‘Play Tamil song before Vande Mataram’: Row over national song at TVK chief Vijay’s swearing in escalates | India News

M Veerapandiyan and Vijay NEW DELHI: CPI state secretary M Veerapandiyan on Sunday said that the ‘Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu’ (state song of Tamil Nadu) must be accorded the foremost place in the protocol of government ceremonies.In a letter issued after the swearing-in ceremony of Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay, Veerapandiyan objected to the order in…

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Suvendu Adhikari PA killing: Fake number plate, Glock 47X pistols, and point-blank shots: Chilling details emerge in Suvendu Adhikari aide’s killing | Kolkata News

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s aide, Chandranath Rath, was shot dead in a meticulously planned ambush near Kolkata airport. NEW DELHI: A fake number plate, Glock 47X pistols, multiple bike-borne professional shooters, and a point-blank ambush near Kolkata airport — chilling new details have emerged in the killing of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s close aide Chandranath…

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‘Cars with BJP flags allowed entry at Bhowanipore counting centre’: TMC’s big charge ahead of results | India News

NEW DELHI: Tensions flared at the counting centre in Bhowanipore, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s assembly constituency, a day before vote counting, after her TMC alleged that two vehicles displaying BJP flags were allowed inside the secured premises where EVMs are stored.Banerjee’s main opponent in Bhowanipore is BJP leader and West Bengal’s leader of…

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3-year-old rape-murder case in Pune: Massive protest on Mumbai-Bengaluru highway | Pune News

3-year-old rape-murder case in Pune: Massive protest on Mumbai-Bengaluru highway PUNE: Hundreds of protesters blocked the Mumbai–Bengaluru highway in Pune on Saturday following the rape and murder of a three-year-old girl, bringing traffic on the busy route to a standstill for nearly four hours.According to news agency PTI, the child’s family members and other demonstrators…

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Election Commission Of India: ‘No further orders necessary’: Special SC bench rejects TMC’s plea on counting staff | India News

. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Saturday refused to pass any order on a plea by TMC challenging the deployment of Central government staff for vote counting in West Bengal, “except to reiterate the statement submitted by the Election Commission of India’s counsel that the circular in challenge would be implemented”.The court recorded the…

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‘Market manipulation attempt’: Mamata Banerjee trashes Bengal exit polls, predicts over 200 seats for TMC | India News

NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday expressed confidence that her party Trinamool Congress (TMC) will emerge victorious in the assembly elections by securing more than 200 seats in the state.Addressing the counting agents via video conferencing, she dismissed the exit poll projections and recognised them as an attempt to ‘manipulate the…

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No lungi, no vote? CAPF faces backlash in Bengal as elderly voters stopped at polling booth over attire | Kolkata News

Image used for representational purpose only GAIGHATA: A controversy erupted during polling in the Gaighata Assembly constituency in North 24-Parganas after central forces personnel prevented several elderly men from entering a booth allegedly for wearing lungi, prompting charges of harassment and raising questions on the security forces’ role.This took place at Kuchulia Primary School in…

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‘Murder of democracy’: TMC alleges EVM tampering in Kolkata strongroom; EC responds | India News

TMC alleged EVM tampering | Screen grab from video shared by @AITCofficial NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) alleged an “electoral fraud” by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission, claiming tampering of ballots ahead of the May 4 counting for the West Bengal assembly elections.The party shared CCTV footage purportedly showing the…

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