A village in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida put out a public note on a stand board specifically for the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders barring them from entering into the village. The irony is that the village Kachhora is a hamlet adopted by one of the BJP leader Dr Mahesh Sharma.[Read More…]
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Every organisation should follow Vishakha Guidelines: Kirron Kher
Mumbai: Actress Kirron Kher said that every organisation should follow the Vishakha Guidelines to curb sexual harassment at workplaces. Kher was interacting with the media launch of television reality show “India’s Got Talent” season 8 along with co-judges Malaika Arora and Karan Johar on Saturday here. Reacting to the #MeToo[Read More…]
Aadhaar validity will check graft, leakage of public money: BJP MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Bengaluru: Validation of the Aadhaar Act by the Supreme Court would check corruption, eliminate middlemen and prevent leakage of public money used for direct transfer benefit, said BJP MP from Karnataka and a petitioner, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, on Wednesday. “The judgement will ensure that corruption and leakage in the use of[Read More…]
Karnataka BJP MP Sreeramulu contesting assembly polls
Bengaluru: BJP’s Lok Sabha lawmaker from Karnataka’s Ballari, B. Sreeramulu on Saturday filed nomination to contest in the May 12 assembly elections from Molakamuru (reserved) seat in Chitradurga district. Sreeramulu, 47, filed the nomination in the presence of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and the party’s Chief Ministerial candidate[Read More…]
BJP MP urges review of prohibition in Bihar
Patna: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP R.K. Sinha from Bihar on Monday said prohibition has failed in the state and called for a review of the much-hyped policy, which is currently in effect in the state. The BJP is a ruling ally of Nitish Kumar-led government in the state. Sinha, a[Read More…]
Reports on Parrikar’s shifting to US baseless: Goa BJP MP
Panaji: Contrary to Goa Assembly Deputy Speaker Michael Lobo’s statement that ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar could be shifted to the US for treatment if required, South Goa MP Narendra Savoikar said on Monday that news on his treatment abroad were “false and baseless”. “Parrikar is admitted at the Lilavati Hospital[Read More…]
Flashback: Journalists recall Babri demolition as they saw it
After 25 years of Babri Masjid demolition, journalists here on Wednesday recalled their experiences of reporting on the watershed moment in the Indian politics, concluding that the act of vandalism which brought down the mosque was not a spontaneous act of passion of the people but outcome of a meticulous[Read More…]
Pradhuman case: Shatrughan Sinha demands in-camera interrogation
Disgruntled BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha on Monday demanded that all interrogations into the murder of seven-year-old Pradhuman Thakur must be done under “camera surveillance” with no “third-degree torture”. The Class 2 Ryan International school student was found with his throat slit inside the Gurugram school washroom on September 8 just[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh BJP MP calls women ‘tana tan’, draws flak
BJP MP from Chhattisgarh, Bansilal Mahto, was caught on camera making controverisal comments on women that the state’s girls are becoming ‘Tana-Tan’. The 77-year-old BJP MP was addressing a crowd at a wrestling competition function as part of the Gandhi Jayanti (October 2) celebration when he was caught making remarks[Read More…]
Bihar: Former BJP MP Satya Pal Malik takes oath as Governor
Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday took oath as the Governor of Bihar in Patna. A former MP and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s national vice president, Malik took the charge of the post that had been vacant since Ram Nath Kovind was nominated as the BJP’s presidential candidate. Malik has already[Read More…]
West Bengal: CID sends notice to Roopa Ganguly in child trafficking case
The CID on Thursday sent notice to BJP MP Roopa Ganguly in an alleged child trafficking case. Ganguly’s alleged connection with the case was revealed when the key accused, Chandana Chakraborty, confirmed her involvement. Notably, Chakraborty was arrested by the West Bengal CID in the month of February. BJP’s state[Read More…]
Woman accused of ‘honey-trapping’ KC Patel detained for questioning
On charges of ‘honey trapping’ BJP lawmaker KC Patel, the Delhi Police took a woman into custody for questioning, on Tuesday. The woman, who accused Patel of rape, was arrested from her residence in Indirapuram. “We have taken the woman, who honey-trapped the BJP MP, into custody for questioning,” a[Read More…]
‘Undeserving’ people given ‘Bharat Ratna’ before 1990: BJP MP
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…]
BJP MP Kirit Somaiya alleges Shiv Sena tried to kill him
After being assaulted by Shiv Sena workers at a rally, BJP MP Kirit Somaiya on Thursday alleged that Shiv Sena workers tried to kill him and wrote to Mumbai Police Commissioner asking him to unravel the plot. Police have so far arrested 13 people in connection with the assault, wherein[Read More…]
Want Lok Sabha seats in PoK, Gilgit: BJP MP
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has demanded introduction of a bill announcing Lok Sabha seats from PoK and Gilgit. Amidst the entire political row over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mention of Balochistan in his Independence Day speech, he said ““I want government to introduce a bill announcing Lok Sabha seats from[Read More…]