The contractual staff employees associated with the different municipalities in West Bengal whose appointments were made without the prior concurrence of the state government will not be entitled to retirement benefits, Calcutta High Court ordered on Monday.
Ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, three-time West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s allegation on the addition of names of bogus voters to the state electoral roll may have been refuted by the Election Commission of India, but the controversy is unlikely to end just yet.
The recently concluded Maha Kumbh has not only reinforced Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s political dominance in the state but has also positioned him as a key contender in any post-Narendra Modi succession debate.
The incumbent environment minister needs to develop a concrete action plan to achieve this.
Former Delhi Environment minister Gopal Rai, claiming that the previous AAP government, under Arvind Kejriwal’s leadership, ensured clean air for Delhi to 209 days in the last year from 109 in 2016, said on Sunday that the BJP should take it forward.
CPI (M-L) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya became actively involved in politics after joining the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s decision to name Ms Rekha Gupta as Delhi’s Chief Minister caught many by surprise.
Singh said due to this, the saffron party’s tally stands at 116 while that of the ruling AAP has decreased to 114 due to the resignation of three of their councilors, who became MLA.
The Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed an anticipatory bail petition filed by BJP leader PC George, who has been booked by the Erattupetta police for allegedly making a hate speech during a TV channel debate.
He said the public is waiting for the UP assembly elections in 2027 when the BJP’s lies, loot, and dishonesty will show them the way out of power for forever.
