All stories by Pradipta Tapadar
Hasina must keep quiet, not cause problems between India, B'desh: Yunus
Rediff.com2 hours agoMuhammad Yunus, the head of Bangladesh's interim government, has said that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina making political remarks from India is an 'unfriendly gesture', asserting that she must remain silent to prevent the discomfort to both countries until Dhaka requests her extradition.
I told Modi, issue of attacks on Hindus exaggerated: Yunus
Rediff.com2 hours agoChief Adviser to Bangladesh's interim government, Muhammad Yunus, has said the issue of attacks on minority Hindus in his country is 'exaggerated' and questioned the manner in which India projected it.
Hasina's continued stay in India may further strain ties, warns BNP
Rediff.com5 days agoAlamgir said that even after the fall of the Hasina government following a people's uprising, the 'Indian establishment is yet to reach out to BNP, even though China, the US, the UK, and Pakistan have already done so.'
Bangladeshis angry with India because...: BNP leader
Rediff.com7 days agoA senior Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader has blamed an 'ecosystem of former diplomats, bureaucrats, politicians, and think tanks' for creating a 'bogeyman' to mislead the Indian establishment into believing that Indo-Bangla relations would deteriorate without the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League.
Hasina's son says she will be back in Bangladesh once...
Rediff.com8 Aug 2024Sheikh Hasina, who quit as prime minister and fled Bangladesh, will be back in the country as soon as democracy is restored, his son Sajeeb Wazed Joy said on Thursday and blamed Pakistan's intelligence agency, ISI, for fuelling the ongoing unrest in the country.
Rift among INDIA partners triggers 3-way contests across Bengal
Rediff.com5 May 2024As the final five phases of polls draw closer, rift among Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) partners, Congress-Left combine and the Trinamool Congress, which are fighting separately has intensified, triggering a fierce contest across half of the remaining 36 constituencies in West Bengal driven by local issues such as Sandeshkhali and the SSC scam.
Victory will be fitting reply to my LS expulsion: Mahua Moitra
Rediff.com2 Apr 2024Mahua asserted that despite all efforts by the Bharatiya Janata Party to "sound the death knell" for constitutional democracy, India is too great a country to be destroyed by the fascists.
Sided with Mir Jafar to protect Hinduism: BJP's royal nominee
Rediff.com28 Mar 2024In an interview with PTI, Roy praised the Union government for implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rules, stating that it would benefit the refugee population, including the Matua community, who had fled neighbouring countries to escape religious persecution.
Discontent grows within Trinamool, BJP in Bengal
Rediff.com24 Mar 2024Discontentment seems to be increasing by the day in sections of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal with several leaders of both camps expressing displeasure over the selection of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Trinamool list: Shatrughan, Mahua likely to be retained
Rediff.com7 Mar 2024The Trinamool Congress's candidate selection for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls is expected to prioritise the nominee's winnability, public image and sitting MPs' performance, while also reflecting the internal debate on whether experienced leaders should make way for the younger generation.
BJP sees opportunity in Bengal post TMC-Cong break up
Rediff.com11 Feb 2024Struggling to gain political traction on issues of corruption, the West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party is shifting its focus to emotive topics such as the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in a bid to achieve its target of securing 35 out of the 42 Lok Sabha seats from the state.
TMC hopes for tie-up in Bengal; Cong, CPI-M reluctant
Rediff.com21 Dec 2023Navigating a history of animosity and mistrust, negotiations for a potential Congress-Trinamool Congress alliance in West Bengal face significant challenges while addressing the shared adversary of the Bharatiya Janata Party, with the Bengal Congress unit appearing reluctant to engage in an electoral pact.
TMC stresses swift seat-sharing talks, manifesto to make INDIA bloc strong
Rediff.com7 Dec 2023According to the TMC, the momentum built by the INDIA bloc over three successful meetings has dwindled in the last few months due to inactivity, with the Congress preoccupied with elections in three states.
RSS ideology, Netaji's ideals poles apart: Dr Anita Bose-Pfaff
Rediff.com21 Jan 2023Amidst the fanfare over Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's plans to celebrate Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's birth anniversary in Kolkata on January 23, his daughter Anita Bose-Pfaff has said that the organisation's ideology and the nationalist leader's ideas of secularism and inclusiveness are 'poles apart and do not coincide'.
Rahul frontrunner for PM post in opposition camp: Shatrughan Sinha
Rediff.com9 Jan 2023This is for the second time in the last three months that Sinha has come out with praising words for Rahul Gandhi and his 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'.
Gujarat polls phase 2: BJP pins hope on Hindutva in Sabarkantha
Rediff.com3 Dec 2022The Bharatiya Janata Party in Gujarat is hoping to make a clean sweep in the Dalit and tribal-dominated Sabarkantha district comprising four Assembly constituencies even as unemployment has become a major issue that the ruling party hopes to negate with Hindutva and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's charisma.
Gujarat poll: Did any PM campaign like this, asks Kharge
Rediff.com3 Dec 2022Kharge said that the BJP is trying to misuse his 'Ravan' remarks for electoral gains in Gujarat.
AAP, MIM's entry makes BJP, Congress worry over Kutch outcome
Rediff.com28 Nov 2022The Congress and BJP are apprehensive that AAP might eat into their votes among the Patel community, Kshatriyas, a section of minorities, and Dalits, thus delivering a fatal blow in the closely-contested seats. But the local BJP is elated over the entry of AIMIM as there will be a contender for minority votes apart from the Congress in seats like Bhuj and Mandvi, which have considerable Muslim electorate.
Guj poll: 'Bring back our family members from Pak jail and get votes'
Rediff.com28 Nov 2022The family members of the fishermen lodged in Pakistani jails say they would vote for those parties in the upcoming elections which assure to bring their relatives back from the neighbouring country.
Will parties pay heed to concerns of Bhuj's earthquake survivors, experts?
Rediff.com27 Nov 2022As the election approaches, the earthquake survivors and the scientists urge political parties to take note of warning signs before it's too late.