Top news of the day: Mamata Banerjee wins Bhabanipur bypoll by a record margin; blast kills at least two civilians near Kabul mosque, and more
3 years, 3 months ago

Top news of the day: Mamata Banerjee wins Bhabanipur bypoll by a record margin; blast kills at least two civilians near Kabul mosque, and more

The Hindu  

“The numbers of voters at Bhabanipur are relatively less and about 1.15 lakh votes were polled this time. The blast struck near the entrance of the large Eid Gah Mosque in Kabul, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Twitter. Cruise ship drugs party | NCB arrests Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan The Narcotics Control Bureau has arrested Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, in connection with the seizure of banned drugs onboard a cruise ship off Mumbai. The Punjab Chief Minister’s comments came hours after the State Congress unit chief tweeted that DGP Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota and Advocate General Amar Preet Singh Deol must be replaced as their appointments are like “rubbing salt on the wounds of the victims of the sacrilege issue”. BJP national leaders on October 1 summoned Mr. Biren, Minister T. Biswajit and party State president A. Sharda to Delhi.

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At least 30 killed in twin blasts on the eve of Pakistan polls
10 months, 4 weeks ago

At least 30 killed in twin blasts on the eve of Pakistan polls

The Hindu  

February 07, 2024 02:29 pm | Updated February 08, 2024 04:13 pm IST - Karachi At least 30 people were killed and more than 40 others injured on Wednesday in twin blasts targeting election offices in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, a day before the general elections in the coup prone country. Less than an hour later, another blast took place …

They rained bombs, looted booths: Witnesses of West Bengal panchayat poll violence
1 year, 5 months ago

They rained bombs, looted booths: Witnesses of West Bengal panchayat poll violence

Hindustan Times  

Dulali Karjee and her son Chiranjit were looking forward to exercise their franchise, along with friends and neighbours, in Bhagni village in Cooch Behar on Saturday, but the day brought a lifetime of grief for the 64-year-old woman instead as her son was among the 18 people killed in widespread violence that marred the West Bengal panchayat elections. He died …

Bhabanipur bypoll result: Mamata Banerjee wins landslide victory from home turf
3 years, 3 months ago

Bhabanipur bypoll result: Mamata Banerjee wins landslide victory from home turf

Deccan Chronicle  

Five months after her controversial defeat to Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP at Nandigram in the West Bengal Assembly elections, a wounded Trinamul Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Sunday bounced back, winning as an MLA from Bhowanipore again in a byelection by breaking all her past records of victory margins on her home turf to continue as the state’s chief …

Bhabanipur bypolls: Priyanka Tibrewal writes to Calcutta HC anticipating post poll violence
3 years, 3 months ago

Bhabanipur bypolls: Priyanka Tibrewal writes to Calcutta HC anticipating post poll violence

India TV News  

Ahead of vote counting and result announcement for Bhabanipur bypolls today, BJP candidate Priyanka Tibrewal has written to the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court anticipating post poll violence in the Assembly constituency. Priyanka referenced the post poll violence in Nandigram that took place soon after result announcement for West Bengal assembly elections this year. "Taking that ghastly scenario into …

Despite BJP's Buzz, Scales in Bhabanipur Overwhelmingly Tilted Towards Mamata
3 years, 3 months ago

Despite BJP's Buzz, Scales in Bhabanipur Overwhelmingly Tilted Towards Mamata

The Quint  

The Bhabanipur bypoll in West Bengal is creating a lot of buzz on social media and various TV channels headquartered in Delhi/Noida. On the final day, BJP deployed 80 leaders including Union Cabinet ministers, MPs, and MLAs to campaign in 8-municipality wards that constitute the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency. The saffron party also deployed Union Cabinet ministers like Hardeep Singh Puri, …

Bhabanipore ruckus: EC seeks report from Mamata govt
3 years, 3 months ago

Bhabanipore ruckus: EC seeks report from Mamata govt

India TV News  

A scuffle broke out between the workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Trinamool Congress in Mamata Banerjee's stronghold Bhabanipur where voting for bypoll will be held on September 30. Senior BJP leader and IT cell head Amit Malviya said that the saffron party's massive outreach in Bhabanipur has unnerved the TMC. Banerjee, who led her party to a massive …

'Mamata Banerjee sweating', BJP mocks TMC supremo's sudden mosque visit in poll-bound Bhabanipur
3 years, 3 months ago

'Mamata Banerjee sweating', BJP mocks TMC supremo's sudden mosque visit in poll-bound Bhabanipur

India TV News  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Malviya has mocked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at her sudden visit to a mosque in poll-bound Bhabanipur. Banerjee, who is contesting the by-poll to the prestigious Bhabanipur assembly seat in the state to retain her post, paid a sudden visit to two municipal corporation wards in the constituency and a mosque and interacted …

Bombs hurled at BJP MP Arjun Singh’s Office-cum residence in Bengal
3 years, 9 months ago

Bombs hurled at BJP MP Arjun Singh’s Office-cum residence in Bengal

Op India  

In yet another incident of political violence in West Bengal, BJP MP Arjun Singh’s office-cum-residence at ‘Mazdoor Bhawan’ was attacked with a dozen crude bombs on Wednesday. Blaming the TMC cadre for the attack, Arjun Singh alleged that 15 places were attacked by 3 people and their associates in the Jagaddal area of Bhatpara, North 24 Parganas. @BJP4India @BJP4Bengal @ECISVEEP …

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