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Protesting teachers to hold meeting today with Bengal edu dept official

A six-member delegation of agitating teachers, who have lost their jobs following a recent Supreme Court order, will meet West Bengal education department officials on Monday to find a solution to the impasse, one of the protesters said. State Education Minister Bratya Basu is unlikely to attend the meeting, officials said. The members of the Deserving Teachers' Rights Forum will meet the officials at Bikash Bhavan, the headquarters of the education department, in Salt Lake area, after the government decided to initiate talks with them, a protester said. Senior education department officials will hold a discussion with the protesting teachers around 1 pm, he said. The protesting teachers have been staging a sit-in for several days near Bikash Bhavan, demanding that they be reinstated in their jobs. They also refused to take part in a fresh recruitment exam as mandated by the top court. "We have been demanding that the deserving teachers be reinstated in their jobs. We are also ...

Karnataka govt to file defamation case against BJP, issues notification

The Congress government in Karnataka has decided to initiate a defamation case against the state BJP for allegedly indulging in false propaganda about its performance. The government in an official notification issued on Sunday has cited, alleged misinformation, distortion and lies by BJP through its campaign in visual media and print media under the title -- "charge sheet about two years failure of the state government". Opposition BJP has termed the move as the beginning of the second chapter of emergency in Karnataka. The notification said, the government has decided to file a defamation case in Bengaluru's 42nd Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in this regard, and the Secretary, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) has been authorised to file a complaint. Government prosecutors B S Patil from the 67th City Civil and Sessions Court and Shailaja Nayak from the 61st City Civil and Sessions Court have been appointed, to handle the legal proceedings. Also, Ku

AAP slams Delhi govt over waterlogging; BJP says MLAs were on the ground

In response, the BJP said the government took responsibility and worked to restore normalcy, rather than indulging in blame game

PM Modi likely to visit Bengal on May 29; Amit Shah to follow May 31

Modi to address a meeting in Alipurduar on May 29; Shah expected to hold strategy sessions with BJP leaders as the 2027 Assembly elections approach

DMK not afraid of ED or PM Modi, will face cases legally: Udhayanidhi

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday said the DMK was not afraid of the raids by the Enforcement Directorate or Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said the party would face the cases legally. Udhayanidhi, who is DMK youth wing secretary, said the DMK dispensation would continue to raise its voice for state rights, and would not be cowed down by any intimidation.' We are not afraid of ED or Modi. The DMK nurtured by Kalaignar (his grandfather and former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi), is a party with self-respect firmly moored to the principles of Periyar (rationalist leader E V Ramasamy)," Udhayanidhi told reporters here. He was responding to a question on the opposition AIADMK accusing Chief Minister M K Stalin of rushing to the national capital to attend the Niti Aayog's Governing Council meeting today in the wake of ED searches on the offices of state-owned enterprise TASMAC. Udhayanidhi replied that the Chief Minister had gone to attend the meeting to ..

Opposition slams CM Mamata Banerjee for skipping NITI Aayog meet

The opposition BJP and the Congress flayed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for skipping the Niti Aayog meeting being chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday. It is the first major meeting of the prime minister with the CMs of states and lieutenant governors of Union Territories after Operation Sindoor. BJP Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya said that it is "unfortunate" for the people of West Bengal that the chief minister chose not to attend the meeting of the think tank, where CMs of several other states are attending. "By not attending the meeting, the people of the state got deprived, as the issues of West Bengal will not get raised there. The state government has missed the chance to raise several pressing issues which are important for West Bengal," Bhattacharya said. This move to go against the Centre will "not benefit" the state, the BJP leader said. Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said, "Had she attended the meeting, the chief ...

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With a strong LS showing, Chirag Paswan readies a bold play in Bihar

While BJP backs Nitish Kumar as chief minister, Chirag Paswan-son of Dalit icon Ramvilas Paswan-isn't hiding his readiness for the role

SC allows Delhi govt to withdraw AAP-era cases against Centre, LG

The Supreme Court permits Rekha Gupta-led Delhi government to withdraw multiple petitions filed by previous AAP administration against Centre, LG over control of services and governance issues

ED raids on Parameshwara due to his 'Congress friends': HD Kumaraswamy

Addressing the media, Kumaraswamy stated that Congress ministers and leaders are unnecessarily attacking the Central government over ED's action.

Karnataka HC stays case against Arnab Goswami, BJP IT cell chief

The Karnataka High Court has granted an interim stay on criminal proceedings initiated against BJP leader Amit Malviya and Republic TV's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, in connection with allegations of spreading false claims that the Indian National Congress (INC) operates an office in Istanbul, Turkiye. Justice S Rachiah passed the order on Thursday while hearing petitions filed by both Malviya and Goswami, seeking the quashing of the cases lodged against them. The stay will remain in effect until the next hearing. Malviya is also facing a separate case over a controversial social media post in which he shared a morphed image showing half the face of Gandhi merged with that of Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir. The caption alleged that Gandhi was aligning with Pakistan's narrative, particularly in the wake of India's military offensive Operation Sindoor, in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. Malviya's post further questioned whether Gandhi was aspiring for the ...

Northeast region witnessing unprecedented growth, says PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Northeastern region is witnessing unprecedented progress and the government is determined to accelerate its growth story. Addressing the 'Rising North East Investors Summit' here, he also said that diversity of the Northeast is its biggest strength and that the region is emerging as the frontrunner of growth. "The Northeast is witnessing unprecedented progress. We are determined to accelerate its growth story," he said while inaugurating the two-day event which is being attended by chief ministers of the region, union ministers, bureaucrats, diplomats among others. Top industry leaders Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, Anil Agarwal among others attended the inaugural session. Modi said for his government, EAST means - "Empower, Act, Strengthen and Transform". "There was a time when Northeast was only called frontier, now it is frontrunner of growth," he said. He said the Northeast was earlier synonymous with bombs, guns and rockets which

ED is weapon of BJP, Modi and Amit Shah: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut

Addressing a press conference, Raut spoke on the Supreme Court rapping ED over the TASMAC raids in Tamil Nadu.

'Breach of protocol': DU slams Rahul Gandhi visit, BJP labels it 'photo-op'

Delhi University alleges Rahul Gandhi breached protocol during surprise visit; BJP slams the Congress leader for politicising campus, ABVP says elected student reps were excluded from the event

Speculation rife over possible BRS-BJP tie-up, Kavitha writes to KCR

A handwritten feedback letter purportedly written by BRS leader K Kavitha to her father and former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, highlighting both the negative and positive aspects of the party's recent meeting, has sparked discussions in Telangana's political circles. Though the authenticity of the letter has not been confirmed, neither Kavitha's office nor that of KCR has commented on it. As you ( KCR) spoke for just two minutes, some people began speculating that there will be a tie-up with BJP in future. Even I personally felt that you should have spoken strongly (against BJP). It might be probably because I suffered (because of BJP). But you should have targeted BJP some more, Daddy, Kavitha mentioned in the letter written in Telugu and English. Despite hours passing since it surfaced, the opposition party has not issued a denial. The BRS celebrated its Silver Jubilee on April 27 in Warangal. Kavitha cited Rao's silence in the meeting on key issues such as 42 per cent .

ED to act on info, none will be spared in Parameshwara case: Pralhad Joshi

Joshi alleged that the information prompting the ED's action came from within the Congress party itself.

YS Sharmila slams BJP over privatisation plans for Vizag Steel Plant

The APCC Chief said that Congress condemned the decision of the Centre, asserting that the party would "fight to the death" if it came to saving the Visakhapatnam steel plant.

AAP playing politics over water; BJP will rise in Punjab: Haryana CM Saini

Apart from this, looking ahead to political changes, Saini expressed confidence in the BJP's prospects in Punjab.

Highlights: More than 100 Amrit Bharat stations ready today,says PM Modi

Highlights: The two-day investor summit will showcase the investment potentials in the northeastern states. Catch all the latest updates here