Post Shah’s visit, Congress appoints veteran tribal leader in MP

August 4, 2023

After a period of relative quiet, Congress party strategists respond swiftly to Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Madhya Pradesh. Amid Shah’s efforts to garner tribal votes, Congress assigned veteran tribal leader Kantilal Bhuria to counter BJP’s campaign. With BJP losing ground in the tribal belt in the previous assembly...

Bengal govt declares former Congress CM’s house as heritage building

August 2, 2023

Late Chief Minister Siddharth Shankar Roy’s South Kolkata house on Beltala Road is set to become a heritage building, as announced by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. This isn’t a political move before the Lok Sabha election, as speculated by some observers. Roy, a staunch supporter of Mamata, left...

Rail connectivity between Tripura and Bangladesh: A game changer

August 2, 2023

Come September, Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate a 15 km railway line from Agartala to Akhaura. Expected to be a game changer for both India and Bangladesh, this project is creating considerable excitement. Once operational, the railway will reduce travel time between Agartala and Kolkata from...

Opposition leaders attentively listen to ‘mann ki baat’

August 2, 2023

In a first, opposition leaders tuned into the Prime Minister’s monthly radio program ‘mann ki baat’ expecting him to address the Manipur issue and perhaps criticize the opposition. The anticipation was fueled by hints from sources within the BJP. However, the Prime Minister typically avoids political discussions in this program,...

Difference cropped up in the CPIM top leadership

July 31, 2023

In the last meeting of the 26 opposition parties held in Bangalore, CPIM General Secretary Sitaram Yechury attended. He was seen sharing the platform with Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee. The widely published photographs irked the CPIM leadership. The next meeting of the newly formed opposition alliance I.N.D.I.A is scheduled to...

Rahul Gandhi clears knee checkup in Kerala

July 31, 2023

For some days, Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi was feeling some uneasiness in the knees. Doctors told him to undergo proper checkup for this. He went to Kerala and had a complete ayurvedic treatment, and found himself completely alright with his knees. Now, the party is planning another Bharot Jodo Jatra...

Bangladesh Minister’s comment on Panchayat Poll Irks Mamta

July 31, 2023

Information and Broadcasting Minister of Bangladesh, Dr. Hasan Mahomood, was in Kolkata for the inauguration of the Bangladesh Film Festival. Journalists in Kolkata asked him about the violence in Bangladesh during the recently held Parliamentary Bye-election, where an opposition candidate was manhandled. Most diplomats from Western countries issued a joint...

Home Minister Shah takes charge of MP Assembly poll

July 28, 2023

Though Shivraj Singh Chouhan will be the CM face of the BJP for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh election, the party’s central leadership has taken over the charge of the campaign in the state. In fact, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is personally looking over the election preparations in the face...

Standing Committee presents report on Teesta water-sharing

July 28, 2023

The Standing Committee of External Affairs has tabled its report on “Neighborhood policy” in the Parliament. One of its recommendations centred on the unresolved Teesta River water-sharing agreement with Bangladesh. The report was unanimously presented by the committee—of which BJP, Congress and TMC lawmakers, along with 26 other MPs are...

EC starts Lok Sabha election process

July 26, 2023

Lok Sabha election is still around eight months away. Before that, assembly elections of five states have to be completed. However, election officials have planned to visit states where assembly polls are not due. It is learned that officials of the Election Commission, led by Deputy Election Commissioner, will first...