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08 Aug 2024
West BengalEx-Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee passes away in Kolkata at 80
Former Chief Minister of West Bengal, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, passed away at the age of 80.
12 Jun 2024
Lok Sabha108 MPs of 18th LS vocal on LGBTQIA+ issues: Report
As many as 108 out of the 543 newly elected MPs in the 18th Lok Sabha have been "vocal" about LGBTQIA+ issues, according to Pinklist India, a digital archive advocating for India's queer community.
06 Jun 2024
Narendra ModiWhat Mallikarjun Kharge said after INDIA bloc meeting
After the meeting of the opposition's Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said that the bloc will continue to fight against the "fascist rule" of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
05 Jun 2024
Rahul GandhiIrani to Chandrasekhar: BJP heavyweights lose ground in 2024 polls
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) heavyweights Smriti Irani, Arjun Munda, Ajay Mishra "Teni," Kailash Chaudhary, and Rajeev Chandrasekhar were among the 13 Union ministers who faced defeat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
09 May 2024
Mallikarjun KhargeINDIA bloc leaders to meet ECI over voter turnout data
Leaders of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) will meet with the Election Commission of India on Friday to demand the release of delayed voter turnout data for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
07 May 2024
Trinamool CongressTMC asks CEC to release 'comprehensive' seat-wise voter turnout data
The Trinamool Congress has approached Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, requesting a comprehensive report on voter turnout for the first two phases of the general elections.
02 May 2024
Mamata BanerjeeMamata raises concern over rise in voter turnout
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticized the Election Commission of India for the delay in releasing the final voter turnout figures for the initial two phases of the Lok Sabha polls.
01 May 2024
Lok Sabha ElectionsExplained: Row over ECI's delay in releasing final voter numbers
Over 10 days after Phase 1 and four days after Phase 2 polling for the Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India released the final voter turnout percentages for the initial rounds on Tuesday.
26 Apr 2024
Prakash JavadekarTop CPI(M) leader in hot seat over 'talks' with BJP
Rumors of a meeting between veteran Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader EP Jayarajan and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kerala incharge Prakash Javadekar have set political circles abuzz.
23 Apr 2024
Narendra ModiCongress wanted to extend reservation on basis of religion: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday mounted another attack on the Congress in his speech during a poll rally in Rajasthan's Tonk-Sawai Madhopur Lok Sabha constituency—which will vote on April 26.
05 Apr 2024
Pinarayi VijayanExplained: Row over 'The Kerala Story' broadcast on Doordarshan
Doordarshan's decision to telecast the controversial "The Kerala Story" movie on Friday has triggered a political storm in Kerala.
23 Feb 2024
KeralaKerala: CPI(M) leader murdered in Kozhikode, bandh declared
A local Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader PV Satyanathan (62) was attacked with an axe and killed during a temple festival in Kozhikode district, in Kerala.
20 Feb 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Calcutta HC allows Suvendu Adhikari to visit Sandeshkhali without supporters
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday allowed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari to visit the strife-torn Sandeshkhali in West Bengal.
04 Feb 2024
Mahatma Gandhi'Proud of Godse': NIT Calicut professor booked for praising Godse
The Kerala Police has booked a National Institute of Technology (NIT) Calicut professor for a Facebook post allegedly praising Nathuram Godse on January 30, Mahatma Gandhi's death anniversary.
27 Jan 2024
Kerala'Hatt, hatt': Kerala governor confronts SFI activists holding black flags
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Saturday staged a roadside sit-in protest in Kollam after Student Federation of India (SFI) members waved black flags at his convoy.
26 Dec 2023
Ram Mandir'Show off': Opposition leaders decline Ayodhya Ram Mandir inauguration invite
With the Lok Sabha elections approaching, the soon-to-be-inaugurated Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh—among the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s campaign pledges—has stirred a political debate.
12 Dec 2023
Pinarayi VijayanKerala: Governor's convoy attacked; blames CM Vijayan for 'conspiracy'
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of plotting to cause him physical harm.
16 Nov 2023
Enforcement Directorate (ED)NewsClick terror case: ED summons American millionaire Neville Singham
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned United States (US) millionaire Neville Roy Singham in the NewsClick terror case, ANI reported, citing sources.
13 Nov 2023
West BengalWest Bengal: TMC leader shot dead, alleged assailant lynched
A Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader was shot dead in Joynagar, West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, on Monday morning.
31 Oct 2023
Supreme Court Of IndiaSupreme Court begins hearing pleas against electoral bonds scheme
The Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing a batch of petitions challenging the legality of the electoral bonds scheme.
30 Oct 2023
KeralaKerala bomb blast: Death toll rises to 3, investigation underway
The number of deaths in Sunday's bomb blast at a meeting of Jehovah's Witnesses in Kerala's Kalamassery town, 10km from Kochi, rose to three on Monday as a 12-year-old girl succumbed to her injuries.
07 Oct 2023
Delhi PoliceNewsClick case: Delhi Police raids Kerala residence of former employee
The Delhi Police raided the home of a Malayali journalist and former employee of NewsClick, Anusha Paul, in Kerala on Friday, PTI reported.
18 Sep 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)INDIA bloc faces huge setback in Bengal, Kerala: Here's why
The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPIM) has decided to "maintain distance" from both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal, NDTV reported.
05 Sep 2023
Assembly BypollsLitmus test for INDIA as bypolls begin in 6 states
The voting for the bypolls to fill seven vacant assembly seats in six states began on Tuesday morning.
30 Jul 2023
Buddhadeb BhattacharjeeEx-Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee continues to be on ventilator support
Veteran Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM) leader and former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee reportedly continued to be on ventilator support at Kolkata's Woodlands Hospital on Sunday.
12 Jul 2023
Trinamool CongressBengal panchayat elections: TMC sweeps, BJP finishes distant 2nd
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has made a clean sweep in the West Bengal panchayat elections, winning a majority of positions.
11 Jul 2023
West BengalBengal panchayat election results: TMC wins over 12,000 seats
The counting of votes for the West Bengal panchayat elections was underway amid tight security on Tuesday.
09 Jul 2023
West BengalBengal panchayat polls: Death toll in poll-related violence reaches 20
The death toll in poll-related violence during Saturday's West Bengal panchayat polls reportedly stood at 20 as of Sunday morning after a worker of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) was allegedly stabbed to death in Malda's Baishnavnaga.
17 Jun 2023
Tamil NaduTN: BJP condemns leader's arrest over alleged fake news tweet
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state secretary in Tamil Nadu, SG Suryah, was arrested on Friday for allegedly spreading fake news about a sanitation worker's death in Madurai, reported NDTV.
10 Jun 2023
West BengalBengal: Violence erupts as Congress worker killed before panchayat polls
The second day of filing nominations for the July 8 panchayat election in West Bengal was marred by violence following clashes between Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Congress workers in Murshidabad.
10 May 2023
KeralaKerala: Suspended school teacher stabs doctor to death during check-up
A suspended male school teacher who was taken to a hospital by the police after an altercation with his family and neighbors allegedly stabbed a 23-year-old doctor, Vandana Das, to death in Kerala's Kollam district on Wednesday.
18 Mar 2023
MaharashtraMaharashtra: CM Shinde promises to fulfill demands, farmers end agitation
Thousands of farmers in Maharashtra on Saturday called off their long foot protest march from Nashik to Mumbai a day after CM Eknath Shinde's government assured them that their demands would be met.
11 Mar 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Tripura: Parliamentary team probing post-poll violence attacked by 'BJP workers'
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Tripura have allegedly attacked a Parliamentary fact-finding delegation of MPs, accompanied by local MLAs from the Left parties and the Congress, that arrived in the state on Friday to investigate post-election violence.
05 Mar 2023
KeralaKerala Police raids Asianet News channel's office, sparks political row
The Kochi Police on Sunday allegedly raided the Asianet News channel office in Kozhikode, Kerala, in connection with an alleged "fake news" case.
16 Feb 2023
TripuraTripura Assembly polls: Nearly 70% polling recorded till 3 pm
The crucial Assembly polls in Tripura were held on Thursday with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hoping to mark a clean sweep in a triangular contest against the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPIM)-Congress coalition and new party TIPRA Motha.
28 Jan 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Tripura Assembly polls: BJP, Congress release first list of candidates
Tripura's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday released its first list of 48 candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections.
24 Jan 2023
Narendra ModiBBC Modi documentary: Congress, CPI(M) wing announce screenings in Kerala
A fresh controversy around the BBC documentary on PM Narendra Modi, titled India: The Modi Question, was triggered in Kerala after several political groups decided to screen the controversial documentary in the state.
10 Jan 2023
Tamil NaduTamil Nadu vs Tamizhgam: Governor Ravi's Pongal invite triggers controversy
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi sparked anger on Monday by using the word Tamizhgam for Tamil Nadu in his Pongal invitation cards.
03 Dec 2022
Kerala#NewsBytesExplainer: Why Keralites are protesting Adani's $900 million 'Vizhinjam port'?
Adani Group's multi-billion-dollar plans to build the Vizhinjam International Transhipment Deepwater Multipurpose Port in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, is marred with controversies following the protests by fisherfolk.
26 Jul 2022
Trinamool CongressParliament monsoon session: 19 opposition Rajya Sabha MPs suspended
Amid a stormy monsoon session in Parliament, 19 Rajya Sabha MPs from opposition parties have been suspended for the rest of the week.
