1) Mathura-born Shrikant Sharma‘s foray into politics happened during his college days in Delhi University. He joined the ABVP, the students’ wing of the RSS, in PGDAV College in 1991. 2) In 1992, he contested for the post of General Secretary in the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU), giving a tough fight[Read More…]
BJP minister Babul Supriyo is being trolled on twitter for sharing an image of a supposed outstanding bus stand in Rajkot. While sharing the picture, Supriyo declared, “This is not an Airport, it’s not in London or New York either. It’s the New Bus Stand inaugurated in Rajkot, Gujarat.” But[Read More…]
Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad allegedly had a verbal fight with cops over non-functioning of ATMs at Latur in Marathwada region. Videos of the spat between Gaikwad, his supporters and police have gone viral on social media now. Gaikwad is seen arguing with a police officer, during a protest over[Read More…]
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate a two-day Civil Services Day event in New Delhi on Thursday. The opening session will be followed by a plenary session. Chaired by Minister of State, Ministry of Personnel Jitendra Singh, the plenary session will be on creating value through human capital management[Read More…]
Prime Minister of Australia announced some drastic changes in Australia’s citizenship laws on Thursday. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declared that Australia will have stricter requirements for new applicants seeking temporary/permanent residency. This move is a follow-up to the scrapping of the 457 visa program for foreign workers. As per the[Read More…]
Following the Opposition’s protest over alleged EVM tampering,the Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the Election Commission (EC) proposal to buy new Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT)-enabled EVM machines. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced that the Centre will allot Rs 3174 crores for 16 lakh odd machines to BEL ECIL,[Read More…]
Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided to ban the use of red beacons atop vehicles of officials and dignitaries, including the Prime Minister. President, Vice President and Chief Justice of India are exempted from the rule. The decision comes into effect from May 1, 2017. “Red beacon to be removed from[Read More…]
Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday criticised the BJP government for having the ‘worst operating ratio’ of Railways in the last fiscal year. Taking a jibe at the BJP government; he tweeted, “Railways worst operating ratio in 2016-17. Previous worst in 2000-01. Both under BJP governments! Despite well-meaning minister.[Read More…]
In a significant verdict, and major jolt to BJP, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that LK Advani and other top leaders of the BJP will be tried for criminal conspiracy in the demolition of the Babri Masjid case. The SC agreed with a request from the country’s top investigating[Read More…]
A lookout circular has been issued against ex-AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran on Wednesday. The notice has been issued by the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police in fear that Dhinakaran may leave the country. Dhinakaran is under investigation for his alleged involvement in a case of bribery. The Delhi police[Read More…]
The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict on Wednesday on the CBI appeal filed against dropping conspiracy charges against senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders in the Babri Masjid demolition case. The Apex Court will be deciding if prominent BJP leaders such as L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti[Read More…]
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, who arrived in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday evening on a three-day tour to the state witnessed agitation from the priests of Jagannath temple. Annoyed with West Bengal CM’s ‘support’ for those who eat beef, more than 12,000 priests at Jagannath Temple are preparing to stop her[Read More…]
Crediting the government for Vijay Mallya’s three hours arrest in London, BJP spokesperson GVL Narsimha Rao on Wednesday claimed the PM Modi has that had sent out a message to those who borrow public money, must pay up or land up in jail. “The government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi[Read More…]
Tamil Nadu fisheries minister D Jayakumar on Tuesday said that the ruling party AIADMK has decided to dissociate VK Sasikala and TTV Dhinakaran from the party. Around 20 Cabinet Ministers who met at Tamil Nadu CM E Palaniswami’s residence have decided to keep the Sasikala family away from the government[Read More…]
France’s far-left presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon’s supporters have released a campaign ad-video game, Fiscal Combat, which allows the gamer to roam the streets and shake down France’s excessively wealthy elite to build a more egalitarian system for the country. The game is a pun on the popular video game Mortal[Read More…]
In a major setback to the Congress, just a few days ahead of the Delhi civic polls to be held on Sunday, its leader and former Delhi minister Arvinder Singh Lovely along with Delhi youth Congress President Amit Malik have joined the BJP. Lovely, a former minister in Sheila Dikshit government,[Read More…]
British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced an early general election on June 8. May, who succeeded David Cameron on July 13, 2016 just three weeks after Brexit vote, had reportedly said that she would not call for an early election. May said she needs an early election because other[Read More…]
Following the series of controversy within Tamil Nadu politics after Jayalalithaa’s death, both fractions of AIADMK MLAs one led by jailed leader Sasikala and the other by former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, were holding informal meetings on Tuesday, hoping for a possible merging. As O Panneerselvam spoke to media, he said,[Read More…]
According to a survey by a rural media platform named Gaon Connection, more than 80% of the total people who participated in the survey are in favour of BJP’s decision to appoint Yogi Adityanath as the CM of Uttar Pradesh. 22% of the total participants were students, 21% were housewives,[Read More…]
A BJP MP from Madhya Pradesh sparked controversy after he said that the country’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, was given to “undeserving” people before 1990. It was the same time when the then VP Singh government conferred the honour to dalit icon BR Ambedkar posthumously. The statement attracted[Read More…]