The Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear on Tuesday the petition filed by the CBI, seeking a direction against the Kolkata Police chief, in connection with Sunday’s stand off between the probe agency and the state police. A two-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, said, “we would hear the petition tomorrow.” Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the CBI, sought an urgent hearing in the matter, but the SC said it would hear it on Tuesday. Appearing for the WB Government, senior advocate AM Singhvi told the top court, “it…
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The ruling BJP on Sunday kicked off its much ambitious Mission 2019 – a month long ‘Bharat Ke Mann Ki Baat – Modi Ke Saath’ and also a campaign theme – ‘Kaam kare jo, umeed usi se ho – people have high expectations from us as we delivered’. The campaign theme was announced at the launch of a month-long ‘Bharat ke mann ki baat, Modi ke saath’ aimed to enlist views of at least 10 crore families to prepare the road map for drafting of party’s manifesto in order to ensure a progressive and prosperous India. “It will be a…
Former Prime Minister and JD(S) Supremo H D Devegowda has backed the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is staging dharna against CBI action on the Kolkota city Police Chief. In his Twitter, Mr Gowda said that the action of the CBI team against the police chief in Kolkata, has reminded him of the darker days of Emergency in the country. While expressing shock over the CBI action, Mr Gowda opined that there is a lurking danger to the democracy and one should join together to protect it.
(UNI) The BJP, today would meet the Election Commission and seek its intervention to ensure that the party leaders, including Union Ministers and state Chief Ministers are allowed to campaign in Mamata Banerjee-ruled West Bengal. A party delegation comprising Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, S S Ahluwalia and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Kailash Vijayvargiya will point to the poll panel that UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was not allowed to campaign in the eastern state on Sunday. The BJP leaders have alleged that Yogi Adityanath’s helicopter was not allowed to land in the state.
The BJP MP in Rajya Sabha and actress-turned politician Roopa Ganguly on Monday claimed that the abuse of police power by the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would prove costly to her. In a tweet, Ganguly wrote in Bangla “….police taakey shodh debey (police will avenge the manner she abused them)”. He reference to the unprecedented actions by Kolkata police personnel on Sunday when they ‘stalled’ CBI officials discharge their duties vis-a-vis questioning the Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar. In a series of tweets, another BJP leader from West Bengal and Union MInister Babul Supriyo has demanded imposition of…
As Congress MP from West Bengal Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury backed the CBI and lashed out at the Trinamool Congress, Twitteratis on Sunday night flayed Rahul Gandhi for his ‘double standard’ on the entire issue. “Congress MP Mr Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is supporting CBI. Congress party is divided today. Remember it was Abdul Mannan of Congress who approached Supreme Court over the Saradha Scam,” tweeted one active netizen Suman Dey. His missive was not in isolation. One Seema Choudhary tweeted saying, “Kya nautanki hae (What is this drama about it)”. “Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury demands imposition of President’s Rule…
The Central Bureau of Investigation will move to Supreme Court on Monday after the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sat on a dharna in Kolkata against the agency which moved to visit Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajiv Kumar. The CBI team was stopped by the Kolkata Police to visit the city police chief’s residence on Sunday evening. The probe agency has accused the West Bengal Government of impending investigation of a Supreme Court ordered investigation in to a Chit fund scam and expected to demand an action against the state Government and the state police. A top source in the…
ଚିଟଫଣ୍ଡ ଦୁର୍ନୀତି ମାମଲାରେ କୋଲକାତା ପୁଲିସ କମିସନର ରାଜୀବ କୁମାରଙ୍କୁ ପଚରାଉଚରା କରିବାକୁ ଯାଇଥିବା ସିବିଆଇ ଅଧିକାରୀମାନଙ୍କୁ ରାଜ୍ୟ ପୁଲିସ ଧରି ନେଇ ଥାନାରେ ଅଟକ ରଖିବା ଯୋଗୁଁ ବିସ୍ଫୋରକ ପରିସ୍ଥିତି ସୃଷ୍ଟି ହୋଇଛି । ସିବିଆଇକୁ ବିରୋଧ କରି ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ମମତା ବାନାର୍ଜୀ ମଇଦାନକୁ ଓହ୍ଲାଇଛନ୍ତି। ପ୍ରଧାନମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ମୋଦୀ ଏବଂ ବିଜେପି ସଭାପତି ଅମିତ ଶାହଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ବର୍ଷିଛନ୍ତି। ଅନ୍ୟ କୌଣସି ବାଟ ନ ପାଇ ମୋଦି ସରକାର ଯାଞ୍ଚ ଏଜେନ୍ସି ଦ୍ୱାରା ହଇରାଣ କରିବାକୁ ଏଭଳି କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରୁଛନ୍ତି ବୋଲି ମମତା ଅଭିଯୋଗ କରିଛନ୍ତି । ଏଭଳି ଷଡ଼ଯନ୍ତ୍ରର ମାଷ୍ଟରମାଇଣ୍ଡ ଭାବେ ଜାତୀୟ ସୁରକ୍ଷା ଉପଦେଷ୍ଟା ଅଜିତ ଡୋଭାଲଙ୍କୁ ଦର୍ଶାଇଛନ୍ତି ମମତା । ତେବେ କେନ୍ଦ୍ରର ଏଭଳି ରାଜନୀତିର ବିରୋଧ କରି କଡ଼ା ଟକ୍କର ଦେବାକୁ ଦିଦି ଧାରଣାରେ ବସିଛନ୍ତି । କେନ୍ଦ୍ର ସରକାର ମଧ୍ୟ ମମତାଙ୍କ ଏଭଳି ଆଚରଣର ସମାଲୋଚନା କରିଛନ୍ତି । ସେ ସିବିଆଇ ତଦନ୍ତରେ…
Kolkata, Feb 4 (UNI) Union Minister and BJP MP from Asansol Babul Supriyo has said that President’s rule should be imposed on West Bengal to control the “rogue” government. He said that this is a constitutional crisis created by Mamata Banerjee to “shield her corrupt and tainted accomplices”President’s Rule should be imposed on West Bengal to control this ‘Rogue’ #TMchhi Govt under a corrupt CM MamtaBanerjee?This is a constitutional crisis ‘created’ by Mamta to shield her corrupt &tainted accomplices,” Mr Supriyo tweeted. “What’s happening in Bengal” – Arrests CBI – Denied permission for rallies – Doesn’t let @AmitShah’s choppers land…
କେଦାର ମିଶ୍ର ଭାରତୀୟ ଜନତା ପାର୍ଟିର ଭାଷା ଓ ଭାଷଣରେ ଗୋଟେ ନାଟକୀୟତା ସବୁବେଳେ ରହି ଆସିଛି। ଏପରିକି ବିଜେପିର ତୁଙ୍ଗତମ ଜନନେତା ଅଟଳ ବିହାରୀ ବାଜପାୟୀଙ୍କ ଭାଷଣରେ ବି ନାଟକୀୟତାର ଆଭାସ ରହିଥିଲା। ହେଲେ ବାଜପାୟୀ ନେହେରୁ ସମୟର ରାଜନୀତିରୁ ଶାଳୀନତା ଓ ଭଦ୍ରତାର ଭାଷା ଶିଖିଥିଲେ। ତେଣୁ ତାଙ୍କର କଠୋର ସମାଲୋଚକ ମଧ୍ୟ ବାଜପାୟୀଙ୍କୁ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାର ସହ ଶୁଣୁଥିଲେ। ତେବେ ୨୦୧୪ ପରଠୁ ବିଜେପିର ଯେଉଁ ନୂଆ ଚେହେରା ଉଦୟ ହୋଇଛି, ସେ ଚେହେରାରେ ଶିଷ୍ଟାଚାର ଓ ଶାଳୀନତାର କୌଣସି ଆଭାସ ନାହିଁ। କ୍ଷମତାର ଅହଂକାର ଓ ଏକଛତ୍ରବାଦୀ ମାନସିକତାର ଏ ଭାଷା ଏବେ କେବଳ ଭାରତୀୟ ରାଜନୀତି ନୁହେଁ, ବରଂ ଆମର ପୂରା ସାମାଜିକ ଜୀବନକୁ ଧ୍ଵସ୍ତ ବିଧ୍ଵସ୍ତ କରିବା ଆରମ୍ଭ କଲାଣି। ଏହି କ୍ରମରେ ବିଜେପିର ଜାତୀୟ ସଭାପତି ଅମିତ ଶାହା ଓଡିଶା ଆସି ଯେଉଁ ଭାଷଣ ସବୁ ଦେଉଛନ୍ତି, ତାକୁ ଶୁଣିଲେ ମାନେ ହେଉଛି,…
(UNI) Congress on Sunday issued Whip for all its Members of Parliament, to remain present in the House on February 4 onwards, without fail. The three-lined whip is issued by Chief Whip Jyotiraditya Scindia, asking Congress MPs to be present from February 4 to 8 when the discussions and passing of Motion of Thanks on President address and the interim Budget would be taken up. All MPs of Congress in the Lok Sabha are requested to kindly remain present In the House from 1100 hrs onwards till the adjournment of the House on February 4, 5, 6. 7, and 8…
BJP leader and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath could not attend the two public meetings in West Bengal he was supposed to address today after local district administrators refused landing permission to his helicopter at Balurghat in South Dinajpur district of north Bengal. Yogi Adityanath had two rallies at Raigunj and Balurghat, the district headquarters of North and Dinajpur, respectively. After arriving at Bagdogra Airport near Siliguri, he was supposed to fly there by a helicopter. But the local administration refused his chopper landing permission on technical grounds. However, Yogi Adityanath’s office in Lucknow said the permission was withheld…
Congress president Rahul Gandhi today promised minimum income guarantee of Rs10,000 per month to every poor in the country, if his party was voted to power at the Centre in the Lok Sabha elections, saying he would definitely fulfill his promise as it was not like Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2014 Lok Sabha ‘Chunavi Jumla’ (hollow promise).
Two security officers have been suspended in Sweden after footage emerged of them removing a heavily pregnant woman from an underground train in Stockholm and pinning her down on a bench. The incident happened after the woman, travelling with her young daughter, was allegedly caught without a ticket, according to an Euronews report. In the footage, which has been widely shared on social media, the guards are seen removing her from the train at Hotorget metro station in central Stockholm before pinning her down on a bench. The woman was taken to hospital following the incident but has since returned…
French President Emmanuel Macron is mulling over the possibility of holding a referendum in France in an attempt to resolve the socioeconomic crisis that triggered the wave of yellow vest rallies across the country, while officials have already launched preparations for the vote in case Macron gives the signal, the Journal du Dimanche newspaper reported on Sunday, citing sources close to the matter. According to the sources, Macron is thinking about organizing the referendum on May 26, the day of the elections to the European Parliament, and the chances that the vote will be held on this very day are…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid foundation stones of much-awaited All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and other projects in Vijaypur tehsil of bordering Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir. Modi on Sunday morning laid the foundation of dream project of Jammuites, the much-awaited AIIMS, to be established in Vijaypur tehsil on Jammu-Pathankot national highway, about 30 km from Jammu. The project will be completed by 2023. The Prime Minister, however, also laid foundations of a bridge over River Chenab at Sajwal (Pargwal-Indri-Pattan); Jourian, Jammu; Pollution Abetment Project on River Devika-Tawi; Campus of Northern Regional Centre, IIMC, Jammu…
Ambati Rayudu 90 off 113 and all-rounder Hardik Pandya’s 45 off 22 and two wicket spell helped India emerge victorious against New Zealand by 35 runs in the fifth and last ODI winning the series 4-1 here on Sunday. India opening pair Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan fell cheaply at 2 and 6, but managed to put up a challenging score of 252 in 49.5 overs before the Kiwis but in reply the hosts chasing a target of 253 were bundled out for 217 in 44.1 overs.
US Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, a member of Congress from the state of Hawaii, officially announced on Saturday her intention to run for president in 2020. Earlier in January, Gabbard announced that she had decided to run for president and intended to make a formal statement in the coming days. “Join me in building a movement for peace at home and abroad that will fulfill the promise of America for freedom, justice, equality, and opportunity for all. Today we kick off our campaign,” Gabbard wrote on Twitter. She also criticized the current President of the United States, Donald Trump, who, according…
Congress is to hold a nationwide protest on Monday against the shooting an effigy of Mahatma Gandhi at Aligarh on January 30, Organisational General Secretary KC Venugopal said here on Sunday. The party will hold a rally against the deeds of the Hindu Mahasabha at 1000 hrs on February 4 in all state headquarters with placards, in the places associated with the life of Mahatma Gandhi or near statues of Mahatma and will also highlight his messages. On January 30, when the nation commemorated the 71st anniversary of Gandhi’s assassination, the members of Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha in Uttar Pradesh…
First Edition of Logix India 2019 concluded with a roaring success, huge participation and great fan following across the country and globe. The three-day mega event organised by Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) saw well over 3,000 business to business meetings along with parallel sessions on different issues, challenges and above all opportunities with regard to the logistics sector across India and the world. As many as 130 logistics companies and their delegates from 27 countries participated at this mega event and exchanged business prospects and opportunities to make Indian logistics sector global. Besides these, FIEO also signed MoUs…
Hundreds and thousands of people holding aloft the red flags today virtually clogged the city’s main roads and streets leading to Brigade Parade Ground to attend a Left Front rally, that aims to end the BJP and Trinamool Congress government at the centre and state respectively in 2019 parliament elections. Traffic at the main two railway stations – Sealdah and Howrah – was almost at snail pace as the people from the neighbouing districts arriving on trains and began to march to the meeting venue. The Left Front Brigade rally, the first of its kind in more than three years…