An Imphal –based journalist identified as Kishorechandra Wangkhem was sentenced to a 12-month jail term under the National Security Act after he was detained last month for posting a video on Facebook that showed him criticising the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, current Chief Minister N Biren Singh and Prime Minister[Read More…]
Tag: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
AAP slams BJP, Congress after parties boycott Delhi Assembly silver jubilee
Delhi Assembly Silver Jubilee celebration on Saturday evening remained an all Aam Aadmi Party event as Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress spokespersons skipped the celebration following which, Speaker Ram Niwas Goel said it is an insult to the people of Delhi. The evening was supposed to witness leaders from across the political[Read More…]
BJP-called Kerala shutdown begins
Thiruvananthapuram: The dawn-to-dusk Kerala shutdown called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to protest the death of a Sabarimala devotee on Friday was a near success amid a few stray incidents of violence that prompted stern police warning. The 50-year-old Lord Ayyappa devotee had set himself on fire at a[Read More…]
#Yogi4PM: Posters appear in Lucknow demanding Yogi Adityanath to be PM
While Bharatiya Janata Party was already finding it difficult to accept their major defeat in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh in the Assembly Elections 2018, another storm is knocking at the door steps. Hoardings with slogans of “Modi Hatao-Yogi Lao” in Lucknow have raised the party’s anxiety. Uttar Pradesh Navnirman[Read More…]
Telangana Assembly Election Results 2018 Live: Full List of Winners
Telangana went to polls on December 7, when 73.2 per cent polling was recorded. As many as 1,821 candidates including a transgender contested for 119 assembly seats in Telangana. As per the poll of polls – a consolidated survey of six exit polls, TRS is likely to stay ahead in the race,[Read More…]
Shah attacks Congress over lack of leadership in Rajasthan
Jaipur: BJP President Amit Shah on Monday attacked the Congress on its lack of leadership in Rajasthan and asked why the party was not revealing the name of its “captain” in the state. Attacking Congress President Rahul Gandhi who accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of creating two Indias, Shah told[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections Voting Live Updates: BJP leader Devraj Singh Parihar caught with Rs 10 lakh in car
06:14 PM | Total 74.6 per cent of voting recorded in Madhya Pradesh, told Election Commission. 05:52 PM | 66 per cent, 64 per cent and 68 per cent polling was reported from the Maoist affected constituencies including Baihar, Lanjhi and Paraswada respectively. 05:20 PM | The elections in Madhya[Read More…]
Mecca Masjid blast case judge, Ravinder Reddy likely to join BJP
Ravinder Reddy, the judge who has quit hours after pronouncing the Mecca Masjid blast case verdict, has expressed keenness to join the BJP, describing it as a ‘patriotic party’ and the one which does not have ‘family rule’. As per the several media reports, Reddy was asked to keep his[Read More…]
BJP attacks Congress, AAP; plans ‘Mahakumbh’ on Sept 23 for Poorvanchalis in Delhi
Eyeing the votes of the Pooravanchal people residing in the national capital, the BJP on Friday attacked the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for politically exploiting them and said that it is organising the ‘Poorvanchal Mahakumbh’ on September 23 to raise the issues faced by these people. “It[Read More…]
Supreme Court issues contempt notice to Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari
Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party chief Manoj Tiwari gets a contempt notice from the Supreme Court for allegedly breaking the lock of a sealed house in east Delhi. He was booked under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code and 461 and 465 of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act for his[Read More…]
Tamil Nadu: Groom receives 5 litres petrol as wedding gift
With fuel prices skyrocketing from past few weeks, Tamil Nadu is no stranger to the same fury, where petrol and diesel prices are Rs 85.15 per litre and Rs 77.94 per litre. Making the best use of current market values, a group of friends decided to give 5 litres of[Read More…]
BJP wins 96% of Tripura Gram Panchayat seats unopposed
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won unopposed 96 per cent of the Gram Panchayat and Panchayat Samiti seats and all the 18 Zilla Parishad seats in Tripura, a State Election Commission (SEC) official said. The by-elections to 3,386 seats — 3,207 Gram Panchayat seats, 161 Panchayat Samiti seats[Read More…]
Rajasthan BJP minister Rajkumar suggests ‘Cut down consumption, reduce expenditure’ over hiking fuel prices
While the country fights for increasing petrol and diesel prices under Modi governance, a minister in Vasundhara Raje‘s cabinet has laid the blame for the crisis on the citizens themselves. Rrajkumar Rinwa, a BJP worker from Rajasthan proposes to the citizens to cut own their fuel consumption in order to[Read More…]
Bharat Bandh: “Relatives had left late from home,” says SDO Jehanabad over 2-yr-old girl death
Amid the nationwide shut down called by Congress protesting against rising fuel prices, a shocking incident emerged where, a two-year-old girl died in Bihar’s Jehanabad on Monday allegedly due to the Bharat Bandh. The parents of the deceased claimed that the child died as her ambulance, en route to Bihar’s Jehanabad[Read More…]
#BharatBandh tops worldwide trends on Twitter
While Congress held its nationwide shutdown raising many concerns over hike in fuel prices under PM Narendra Modi governance, the ‘#BharatBandh’ trend stood first on the Twitter’s Worldwide Trends list. The social media platform was flooded with news, posts and messages using #BharatBandh, #MehangiPadiModiSarkar. Congress Party President Rahul Gandhi has[Read More…]
‘Modi-fied’ version of Hrithik Roshan starrer ‘Super 30’ poster
Sharing new ‘Super 30’ posters on the eve of Teachers Day last week might have been a successful promotion campaign for Hrithik Roshan, however, the netizens always find their way crawling to the world of memes for every new event happening in the country. After Anushka Sharma’s ‘Sui Dhaga’ memes,[Read More…]
“Modi has different yardsticks for BJP,” says Sibal in latest book
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has different yardsticks while dealing with corruption charges against BJP leaders and those in opposition who are targeted and humiliated by investigation agencies, says former Union minister and senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal. “Our judiciary too is under attack. But the most worrisome aspect of this government’s disdain[Read More…]
BJP’s Ram Kadam, who promised ‘girl Kidnap’, ranked worst MLA 2nd time: Survey
Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Ram Kadam, who was recently under spotlight for his controversial statement claiming to kidnap girls for boys, has been ranked the worst MLA for the second time in a row. Of the 32 MLA on the list for a survey, Ram Kadam stood the last. The[Read More…]
65 Lok Sabha members, 29 Rajya Sabha members yet to declare assets
Sixty-five members of the Lok Sabha and 29 of the Rajya Sabha are yet to declare their assets and liabilities, a reply to a query under the RTI Act has revealed. Out of the MPs belonging to the lower house, 61 have not furnished their details since 2014, while four[Read More…]
J&K BJP President describes Governor Malik as ‘hamara banda’
Ravinder Raina, the Bharatiya Janata Party President in Jammu and Kashmir has described the new Governor, Satya Pal Malik, as “hamara banda” (our man). “Ab jo Governor aya hai, woh hamara banda hai.” (The new Governor is our man), said Raina the video of which is doing rolls on the[Read More…]
BJP MPs stall demonetisation draft report by Parliamentary Committee
Using its majority, the Bharatiya Janata Party members stalled the adoption of the draft report on demonetisation by Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, headed by former Union Minister Veerappa Moily. The committee said in its draft report that demonetisation was a decision of great ramification, which lea to at least[Read More…]
Jammu & Kashmir: Why and how Satya Pal Malik became Governor of the crucial State
At long last Jammu and Kashmir has a new Governor. And the State under Centre’s direct rule has now a political hand at the helm of the troubled region at the border. The choice of Satya Pal Malik as Governor has, indeed, come as a surprise. The reason for this[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh: BJP ministers laugh, misbehave during Vajpayee’s mourn meet
Amid the ‘Asthi Kalash Yatra’ – the tribute ceremony of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Raipur on Wednesday, two Bharatiya Janata Party ministers – Brijmohan Agrawal and Ajay Chandrakar – were seen giggling on the stage. Seeing the duo laughing during the mourning meet, another BJP worker Dharamlal[Read More…]
Sambit Patra targets Rahul Gandhi over Sidhu’s ‘hugplomacy’ with Pak Army Chief
Sambit Patra while addressing the media at BJP head office, New Delhi, attacked Congress chief Rahul Gandhi over cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu’s act of hugging Pakistan Army Chief while his visit to Pakistan. Slamming Sidhu’s various statements from his press conference, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said that everyone wants peace[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi’s London visit on as planned, says Sam Pitroda
There has been “misinformation campaign” about cancellation of Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s visit to British Parliament during his forthcoming visit to UK and he will have interactions as planned, Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) Chairman Sam Pitroda said on Saturday. In a press release, Pitroda said Gandhi will have have interactions[Read More…]
