Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) Novelist and columnist Shobhaa De on Thursday reacted to the Trinamool Congress’ defeat in the West Bengal elections, saying that outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has lost the faith and respect of her own people. Speaking to IANS, Shobhaa De said that Mamata Banerjee, once seen as an undisputed leader by her supporters, had gradually distanced herself from the people of the state.“I think she lost the faith and respect of her own people. They were very staunch suppo…
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Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) A day after the BJP’s decisive win in West Bengal, state BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya on Tuesday warned party workers against indulging in post-violence to avoid expulsion. He said the BJP won’t repeat the acts of the Trinamool Congress government.With 206 seats, the BJP registered a comfortable victory in the state Assembly polls, while the Trinamool Congress managed just 81. The Congress won two seats, the CPI-M one, while the AISF and the Aam Janata Unnayan Party secured…
Lucknow, May 5 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister, Brajesh Pathak, on Tuesday said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP has expanded its footprint across the country, with the “lotus blooming” from West Bengal to the southern states. Speaking to reporters, Pathak referred to West Bengal’s cultural legacy and paid tributes to prominent figures such as Swami Vivekananda, Subhas Chandra Bose, Rabindranath Tagore, and Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. He said they …
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to Rabindranath Tagore, calling him a “multifaceted personality” who shaped several renowned institutions with his writings and thoughts. Rabindranath Tagore was a polymath of the Bengal Renaissance period. He became the first Asian to win a Nobel Prize in any category in 1913, and also the first lyricist and non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Addressing the 133rd episode of his monthly radio programm…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Gobardhan Das, the newly appointed member of NITI Aayog, has outlined an ambitious roadmap for national development and regional revitalisation, emphasising his commitment to realising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a developed India by 2047.Speaking to IANS following his appointment, Das expressed gratitude to PM Modi for entrusting him with a role at the country’s premier policy think tank. He said the appointment was not just an honour for him but for th…
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on a campaign blitz in poll-bound West Bengal on Monday, hit out at the Trinamool Congress dispensation over the plight of youth, women, and farmers in the state and called for an end to the ‘dark reign of 15 years’ under Mamata Banerjee. Addressing a mega gathering of people in Pingla constituency, the UP Chief Minister said that the youth are troubled, farmers are frustrated, and industries have collapsed, but the Tr…
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) Union Minister and former Bharatiya Janata Party President JP Nadda on Saturday sharpened the party’s offensive against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging that the latter’s entire political career is “based on lies”. He further accused the Bengal CM of destroying the state’s culture.Nadda was in Jalpaiguri to campaign for the April 23 and 29 Assembly elections in the state.During an interaction with IANS, BJP leader Nadda mentioned that he could sense a…
Jalpaiguri, April 18 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, campaigning in poll-bound West Bengal on Saturday, accused opposition parties of blocking the Nari Shakti Vandan Amendment Bill in Parliament and termed it an “insult to half the population of the country”.Addressing election rallies at Mathabhanga in Cooch Behar district and at Dhupguri in Jalpaiguri district, Yogi Adityanath alleged that “advocates of Bangladeshi infiltrators” did not allow the Bill — which seek…
Dhaka, April 13 (IANS) Extending greetings to the people of Bangladesh on Pohela Boishakh marking the Bengali New Year, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said that “anti-liberation and unconstitutional” forces have repeatedly sought to undermine the festival — a trend she said continues to persist.”Pohela Boishakh is the foremost festival of Bengali national heritage. On this day, with the message of renewal, people awaken in joy, leaving behind sorrow, decay, failure, and gloom. W…
Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) As a commotion broke out between the Trinamool Congress-aligned Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers outside the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) office on Tuesday, over an alleged attempt to submit Form-6, both the sides hurled accusations at each other.While the BJP accused the West Bengal Police of siding with the Trinamool members, the latter accused the BJP of including outsiders in the state’s voter list and forming a “nex…