bloc. Days after the Congress dismissed Mamata Banerjee‘s pitch to lead the opposition coalition as a ” good joke”, some of its allies…
Mamata Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: A day after West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee expressed her willingness to lead the INDIA bloc if asked to do so, Congress’ silence was conspicuous as its top brass chose to steer clear of making any official statement on her remarks. However, party sources said Congress veterans see no…
NEW DELHI: A day after West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her willingness to take up responsibility as the leader of the INDIA bloc, a flurry of responses from alliance partners poured in. While the Congress played down her capability to assume a national role, Shiv Sena (UBT) adopted a different stance by accommodating…
Mamata Banerjee (File photo) KOLKATA: Bangladesh has been left “leaderless” by a “mafia” that thrives under a “weak” administration, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said in a TV interview aired Friday. She said Bengal, which shares the longest land border with Bangladesh, wasn’t the only state at risk from the continued political and social instability…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday praised a POCSO court in Baruipur for awarding the death penalty to Mostakin Sardar, convicted of the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in Joynagar, South 24 Parganas. The verdict came just 62 days after the crime, a pace Banerjee described as “unprecedented” in…
