Mamata destroying Vidyasagar statue vandalism evidence: Modi

Mathurapur (West Bengal) (IANS) Days after the statue of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar in Kolkata was vandalised during BJP President Amit Shah's roadshow in the city, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday accused the Mamata Banerjee-led West…

Sadhvi Pragya callls Godse 'deshbhakt', BJP seeks public apology

New Delhi (IANS) BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from Bhopal Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur on Thursday called Nathuram Godse, the man who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi, a "deshbhakt" (patriot).

After her statement stirred a controversy,…

LS polls: 6 of top 10 richest candidates from Congress

New Delhi (IANS) Of the top 10 richest candidates in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, six are from the Congress, according to the National Election Watch (NEW) and the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

While Ramesh Kumar…

Modi promises Vidyasagar statue at 'same spot'

Mau (Uttar Pradesh) (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday promised a "grand statue" of 19th century reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar at the same spot where his bust was vandalized in Kolkata.

A bust of Vidyasagar had been…

Jindal Global Law School breaks new ground in campus placements

Sonipat (IANS) The 2019 graduating class of the Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) has broken a new record with offers from over 57 corporate law firms, 24 litigation offers, and 30 higher education offers from world-class universities.

Nuclear test ban body offers India 'observer' status

Vienna (IANS) The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) has offered India an "Observer" status and access to the International Monitoring System (IMS) data.

Addressing a group of Indian journalists…

3 militants, soldier killed in J&K gunfight

Srinagar (IANS) Three militants and a soldier were killed on Thursday in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said.

The gunfight is still continuing in Dolipora village which started early Thursday morning after security…

EC decision jolts Trinamool; Left opposes too

Kolkata (IANS) The Election Commission's unprecedented step of curtailing poll campaign in West Bengal by 20 hours in the wake of repeated instances of violence has come as a jolt to the ruling Trinamool Congress, with its supremo Mamata Banerjee…

EC halts campaigning in Bengal after 10 p.m. Thursday

New Delhi (IANS) In an unprecedented decision, the Election Commission on Wednesday ordered that campaigning for the final round of the Lok Sabha polls on Sunday will halt in West Bengal at 10 p.m. on Thursday.

The campaigning would have originally…

Bengal will help BJP cross 300-seat mark: Modi

Taki (West Bengal) (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will cross the 300-seat mark in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections and that the people of Bengal will play a significant role in helping the…