14+ hour, 37+ min ago   (108+ words) The Shillong Times No BJP ‘feeler’ to me, can’t speak for others: Pyngrope SHILLONG, Sep 13: Amid reports of possible political realignments in Meghalaya, State TMC president Charles Pyngrope on Sunday said the BJP had not approached him — but made it…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (496+ words) New Delhi, Sep 13: Trinamool Congress founder Mamata Banerjee’s possible return as a member of the West Bengal Assembly has continued to dominate discussions, even as the jury has yet to decide which of the two current factions is the “real…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (300+ words) Bhopal, Sep 13: Madhya Pradesh will light 5.8 million lamps across the state, including at the Mahakal Mahalok in Ujjain, on September 17 to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Saturday. The lamp-lighting programme will be followed…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (38+ words) Shedding the hardline Hindutva image, one local gesture at a time From cow politics to local realities UCC, tribal exemptions, different NE approach The Vande Mataram question A makeover beyond symbolism The real test is beyond the optics...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (109+ words) The Shillong Times Will withdraw candidate if Mamata contests bypoll: Ritabrata New Delhi, Sep 12: The Ritabrata Banerjee-led faction of the Trinamool Congress on Saturday said it would withdraw its candidate from the upcoming West Bengal assembly bypoll if Mamata Banerjee…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (112+ words) The Shillong Times BJP to launch month-long campaign on Modi’s birthday New Delhi, Sep 9: The BJP on Wednesday announced that it will launch a month-long ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday on September 17 to mark his 25 years…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (137+ words) The Shillong Times PM Modi, Shah, Rajnath pay tribute to Bhupen Hazarika on 100th birth anniv ‘His voice carried the soul of Assam’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday paid tribute to…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (470+ words) Women outnumber men in Mizoram’s final electoral rolls again The Shillong Times Women outnumber men in Mizoram’s final electoral rolls again Aizawl, Sep 8: Like few other Northeastern states, women voters once again outnumbered their male counterparts in Mizoram’s final electoral…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (385+ words) The Shillong Times Dilip Ghosh backs Samik Bhattacharya on food choice debate, says Bengal has its own traditions Kolkata, Sep 8: West Bengal Minister Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday backed state BJP president Samik Bhattacharya’s remarks that food choices are a matter…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (250+ words) The Shillong Times Meghalaya BJP leaders camp in Delhi as speculation grows SHILLONG, Sep 7: Meghalaya’s political uncertainty has entered another uneasy phase. Barely two days after Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi, several…...