May 04, 2021
published at 9:54 AMReuters
Kangana Ranaut issued a tweet in which she urged Mr Modi to resort to gangster tactics.
Reuters
NEW DELHI - Twitter Inc on Tuesday (May 4) said it has banned leading Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, known for her ardent support of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing her of violating its rules on hateful conduct and abusive behaviour.
Ranaut issued a tweet on Monday in which she urged Mr Modi to resort to gangster tactics to tame West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, whose regional party defeated Mr Modi s Hindu nationalists in elections over the weekend to retain control of the state government in Kolkata.
Can Mamata Banerjee become chief minister after losing Nandigram? Has it happened in past?
Can Mamata Banerjee become chief minister after losing Nandigram? Has it happened in past?
The Bengal election results left a dilemma involving political morality over this question: Can Mamata Banerjee remain chief minister after losing Nandigram?
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Mamata Banerjee
This is unique and possibly the first time that a chief minister lost her seat, but the party registered a bigger victory than achieved in the previous assembly election. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee earned this distinction on May 2 as the results for West Bengal Assembly election were announced.
May 03, 2021, 23:37 PM IST
New Delhi: West Bengal was in the throes of widespread violence on Monday (May 3) that allegedly left several BJP workers and supporters dead and injured in clashes. Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary on Monday (May 3) explained how Trinamool Congress is sponsoring violence carried out by its supporters and goons against those who cast their votes in favour of BJP in the assembly election.
Several shops were allegedly looted and almost thousands of houses were ransacked in Bengal, a day after the Trinamool Congress romped home, pocketing 213 of the 292 assembly seats that went to polls and secured a third straight term in office.
Read more about Assembly polls: TMC surges ahead in West Bengal, edge for DMK in Tamil Nadu on Business Standard. The ruling Trinamool Congress was ahead of the BJP in the keenly watched state of West Bengal while the saffron party-led NDA was leading in Assam and the DMK in Tamil Nadu
The ruling Trinamool Congress was ahead of the BJP in the keenly watched state of West Bengal while the DMK had an edge in Tamil Nadu as trends poured in for counting of votes on Sunday in the high-stakes assembly elections in four states and a union territory. In Assam, the ruling BJP-led NDA was leading in 22 seats, while the Grand Alliance spearheaded by the Congress is ahead in 15 places, according to initial trends available from counting of postal ballots in Assam, officials said. The ruling LDF in Kerala was leading in 75 of the total 140 seats while opposition UDF was ahead in 56 segments as counting of votes for the April 6 assembly elections got underway.