Lok Sabha

Alka Lamba meets Sonia Gandhi, fuels speculation of joining Congress

8:39 pm September 3, 2019

New Delhi: Disgruntled Aam Aadmi Party MLA Alka Lamba met Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday, fuelling speculations of her joining the grand old party ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections scheduled to be held early next year. Lamba, however, said that she met Gandhi to discuss a number of issues, including the current political […]

West Bengal Governor visits BJP MP at hospital, expresses concern over law

3:06 pm September 2, 2019

Kolkata: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Monday visited Barrackpore BJP MP Arjun Singh, who is recovering from his injuries at a private hospital here, and expressed concern over the law and order situation in the state. Singh suffered head injuries on Sunday during a clash at Kankinara area of his constituency. The parliamentarian claimed […]

Bengal's Silicon Valley big flop, cows graze there: Dilip Ghosh

NRC should be implemented in Bengal too : Dilip Ghosh

8:50 pm August 31, 2019

Kolkata: West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh Saturday demanded implementation of NRC in the state to drive out Bangladeshi Muslims for the sake of internal security of the country. BJP, he said, is committed to protecting the interest of Hindu refugees through the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Ghosh accused the TMC government of aiding Bangladeshi infiltration […]

NRC Rejection Slip likely from Mar 20: Assam Government

No trust in the updated NRC: Assam BJP

8:48 pm August 31, 2019

Guwahati: The ruling BJP on Saturday said they do not trust the updated National Register of Citizens, specifically prepared for Assam, and appealed to the central and the state governments to prepare a nationwide NRC. Addressing a press conference here, BJP Assam President Ranjeet Kumar Dass said the final NRC contains very small figure of […]

NRC final list : Many genuine Indian citizens left out

8:01 pm August 31, 2019

Guwahati: Assam Government Saturday claimed that many genuine Indian citizens have been left out of the final NRC but they need not panic as they can appeal to the Foreigners Tribunal. The government will provide legal support to the excluded people, Assam Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary told PTI. “One thing is sure that […]