The Bengal CM had hit out at the I-T department for ‘not sparing’ even the Durga idol makers, buyers, priests and even the ‘Dhakis’, the quintessential traditional drummers, from the burden of taxes. Kolkata: Income Tax officials have rubbished West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s claim that the I-T department had issued notices to Durga Puja committees in Kolkata, calling the report “factually incorrect”. The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday held a day-long dharna to protest I-T notices to Durga Puja committees and accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of trying to intimidate theRead More

Back in 1993, Chamling formed the SDF, which had ruled the Himalayan state for two and a half decades, and he remained the party’s unanimously elected president. Guwahati: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had much to celebrate on Tuesday with ten MLAs of the Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) joining the saffron party at a formal ceremony in New Delhi. Former Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling, however, refrained from shifting to the other side. “Joining the BJP, we have now come to the mainstream – we will do whatever is desiredRead More

The Prime Minister said that the region of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh would develop as per the wishes of local people, their dreams and ambitions. New Delhi: One of the biggest decisions taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the first 75 days of his government is the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, which would help bring about better integration and mobility and end the concept of dual citizenship. Modi used the heft of his mandate to prise through the contentious issue in what was a politicalRead More

Rajinikanth on Sunday lauded Home Minister Amit Shah for scrapping Article 370 while addressing during the book launch of Vice President Venkaiah Naidu. Chennai: Tamil Nadu Congress Committee on Monday hit out at actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth for his statements praising the Modi Government for scrapping Article 370. In a statement, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee KS Alagiri said, “It is surprising to hear Rajini’s comments on scrapping Article 370. Rajinikanth seems to have confused spirituality with religion….Modi and Amit Shah are like Duryodhana and Shakuni and not like Krishna and Arjuna as theyRead More

Laxman was referring to 12 Congress MLAs merging with TRS recently which resulted in the Congress losing the of main opposition status. Hyderabad: Alleging that Telangana people did not believe in the Congress as its MLAs have joined the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi, state BJP president K Laxman said his party alone can put an end to the “family rule” of the TRS. “People of Telangana do not believe Congress because if they (Congress MLAs) win also, they were joining the TRS,” he told reporters. “Henceforth, BJP is the alternativeRead More