Bengali sub-nationalism is slowly emerging as a rallying cry ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections due next year.
Although the TMC, which controls nearly 80 per cent of the state's panchayats, has been at the receiving end of the public ire, the opposition BJP and the CPI-M have also faced protests in some areas over allegations of fraud related to the 'Amphan' aid delivery.
The pleas came up for hearing before a bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan which heard the submissions of advocate Nishant R Katneshwarkar, who appeared for one of the petitioners and claimed that Kamra had posted several tweets scandalous to the judiciary.
Moni Chadha was with Lal Bahadur Shastri in Tashkent. He counters colourful conspiracy theories with sobering facts.
The danger to India's democracy is coming from recourse to mobocracy encouraged by the anti-Modi gang, argues Vivek Gumaste.
If Prashant Bhushan were to be allowed to go scot-free, it would open the floodgates for abuse of the courts, argues Virendra Kapoor.
'If we politicians cross the line, the common man teaches us a lesson'
Is there no 'normal' background? Sure there is.
It cannot be that only in this case the CBI has developed a spine, refusing to heed the advice of its political masters.' 'There is something that does not meet the eye here,' notes Virendra Kapoor.
Dismissing claims that he is remote-controlling the MVA regime, Pawar said it is fully controlled by Thackeray and the latter's team.
Challenging the verdict is a deterrent to future peace and harmony and a socially irresponsible act, argues Vivek Gumaste.
'I meet him recently.' 'He was his usual cheerful, boisterous, self.' 'You didn't even get an iota of feeling about what he had gone through or may be going through internally.'
'Stripped of all humour and heft, Chris Hemsworth's Tyler Rake is Thor sans the thunder,' declares Sukanya Verma.
'In spirit, and more importantly in its DNA, this is the Congress Inc, or Incorporated, a family-run entity,' notes Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
Drawing confidence from Saurabh Chaudhary's Zen-like calm and lethal efficiency with pistol, shooting coach Amit Sheoran says his most famous ward will be well-placed both mentally and skill-wise whenever the Tokyo Olympics are held. It doesn't matter to the world-beater if the next Summer Games are held tomorrow, after a year or even after 10 years, according to the coach.
The bench directed however that keeping in view the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown conditions, the sentence shall come into force after 16 weeks when the three should surrender before the secretary general of the apex court to undergo the imprisonment.
Sabyasachi Dutta, managing director, Vidatec India, tells us how he spent 40 days under lockdown.
Air India's financially and operational condition is being appropriately dealt with without compromising on our service levels" Meenakshi Malik, director-commercial, Air India.
'In the past, our movement was against the colonisers, but presently our struggle against communalism is a movement against those who stood with the colonisers'
'Government is saying that I will not be responsible for ensuring you get MSP but traders and large corporate will be responsible. 'India now is the only country that is saying such things'
It would be a huge achievement if the new administration manages a successful transition to some sense of domestic and international normalcy in these frantic times marked by the pandemic and rise of illiberal regimes across the world, observes Shreekant Sambrani.
Did you know Nargis was to have played the Madhubala role, but opted out because she has reservations about working with Dilip Kumar? Do you know how Naushad and Shakeel Badayuni came up with the words for the immortal Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya?
On whether Ajit Pawar will be expelled from the NCP, he said the decision will be taken at the party-level.
'Isn't it tragic, comic as well as ironic that the people who owe their allegiance to the Constitution of India are declared deshdrohis without an iota of evidence?' 'But this mistake has to be corrected and those who actually and directly fomented the Bhima Koregaon riots and the masterminds behind these people will have to be exposed now.'
'He is absolutely chilled out, he says our only focus is how we can be the best team of all time'
Singh was speaking to reporters on board the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya which is currently sailing along India's western coastline.
Ajit Pawar, who represented the Baramati segment, remained incommunicado.
'Mere zehen mein kuch naahi thaa yaar (I had nothing in my mind). I was sitting at home and I normally put out a photograph and it became a news item'
Here is Sukanya Verma's pick of 10 best male performances of the year.
'I hate 'fakeism'.' 'People don't love who you are, they love what you have achieved.' ' Only your success counts.'
'To draw the attention of the country away from their own misdeeds, the BJP government is taking false actions against Congress leaders'
'Nobody has given you (CBFC) the intellectual morality and authority to decide what one wants to watch and see,' the court said.
Tata Communications has invested around Rs 6.5 billion in developing its IoT business, which is being managed by some 75 executives over the past three years.
The Union home minister said he firmly believed that Article 370 that gave the special status to Jammu and Kashmir should be removed as it was not beneficial to the country.
'Was he afraid that his answers during cross-examination would land him in trouble under the new ruling dispensation?'
People's mandate is sacrosanct and has to be above any iota of reasonable doubt, Pranab said.
Her father had lodged a complaint accusing Chinmayanand of sexually harassing her, a charge refuted by his lawyer who claimed it was a 'conspiracy' to blackmail him.
The Congress general secretary in-charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh said the people of Amethi and Rae Bareli have self-respect and they do not beg from anyone.
108 economists, social scientists said it was imperative that agencies like CSO and NSSO are not subject to political interference.
Kumaraswamy said he was ready for probe by even an international agency.
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