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BJP forms ‘Mandir Prakoshth’ to woo Brahmins before polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has established a mandir prakoshth (temple cell) to woo the Brahmin community ahead of the crucial Assembly elections this year and the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Senior party leaders said the panel, formed after a “suggestion” from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, came into being...
Non-bailable warrant against Raj Thackeray in 2008 case
A local court in Parli of Maharashtra’s Beed district has issued a non-bailable warrant against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray for failing to appear before it in a 2008 case registered against him. A case was registered against Thackeray and MNS activists under sections 143 (unlawful...
Naqvi ridicules UPA Govt’s 15-point plan for Muslims
Union minister of minority affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said that the ‘PM’s 15-Point Programme’ based on the Sachar Committee recommendations was just an eyewash by the UPA government. The minister made the comment during an exclusive conversation with News18 Urdu’s Khurram Ali Shahzad. Naqvi asked when and where injustice...
Modi’s security breach to figure in BJP’s poll pitch
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to highlight the breach of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security cavalcade on Wednesday to expose the law and order situation in the poll-bound border state of Punjab. Modi who was to address the party’s rally in Ferozepur could not reach the venue...
Amarinder says President’s Rule needed in Punjab
Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday termed the security lapse of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of a rally in Punjab’s Ferozepur as an “absolute failure of the Punjab government” and said the imposition of Presidential Rule is needed to ensure law and order in the state....
Cong ‘one family, one ticket’ rule to counter ‘dynasty’ charge
The Congress has given its approval to the ‘one family, one ticket’ rule for the upcoming Punjab assembly elections. This can potentially throw several senior party leaders or their family members out of the poll fray. Prominent among those likely to be affected are chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s...
Sena minister for Bihar-type power sharing with BJP
Maharashtra minister and Shiv Sena leader Abdul Sattar on Tuesday said only Union minister Nitin Gadkari can bridge the differences between their two parties and hinted at the Bihar formula for sharing power in the state. Sattar, a minister of state in the Maharashtra government, made the remarks after...
DD plans ‘development story of UP’ conclave ahead of poll
Weeks ahead of the crucial Uttar Pradesh polls, state-owned Doordarshan (DD) News has planned a two-day conclave in Lucknow—including one-on-one interactions with political leaders and panel discussions with domain experts—on the “developmental story of Uttar Pradesh” and topics that “frame the progress of the state”, News18.com has learnt. The...
Shantanu Thakur bargains for more Matua representation
After union minister Shantanu Thakur exited the West Bengal BJP WhatsApp Group on January 3, he held a meeting with five other party MLAs, at his residence on Tuesday. Thakur and the five lawmakers have decided to put forth some demands before the party, including Matua representation in the...
Speculation about Union minister from Bengal joining TMC
In a possible setback for the BJP in West Bengal, Union minister Shantanu Thakur left the West Bengal BJP WhatsApp Group on Monday, sparking speculations as many within the party feel he is trying to send feelers to Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders. Sources close to Thakur told CNN-News18 that...
Karnataka IT minister, MP almost come to blows on stage
Karnataka information technology minister Ashwath Narayana and Congress MP DK Suresh almost came to blows in public on Monday while chief minister Basavaraj Bommai, who remained a silent spectator, was sharing the same dais. The incident happened during an event in Ramanagara district. The event was Bommai’s first function...
Chief defends lone lady member on panel to study marriage age bill
In the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, of the 31 members who would be examining the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill that was introduced in Lok Sabha during the winter session, only one is woman lawmaker. Trinamool Congress MP Sushmita Dev, the only...
Akhilesh claims Krishna tells him he will establish Ram Rajya
Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Monday claimed that Lord Krishna comes to his dreams every night to tell him that he would form the government and establish Ram Rajya in Uttar Pradesh after the state’s upcoming assembly polls. Former UP chief minister Yadav made the claim, albeit in...
Governor says Channi gave incorrect info on jobs bill
Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Sunday alleged that Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi supplied the media with “factually incorrect” information over a jobs bill, the file of which he said was sent back to the CM’s office with some queries. Channi on Saturday had threatened to stage a sit-in...
Yogi Govt pandemic maintenance allowance to 1.5 crore labourers
With an intent to provide relief to the poor suffering due to the economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will on Monday launch ‘maintenance allowance’ to the tune of Rs 1,500 crore to 1.50 crore labourers and construction workers. Working with the...
Bhim Army chief, others detained in Bhopal
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad and a dozen other people were detained on Sunday ahead of their plans to gherao (encircle) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s residence to seek 27 per cent reservation for the Other Backward Classes, police said. Azad was detained at the airport...
Punjab CM threatens sit-in against Governor
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Saturday threatened to stage a ‘dharna’ against Governor Banwarilal Purohit for withholding his assent to a bill for regularising 36,000 contractual employees. Channi also accused Purohit of dithering on approving the bill under pressure from the BJP. The state assembly had passed...
Cong deploys ‘catch them young’ strategy to counter RSS
The Congress is into war mode with the RSS on ideological front and has started a series of programmes to counter the RSS-BJP ideology and attract youth and children in the age group of 7 to 18 into its fold. The party believes that young talent can be potential...
