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Kolkata: A political row has erupted between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Election Commission of India (ECI), with Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra launching a sharp attack on Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, following the poll body's "ultimatum" to her party, Trinamool Congress, ahead of West Bengal elections. In a video message posted on social media on Wednesday, Moitra accused the CEC of acting in favour of the BJP and used strong language, calling him a "bootli**er of the ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 8: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) issued a strong response to the Election Commission of India (ECI), calling for the upcoming elections to be conducted without political bias, central interference, selective targeting, or double standards. In a post on X, TMC described its message as "straight talk," emphasising that the electoral process should remain independent and fair. "Our straight-talk to ECI This time, the Elections must be: Free from Delhi's control. Free from political ...Read More >
West Bengal is set to vote in two phases on April 23 and 29, with counting scheduled for May 4. "When even judicial officers are not safe, how can you expect that common people will be safe under TMC rule? What happened in Malda is an example of TMC's maha jungle raj," Modi said, referring to the incident where judges were allegedly held for hours during protests over voter roll revisions. He further alleged that "democracy is bleeding every day on the sacred soil of Bengal" and accused the Ma ...Read More >
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 8 (ANI): Following the "double-sided" two-week ceasefire between US and Iran, Aga Syed Mujtaba Abbas, who is the representative to J&K Anjuman Sharie Shian President, on Wednesday said that the US was defeated in the war and it held negotiations with Iran for the sake of reopening Strait of Hormuz. Speaking to ANI, Abbas asked the reason behind US' happiness following the two-week ceasefire, adding that it can attack any country to achieve its goals. ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta conducted a joint inspection at Vasudev Ghat on Wednesday to assess the city's preparedness for the upcoming summer and rainy seasons.During the visit, the LG and CM reviewed various aspects of the ghat's maintenance, including boat operations and the condition of the iron bridge.Speaking to reporters, LG Taranjit Singh Sandhu emphasised a collaborative delhi administration approach t ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed the plea moved by Christian Michel James, challenging Article 17 of the UAE-India Extradition treaty. He is an accused in the Augusta Westland Chopper deal corruption and money laundering case. Division bench of justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja dismissed the plea and said, "We find no merit in the petition." The detailed order of judgement is to be uploaded by the High Court. Also Read | EC Gives 'Ultimatum' ...Read More >
Jhargram (West Bengal) [India], April 6 (ANI): Ahead of West Bengal assembly polls, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said that the people of Bengal are rejecting misgovernance and rallying for a development-driven alternative. In the X post, Pradhan said, "Engaged with BJP Jhargram district's Assembly in-charges and Pravasi karyakatas sharpening our booth-level strategies and outreach. The growing strength and confidence of our cadre signal one thing clearly--people of Bengal are rej ...Read More >
Jhargram (West Bengal) [India], April 6 (ANI): Ahead of West Bengal assembly polls, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said that the people of Bengal are rejecting misgovernance and rallying for a development-driven alternative. In the X post, Pradhan said, "Engaged with BJP Jhargram district's Assembly in-charges and Pravasi karyakatas sharpening our booth-level strategies and outreach. The growing strength and confidence of our cadre signal one thing clearly--people of Bengal are rej ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 5 (ANI): Trinamool Congress on Sunday escalated its poll campaign in Purba Bardhaman, vowing a decisive electoral rejection of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the West Bengal Assembly elections. At a janasabha, Abhishek Banerjee introduced the party's 'Maa-Mati-Manush' candidates and appealed for support to oust "Bangla-Birodhi, Bohiragoto Zamindars" from Bengal. "Purba Bardhaman is ready to respond to BJP in the only language they understand. The power ...Read More >
TMC launches Gujarati wall writing in Bhabanipur to woo voters after Mahua Moitra remark row, Mamata issues apology as BJP rival Suvendu Adhikari attacks her ahead of polls A wall writing campaign in the Gujarati language has been organised in Kolkata's Bhabanipur constituency in support of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, even as the Trinamool Congress (TMC) continues to face political backlash over controversial remarks made by party MP Mahua Moitra about the Gujarati community. T ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 5 (ANI): A political row has erupted in the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency after remarks by Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on the Gujarati community drew sharp reactions, with the Trinamool Congress distancing itself from the statement and local leaders issuing an apology. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is contesting from the seat as a TMC candidate. The controversy stems from a statement made by Moitra during a press conference, wher ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday released its list of star campaigners for Phase I of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, featuring top party leaders, including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and AITC General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee. The list includes key names such as Subrata Bakshi, Chandrima Bhattacharya, Firhad Hakim, Aroop Biswas, Kalyan Banerjee, Dr Manas Ranjan Bhunia, Dr Shashi Panja, Snehasis Chakraborty, Birbaha Hansda, ac ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday released its list of star campaigners for Phase I of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, featuring top party leaders, including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and AITC General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee. The list includes key names such as Subrata Bakshi, Chandrima Bhattacharya, Firhad Hakim, Aroop Biswas, Kalyan Banerjee, Dr Manas Ranjan Bhunia, Dr Shashi Panja, Snehasis Chakraborty, Birbaha Hansda, ac ...Read More >
Eradication of Maoism needed only a strong will, which the Narendra Modi government has, and the Congress, in contrast, not only allowed Maoist violence to proliferate but the growth of urban Naxals also took place under their watch, Union Minister Amit Shah said today. Responding to the debate in the Lok Sabha on eradication of Left-wing terror -- the government's deadline for which ends tomorrow -- Shah said the Maoist violence has cost the lives of 20,000 young people and affected 120 millio ...Read More >
KOLKATA: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is reportedly dissatisfied with Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Nand, who is alleged to have failed to effectively handle demonstrations held in front of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office in the city. The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the opposition BJP have been holding repeated demonstrations since Monday outside the newly shifted office of the West Bengal CEO at the Shipping Corporation of India building on Strand Ro ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) Opposition MPs in Lok Sabha on Thursday demanded sending the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, to a parliamentary panel for comprehensive discussion and deliberation. As soon as the Bill was taken up for discussion in the House, Mahua Moitra (TMC) moved an amendment seeking to send it to the select committee for greater scrutiny. Opposing the Bill, Harish Chandra Meena (Congress) demanded that the government send the Bill to joint parliamen ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday alleged that BJP cadres were caught submitting tens of thousands of Form-6 applications to add new voters to electoral rolls, raising questions about the fairness of the process. Moitra claimed, "Yesterday and the day before, BJP's cadres were caught red-handed with 30,000 to 40,000 Form-6. With Form-6, any new voter can get themselves added to the voter list. Even if there are a lot of young people in one b ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday alleged that BJP cadres were caught submitting tens of thousands of Form-6 applications to add new voters to electoral rolls, raising questions about the fairness of the process. Moitra claimed, "Yesterday and the day before, BJP's cadres were caught red-handed with 30,000 to 40,000 Form-6. With Form-6, any new voter can get themselves added to the voter list. Even if there are a lot of young people in one b ...Read More >
Accusing her of violating the Model Code of Conduct in force in West Bengal as political activity in the state gathers pace, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday urged the Election Commission of India to debar TMC supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from campaigning. In a memorandum to ECI, senior Union ministers Piyush Goyal and Kiren Rijiju and other leaders from the BJP's national leadership sought an urgent intervention of the poll body as they cited "malicious & repeated violatio ...Read More >
"Mamata has always played the politics of the victim card. Sometimes she breaks her leg, ties a bandage on her head, falls ill, and abuses the Election Commission. But the people of Bengal have understood her politics of playing the victim card," Shah said in Kolkata as he released a 40-page "charge sheet" attacking the TMC over infiltration, appeasement politics, women's security, corruption, and deterioration of law and order ahead of April 23 and April 29 assembly polls. Shah said SIR is bei ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on the government over the G RAM G bill, saying it is destroying Mahatma Gandhi's idea of Ram Rajya both in letter and spirit by repealing MGNREGA and renaming the scheme. She also accused the government of "dishonouring" both Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore, who gave the title of Mahatma to the Father of the Nation, by renaming MGNREGA. Participating in the debate on the Viksit Bharat Guarantee ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) Several opposition MPs protested in the Parliament House complex on Tuesday over the VB-G RAM G Bill that has become a new flashpoint with the government, as they accused the BJP-led NDA dispensation of "insulting" Mahatma Gandhi by renaming MGNREGA scheme and demanded the withdrawal of the proposed legislation. Soon after the government introduced the bill in Lok Sabha seeking to replace MGNREGA, Congress' Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, DMK ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Lok Sabha, on Tuesday, witnessed sharp exchanges between the Treasury benches and the Opposition with the tabling of Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) -- or VB-G RAM G -- Bill, 2025, which seeks to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) of 2005. Several opposition MPs, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and K.C. Venugopal from the Congress, Harendra Malik of the Samajwadi Party, and Mahua Mo ...Read More >
Just clarifying my twitter feed was showing a lot of videos and I meant to say " I agree" to a video just below the racist one by some Nate. My mistake. Travelling & didn't check till now, says Trinamool MP. A major controversy erupted after Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra backed a social media post that condemned Indians celebrating Diwali abroad. It also evoked strong reactions from netizens. Moitra wrote "I agree" to a post on X that stated, "Just like that, we've let braindead fucking I ...Read More >
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra took to X on October 24, to clarify that her recent comment on a racist post criticising Diwali celebrations abroad was "made in error", after receiving social media backlash and criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Here's what happened The controversy began when Moitra wrote "I agree" under a post on X by a user named Nate, who berated Indians living abroad for celebrating Diwali. The post described Indians as "braindead" and called Diwa ...Read More >
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said it "had no involvement in the press interaction" at the Afghan embassy. A source in the Taliban government admitted women had not been invited to attend. They told the BBC "female journalists were excluded due to lack of proper coordination and will be invited to next conference if held in Delhi". Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi said by allowing the event to go ahead, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "telling every woman in India that you ...Read More >
Lucknow: Senior Samajwadi Party leader and former minister Gayatri Prajapati was attacked by a fellow inmate inside Lucknow Jail on Tuesday. The scuffle took place within the jail premises, after which prison authorities launched an internal inquiry. According to a statement issued by Dr Ramdhani, DIG Prisons, Lucknow Range, the incident occurred after Prajapati allegedly used abusive language towards another inmate, Vishwas Rajput. In response, Vishwas attacked Prajapati using a sharp object i ...Read More >
BJP leader and Lok Sabha member Baijayant 'Jay' Panda was appointed on Wednesday as the Chairman of the Select Committee constituted to examine the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025. BJP leader and Lok Sabha member Baijayant Panda was appointed on Wednesday as the Chairman of the Select Committee constituted to examine the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025. According to an official notification, the Select Committee will comprise 24 members drawn from th ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Lok Sabha has constituted a select committee to examine the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and senior MP Baijayant Panda has been appointed as its Chairperson. The 24-member panel comprises a diverse mix of lawmakers from across parties, including Supriya Sule, Mahua Moitra, Karti P Chidambaram, Biplab Kumar Deb, and Dr CN Manjunath, among others. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), enacted in 2016, is a landmark reform aimed ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party MP Baijayant Panda has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Select Committee of Lok Sabha on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025. Apart from Panda, 23 other MPs from various political parties have been appointed to the committee. Also Read | Rahul Gandhi Retained in Parliamentary Defence Committee, Kamal Haasan Makes Debut. The committee includes BJP MPs D Purandeswari, CN Manjunath, Mitesh Patel Bakabhai, An ...Read More >
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