Politics
The Election Commission of India has frozen the Trinamool Congress name and ‘Flowers & Grass’ symbol for the October 6 bypolls, assigning separate interim designations to factions led by Mamata Banerjee and Arup Roy. Amid an urgent Supreme Court challenge by the party supremo, an emerging Congress-Mamata alignment has prompted the resignation of Trinamool’s Nandigram nominee.
The upcoming October 6 by-elections in Nandigram and Rejinagar have turned into a crucial referendum on Bengal’s political ground reality. While the BJP seeks to consolidate its hold, the contest between Mamata Banerjee’s loyalists and Ritabrata Banerjee’s dissident bloc will decide who commands actual public support as the state’s true opposition voice.
The fight for control of the Trinamool Congress reached the Election Commission of India on Thursday as rival camps led by Mamata Banerjee and Leader of Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee staked claim to the party name and symbol. With high-profile by-elections in Nandigram and Rejinagar scheduled for October 6, the ECI’s imminent verdict will determine which faction enters the fray as the authentic TMC.
The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has appointed retired Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra as the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ram Temple Trust in Ayodhya. The appointment marks a major change in the administrative structure of the trust and comes at a time when the management of the temple and its growing operations are receiving increased attention.
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Wednesday alleged that his name was wrongly classified as “shifted” in the draft electoral rolls in Punjab and accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab of political vendetta.
A political dispute between the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] and its Left Democratic Front (LDF) ally, the Communist Party of India (CPI), has intensified in Kerala over the post of Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly. What began as a disagreement over the sharing of an important legislative position has now developed into a broader debate over coalition norms, collective leadership and the future functioning of the Left alliance.
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge have intensified their demand for a comprehensive and accurate caste census, questioning the format currently proposed by the Centre. The two senior leaders have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw the existing questionnaire and introduce a revised format after wider consultations with political parties, experts and the public.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday chaired the 31st meeting of the Southern Zonal Council in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, bringing together the governments of five southern states and representatives of the Union Territories to discuss long-pending inter-state issues, regional development and internal security.
A 10-member team comprising leaders of different communities and organisations in Manipur left for New Delhi on Thursday (August 20, 2026) amid the unrest in the State’s Imphal Valley to press for an updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) before the Census exercise is conducted in the State
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