Claiming that Bengal will show the path to India in the coming days, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday criticised the BJP-ruled Central government for its ‘divide-and-rule’ policy. Banerjee attacked Amit Shah for his comments about Bengal’s law & order situation recently, saying Bengal is better than other states. “In Uttar Pradesh, the … Read more
Coronavirus Omicron Live Tracker: Shanghai reports 12 new COVID deaths as frustrations boil over The major financial hub of Shanghai reported 12 new COVID-19 related deaths on April 22, up from 11 the previous day, as frustrations among residents continued to boil over amid a harsh lockdown and strict censorship online.The city, battling China’s biggest … Read more
A day after Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party president Shivpal Singh Yadav called on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath amid the speculations that the former is set to end his alliance with his nephew and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, newly-elected Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Thursday said that Adityanath is the … Read more
The All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has sent feelers to the Nationalist Congress Party for it to be included in the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance to take on the BJP. The NCP, Congress and Shiv Sena, the three members of Maharashtra’s ruling coalition, have however scotched the possibility of any alliance with the AIMIM, calling … Read more
The swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected BJP government in Uttar Pradesh will be held in the state capital on March 25. The ceremony will take place at the Ikana stadium at 4 pm of March 25, a senior official said. The BJP won 255 seats in the 403-member assembly and its allies won 18 … Read more
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee hit out at her UP counterpart Yogi Adityanath on Thursday without naming him, saying some people pose as monks ahead of elections. Banerjee’s comments came on the day when UP voted in the first phase of the seven-phase assembly election. She also slammed the Centre for removing the hologram statue … Read more
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said if her party comes to power in Uttar Pradesh, it will set up a special recruitment commission to streamline the selection process for all vacant government posts. In an interaction with youths, including job aspirants, from the state in Delhi, she also assured that exams will … Read more
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday flagged off BJP’s ‘campaign vans‘ for next month’s assembly polls and said the “double engine” government of the party has fulfilled all its promises. The BJP government has ensured development of the people while following the mantra of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas’, he said during … Read more
Ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will distribute free smartphones and tablets to about one crore final year students in the state. The first phase of the scheme will roll out on December 25, which marks the birth anniversary of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. On that day, … Read more
The Samajwadi Party is cobbling up alliances with smaller parties in UP to form a joint front against the BJP. Over the last two days, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav has met several leaders from other parties and has finalised alliances with a couple of them. On Wednesday, Yadav met with AAP leaders Sanjay Singh and … Read more