Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday pulled up BJP MPs for skipping Parliament proceedings following incidents of lack of quorum. Modi’s tough talk to his party MPs at the weekly BJP Parliamentary Party meeting came following frequent delay in start of work in the two Houses due to lack of[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi while speaking in the Lok Sabha. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as an icon and set an example in the world,” Adityanath said in his speech before submitting his resignation from the lower House of Parliament.[Read More…]
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh will seek legal opinion on whether his minister Navjot Sidhu can continue as a celebrity-judge on a popular TV comedy show. He told a TV news channel that he will ask the advocate general to give his opinion on Sidhu’s continuation as a celebrity-judge[Read More…]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought an urgent hearing on the Ram Mandir dispute next week and offered to play a mediator to sort out the controversy after suggesting both groups to try for an amicable solution by talks. The SC intervention in the matter comes just a few days[Read More…]
Soon after the Uttar Pradesh election result, BSP supremo Mayawati on Tuesday alleged in the Rajya Sabha that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have been tampered during the polls. “Representatives should be of people’s choice and not that of EVMs,” she said, raising the issue during Zero Hour. “Democracy is being murdered,”[Read More…]
A day after BJP leader Yogi Adityanath took charge of the most-populated state as chief minister, Amnesty International called for the public withdrawal of alleged inflammatory statements made in the past by the leader on Monday. “Adityanath has been one of Uttar Pradesh’s most polarising politicians, given to hateful rhetoric[Read More…]
The priest turned politician and the 21st CM of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath is suppose to meet PM Modi on Tuesday in Parliament. As per reports, he will be meeting the PM to discuss portfolios of ministers. Adityanath will also meet Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to discuss law and order situation in[Read More…]
The EC on Monday said to the apex court that it favors the idea of not allowing people convicted of a criminal offense to contest elections. This news comes soon after the National Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms found that an average of one out of four freshly elected[Read More…]
Several retired bureaucrats and politicians whom the previous government appointed on various post as advisor to the government or chairman, vice-chairman, member in various corporations, boards and committees were removed from their posts with an immediate effect in Uttar Pradesh. The action was taken just the days after the Yogi[Read More…]
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday distributed portfolios among nine ministers. While Parrikar has retained majority of portfolios including Home, Finance, and Education, he has allotted one each to nine ministers. Former deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Francis D’Souza is assigned the Urban Development portfolio while Pandurang Madkaikar[Read More…]
It was anybody’s guess while analysing the Congress result in the recently concluded 5 state elections that Congress’s success will have many fathers but in case of failure, all blame would be on Rahul Gandhi alone. As the leader, Rahul Gandhi has accepted the blame for the defeats on[Read More…]
Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh, who was appointed on the March 16, will face floor test in the 60-member Manipur Assembly on Monday. As the floor test is appearing nearer, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leaving room for sloppiness and are headstrong to form their government in the state.[Read More…]
The election management committee for the upcoming polls held its first meeting on Sunday evening which was chaired by BJP leader Vinay Sahasrabuddh. The BJP will begin officially begin its poll preparations from Monday by organizing a hawan in its Delhi headquarters. Out of all the committees which were decided to[Read More…]
The Jat community who had planned a protest in Delhi on Monday have postponed it for 15 days. The Jat protesters wanted a Delhi siege and they intended to protest outside the Parliament demanding reservation for their community in jobs and educational institutions. Anticipating the riot, the security measures were[Read More…]
After swearing in as the CM of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath held his first press conference in Lucknow on Sunday. The Chief Minister made it clear that development will be the prime focus of his government. He said that there will be a special board for Bundelkhand. He added that[Read More…]
On Sunday, RSS Joint General Secretary Bhagaiah accused West Bengal government of not taking actions against the attacks made by Islamic fundamentalists in the state. He also accused the government of sheltering the ‘jihadis’. Bhagaiah added that ABVP, National Executive Council of RSS will hold a debate on the issue[Read More…]