Is women's safety finally a poll issue in Bengal? Marya Shakil tracks Kolkata's poll pulse
An India Today ground report from West Bengal highlights the key issues dominating the upcoming state elections.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wrote to the National Commission for Women stating that the Bengal minister's act cannot be forgiven. The BJP demanded his arrest over the alleged insult of President Murmu. The allegations state that the minister said, "How does President look". The BJP MP requested the women's panel to 'immediately arrest' Akhil Giri and take appropriate action against him and 'try to dismiss him from the MLA post also'.
An India Today ground report from West Bengal highlights the key issues dominating the upcoming state elections.
Over 27 lakh people's names in West Bengal have been deleted from the voter rolls following the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision. The deletions have affected various demographics, including members of the Indian Chinese community in Kolkata's historic Chinatown, who have voted in the state for decades.
Gurugram drug controller officers intercepted a car in DLF Phase IV, seizing fake Mounjaro injections worth nearly fifty-six lakh rupees. The counterfeit weight loss and diabetes drugs lacked proper cold chain storage and licenses, leading to the arrest of two men.
In an interview with India Today, film director and critic K Hariharan discusses actor Vijay's entry into politics and upcoming Tamil Nadu elections. Hariharan states that Vijay cannot immediately replicate the political success of former Chief Minister MGR.