Trump-Xi Meet in Beijing, Amid Tensions in the Middle East
China advocates an immediate halt to hostilities, the opening of peace negotiations, the protection of non-military targets, and ensuring the safety of vital waterways: Yang Chengxi, CGTN Reporter, tells @DEKAMEGHNA
#Breaking: Government of India appoints Lieutenant General N S Raja Subramani (Retd.) as the new Chief of Defence Staff, who shall also function as Secretary to Government of India, Department of Military Affairs, with effect from the date of assumption of charge and until further orders.
#ChiefOfDefenceStaff #CDS #IndianArmedForces
#NSRajaSubramani #MinistryOfDefence #DMA (Department of Military Affairs)
#Breaking: Blast near RG Kar Victim’s Mother Ratna Debnath’s Residence
Five BJP supporters have been injured allegedly in a bomb blast in Panihati in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district in Wednesday late night. The incident took place in Raja Basti area under Ward No. 2 of Panihati municipality.
Later they were taken to Sagore Dutta Medical College and hospital in Kamarhati of West Bengal. Where they are being treated.
#blast #bengal #RGKAR #Bengal #Poll #Violence
Shots were fired at Suvendu Adhikari’s close aide in Doharia, Madhyamgram. The assailants arrived on a bike and opened fire. Chandranath Rath was in a white Scorpio vehicle. Police from Madhyamgram Police Station have reached the spot.
At present, the body is at a City Hospital in Madhyamgram.
#SuvenduPA #Shotdead
West Bengal CM frontrunner- Suvendu Adhikari BJP Bengal poll strategists heading to New Delhi today to hold key meeting on Bengal government formation.
Oath-taking likely on 9th May at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade ground on Rabindra Jayanti.
#kolkata#suvendu#westbengal
Political Analysis: Potential Outcomes and Strategic Flaws in Bengal's Elections
I’m sharing my perspective on the complex political landscape of West Bengal just before the election results. Honestly, it’s quite uncertain right now. While my overall sense is that the TMC will win and stay in power, I do predict that the BJP will see significant gains.
The Leadership Vacuum
One of the biggest mistakes I believe the BJP has made is failing to declare a Chief Ministerial face. In a state like Bengal, having a clear leader is essential. I feel that if they had just backed someone like Suvendu, the energy among the party workers would have been on an entirely different level. Right now, the workers don't even know whose name they are fighting for.
The Sympathy Strategy
I’ve also noticed the BJP trying to capitalize on sympathy, like pitching Abhaya’s mother as a candidate. To be blunt, I don't think it's right. It feels like she’s being played by the party without having any real idea of the politics happening around her.
Lessons from the Ground
From my time covering Sandeshkhali at ground zero, I saw how Mamta Banerjee handled things. Even with all the tension in Basirhat, she simply replaced Nusrat Jahan with another Muslim leader, and the TMC won that seat. Meanwhile, the BJP’s candidate a victim herself ended up losing.
Ultimately, if the TMC can win even when issues like Sandeshkhali are at their peak, it makes me very skeptical about the BJP's current strategy of using the R.G. Kar incident or Abhaya's mother to sway the vote. It’s a messy, unpredictable race, and there’s no telling for sure how it will end.
Political Analysis: Potential Outcomes and Strategic Flaws in Bengal's Elections
I’m sharing my perspective on the complex political landscape of West Bengal just before the election results. Honestly, it’s quite uncertain right now. While my overall sense is that the TMC will win and stay in power, I do predict that the BJP will see significant gains.
The Leadership Vacuum
One of the biggest mistakes I believe the BJP has made is failing to declare a Chief Ministerial face. In a state like Bengal, having a clear leader is essential. I feel that if they had just backed someone like Suvendu, the energy among the party workers would have been on an entirely different level. Right now, the workers don't even know whose name they are fighting for.
The Sympathy Strategy
I’ve also noticed the BJP trying to capitalize on sympathy, like pitching Abhaya’s mother as a candidate. To be blunt, I don't think it's right. It feels like she’s being played by the party without having any real idea of the politics happening around her.
Lessons from the Ground
From my time covering Sandeshkhali at ground zero, I saw how Mamta Banerjee handled things. Even with all the tension in Basirhat, she simply replaced Nusrat Jahan with another Muslim leader, and the TMC won that seat. Meanwhile, the BJP’s candidate a victim herself ended up losing.
Ultimately, if the TMC can win even when issues like Sandeshkhali are at their peak, it makes me very skeptical about the BJP's current strategy of using the R.G. Kar incident or Abhaya's mother to sway the vote. It’s a messy, unpredictable race, and there’s no telling for sure how it will end.
#Breaking: Just hours before counting of votes begin in #WestBengal, hundreds of VVPAT slips found in a garbage dump in Madhyamgram, North 24 Parganas district.
BREAKING || Tagged 'Traitor' by Team Kejriwal, Sahney Hits back
Vikramjit Singh Sahney speaks to Times Now
'The internal rift in AAP began when Sandeep Pathak and Raghav Chadha, the key architects of the party's massive Punjab victory, were inexplicably sidelined and stripped of key roles following the Swati Maliwal controversy...': @vikramsahney speaks to @senprem2001.
🚨 #BREAKING: Chaos at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Reports of Shots being fired inside the ballroom are emerging. Secret Service agents immediately swarmed the stage and rushed President Trump to safety.
Situation is developing-awaiting official confirmation on the source of the noise. 🙏🇺🇸 #WHCD #BreakingNews
Early reports, including reporting from the Belfast Telegraph, indicate that a car bomb was detonated outside a police station in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland today. Reports claim that, like other recent incidents in the past year, a stolen car was used in the incident. Law enforcement has yet to make an official statement.
A car bomb exploded at the gates of a police station in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland, after the vehicle was hijacked. No injuries were reported, the Belfast Telegraph says
🚨 #BREAKING: President Trump extends US-Iran ceasefire indefinitely at the request of Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir and PM Shehbaz Sharif.
Trump cites a "badly divided" Iranian government and has directed the U.S. Military to maintain the blockade while awaiting a unified proposal from Tehran. Negotiations to continue. 🇺🇸🇮🇷🇵🇰
#BreakingNews #Trump #Iran #Pakistan #war #MiddleEast