Daily Excelsior

KOLKATA, May 14: Former West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday appeared before the Calcutta High Court to argue a case in connection with alleged post-poll violence and attacks on party offices. Banerjee reached the high court in a lawyers gown, accompanied by senior Trinamool Congress leaders Chandrima Bhattacharya and Kalyan Banerjee. The matter pertains to a public interest litigation filed by advocate Shirshanya Bandyopadhyay on behalf of the TMC, alleging att

CHANDIGARH, May 3: A delegation of the Punjab BJP met Governor Gulab Chand Kataria here on Sunday and submitted a memorandum raising various concerns, including the conduct of the chief minister and the AAP governments recent action against some MPs who joined the BJP. The delegation, led by state BJP chief Sunil Jakhar and consisting of state unit working president Ashwani Sharma and leaders Preneet Kaur, Shwait Malik, Vineet Joshi and Tikshan Sud, met the governor at the Lok Bhawan. [] The pos

NEW DELHI, May 3: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday attacked the BJP-RSS over the issue of press freedom, saying their message is clear that independent journalism will be punished, and compliance rewarded. He alleged that sections of the media have been reduced to echoing the ruling establishment, while those who persist in asking questions are targeted relentlessly. In a post on X on World Press Freedom Day, Kharge said Indias position in the World Press Freedom Index has steadil