New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Madhya Pradesh government and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on multiple petitions filed by Congress leader Rajendra Bharti, who has been convicted and sentenced in a Rural Development Bank fraud case.The High Court denied him any interim relief at this stage.The court sought the Madhya Pradesh government’s response to Bharti’s plea challenging his conviction and three-year sentence awarded by a Special M…
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New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) BJP national President Nitin Nabin on Monday announced his resignation as the elected Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Bankipur constituency in Bihar.Sharing the development in a detailed post on X, he addressed party workers and the people of Bihar, reflecting on his two-decade-long political journey and expressing gratitude for the continued support he had received over the years.Reflecting on his political journey, Nabin said: “All my family members a…
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) Driven by resentment over being denied a party ticket to contest the upcoming West Bengal Assembly polls, Quazi Abdur Rahim, the outgoing MLA from Baduria Assembly seat in the North 24 Parganas district, quit the Trinamool Congress, on Sunday. In a lengthy post on his Facebook account, Rahim announced his resignation from all party posts, including his primary membership of the Trinamool Congress.Ever since the election schedule was announced in West Bengal and Trinamool…
Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) Panihati Assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, otherwise never a high-profile seat in the state’s electoral history, has this time come into sharp focus with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fielding Ratna Debnath, the mother of the junior doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata who was raped and murdered within the hospital premises in August 2024, as its candidate from the constituency.Members of the Debnath …
Chandigarh, March 21 (IANS) Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Sunil Jakhar, on Saturday, expressed sorrow over the suicide of Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, District Manager of Punjab State Warehouse Corporation, in Amritsar and said that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann no longer has any moral basis to remain in power. While speaking to the media here, Jakhar said the BJP would fight at every level to ensure justice for the victim’s family. He noted that earlier people in Punjab were losing …
Gandhinagar, March 18 (IANS) Gujarat’s Director General of Police (DGP) Dr K.L.N. Rao visited the Legislative Assembly premises on Wednesday to personally oversee a high-alert security sweep following a bomb threat received by email.The threat led to the temporary evacuation of legislators, staff and visitors and delayed the ongoing Budget session.The anonymous email, which arrived shortly before the Assembly was due to convene at 9 a.m., claimed that a bomb had been planted within the compl…
Patna, March 17 (IANS) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is currently undertaking his ‘Samriddhi Yatra’ (Prosperity Journey), with the fourth phase commencing from Bhagalpur. During the visit, he reviewed the progress of development works and assessed the status of announcements made during the earlier ‘Pragati Yatra,’ while also seeking detailed updates on departmental action plans.In Bhagalpur, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stones for 56 projects and inaugurated 88 projects, d…
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) Around 15 children fell sick at an Anganwadi centre in West Bengal on Thursday after a dead lizard was allegedly found in the cooked food served there.The incident took place at the Nagendrapur Uttarpara ICDS centre in Raidighi in South 24 Parganas district. All the 15 children who reportedly fell sick after consuming the contaminated food were admitted to Raidighi Rural Hospital.According to local sources, lunch was being served to the children at the ICDS centre when th…
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) Working President and MP Supriya Sule on Wednesday thanked leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) for extending their support to party chief Sharad Pawar, who will contest the Rajya Sabha election from Maharashtra. Polling is scheduled for March 16, while the last date for filing nominations is March 5.After attending the press conference addressed by state Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal, who announced the party’s support to Sharad Pawar, S…
Shivamogga (Karnataka), Feb 27 (IANS) Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Friday described former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa as an indefatigable leader who led continuous struggles and protests for the state, even during the days when the BJP had a limited presence in the state.He was speaking at a felicitation programme organised in Yediyurappa’s hometown of Shikaripura to mark his 84th birthday.Joshi praised the people of Shikarip…