New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Monday’s violence in Barrackpore, West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, has raised significant concern, especially since it occurred ahead of PM Modi’s public rally. The clashes between supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Trinamool Congress have led to arrests, raising political temperatures ahead of Wednesday’s second round of Assembly elections in the state.The incident involved crude bombs being thrown at the residence of Bharatiya…
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Kozhikode, April 27 (IANS) An incident of suspected political intimidation has been reported from Nadapuram near Kozhikode in Kerala, where faeces were found dumped in the household well of an RMP worker, raising tensions in a region known for its fraught political history.The incident occurred in Thooneri, where the well belonging to Manojan, an active Revolutionary Marxist Party (RMP) worker, was allegedly contaminated.The well, located near Chekkayippidika in Thumpolipoyil, is jointly used by…
Washington, April 26 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Sunday described the suspect behind the foiled attack at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner as “a sick guy” and said early warnings about the individual may not have reached authorities in time. “The guy is a sick guy, when you read his manifesto. He hates Christians, that’s one thing for sure… and I think his sister or his brother actually was complaining about it. They were even complaining to law enforcement. H…
Washington, April 26 (IANS) President Donald Trump used his post-incident remarks after the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner shooting to call for national unity, saying Americans must “resolve our differences” despite rising political tensions and violence. Addressing reporters at the White House alongside senior law enforcement officials, Trump said the incident briefly brought together a deeply divided political audience.“We need to resolve our differences, Republicans, D…
Kolkata, Aprill 21 (IANS) Alleging that “appeasement politics” under the Trinamool Congress has worsened the condition of Hindus in West Bengal, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would restore balance, strengthen law and order, and take firm action against illegal infiltration if voted to power in the state. Addressing a public rally in Balrampur, Chief Minister Sarma said that the people of West Bengal are increasingly looking tow…
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power in West Bengal after the forthcoming Assembly elections in the state later this month, the new state government will adopt a balanced approach between dole allowances and the financial prudence of generating employment.“I want to assure the youths of West Bengal that if the BJP comes to power in West Bengal, unemployment allowances and efforts at employment generation wi…
Kannur, April 18 (IANS) In a significant judgment, the Thaliparamba court in Kerala’s Kannur on Saturday sentenced 10 CPI-M workers to 25 years of imprisonment in the Thimiri bomb attack case, underlining the judiciary’s firm stance against political violence. The judgment was delivered by the Additional District and Sessions Judge K.N. Prasanth in connection with the 2011 attack in Thimiri near Alakode, where bombs were hurled at Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)/Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wo…
Kolkata, March 2 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that the people of West Bengal, “tormented by TMC’s misgovernance”, are yearning for change, as he announced his decision to join the ‘Poriborton Yatra’ being held by the state unit of the BJP.In a post on X, HM Shah said that to amplify the public resolve for change, the BJP’s West Bengal unit has launched the ‘Poriborton Yatra’, and that he would join party workers at its inauguration from South 24 Parganas dist…
Dhaka, Feb 9 (IANS) As Bangladesh readies to hold national election on February 12, minorities in the South Asian nation feel the insecurity more profoundly, a report has highlighted. Quoting Bruce Allen of the Forgotten Missionaries International (FMI), a report in Mission Network News stated: “The social climate in Bangladesh has been one of uncertainty. FMI partners tell Allen that under the current caretaker government of Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, there’s an indifference to …
Dhaka, Feb 5 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Editors’ Council has urged authorities and local political parties to ensure the safety of journalists who will be covering the upcoming national elections on February 12, local media reported on Thursday. In a statement on Thursday, the council stated, “Journalists face various risks while carrying out their duties of collecting and disseminating news during elections, and ensuring the safety and security of journalists working in the field is a very important i…