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Kannur (Kerala) [India], March 31 (ANI): Launching a blistering attack on the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged a "secret partnership" between the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), claiming both have abandoned their ideologies to become "corporate parties." Addressing a gathering at the Kannur Police Maidan, Rahul Gandhi reiterated his charge that the Congress-led UDF is fighting the co ...Read More >
Kannur (Kerala), Mar 31 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants the ruling LDF to win the Assembly elections in Kerala. Addressing an election rally here, Gandhi reiterated his charge that the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is fighting the combined forces of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the BJP. Two former CPI(M) leaders -- V Kunhikrishnan and T K Govindan -- who are contesting as independents with the support of the UDF, ...Read More >
West Bengal Assembly Election 2026: West Bengal votes in two phases on April 23 and 29, 2026. All 294 seats mapped, candidates declared. Results on May 4. Full breakdown here. West Bengal is gearing up for one of the most fiercely contested state elections in recent years. The Election Commission of India announced the schedule on March 15, 2026, confirming that voting across all 294 assembly constituencies will be conducted in two phases, on April 23 and April 29, 2026. Results will be declare ...Read More >
West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: As the state moves closer to the 2026 assembly elections, Banerjee faces one of the most consequential tests of her political career West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: Clad in a simple white sari and rubber slippers, Mamata Banerjee has long cultivated the image of an outsider in Indian politics. Over decades, that outsider has become one of the system's most durable power centres, reshaping the political landscape of West Bengal and carving out a national ...Read More >
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury will contest from Baharampur. The Congress on Sunday released its first list of 284 candidates for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly polls, fielding former state unit chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from Baharampur and ex-TMC MP Mausam Noor from Malatipur. The Congress, which is going solo in the polls for the 294 assembly seats in the state, announced the names of 284 candidates in one go. While Chowdhury has been fielded from Baharampur and Noor, who joined the Congress ...Read More >
Pathanamthitta/Kottayam: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday raised the pitch for the UDF's campaign for the Kerala polls, targeting the CPI(M) by singing a line from a popular parody song about its leaders' reported role in the gold theft at the Sabarimala temple, while also questioning PM Modi's alleged silence on the issue. Addressing corner meetings for the Congress-led alliance's candidates in various constituencies in the Pathanamthitta and Kottayam districts, the Leader of the Opposit ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 30 (ANI): All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday levelled serious allegations of voter fraud, claiming that a "theft" involving voter registration forms had been exposed and raising concerns over the integrity of the electoral process ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections. Speaking to reporters here, Banerjee said that he had shared a video on social media purportedly showing boxes of Form 6 used for ...Read More >
Pathanamthitta/Kottayam, Mar 30 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday raised the pitch for the UDF's campaign for the Kerala polls, targeting the CPI(M) by singing a line from a popular parody song about its leaders' reported role in the gold theft at the Sabarimala temple, while also questioning PM Modi's alleged silence on the issue. Addressing corner meetings for the Congress-led alliance's candidates in various constituencies in the Pathanamthitta and Kottayam districts, the Leader o ...Read More >
Kochi: AICC leader Rahul Gandhi said the proposed changes to the foreign contributions (regulation) act would help only the RSS access overseas funds in a warning to Christians voters as the BJP seeks to covet them ahead of the April 9 assembly polls in Kerala. The leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha mentioned FCRA amendments during his campaign meetings in the Christian belt of Kottayam on Monday, as pressure mounts on the NDA regime from the Opposition parties to withdraw the amendmen ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) After senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar expressed confidence that Pinarayi Vijayan will continue as the Chief Minister of Kerala, the BJP on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Congress, alleging that no one within the party or its alliance accepts Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, as their leader. Speaking to IANS, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said, "In the morning, I saw a news report that in Kerala, Mani Shankar ...Read More >
The outcome of the local self-govt elections was not as expected for the LDF and the reasons for this will be examined in detail. Necessary corrections will be made moving forward, said chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan.Although a significant victory was anticipated across the state, such progress was not achieved, he said in a statement. "The fact that the NDA gained an advantage in the capital city and the influence of communalism in the election campaign are concerning to those who believe in s ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 16 (PTI) Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Tuesday said that if the ruling LDF keeps claiming that there was no anti-incumbency factor in their defeat in the recent local body polls, then "may God save them". Chennithala was referring to the claims by CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan, a day ago, and state General Education Minister V Sivankutty on Tuesday, that there was no anti-incumbency feeling among the public. He was of the view that the Left front should ke ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Kerala Congress(M) leadership has firmly rejected speculation over a possible return to the United Democratic Front (UDF), asserting that there is no circumstance under which the party would quit the Left Democratic Front (LDF). Party chairman Jose K. Mani has conveyed this position to senior leaders, making it clear that ongoing discussions about a shift in alliance are baseless. According to sources, Jose K. Mani reminded party leaders that Ker ...Read More >
After the announcement of SIR in Bengal on Monday by ECI, an all-party meeting has been called by the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer's (WB- CEO) office on Tuesday at 4PM, where all national and state-level political parties will be participating. Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress leadership said that they will abide by the Constitution and there is no place for violence. However, they will not allow a single legal voter's name to be deleted from the electoral list and take the movement to Delh ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The dates for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) for states where Assembly polls are scheduled next year, including West Bengal, are expected to be announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday. The ECI has convened a press conference at 4.30 p.m. at its headquarters in New Delhi, where the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) is likely to announce the names of the states where the exercise will be conducted in the immediate phase. Although the SIR w ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram/Delhi: A dispute arose in Kerala's ruling front over the signing of the Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme's Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The CPM has initiated efforts to address the situation. The CPI stated that the MoU was signed without prior discussion in the Left Front. Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty visited the CPI headquarters and met State Secretary Binoy Viswam. Following this meeting, the CPI and CPM General Secretaries met in De ...Read More >
AICC general secretary Ghulam Ahmed Mir (left), Congress state chief Subhankar Sarkar (second from right) and chairman of Congress SIR committee Prasenjit Bose (right) along with other leaders at a news meet at Bidhan Bhavan on Saturday The Telegraph The Congress, which had trained its guns on the BJP in Bihar over the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, is now set to hold the Trinamool Congress to scrutiny in Bengal. Both the Congress and the Trinamool Congress are constituen ...Read More >
As the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office fast-tracks the booth mapping process under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), opposition parties, including the Trinamul Congress, CPI-M-led Left Front, and Congress, have raised questions over the "hasty implementation" of the exercise ahead of next year's Assembly polls. As the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office fast-tracks the booth mapping process under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), opposit ...Read More >
Tripura Tourism Shines: State Sees Big Jump in Domestic and Foreign Visitors in 2024Tripura has reported a major boost in tourism, with domestic tourist visits rising 64.07% and foreign arrivals up 36.15% between 2023 and 2024. The state welcomed 0.601 million domestic and 0.091 million foreign tourists in 2024. Agartala (Tripura): Tripura has achieved a significant milestone in tourism, recording substantial growth in both domestic and foreign tourist arrivals between 2023 and 2024. Acco ...Read More >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], October 1 (ANI): Tripura has achieved a significant milestone in tourism, recording substantial growth in both domestic and foreign tourist arrivals between 2023 and 2024. According to official data, domestic tourist visits surged by 64.07 per cent, while foreign tourist arrivals registered a 36.15 per cent growth, reflecting the state's rising prominence as a travel destination. In 2023, Tripura welcomed 0.366 million domestic tourists and 0.067 million foreign tou ...Read More >
Alappuzha (Kerala), Sep 12 (PTI) Senior leader Binoy Viswam will continue as the Kerala state secretary of the CPI, party sources said here on Friday. Viswam was unanimously elected to the post at the party's state conference, which concluded here on Friday, they said. He has been holding the post since December 2023, after the party nominated him following the demise of Kanam Rajendran. Viswam, who is the Working President of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), is also a member of th ...Read More >
Mumbai, Aug 4 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 11 paise to 87.29 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by sustained foreign fund outflows and concerns over trade tariffs. Forex traders said the weakness in the dollar index and easing crude oil prices supported the rupee at lower levels. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 87.21 and fell to an early low of 87.29 against the American currency, registering a decline of 11 paise over its previous close. ...Read More >
Agartala, Aug 4 (PTI) The Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT), an ally of the ruling BJP in Tripura, has demanded a special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the northeastern state on the lines of Bihar, a senior party leader said on Monday. The development came days after a delegation of Tipra Motha Party (TMP), another ally of the BJP in Tripura, met Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and demanded SIR in the state. "A four-member team, headed by IPFT preside ...Read More >
Kolkata, July 19: With the detailed preparations already completed, the work for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters' list in West Bengal by the Election Commission of India (ECI) is expected to start anytime from now, officials said on Saturday. Sources from the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said that in all probability, the work for SIR might start earliest in the last week of July or latest by the first week of August. The last time the SIR of the voters' list in We ...Read More >
Kolkata, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the detailed preparations already completed, the work for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters' list in West Bengal by the Election Commission of India (ECI) is expected to start anytime from now, officials said on Saturday. Sources from the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said that in all probability, the work for SIR might start earliest in the last week of July or latest by the first week of August. The last time the SIR of the ...Read More >
Durgapur: Amid controversy of alleged harassment of Bengalis at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that those who are not India's citizens will continue facing legal actions in accordance with the Constitution. "The Trinamool Congress (TMC), Left Front had run the government along with Congress led central government, but never anyone thought of giving 'classical language' status to Bengali. For the BJP, Bengali pride is of utmost importance. ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Reliance Industries, India's largest company in terms of market value, reported a 76% increase in quarterly profit to Rs 30,681 crore on Friday, led by gains from the sale of some of its listed investments and strong growth across its key businesses. Other income surged 280% to Rs 15,119 crore due to profit (Rs 8,924 crore) on sale of its stake in Asian Paints. Excluding the Rs 8,924 crore gain, profit was higher by 25%. Earnings was also driven by a rebound in its oil-to-chemicals (O2C) ...Read More >
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Friday hit back at Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey over his recent "patak patak ke maarenge" remark, daring him to come to Mumbai. Raj Thackeray took aim at Nishikant Dubey's comments, saying, "A BJP MP said 'Marathi logon ko hum yahan pe patak patak ke maarenge' (we will thrash Marathi people here mercilessly)... You come to Mumbai. Mumbai ke samundar mein dubo dubo ke maarenge. (We will thrash them by drowning them repeatedly i ...Read More >
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's second rally in seven weeks in Bengal, in the industrial township of Durgapur on Friday, started with a "Jai Ma Kali, Jai Ma Durga" homage to the state's two biggest Hindu deities and largely focused on the BJP's commitment to Bengal's cultural and industrial development.Other leaders like former MP Locket Chatterjee and assembly opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari started with the customary "Jai Sri Ram" slogan but the BJP supremo's eschewing of Ram and hi ...Read More >
Amaravathi (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 19 (ANI): A Telugu Desam Parliamentary Party meeting was held at the Chief Minister's Camp Office under the leadership of Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, in which it was emphasised that the party will focus on issues concerning Andhra Pradesh in the upcoming Parliament session. Andhra Minister Nara Lokesh and several MPs attended the meeting. Also Read | Ganeshotsav Declared 'Rajya Mahotsav': Maharashtra Government Elevates Century-Old Festival to St ...Read More >
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