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01

Mar

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Mamata to hold sit-in at Esplanade over voter exclusions

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will stage a sit-in demonstration at Esplanade on Friday to protest against the alleged exclusion of valid voters from the final electoral rolls published on Saturday after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.   The announcement was made by Abhishek Banerjee, General Secretary of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC). He said the Chief Minister would begin the protest at 2 pm and outline the party’s next course of action regarding what he described as a “faulty” voter list.   “She will start the protest event from 2 pm on Friday. She will announce what will be our next course of action…

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26

Feb

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Row over TMC MLA’s ‘flying kiss’ gesture at public rally

TMC MLA Narayan Goswami has found himself at the centre of a political storm after a video allegedly showing him blowing a flying kiss to a woman during a public procession went viral, triggering sharp reactions from opposition parties.   The controversy erupted following a rally organised in Ashoknagar, North 24 Parganas, to celebrate the success of the state government’s Lakshmir Bhandar welfare scheme, a monthly bank transfer facility for women electorates. The procession, which began in the Sherpur area, passed through key localities before culminating near Maniktala, drawing large participation from women beneficiaries.   Goswami, who represents the Ashoknagar Assembly constituency and also serves…

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25

Feb

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Luxury campaign vans in high demand ahead of TN polls

As Tamil Nadu gears up for the Assembly elections, demand for ultra-modern campaign vehicles fitted with luxury interiors and advanced technology has surged, with a Coimbatore-based firm reporting a sharp rise in orders from political parties across southern India.   Operating from Sivananda Colony, the private company has carved a niche in designing and manufacturing customised mobile campaign units for leaders in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh. With alliance talks and seat-sharing negotiations under way, parties are upgrading their campaign infrastructure, triggering fresh demand for high-end vehicles.   Workers at the unit said traditional Tempo Travellers are increasingly being…

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14

Feb

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Sharad Pawar keen on RS bid; NCP merger unlikely: Raut

Senior leader Sharad Pawar is keen to contest the forthcoming Rajya Sabha elections, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut claimed on Saturday, adding that a merger between the rival NCP factions remains unlikely.   Speaking to reporters in Mumbai, Raut said he had personally discussed the matter with Pawar. “I had a discussion with Sharad Pawar saheb. I asked his opinion about this (whether he will contest the Rajya Sabha polls). He told me that he will contest the Rajya Sabha polls. He has told me,” Raut said.   Raut, a leader of the Shiv Sena (UBT), described Pawar as…

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11

Feb

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Ritu Tawde elected Mumbai Mayor, Sanjay Ghadi as Deputy

In a historic shift for the country's richest civic body, BJP corporator Ritu Tawde was elected mayor of Mumbai on Wednesday, ending a 44-year drought for the party in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Alongside her, Shiv Sena's Sanjay Ghadi was elected deputy mayor, with both securing their posts unopposed during a special general body meeting.   Following the election, conducted by BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani in his capacity as the presiding officer, Tawde took charge as the 78th mayor, congratulated by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.   The election marks the end of a long…

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10

Feb

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BJP-Mahayuti wins 552 of 731 seats in Maharashtra ZP polls

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has hailed the BJP-Mahayuti alliance’s dominant performance in the state’s Zilla Parishad elections, declaring that the results confirm the party has expanded its influence well beyond its traditional urban strongholds. Reflecting on the outcome, Fadnavis noted that since shattering the perception of the Bharatiya Janata Party as exclusively urban in 2014, the alliance has continued to build on its success.   He attributed this historic win to the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the guidance of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Nitin Gadkari and the relentless efforts of state president Ravindra Chavan along…

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16

Jan

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BJP breaches BMC fortress, registers big win in Pune

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday emerged as the single largest party in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), breaking the nearly three-decade-long dominance of the undivided Shiv Sena, and registered a strong victory in the Pune civic polls.   According to trends and results available so far, the BJP-led alliance is set to secure around 125 of the 227 seats in the BMC, India’s richest civic body with a budget of ₹74,427 crore for 2025-26.   Counting of votes for elections to Mumbai and 28 other municipal corporations, including Pune, was held on Friday, a day after polling recorded…

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16

Jan

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Arrest of journalists triggers a political row in Telangana

The arrest of two journalists of a popular Telugu news channel “NTV”,  for airing a controversial report insinuating a relationship between a woman IAS officer and a state minister, has triggered a political storm in Telangana.The TV channel’s input editor Donthu Ramesh, along with Paripurna Chari and Sudheer, were also taken into custody by the police. They were granted conditional bail by the 14th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) in Hyderabad in the early hours of Thursday.  The arrests were made based on a complaint filed by the secretary of the Telangana IAS Officers’ Association and Special Chief Secretary to…

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15

Jan

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Exit polls predict BJP-Sena sweep in Mumbai civic polls

Exit polls on Thursday predicted a decisive victory for the BJP and its ally, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections, signalling a dramatic shift in the power balance of India’s richest civic body after nearly three decades of Shiv Sena dominance. An aggregate of six exit polls projected the BJP-Sena alliance winning around 132 of the 227 seats, comfortably crossing the majority mark of 114. The opposition bloc led by Shiv Sena (UBT) and its allies was forecast to secure about 63 seats, while the Congress was pegged at around 20. The projections suggest that…

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13

Dec

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YSRCP accuses govt of suppressing strike over ‘privatisation’ of colleges

The NDA government in Andhra Pradesh has been spending the last one and a half years on just targeting former Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy and suppressing the party’s protest against the alleged privatisation of government medical colleges, said the YSRCP leader Ambati Rambabu in a press conference.   For the last 18 months, instead of addressing the grievances of the general public, and fulfilling election promises, the government has been working with only one agenda—hounding Reddy and obstructing the YSRCP’s movement against the privatisation of government medical colleges, the leader added.   He alleged that Deputy Chief Minister Pawan…

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