Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) With the former Intelligence Bureau (IB) top officer and the former Governor of Tamil Nadu, R.N. Ravi, taking oath as the 22nd Governor of West Bengal on Thursday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s first message to him during the interaction after the oath ceremony was that ‘Bengal loves those who love Bengal’.After the oath ceremony was over, the Chief Minister welcomed the new Governor by wrapping a piece of the cloak around his neck. During that interaction, the Chief …
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New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Shiv Sena-UBT’s Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut on Sunday expressed joy after meeting former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar.The meeting came on the eve of a likely discussion in Lok Sabha on an Opposition resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla over alleged bias and partisan approach against the opposition.Without sharing any details about the agenda of the meeting with Dhankhar, the Shiv Sena-UBT leader uploaded pictures of their interaction on social media….
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday alleged that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls conducted in the poll-bound state was intended to help the BJP in the upcoming Assembly elections.Addressing party workers from her sit-in demonstration site at Esplanade, CM Banerjee claimed that the exercise had resulted in the deletion of names of several voters from the electoral rolls.She said that even with the support of the Election Commission,…
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Thursday said former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s resignation, given abruptly, reflected a broader trend of undermining constitutional posts, and as he begins to speak again, the nation awaits further clarification on what truly transpired behind closed doors in Parliament on the day of his resignation. “The former VP, who vanished from the public eye following his sudden resignation last year, in his recent speech i…
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday that in her long political career, she had never come across such an “arrogant” and “liar” Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) like the current one. “I was a Member of Parliament for seven terms. I was a Union Minister for four terms. But I have never seen such a Chief Election Commissioner. He is so arrogant. He is a great liar. I clearly told him that no one will be in a chair forever. Everyone has to go sometime or …
Jaipur, Jan 18 (IANS) Former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday attended the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), where he formally launched ‘The Unbecoming’, a book authored by his son-in-law, lawyer Kartikeya Vajpai. The book launch took place at Hotel Clarks Amer, in the presence of JLF producer Sanjoy K. Roy and senior journalist Sanjay Pugalia.Speaking on the session, Kartikeya Vajpai described ‘The Unbecoming’ as an inward journey of self-discovery. “The book is about looking…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea filed by Allahabad High Court Justice Yashwant Varma — who faces impeachment proceedings following the cash-discovery row — challenging the decision of the Lok Sabha Speaker to constitute a three-member inquiry committee against him under the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968. Pronouncing the operative part of the verdict, a Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma said, “We hold that the petitioner is no…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a plea filed by Allahabad High Court Justice Yashwant Varma — who faces impeachment proceedings following the cash-discovery row — challenging the decision of the Lok Sabha Speaker to constitute a three-member inquiry committee against him under the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968. A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma reserved the verdict after hearing extensive arguments from all sides. T…