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17 May

Four TMC leaders, who were arrested by CBI in Narada bribery case, granted bail

editor0 CommentsNorth EastPOLITICS, TMC

Four political heavyweights, including two ministers of the ruling Trinamool Congress government and a party MLA, were on Monday arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation ( CBI) in the Narada sting operation case and were granted interim bail in the evening. Senior Ministers Subrata Mukherjee and Firhad Hakim, TMC MLA Madan Mitra and former Minister and former Kolkata Municipal Corporation mayor who recently quit the Bharatiya Janata Party, Sovan Chatterjee, were all picked up from their residences in the early hours of the day and brought to the CBI headquarters at Nizam Palace in south Kolkata. The four of…

15 May

India needs proper vaccine strategy, government’s ‘disastrous policy’ will ensure 3rd wave: Rahul

editor0 CommentsNorth EastPOLITICS, RAHULGANDHI, Vaccine

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday called for a national vaccine strategy and claimed that the government’s “disastrous” inoculation policy will “ensure a devastating third wave” in the country. He also accused the prime minister of making “mother Ganga cry” after bodies of suspected coronavirus victims were found floating in the river. “The Government of India’s (GOI’s) disastrous vaccine strategy will ensure a devastating third wave. It can’t be repeated enough--- India needs a proper vaccine strategy,” he said on Twitter. Tagging media reports claiming that over 2,000 bodies have been found in 1140 km area along the Ganga, he…

14 May

Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was shown black flags while visiting Sitalkuchi

editor0 CommentsNorth BengalBJP, Jagdeep Dhankhar, POLITICS, sitalkuchi, west bengal

West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was on Thursday shown black flags at Sitalkuchi, where four villagers died after firing by central forces during the elections, while “go back” slogans were raised at Dinhata during his visit to Cooch Behar district to meet people allegedly affected in post poll violence. Earlier in the day, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar who is on a controversial visit to assess post-poll violence in the district said he was shocked by incidents of attacks following the West Bengal assembly elections. “The country is facing a Covid crisis, and West Bengal is facing twin challenges of the pandemic and unprecedented post-poll violence…

10 May

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says, the country needs breath and not the prime minister’s residence

editor0 CommentsHealthCENTRAL VISTA, INDIA, Narendra Modi, POLITICS, RAHULGANDHI

Hitting out at the Centre for continuing the construction work for the Central Vista redevelopment project amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the country needs breath and not the prime minister’s residence. The redevelopment project of the Central Vista — the power corridor of the country — envisages a new triangular Parliament building, a common Central Secretariat, the revamping of the three-km-long Rajpath from the Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate and new residences for the prime minister and the vice president. The government has brought the construction work for the ambitious project under the ambit of…

15 Apr

Amit Shah’s remarks “create misunderstanding” says Bangladesh Foreign Minister

editor0 CommentsBusiness, Healthamit shah, bangladesh, INDIA, POLITICS

Responding to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s comments that the poor people of Bangladesh come to India as they don’t have enough to eat in their own country, Bangladesh foreign minister A K Abdul Momen on Wednesday said that the minister’s knowledge of Bangladesh is “limited”. He also said such remarks are “unacceptable especially when relations between Bangladesh and India are so deep. Such remarks create misunderstanding.” Momen’s remarks came on Tuesday night when he was asked about Shah’s comments published in the Indian media. In comments to Bangladesh’s leading Bengali daily, Prothom Alo, the Bangladeshi minister said, “Prithibi-te onek…

14 Apr

Russia describes India as ‘trusted partner’ also says they have ‘limited cooperation’ with Pakistan

editor0 CommentsBusinessINDIA, PAKISTAN, POLITICS, Russia, world

Describing India as a “trusted partner”, Russia on Wednesday said there were no divergences or misunderstandings between the two countries and that it has “limited cooperation” with Pakistan based on “independent” relations. Deputy Chief of the Russian mission Roman Babushkin also welcomed the recent commitment by India and Pakistan to follow the 2003 ceasefire on the Line of Control and said these are “very important steps” for regional stability. At a joint media briefing with Babushkin, Russian ambassador Nikolay Kudashev criticised the Indo-Pacific strategy by the western countries describing it as “dangerous” and an effort to revive the cold war mentality. Babushkin…

13 Apr

The EC issued a notice to West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh for his misleading remarks

editor0 CommentsNorth BengalBJP, dilip ghosh, POLITICS, west bengal

Ghosh has been asked to respond to the notice and make his stand clear on his remarks by Wednesday morning. The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a notice to West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh for his alleged remarks that there would be “Sitalkuchi in several places”, after four people were killed when central forces opened fire during polling in Cooch Behar district. He has been asked to respond to the notice and make his stand clear on his remarks by Wednesday morning. The Trinamool Congress had approached the Commission against Ghosh. The notice cited Ghosh’s alleged remarks that “if someone crosses…

10 Apr

Farmer unions are planning the next phase of the agitation as government ‘keeps pretending to ignore them’

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastfarmer, Farmers Protest, INDIA, POLITICS

JANUARY 22 was the last time farmer unions had a meeting with the Union government over farm laws. For 77 days now, there has been no formal discussion between the two sides. But farmer unions are planning the next phase of the agitation mindful of the fact that government seems ready to play the waiting game to tire out the protesters. Famer leader and SKM member Rakesh Tikait said, ‘’Yes, we have had no talks with government after January 22. Now we are busy in making the entire country aware of these deadly farm laws. This aandolan is spreading in the whole…

09 Apr

Mamata Banerjee gets EC notice for her ‘false’ remarks. If fails to explain herself, action would be taken against her: says EC

editor0 CommentsNorth EastINDIA, Mamata Banerjee, POLITICS

Calling her statements against the Central Paramilitary Forces “completely false and provocative,” the Election Commission on Friday issued a notice to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and asked her to explain her stand on the same before 11 am Saturday. If Banerjee fails to explain herself, action would be taken against her for violating the Model Code of Conduct as well as sections 186, 189, 505 of the IPC, the notice said. In a strongly worded notice, the poll body deemed statements made by the TMC supremo on May 28 and April 7 as an attempt to “berate and vilify Central Paramilitary Forces…

08 Apr

Net-zero goal for 2050, which the US wants India to be on board on: Explained

editor0 CommentsBusiness, Healthclimate, INDIA, net zero, POLITICS, USA

John Kerry, the US President’s Special Envoy on Climate, is currently on a three-day visit to India trying to rekindle a climate change partnership that had been all but put on hold during the four years of the Donald Trump administration. The immediate purpose of the visit is to exchange notes ahead of the virtual Climate Leaders’ Summit convened by US President Joe Biden on April 22-23 where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is one of the invitees. This is Biden’s first big international intervention in climate change, and his administration would be keen to ensure a substantive outcome from it. In…