The mutilated body of woman found in Malda triggers panic, and a political row

The mutilated body of woman found in Malda triggers panic, and a political row

  The body of an unidentified woman with multiple injuries in West Bengal’s Malda district not only triggered panic among the people but also sparked a political war of words between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The body, found in Harishchandrapur in Malda, had been disfigured with acid. It was … Read more

Emotive issue of Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal takes political centre stage again in Punjab, Haryana

Emotive issue of Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal takes political centre stage again in Punjab, Haryana

A view of the SYL (Sutlej-Yamuna Link) canal in Punjab. The Centrally-funded canal links Sutlej with the Yamuna. It is to carry Haryana’s share (3.5 million acre feet) of Sutlej waters. The Centre has spent about Rs. 450 crores on the canal. The construction was abandoned in 1990 at the height of militancy in Punjab. … Read more

Political spat erupts in Maharashtra as Sena (UBT), ruling BJP trade barbs over foreign visits

Political spat erupts in Maharashtra as Sena (UBT), ruling BJP trade barbs over foreign visits

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray addresses a press conference in Mumbai on Saturday. | Photo Credit: PTI Launching a scathing attack on the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday slammed the dispensation for planning foreign trips at the expense of taxpayer’s money. He also raised questions about Maratha … Read more

Greens, political parties seek cancellation of fine imposed on farmers in Muttil case

Greens, political parties seek cancellation of fine imposed on farmers in Muttil case

Environmental organisations and political parties in Wayanad have urged the government to cancel the fine imposed by the Revenue department on farmers in the Muttil rosewood felling case. Besides imposing fine, officials had also served notices on farmers as per the Kerala Land Conservancy Act, according to N. Badusha, president, Wayanad Prakruthi Samarakshana Samiti. “Such … Read more

Chautalas to remember ‘Tau’ in separate rallies with different political agendas

Chautalas to remember ‘Tau’ in separate rallies with different political agendas

Both Chautalas-led factions — the Indian National Lok Dal and the Jannayak Janta Party — will hold rallies in Haryana and Rajasthan respectively with different political agendas to mark the birth anniversary of the late Deputy Prime Minister Chaudhary Devi Lal. While the INLD’s “Samman Diwas Samaroh” at Kaithal will mark the official culmination of … Read more

Jairam Ramesh writes to RS Chairman Dhankhar on ‘political sloganeering’ from visitor’s gallery, demands action

Jairam Ramesh writes to RS Chairman Dhankhar on ‘political sloganeering’ from visitor’s gallery, demands action

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh in the Rajya Sabha during the Special Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi on September 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on September 24 wrote to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar demanding urgent action over the incident of “political sloganeering” by a group of people … Read more

Morning Digest | Food prices to cool soon, says FinMin; Piyush Goyal cautions protesting onion farmers against ‘political opponents’, and more

Morning Digest | Food prices to cool soon, says FinMin; Piyush Goyal cautions protesting onion farmers against ‘political opponents’, and more

India’s inflation woes are not over yet but food price spikes may be “transitory”, the Finance Ministry said on August 22, attributing the latest spike in headline inflation to global uncertainties triggered by the termination of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA U.S. will issue record number of visas this … Read more

Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir welcome Supreme Court’s decision to hear petitions on Article 370 daily

Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir welcome Supreme Court’s decision to hear petitions on Article 370 daily

National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah said he is confident that there is a strong case in favour of the restoration of Article 370. File photo | Photo Credit: ANI Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir on July 11 welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to hear a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article … Read more

A Bengal village whose walls are free of political slogans

A Bengal village whose walls are free of political slogans

Paintings on the walls of a house in Lalbazar village, West Bengal. File | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Election time is when the phrase ‘writing on the wall’ also assumes a literal meaning in West Bengal, with artists and wordsmiths joining hands to paint catchy slogans. But there is one village in the State where, … Read more

Tripura CM warns ‘political hooligans and extortionists’ within BJP ranks

Tripura CM warns ‘political hooligans and extortionists’ within BJP ranks

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha. File | Photo Credit: PTI Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday warned that the Special Task Force (STF), the latest security wing added to the State police, would act tough against “political hooligans and extortionists”. He admitted that a section of “misguided party (BJP) workers” have resorted to unethical … Read more