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In a First, Samajwadi Party Founder Mulayam Singh Could Not Cast His Vote in UP Panchayat Polls Amid Covid Scare

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Samajwadi Party patriarch and founder Mulayam Singh Yadav could not cast his vote for panchayat elections in his native Saifai village on Monday following request from family members in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to family sources, the 81-year-old so far has never missed voting in any election. “We requested Netaji (Mulayam Singh … Read more In a First, Samajwadi Party Founder Mulayam Singh Could Not Cast His Vote in UP Panchayat Polls Amid Covid Scare

Didi-O-Didi Remark Unacceptable to Women, They Will Vote for TMC: Mamata’s ‘Best Comrade’

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A famous boxer in his younger days, 77-year-old Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay is the quintessential bhadralok of Kolkata and a veteran of his party, the Trinamool Congress (TMC). Chattopadhyay, who is fighting the elections from south Kolkata’s Bhabanipur in place of incumbent legislator Mamata Banerjee — she has shifted to Nandigram — says the chief minister chose … Read more Didi-O-Didi Remark Unacceptable to Women, They Will Vote for TMC: Mamata’s ‘Best Comrade’

People of Bengal Want White Beard, Not White Saree: BJP's Dilip Ghosh at Poll Rally

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File photo of Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh. Ghosh further said that elections in Bengal won’t be conducted under the security provided by central forces after the BJP comes to power in the state. PTI Bardhaman Last Updated:April 18, 2021, 22:55 IST FOLLOW US ON: In an apparent jibe at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata … Read more People of Bengal Want White Beard, Not White Saree: BJP's Dilip Ghosh at Poll Rally

As Covid-hit Maharashtra Gets Lion's Share of Oxygen from Centre, BJP Leader Thanks PM Modi

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File photo of oxygen cylinders being loaded, before being transported to hospitals for Covid-19 patients. (PTI Photo) Maharashtra has been allotted the biggest share of 1,500 metric tonnes, Delhi 350 metric tonnes and Uttar Pradesh 800 metric tonnes, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said. As the Centre allotted a large amount of medical oxygen for Maharashtra … Read more As Covid-hit Maharashtra Gets Lion's Share of Oxygen from Centre, BJP Leader Thanks PM Modi

BJP Chief JP Nadda Launches Drive to Make Each Booth Free of Coronavirus

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As the COVID-19 cases continue to rise across India and with several quarters reaching out for help in terms of hospital beds, medicines and food, the Bhartiya Janata Party is all set to launch a second version of ‘Seva hi Sangathan’. On Sunday, the party held a meeting, chaired by BJP’s national president JP Nadda, … Read more BJP Chief JP Nadda Launches Drive to Make Each Booth Free of Coronavirus

West Bengal Polls: EC Imposes 24-hour Campaign Ban on BJP's Sayantan Basu, TMC's Sujata Mondal

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The Election Commission on Sunday imposed a 24-hour campaign ban on BJP leader Sayantan Basu and Sujata Mondal of the Trinamool Congress for their controversial remarks during the ongoing assembly polls in West Bengal. The bar on campaigning by the leaders will be in force from 7 PM on April 18 to 7 PM on … Read more West Bengal Polls: EC Imposes 24-hour Campaign Ban on BJP's Sayantan Basu, TMC's Sujata Mondal

Mithun Chakraborty Falls Ill While Campaigning for BJP in Raiganj, Flown Back to Kolkata

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File photo of actor Mithun Chakraborty with PM Narendra Modi in Kolkata. (News18) The superstar, who recently joined the BJP in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was evacuated from the rally venue after he started feeling dizzy. News18.com New Delhi Last Updated:April 18, 2021, 18:53 IST FOLLOW US ON: Actor-politician Mithun Chakraborty was … Read more Mithun Chakraborty Falls Ill While Campaigning for BJP in Raiganj, Flown Back to Kolkata

Post-poll Violence in Bengal's Dabgram-Phulbari Seat, Trinamool & BJP Indulge in Blame Game

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The violence took place after the fifth phase election on Saturday. The alleged incidents happened in Porajhar village in Phulbari I gram panchayat on Saturday night after voting took place in the fifth phase of the assembly elections in the state. PTI Jalpaiguri Last Updated:April 18, 2021, 17:44 IST FOLLOW US ON: Post-poll violence has … Read more Post-poll Violence in Bengal's Dabgram-Phulbari Seat, Trinamool & BJP Indulge in Blame Game

If I Get Hold of Coronavirus, Will Put it into Devendra Fadnavis' Mouth: Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad

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A Shiv Sena legislator has said he would shove COVID-19 virus into the mouth of Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis if he could get ‘hold’ of the same. Hitting out at the former Maharashtra chief minister for allegedly indulging in politics over the coronavirus crisis, Buldhana MLA Sanjay Gaikwad said he was upset with the … Read more If I Get Hold of Coronavirus, Will Put it into Devendra Fadnavis' Mouth: Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad

Mamata Demoralised as BJP Much Ahead of TMC After Five Phases of Polls: Amit Shah

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday asserted that the BJP will bag more than 122 of the 180 seats that went to polls in West Bengal in five phases. Shah, while addressing a rally here in Purba Bardhaman district, claimed that Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee will have to make an exit … Read more Mamata Demoralised as BJP Much Ahead of TMC After Five Phases of Polls: Amit Shah