Mamata Banerjee wins in Nandigram



Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee today won a white-knuckled fight in Bengal's Nandigram, beating the BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, her former right-hand man.

The West Bengal Chief Minister trailed Suvendu Adhikari in the early rounds of counting, which dimmed her party's euphoria at a spectacular election victory in Bengal. But finally, she scraped past him and managed a 1,200-vote lead to clinch a victory.

Nandigram is the town that catapulted Mamata Banerjee to power for the first time in 2011 and winning here serves as a big message to aides - mainly Mr. Adhikari -- who ditched her this time to cross over to the BJP.

In 2011, Suvendu Adhikari was by Mamata Banerjee's side as she campaigned for farmers' land rights. He became an MLA in the constituency and for years, the Adhikari family had a firm grip over Nandigram. But in this election, he was weaponized by the BJP against the Chief Minister, who was pitched as an "outsider" in Nandigram.DailyBangladesh/SA Source: https://www.daily-bangladesh.com
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US House delivers Trump impeachment article to Senate


The House impeachment case against Donald Trump has been delivered to the Senate for his upcoming trial, CNN reported on Tuesday.

Walking from one side of the US Capitol to the other, nine House managers appointed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi hand-delivered the impeachment document to the Senate on Monday evening.

Under the US Constitution, impeachment hearings must begin the day after the documents placed in the Senate. But senators could take another two weeks to begin the hearing, as new President Joe Biden's cabinet is not yet complete.

All the members of Congress who took the impeachment motion are from the Democratic Party. The other eight members are Diana Degette, David Sicilini, Joaquin Castro, Eric Salwell, Ted Liu, Stacey Plasket, Joe Negus, and Madeleine Dean. They will argue in the Senate why Trump should be indicted.

The House impeached Trump on January 13 on the same charge – making him the first president in US history to be impeached twice.

According to CNN, Trump is making legal preparations to address the impeachment hearing in the Senate.It is learned that the former president is staying in Florida after leaving the White House. He spends most of his time there playing golf. Source: https://www.daily-bangladesh.com
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Biden to block Trump`s Covid rule change


US President-elect Joe Biden is to undo one of Donald Trump's last actions in office by blocking his decree lifting Covid travel bans on visitors from much of Europe and Brazil.

Mr Biden's spokeswoman said now was not the time to be easing travel measures.

Joe Biden will take office at 12:00 (17:00 GMT) on Wednesday. However, much of the spotlight is on Mr Trump's final moves, including presidential pardons.

Security is intense in Washington DC ahead of the inauguration ceremony.

Thousands of National Guard reserve soldiers have been deployed in the wake of the storming of the Capitol building by a pro-Trump mob on 6 January that left five people dead.The FBI had earlier warned of possible protests across the nation by right-wing extremists emboldened by the invasion. Source: https://www.daily-bangladesh.com 
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