The police have filed FIR against 1200 students, hours after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered a probe into violence inside the prominent Banaras Hindu University (BHU) campus. Over a dozen students were detained on Sunday after their protest turned violent. Police used force to dislodge them. Soon, a[Read More…]
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Gujarat poll campaign: Rahul Gandhi to meet farmers, youth during three-day tour
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will start his three-day campaign in Gujarat’s Saurashtra region on Monday. At first, he will offer prayers at Dwarkadhish Temple in Dwarka. After visiting the temple, he will hit the road for a tour as part of the party’s election campaign in the state. Gandhi will interact with farmers, supporters, and[Read More…]
Noted Kabaddi player arrested for killing Uttar Pradesh BJP leader
A former international kabaddi player, who was wanted in a murder case, has been arrested from Delhi. The 33-year-old Raju Pehalwan was arrested from Siraspur while planning to change his location. Pehalwan was wanted for the dramatic daylight contract killing of Bharatiya Janata Party leader, Gajender Bhati. Bhati was killed[Read More…]
BJP chief Amit Shah slams Rahul Gandhi for his ‘dynasty remark’
BJP president, Amit Shah, on Wednesday slammed Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi for his ‘Dynasty’ remark in his speech at UC Berkeley. The BJP chief said that dynasty rule is not prevalent in India but in the Congress, and asked him to present the report card of his last three generations[Read More…]
India’s reputation of peace, harmony being ruined due to dividing forces: Rahul Gandhi
Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that India’s reputation of peace and harmony is being ruined abroad due to the dividing forces in the nation. Gandhi was addressing non-resident Indians in New York on the last day of his two-week tour to US. “Many people in the Democratic party[Read More…]
No credible Opposition to take on BJP in 2019 polls: Manish Sisodia
In conversation with The Sunday Express, Delhi deputy chief minister, Manish Sisodia, said that it will be difficult to find a viable alternative to the BJP at the time of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections because “there is no credible opposition in the country”. “The problem is that the BJP[Read More…]
#HappyBirthdayPM: Twitter floods with birthday wishes for PM Modi
Prime minister, Narendra Modi, celebrates his 67th birthday on Sunday. The BJP has, however, decided to celebrate the occasion as ‘Seva Diwas’ for the nation. BJP chief, Amit Shah, has urged people to celebrate PM Modi’s birthday by contributing to the Swaccha Bharat mission. Since morning, ‘#HappyBirthdayPM’ has been trending[Read More…]
BJP plans nationwide ‘Sewa Diwas’ on Modi’s b’day
The Bharatiya Janata Party will observe ‘Seva Diwas’ to celebrate the 67th birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi across the country on Sunday, with party leaders attending medical camps, blood donation events, and taking part in cleanliness drives. BJP chief, Amit Shah, will be in Ranchi, finance minister, Arun Jaitley,[Read More…]
Mamata Banerjee warns RSS, VHP ‘not to play with fire’ on Bijoya Dashami
West Bengal chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, on Saturday warned the RSS, Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad against disturbing peace during Durga Puja. She asked them not to “play with fire”. Her remarks come a day after the VHP decided to go ahead with its “shastra pujan (weapon worship)” at private and[Read More…]
Rishi Kapoor slams Rahul Gandhi for saying ‘Abhishek Bachchan is a dynast’
While nepotism is said to be prevalent in Bollywood and already a burning topic, dynasty has also been one such issue in politics. And Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi is among the most popular politicians having to cope with questions about dynasty. Thus, Gandhi decided to fairly merge nepotism and dynasty[Read More…]
BJP sends legal notice to Ramachandra Guha over statement on Gauri Lankesh murder
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sent a legal notice to historian Ramachandra Guha on Monday for his comment after the murder of Journalist Gauri Lankesh. The noted historian had alleged the killers of Lankesh could be from Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS). Guha had said that the climate of hate and intolerance[Read More…]
Noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani announces retirement, slams NDA, UPA govt
Jurist and former Bharatiya Janata Party leader, Ram Jethmalani announced his retirement from the decades-long legal profession. The 94-years-old Jethmalani has been a lawyer for over 70 years. “I am here just to tell you I am retiring from the profession but I am taking on a new role as[Read More…]
BJP, Modi busy dividing society in quest to retain power: Rahul Gandhi
Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi on Friday has said that the BJP and the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi were busy dividing society in their quest to retain power. He said, only the Congress ideology could take on the BJP and the RSS. He also took potshots at the saffron government on[Read More…]
Gauri Lankesh murder: CCTV shows how the killing takes place
After journalist Gauri Lankesh was shot three times, she tried to run into her house in Bengaluru but failed. She collapsed outside, where neighbours who heard the gunshots found her lying in a pool of blood. The killing, which has outraged journalists, activists, and citizens, was reportedly recorded by security[Read More…]
Anybody who speaks against BJP, RSS is pressurised, and even killed: Rahul Gandhi on Gauri Lankesh’s murder
Congress vice president, Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the killing of senior Kannada journalist-activist, Gauri Lankesh. “It is a philosophy…anybody who speaks against the ideology of BJP and RSS, is pressurised, beaten, attacked and even killed”, Gandhi said. “People say that the PM[Read More…]
Ahead of cabinet reshuffle, PM Modi is ‘very happy’ with Gadkari’s work
If sources are to be believed, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, is “very happy” with the performance of highways minister, Nitin Gadkari, and has decided against tinkering with his portfolio in Cabinet reshuffle on Sunday. PM Modi and BJP chief, Amit Shah, had earlier toyed with the idea of moving Gadkari[Read More…]
‘Garje Gujarat’ to be BJP’s slogan for assembly polls; PM to visit twice in Sept
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided ‘Garje Gujarat’ as its slogan for Gujarat assembly election 2017. It will be launched soon, said sources. The assembly polls in the state are scheduled to take place in December. On 24 August, BJP president, Amit Shah appointed finance minister, Arun Jaitley as[Read More…]
Rajasthan: BJP Mandalgarh MLA Kirti Kumari dies of swine flu; CM condoles her death
Kirti Kumari, BJP MLA from Mandalgarh in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara district died on Monday due to swine flu at a private hospital. The 50-year-old was admitted to Fortis Hospital on Sunday. At first, she was admitted to the state-run SMS Hospital after complication in breathing owing to swine flu, Medical Superintendent[Read More…]
Government adopting double standard on ‘right to privacy’ matter, says Congress
A day after union law minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad claimed that the Centre backed privacy as a fundamental right, Congress party on Friday alleged that Narendra Modi government was adopting double standard on the issue. The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that ‘Right to Privacy’ was a fundamental right. Congress[Read More…]
BJP & BJD should join hands for welfare of people: Baba Ramdev
Yoga guru, Baba Ramdev, on Wednesday suggested that prime minister, Narendra Modi, and Odisha chief minister, Naveen Patnaik, should join hands and work together for the welfare of the people of the state. While attending a convention of Patanjali distributors in Bhubaneswar, the yoga guru pitched for an alliance between[Read More…]
PM Modi, Amit Shah met CMs to discuss new India; says there’s no place for slackers
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and BJP chief, Amit Shah met the chief ministers and their deputies of all 13 BJP-ruled states on Monday night. The top leaders in the party told the ministers that the government’s vision to shape new India by 2022 was of supreme importance and there was[Read More…]
Sharad Yadav has no locus of his own: BJP
Amidst the ongoing rift, between Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar and rebel leader, Sharad Yadav, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday displayed their firm support for the former and said that Yadav has absolutely had no locus of his own. “Firstly, the issue of Sharad Yadav is an internal[Read More…]
Cong reacts on JD(U)’s resolution, asks BJP to change name to ‘BJP-United’
The Congress on Saturday reacted at the Janata Dal (United)’s resolution to join the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). It said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) should change its name to the BJP-United. Congress leader, Tom Vadakkan, felt that the merger was inevitable. “This was bound to happen. This isn’t[Read More…]
‘Hope BJP doesn’t do cow politics & does some work’: #CowKillerBJP trends on Twitter
Of late, there have been numerous incidents in the country, where cow-related violence came to light. Cow lynchings came out as a much-hyped issue by the Centre and they made it obvious that any such violence will not be tolerated in the country. On Friday, at least 200 cows died[Read More…]
Nitish working as Amit Shah’s servant: Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit
The Congress on Saturday said that Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar, who was once a respected leader is now working as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah’s servant. Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit said, “Many leaders in the party are tensed because of Nitish’s decision. The way he switched sides[Read More…]