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Himanta Biswa Sarma -- who is also the North East Democratic Alliance...

Three TMC leaders Amit Mitra, Bratya Basu and Rathin Ghosh were sworn-in...

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad announced Adhikari's name as leader of the...

Following a debacle in the West Bengal assembly election, state Congress...

The meeting of the newly-elected MLAs to elect the legislature party leader,...

Noted poet K Satchidanandan has alleged that he was restrained by Facebook...

Sarma's name was proposed by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and seconded...

The combined Left parties drew a blank in the polls to the assembly which...

One person was killed and six others were injured in a clash between the...

Interestingly, the Muslim representation in West Bengal assembly has dropped...

After a series of meetings, Sarma told reporters that BJP's Assam legislature...

A four-member team of the Union home ministry, tasked with looking into...

Stalin has given due respect to seniority in the pecking order, but has also...

Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath of office and secrecy to...

Flagging the 'severe crisis' over availability of medical oxygen in Tamil...

R Gandhi and K N Nehru, as ministers for handlooms-textiles and municipal...

Taking a serious view of violence after the assembly poll results in West...

'I urged the chief minister even before she took her oath requesting her to...

"Stalin is the future of the party," said late Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...

'There is arson, loot, rape of women, traumatising children, destruction of...

Union minister V Muraleedharan has alleged that his convoy was attacked by...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin's Cabinet, including him, would be...

Strict lockdown-like restrictions are already in place in the southern...

Stating that at least 16 people of different political parties have lost...

Though the mandate is seen largely an outcome of Banerjee's welfare schemes,...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday took stock of the...

Claiming that at least 14 Bharatiya Janata Party workers were killed and...

Within hours of assuming office, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee...

The home ministry dispatched a terse reminder to the West Bengal government...

Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Wednesday appointed Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...

'If Mamata Banerjee doesn't want, then violence cannot be stopped.'

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday that violence...

On Wednesday, Bengal's own daughter she firmly pitched herself as, was sworn...

A video clip of two Dravida Munnetra Kazagam men removing and throwing away...

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M K Stalin was on Tuesday unanimously...

BJP president J P Nadda drew a parallel between the post-poll result violence...

Sporadic post-poll violence continued on Tuesday in West Bengal claiming...

A decision on the next chief minister in Assam is yet to be taken though two...

Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday claimed that 300-400 BJP...

On Monday, the TMC leader had alleged that the returning officer of Nandigram...

Three people were also injured in the incident and are undergoing treatment,...

>The BJP's star campaigner could not help even half the number of candidates...

Four people were allegedly killed in clashes between the Trinamool Congress...

The newly-elected MLAs of the Trinamool Congress unanimously elected Banerjee...

The Congress, which had held its sway in these two Muslim majority districts...

If not for Palaniswami, it is hard to guess if the AIADMK would have been...

'The BJP has become a reasonably larger force in Tamil Nadu in the last two...

Though a pyrrhic victory for the BJP, the party he chose to align himself...

"Why was the server down for four hours? We are willing to accept people's...

The founder of the newly floated Raijor Dal -- arrested in December 2019 over...

The saffron party won 60 of the 126 seats, its allies Asom Gana Parishad nine...

It is for the second time in succession that Banerjee powered her party to...

Though the BJP failed in its effort to dislodge Banerjee from power, it's for...

Prominent celebrity losers include national award-winning actor Suresh Gopi,...

Pinarayi is exploring the potentials of 'socialism with Indian...

'For the first time one single party is getting 49% which is a record of its...

'Neither will I congratulate Mamata Banerjee... nor do I wish to say I...

In Nandigram, which was the cynosure of all eyes due to its high octane...

Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma added to the mystery by declaring only...

'The last three phases, the Trinamool gained more than expected due to Covid...

Mamata Banerjee fended off a spirited challenge by a resurgent Bharatiya...

Belying all expectations, the Trinamool Congress registreted a landslide...

The NR Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra...

Ending its decade long stint in the opposition, even relegated to the third...

Mamata Banerjee fended off a spirited challenge by a resurgent Bharatiya...

The BJP-led alliance in Assam is all set to form the government for the...

As results pour in for the four states -- West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and...

Banerjee lost the Nandigram assembly elections to BJP candidate and her...

In a stunning electoral victory, the ruling Communist Party if India...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday described her party...

Congress's Assam president Ripun Bora resigned on Sunday after the party's...

As per the latest data available on the Election Commission's website, the...

'Didi' became the real 'Dada' as she got past the post, on a wheelchair and a...

By presenting the battle in Bengal as one between Mamata on one side and...

The Left rewrote history in Kerala on Sunday by becoming the first government...

Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress overcame the might of the BJP and is...

The Bharatiya Janata Party-National Democratic Alliance, which fought the...

The setback promises to have far-reaching ramifications within and outside...

The Trinamool Congress registered a decisive victory in West Bengal on...

The BJP on Sunday congratulated Mamata Banerjee and TMC for winning the West...

"Congratulations to Mamata Didi for @AITCofficial's win in West Bengal. The...

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the Trinamool Congress vanquishing the...

"For us, combating the COVID-19 situation will be the topmost priority......

Stalin owes his victory this time, like in 2019, to the hate-campaign of the...

Flaying both the Congress-led United Democratic Front and Bharatiya Janata...

She faced off against former disciple-turned-defector Suvendu Adhikari in a...

Realising, that there was a ground swell of anger against several lower level...

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the party would deliberate...

Stalin expressed his 'heartfelt thanks' to all the people of the state for...

Trinamool Congress vice-president Yashwant Sinha on Sunday demanded the...

In an interview to NDTV, as results continue to come in for the assembly...

As trends show a resounding victory for Mamata Banerjee and her party the...

Vijayvargiya, who is also the BJP's Bengal minder, also said that he has...

Stalin, 68, was contesting as the chief ministerial candidate for the first...

The EC had recently banned victory processions on the counting day to curb...

There will be 2,364 counting halls as compared to 1,002 halls in 2016 in 822...

The West Bengal government on Friday ordered the shutdown of all shopping...

'The BJP knows it can't win Bengal.'

People spent a sleepless night as a series of aftershocks shook Assam after a...

Voting is being held at 11,860 polling stations spread over 11 assembly...

The results will be announced on May 2.

Over 84 lakh voters in West Bengal will decide the political fate of 283...

The epicenter of the quake was Sonitpur and the quake occurred at 7.51 am at...

Over 86 lakh voters will decide the political fate of 284 candidates in this...

Noting that COVID safety norms were being flouted in West Bengal during...

The orders will come into force from 7 pm on Thursday.

Over 1.03 crore voters will decide the political fate of 306 candidates in...

After this, no further political meetings of the prime minister are scheduled...

The new lineage called B.1.618 is distinct from the B.1.617, also known as...

The Election Commission on Wednesday ruled out any change in the schedule of...

The PSU, in a statement, said that the three employees have been abducted by...

Security measures have been heightened in view of the violence in the...

'Want PM Modi to leave election management and start corona management'

Over one crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise to decide the...

Modi later contended at a rally at Gangarampur in Dakshin Dinajpur, that...

The contemporary problem with the BJP in Tamil Nadu is that it has been...

'We said that our party will abide by all COVID-19 protocols put in place by...

At least 22 more people succumbed to the infection, raising the toll in the...

Earlier last week, the Election Commission had written to all national and...

The notice cited Ghosh's alleged remarks that "if someone crosses his limits...

A 15-year old boy was stabbed to death allegedly by a group of people during...

In a Facebook post, Jaleel himself confirmed that he had put in his papers."I...

The Election Commission has barred Banerjee from campaigning for 24 hours...

The Election Commission on Monday barred West Bengal Chief Minister and...

'Mamata is synonymous with Bengal, its culture, language, traditions.'

He also accused the Trinamool Congress supremo of doing appeasement politics...

Addressing the mediapersons, Mamata alleged, "It is genocide. We have decided...

Kishor dared the BJP to release the full record of the chat on Clubhouse, a...

Till now, a total of 1,000 companies were earmarked for the conduct of...

Banerjee said there is no video footage or any other proof to substantiate...

Election officials said a report on the incident has been sought from the...

"Around 20 candidates have been shifted to Jaipur from Assam today," said...

The Election Commission has issued a notice to West Bengal Chief Minister...

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking direction for...

The EC has asked him to respond to the notice before 5.00 pm on Wednesday,...

Sporadic incidents of violence were reported on Tuesday in some areas where...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed Chief Minister Mamata...

Clashes were reported from several parts of Bengal, where polling is underway...

Tamil Nadu and Kerala are voting in single-phase for 234 and 140 assembly...

4 EVMs and a similar number of VVPATs were found at the house of a TMC leader...

More than 750 constituencies spread across four states and one union...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took stock of the damage caused by the...

A direct contest between nominees of the BJP-led NDA and Congress-headed...

Jaya said she is in Bengal to campaign for the Trinamool Congress as per...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday asserted that she would...

Total 171 votes were cast in a booth in Assam's Dima Hasao district, even...

This time round, even 'petrol coupons' were reportedly distributed for those...

A purported video clip where Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is seen...

Kanimozhi, who has been actively campaigning for the April 6 assembly polls,...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday sought an inquiry by the Election...

The Trinamool Congress on Friday complained to the Election Commission of...

In a statement, the EC said the presiding officer and three other officials...

The Congress MP from Sivaganga also slammed the All India Anna Dravida...

Party general secretary, Duraimurugan said when parties were on the verge of...

While the leadership of the biggest Opposition party, the Congress, has not...

The DMK's campaign appeared to be the most visible with propaganda at a...

Over 73.44 lakh voters exercised their franchise in 10,592 polling stations...

A large voter turnout of more than 80 per cent despite sporadic incidents of...

The Election Commission on Thursday banned Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader A...

Making a strong Hindutva pitch at the hustings in West Bengal, Prime Minister...

According to TMC sources, the chief minister had called Dhankhar from a...

The TMC chief has been complaining for long alleging that her rivals have...

Sporadic incidents of violence and allegations of booth jamming marred the...

Raut also said the "ongoing Mahabharat" in West Bengal is more fierce than...

'Kerala voters vote from their mind rather than their heart.'

The TMC expects to emerge victorious by way of a majority of minority votes...

'If Pinarayi Vijayan gets another term, Kerala will be a state where...

Vijayan, who filed his nomination on Monday, submitted he has immovable...

Sixteen per cent of the candidates contesting in the first phase of Assam...

'The message has gone loud and clear (among the people of Assam) that the BJP...

Sources stated that the move comes even as Trinamool Congress has attempted...

The BJP has fielded Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta as its candidate for the...

The measures include an information search prompt with the Election...

'If the EPS government falls, Sasikala will return. If EPS wins, he will...

The CBI on Monday questioned relatives of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek...

Palaniswami has won from Edappadi four times (1989, 1991, 2011 and 2016) and...

Upholding principles was a luxury when there were charismatic leaders capable...

'Your strike rate is very important when it comes to seat-sharing.'

'Netaji Bose followed the concept of Bharatiya and he united all religions...

Will appeasement, rising unemployment and her dictatorial style become major...

Posters projecting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as an...

'The last four years was not Dravidian rule, it was BJP rule by proxy.'

'I did get a ticket, but getting nominated isn't enough.''The people in...

In a video, Mamata Banerjee can be seen pouring tea into paper cups from a...

The plea had also sought to bar the BJP and its leaders from using the "Jai...

'Whether the Hindu voter will vote for us or not, we can't say, can we?'

As their parties are locked in a fierce battle for Bengal, Tathagata and...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed Prime Minister...

Ganguly said his life has been full of surprising twists and turns and he has...

Several parties had requested that the session, which was originally...

The Trinamool Congress on Monday lost five more sitting MLAs and the control...

RS member Derek O'Brien said due to the polls, MPs of his party would not be...

He also accused her of nepotism by choosing to play the limited role of "bua"...

Banerjee, addressing a rally in Siliguri following her protest march over LPG...

Amid huge cheers from supporters, Chakraborty, borrowing a dialogue from one...

Launching his "Vetri Kodi Eandhi Tamizhagam Velvom" (Will Win Tamil Nadu...

The BJP released its first list of 57 candidates for the West Bengal assembly...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will sharpen Bharatiya Janata Party's campaign...

Ironically, the BJP, which seeks to unseat the TMC from power, has taken a...

Former Trinamool Congress MP Dinesh Trivedi joined the Bharatiya Janata Party...

The sub-quota scheme may now lead to a ganging up of non-Vanniyars in...

A video shows the Congress leader taking instructions from workers of the...

According to sources, the rallies are planned in such a way that all the 23...