Politics

Congress apathy has been visible in the run up to the West Bengal Elections 2021, with star campaigners missing in action.

Savitri’s nomination papers were rejected due to a spelling error -- her husband’s name was spelt as Swapan Maitra instead of Swapan Mitra.

The BJP has mentioned 30 party leaders as star campaigners.

Oklahomas attorney general on Wednesday asked the state's highest criminal court to reconsider its ruling overturning a man's murder convictions and death sentence because of jurisdictional issues stemming from the U.S. Supreme Court's determination that...

Key candidates contesting in the 2021 Assembly elections from Chathannoor constituency are: G. S. Jayalal of CPI, Peethambara Kurup of CONG, B. B. Gopakumar of BJP

Key candidates contesting in the 2021 Assembly elections from Kanjirappally constituency are: N. Jayaraj of KC(M), Joseph Vazhakkan of CONG, Alphons Kannanthanam of BJP

Key candidates contesting in the 2021 Assembly elections from Pala constituency are: Jose K. Mani of KC(M), Mani C. Kappan of NCK, Prameela Devi of BJP

Key candidates contesting in the 2021 Assembly elections from Kodungallur constituency are: V. R. Sunil Kumar of CPI, M. P. Jackson of CONG, Santhosh Chirakulam of BJP

Key candidates contesting in the 2021 Assembly elections from Chalakudy constituency are: Dennis Antony of KC(M), T. J. Saneesh Kumar Joseph of CONG, Unnikrishnan of BDJS

Key candidates contesting in the 2021 Assembly elections from Tarur constituency are: P. P. Sumod of CPI(M), K. A. Sheeba of CONG, K. P. Jayaprakash of BJP

Key candidates contesting in the 2021 Assembly elections from Palakkad constituency are: C. P. Pramod of CPI(M), Shafi Parambil of CONG, E. Sreedharan of BJP

Once loyal to the party, a number of leaders have now turned political rivals and contesting elections as independents due to their differences with the official party candidates.

Earlier in the day, Banerjee was chased by people raising the slogans while she was holding a road show in Nandigram.

Key candidates contesting in the 2021 Assembly elections from Kottakkal constituency are: N. A. Muhammad Kutty of NCP, K. K. Abid Hussain Thangal of IUML, P. P. Ganesan of BJP

Key candidates contesting in the 2021 Assembly elections from Koduvally constituency are: Karat Razak of Ind., M. K. Muneer of IUML, T. Balasoman of BJP

President Joe Biden is aiming for summer passage of his sweeping $4 trillion infrastructure plan, and the White House hopes to take a more deliberate and collaborative approach with the contentious Congress than it did on the COVID19 rescue package, offic...