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Ukraine Crisis: Maternity Hospital In Mariupol Bombed By Russia Amid Ceasefire

Sonia SolankiMarch 10, 20220

The Ukraine crisis seems to have intensified as Russia has recently bombed a maternity and child hospital in Mariupol. The attack happened amid the so called agreed ceasefire between Russia-Ukraine to evacuate the innocent people trapped in war. Earlier, Russia agreed to give a clear passage to the people stuck in Mariupol and other hostage cities across Ukraine.   Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the attack by the Russian troops an "atrocity". He also tweeted, "Direct strike of the Russian troops at the maternity hospital. People, children are under the wreckage". So far, 17 people are found wounded and hurt including a woman in labour. But these are just initial reports , number of people hurt can be far up says the hospital department. The city is facing...

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UP Election 2022: Officer Admits To “Lapse”, SP Shares Video On EVM Row

Snehashish RoyMarch 9, 20220

Samajwadi Party (SP) has tweeted a video where an election official was shown accepting there were "lapses" during the movement of electronic voting machines (EVM). The district commissioner of Varanasi Deepak Agarwal had accepted in front of the reporters that there was a lapse in following the protocol to move EVMs. He claimed that those voting machines were used for training purposes. "If you talk about the protocol for the movement of EVMs, there was a lapse in the protocol, I accept that. But I can guarantee you, it is impossible to take away machines used in voting," Agarwal said. According to sources, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered action against Agarwal over the issue. The SP chief and former chief minister of UP Akhilesh Yadav had earlier made a...

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BJP confident of winning more than 40 seats in Manipur Assembly elections

Our CorrespondentMarch 9, 20220

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Manipur President, Adhikarimayum Sharada Devi on Tuesday exuded full confidence over her victory in the Assembly election that took place in two phases in the northeastern state over the past few days. She said the BJP has set a target of more than 40 seats and we are confident of forming a stable government. When the final results are declared, we expect this number to be 40 plus only in the assembly elections Our party has not taken a decision on the chief ministerial candidate and there is no point in a new CM. Exit polls in Manipur gave the ruling BJP a clear lead in forming the next government, with many predicting that it could be reduced to less than half. As predicted by India News-Jan Ki Baat, the BJP will emerge as the single largest party...

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Exit Polls 2022: BJP To Record Clear Majority In UP, AAP In Punjab; Leaders Say Otherwise

Snehashish RoyMarch 8, 20220

The high-octave Assembly elections across five states have come to an end and the exit polls have been released. The polls have declared that BJP will win with a clear majority in Uttar Pradesh and AAP will surprisingly win in Punjab. In states such as Uttarakhand and Goa, the polls have predicted a neck-to-neck fight between BJP and Congress and the saffron camp is expected to make a clean sweep. The votes will be counted on March 10. Many have outrightly dismissed the exit polls. They are claiming that more often they go wrong and analysts and political leaders delivered their predictions. Activist and the co-founder of AAP Yogendra Yadav took to Twitter to congratulate Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. “The only firm conclusion that we can draw from exit polls so...

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Ukraine Crisis: After Zelenskyy, PM Modi Talks With Vladimir Putin Over Ongoing Tension

Aditi priya singhMarch 7, 20220

After Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, PM Modi held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Both of the leaders talked for about 50 minutes. Modi and Putin discussed the latest situation in Ukraine. President Putin briefed PM Modi about the status of talks between Ukraine and Russian teams. During this conversation, PM Modi urged Putin to talk to Zelenskyy. PM Modi appreciated the announcement of a ceasefire in parts of Ukraine, including Sumy, and the move to build humanitarian corridors. Modi also stressed the speedy evacuation of Indian nationals from Sumi. At the same time, President Putin assured Prime Minister Modi of all possible cooperation in the safe evacuation of Indian citizens. Prime Minister Modi emphasized the importance of the quick evacuation of Indi...

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‘Operation Ganga Will Bring Positive Results In Favor Of BJP’: Amit Shah

Sonia SolankiMarch 7, 20220

Operation Ganga, which is still in progress to evacuate Indian citizens from Ukraine, will bring positive results for the BJP, said the Union home minister Amit Shah during a press conference. "The government sent Russian-speaking teams to four nearby countries of Ukraine and also set up a control room. Over 13,000 citizens have reached India and more flights are coming in. This process had a positive impact on elections and on the people also," Shah said. On March 7, the last phase of UP polls will conclude and the results will be announced on March 10. During the press conference, Shah was accompanied by the BJP president J.P Nadda. He said that BJP will emerge victorious in all poll-bound states. Operation Ganga Details And Impact In the ongoing war between Ukraine-Russia, m...

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Manipur Elections: Nearly 77% Voter Turnout Recorded Till 5 pm Amid Incidents Of Violence

Snehashish RoyMarch 5, 20220

Manipur recorded 76.04% voting till 5 pm on March 5 in the last phase of the Assembly elections. Some incidents of violence were reported from places before and after polling started. As many as two people were reportedly killed in the violence. One incident of killing was reported from Senapati district and the other in Thoubal district. The BJP candidate from the Karong seat reported the incident and said both were shot at "without proper reason." One of the killed was identified as Amuba Singh, who was a BJP worker. He was allegedly shot at by a Congress supporter. The election commission is waiting for a detailed report from the district election officer. The voting began at 7 am and ended at 6 pm on Saturday. The second and last phase of the election was conducted for 22 ...

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UP Assembly Elections: Political Heavyweights Round Up In Varanasi For Final Battle

Snehashish RoyMarch 5, 20220

The sweepstakes between the ruling BJP and the Opposition SP in Uttar Pradesh have reached their concluding stage. Both the parties are sparing no effort before the state goes to the polls in the final phase. The seventh phase in the UP Assembly election is important as one of the districts that will take part in the final round, Varanasi, belongs to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency. PM Modi held a roadshow in Varanasi on March 4 to drum up support for the last time ahead of the last phase of the Assembly elections. He waved his hands from an open-roof vehicle as his convoy went past the crowd for three kilometres in the holy city. He garlanded the statues of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Madan Mohan Malviya. He also stopped for tea at a stall where he ...

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Odisha Rural Polls: BJD Wins 90% Seats; BJP Fades Away Completely

Sonia SolankiMarch 4, 20220

The massive victory of BJD (Biju Janta Dal) is seen as the party's association with people on the personal level and the social welfare policies of the state under CM Naveen Patnaik. Odisha's rural poll results show that BJP is not invincible at all if other parties work on the ground and connect to the masses. Whereas, BJP's loss is attributed to its failure because of the absence of star leaders like PM Modi, Amit Shah, J.P Nadda and others from the polls. BJD Victory: CM Naveen Patnaik Vision The BJD won 766 seats out of 853 seats which means a success rate of 90%.  While in 2017 polls BJD won only 290 seats. Talking bout BJP numbers, BJP won only 42 seats this time. Whereas in 2017 BJP won 297 seats. The other close contender of the BJP in this election is Congress which wo...

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Bengal Civic Poll: BJP Leader Calls State Election Commission ‘Slave’ Of Trinamool Amid Violence

Snehashish RoyMarch 3, 20220

BJP leader Anirban Ganguly has slammed chief minister Mamata Banerjee for inflicting violence during civic body elections. He alleged that the state election commission is behaving like a slave to the state government. Ganguly called the state election commissioner (SEC) Saurab Das a "slave of Trinamool Congress." "Saurab Das is a slave of the party (TMC); he has no existence of his own. The Supreme Court and the Kolkata High Court should introspect (the alleged violence) because when we filed a plea seeking deployment of Central security forces for conduction of free and fair elections, it was dismissed," he said while speaking to ANI. He further provided details of the civic body poll violence in West Bengal. He said everyone in the country saw it on social media. He also expre

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“Ukraine Applies For EU Membership Under Special Circumstances”-Read On…

Pooja YadavMarch 3, 20220

President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, recently asked European Union (EU) to permit Ukraine to right away become a member, under a special procedure. Key Points Following the request, President of European Council Charles Michel noted that, the council will need to “seriously study Ukraine’s request for EU membership”. Ukraine has filed the membership application because it defends against Russian invasion. The European bloc has also decided to send USD 450 million in military aid to Ukraine, other than humanitarian support. Ceasefire Talks Officials from Russia and Ukraine met at the Belarusian border for ceasefire talks. While, Western countries are constantlycoming together to further weaken and isolate Russia economically and diplomatically as well. Military of Ukrain...

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UP Assembly Elections: Samajwadi Party Accuses BJP Over Attack On Swamy Prasad Maurya

Snehashish RoyMarch 2, 20220

Amid the ongoing tussle between the ruling BJP and Opposition Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, former MP Swami Prasad Maurya accused the saffron party of a recent attack on his convoy. SP shared a video on Twitter and claimed that the attack was pre-meditated and that the BJP was involved in it. वीडियो प्रमाण है किस प्रकार से सत्ता के संरक्षण में BJP के गुंडों ने यूपी के वरिष्ठ राजनेता, सपा के फाजिलनगर से प्रत्याशी श्री स्वामी प्रसाद मौर्य जी पर सुनियोजित ढंग से हमला किया। हार की हताशा में पत्थरबाजी करने वालों को जनता देगी जवाब। हर एक वोट BJP के खिलाफ, हर बूथ पर BJP साफ! pic.twitter.com/J6GQDedLhw — Samajwadi Party (@samajwadiparty) March 2, 2022 “The video is proof how BJP goons under the ruling party’s protection planned and attacked senior UP polit...

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