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PM Modi, Mamata Banerjee trade barbs as row over monks intensifies | Latest News India

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The war of words between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee over the latter’s remarks against the Ramakrishna Mission and the Bharat Sevashram Sangha intensified on Monday, with Modi accusing the Trinamool Congress (TMC) of unleashing a reign of terror on such institutes to appease its vote bank and the ruling party’s chairperson clarifying that she is not against any institution but those indulging in political activities despite being monks. Narendra Modi slammed Mamata Banerjee for insulting Hindu organisations like ISKCON, Ramakrishna Mission, and Bharat Sevashram. Bharat Sevashram Sangha monk sends legal notice to Mamata Banerjee Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! Modi also said Banerjee is “issuing threats” against the monks of the Ramakrishna Mission and Bharat Sevashram Sangha, and condemned the vandalism at an ashram of the Ramakrishna Mission in the state’s Jalpaiguri district on Sunday. The Ramakrishna Mission is a spiritual organisation and the Bharat Sevashram Sangha is a Hindu religious and spiritual …

Sandeshkhali Row Now Sees Trinamool Congress, National Commission For Women Exchanging Barbs

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The Trinamool has said it intends approach the Election Commission against the women’s panel chief. Kolkata/New Delhi: On a day the Trinamool Congress accused National Commission for Women Chairperson Rekha Sharma of “abusing her authority and being involved in a conspiracy” in Sandeshkhali, where women have claimed they were deceived by the BJP into filing sexual assault complaints against TMC leaders, the women’s panel asserted that the women were coerced into retracting their complaints. Stating the party intended to move the Election Commission against Ms Sharma, West Bengal Minister and TMC Spokesperson Shashi Panja on Friday alleged that the NCW chairperson acted on “political bias” over the allegations and “encouraged women of the area to level false allegations of sexual atrocities.” Later in the day, the NCW in a letter to the poll panel claimed that women from the riverine area were being “compelled” to withdraw their complaints by TMC workers given the ongoing Lok Sabha polls and sought an inquiry from the Election Commission in the matter. “It has come to the notice of …

PM Modi jabs Congress with ‘panja’, ‘mangalsutra’ barbs in Aligarh | Latest News India

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday again targeted the Congress over its manifesto and accused the party of planning to redistribute people’s property if it is voted to power, but stopped short of saying that the wealth would go to Muslims, as he had done in Rajasthan on Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in conversation with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at a public meeting in Aligarh. (ANI) At the same time, in an outreach to the community while addressing a rally in Aligarh, which has a sizeable Muslim population, Modi said the quota for the Haj pilgrimage by Muslims was increased by Saudi Arabia upon his request to the Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, and that the visa process was also made seamless to avoid any inconvenience to the pilgrims. Follow full coverage of the Lok Sabha elections here. HT launches Crick-it, a one stop destination to catch Cricket, anytime, anywhere. Explore now! He also cited the enactment of a law by his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government against the practice of triple …

Man found hanging, family says ‘CAA panic led to suicide’; Trinamool & BJP trade barbs | Kolkata News

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HOURS AFTER a 31-year-old man was found hanging in Subhashgram area of South 24 Parganas district, his family alleged that he “died by suicide over panic due to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA),” police said on Thursday. Police said the deceased, Debashish Sengupta, was a resident of Netaji Nagar area of Kolkata. He went to his maternal grandparents’ house in South 24 Parganas district two days ago, they added. “On Wednesday night, his family found him hanging and took him to a hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival,” police said. Debashish’s father Tapan Sengupta alleged, “My son was worried about how he would prove his citizenship after CAA was implemented. He often asked what he would do if his citizenship was revoked.” In his complaint to the Netaji Nagar Police, Tapan claimed “…Since the announcement of the notification of CAA, my son had been suffering from mental trauma and agony and was also in acute fear psychosis for not having all the required documents as prescribed in the said notification…” State Finance minister …

Indian celebrities join calls to boycott Maldives’ tourism over anti-India barbs | Latest News India

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Several Indian celebrities and social media influencers have joined an online campaign which calls for a boycott of the Maldives and its tourist spots after some Maldivians, including one minister, posted anti-India comments on X (formerly Twitter). The ongoing tussle involving barbs, trolls, etc. traces its origin to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Lakshadweep, which spurred interest in the Indian island among travel enthusiasts. During his visit, Modi inaugurated several development projects and also explored Lakshadweep’s beautiful beaches. Pictures of Modi while snorkelling in the sea went viral on social media and were top trending on X. India’s Lakshadweep island(File photo) However, Modi’s attempt to boost tourism in Lakshadweep apparently irked some people in the Maldives, including government officials. Maldives minister Mariyam Shiuna had derided Modi for his Lakshadweep visit, in a now-deleted post on X. Shiuna had encouraged tourists to visit the island country, through the #VisitMaldives trend. Some other Maldivian netizens also posted racist and insulting comments against Indians. Wrap up the year gone by & gear up for 2024 with …

Anurag Kashyap, Vivek Agnihotri exchange barbs on Twitter: ‘Aapki galti…’ | Bollywood

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Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap took to Twitter to respond to The Kashmir Files director Vivek Agnihotri who recently addressed him as ‘Bollywood’s one and only Milord’. Vivek recently reacted to Anurag Kashyap’s statement on the impact of films like Kantara and Pushpa in the industry, as quoted by a publication. Now Anurag replied to his tweet. Also read: Vivek Agnihotri disagrees with ‘milord’ Anurag Kashyap as he slams Kantara and Pushpa Anurag wrote, “Sir aapki galti nahin hai, aap ki filmon ki research bhi aisi hi hoti hai jaise aapki mere conversations pe tweet hai. Aapka aur aapki media ka bhi same haal hai. Koi nahin next time thoda serious research kar lena (Sir, it isn’t your fault, your film researches are done as same as your tweets on my conversations. You and your media are the same. No worries, do some serious research the next time).” Anurag Kashyap on Twitter. Earlier, Vivek had shared a news article the headline read: ‘Films like Kantara and Pushpa are destroying the industry: Anurag Kashyap.’ Reacting to it, Vivek …

TMC, BJP trade barbs over 2007 Nandigram Killing

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The Trinamool Congress and BJP mourned the 2007 killing of 14 persons protesting a planned chemical hub here on Saturday by holding rival functions, exchanging political barbs. Interestingly both programmes, held at a distance of barely 100 meters were held under the banner of Bhumi Uchhed Protirodh Committee (BUPC or Land Disposition Protest Committee), which supported by Mamata Banerjee had put up a stiff resistance to the government`s plans to acquire fertile land near the sea for a proposed chemical hub by MNCs. TMC state general secretary and spokesperson Kunal Ghosh chose to attack opposition BJP and its Nandigram lawmaker Suvendu Adhikari, an erstwhile TMC leader who defected to the saffron party ahead of the 2021 state election, while paying floral tributes at a memorial there. “CPI-M harmads (goons) who were behind the massacre have now turned saffron. Suvendu Adhikari has done a great disservice to the people of Nandigram by joining hands with those who were behind the armed atrocities on peaceful anti-land grab protesters. He will not be pardoned by the people of …