Barasat gang-rape: Protests rock Kolkata, web after Mamata’s village visit (Roundup)
byKolkata, June 18 (IANS) People protested on the streets of Kolkata, women government staff took out a march at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s seat…
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Modi discusses poll strategy with BJP leaders
byNew Delhi, June 18 (IANS) After being made head of BJP’s poll campaign panel, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi discussed with senior leaders the…
Bengal election panel working half-heartedly: BJP
byKolkata, June 18 (IANS) The BJP Tuesday accused the West Bengal State Election Commission of playing its role “half-heartedly” in the upcoming panchayat elections,…
Congress high command to decide on Jharkhand alliances: State chief
byRanchi, June 18 (IANS) Jharkhand Congress president Sukhdeo Bhagat Tuesday said the central leaders of the party would decide on issues like formation of…
Add union home ministry as respondent in Bengal poll row: Court
byKolkata, June 18 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Tuesday asked the West Bengal State Election Commission to include the union home ministry with regard…
PM assures all help to flood-hit Uttarakhand
byNew Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday directed all central government agencies to assist in rescue and relief operations in flood-affected…
Mamata now scared of entering any village: CPI-M
byKolkata, June 18 (IANS) Ridiculing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s visit to Kamduni village, the opposition Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday said…
Women secretariat employees protest Barasat rape incident
byKolkata, June 18 (IANS) The protest against the Barasat gangrape incident reached West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s seat of power Tuesday, as women…
Odisha gives free cellphones to 5,000 farmers
byBhubaneswar, June 18 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday distributed free mobile phones to thousands of farmers here as part of his government’s…
CBI told to split SNC Lavalin trial charge sheet
byKochi, June 18 (IANS) The Kerala High Court Tuesday directed that the trial in the SNC Lavalin case, in which CPI-M leader Pinarayi Vijayan…