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Mr Chakraborty had resigned as a parliamentarian citing health issues in December 2016 and stayed away from politics after his name surfaced in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam. By arrangement

Bollywood actors Mithun Chakraborty, Akshay Kumar likely to share...

BJP sources indicated that Mithun da may join the saffron party in Mr Modi's presence and may well become its chief...

7 March 2021 8:32 AM IST

The first list of 57 names, which came a day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modis first election rally in the state, also has names of former Indian cricketer Ashoke Dinda and ex-IPS officer Bharati Ghosh. (Twitter)

BJP releases first list of candidates for West Bengal Assembly polls

Suvendu Adhikari, a former prot©g© and close confidante of TMC supremo and CM Mamata Banerjee, will take on the latter...

7 March 2021 8:29 AM IST

Gandhi used the hashtag ModiRaidsProFarmers with his tweet in Hindi to take a dig at the government. (PTI file photo /R Senthil Kumar)

Rahul accuses Modi government of carrying out raids against those who...

In his three pronged attack, he alleged that the Central government makes the Income Tax Department dance to its tunes

4 March 2021 12:33 PM IST

Amit Shah addressing Vijay Sankalp Rally In Villupuram in Tamil Nadu on Sunday. (Image credit : Twitter/@AmitShah)

Shah tries to seal seat deal with Tamil Nadu CM

The indications are that the Tamil Nadu ruling party was driving a hard bargain in offering up to 21 seats for the BJP...

1 March 2021 9:17 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi (AFP)

India's Modi vows to pursue reforms after deadly farmer riot

Modi called the farmers' assault on a historic fort an "insult" to the national flag

31 Jan 2021 4:54 PM IST

Former TMC leaders Rajib Banerjee, Baishali Dalmiya, Prabir Ghoshal, Rathin Chakraborti and Rudranil Ghosh meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah as they join BJP. (PTI/Twitter)

Rajib Banerjee, 4 other TMC leaders join BJP ahead of assembly polls

Ruling TMC rocked by fresh bout of desertions with Banerjee quitting the party and several other leaders rallying behind...

31 Jan 2021 12:30 PM IST

Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait addresses a protest over Centres farmlaws at Ghazipur border in New Delhi on Saturday. PTI

More farmers flock to agitation sites

'People in large numbers from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand are reaching the protest sites,'...

31 Jan 2021 1:29 AM IST

Virtually addressing the party leaders, Narendra Modi told them that agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar was just a phone call away for protesting farmers and the agriculture minister himself had conveyed the same to farmer leaders earlier this month. (Photo:PTI)

PM: Promise to suspend 3 farm laws still stands

Talks with agriculture minister only a phone call away: Modi

31 Jan 2021 1:11 AM IST

Kovind noted that the farm laws enacted in September last year have immediately benefited 10 crore small farmers, and said various parties in the past had supported these measures. (Photo:PTI)

President defends farm laws amid opposition boycott

MP Ravneet Singh raised slogans like "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan" during Kovind's hour-long address and demanded repeal of the...

30 Jan 2021 1:55 AM IST

Police pin down a farmer, who allegedly attacked Police SHO (Alipur) Pradeep Paliwal, during clashes between people claiming to be local villagers and farmers at the Singhu border in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo:PTI)

Delhi borders tense as locals', farmers clash

Police lathicharge, lob tear gas shells to control situation

30 Jan 2021 1:23 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)

FM gave four-five mini-budgets in 2020, upcoming budget will be seen...

Modi said the first session of this decade commences on Friday

29 Jan 2021 5:54 PM IST

Devangana Kalita (Image source: Twitter@UdayKr_Bhumihar)

Delhi riots: Court rejects Pinjra Tod activist Devangana Kalita's bail...

The presence of an accused at a site is not sine qua non (essential condition) for establishing his or her role, said...

29 Jan 2021 5:25 PM IST