Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Member of Parliament from Katihar Tariq Anwar resigns from his party alleging the national president Sharad Pawar’s praising Modi government in Rafale deal. Anwar made the announcement in his Lok Sabha constituency Katihar that he is quitting from all party posts as well. The Rafale[Read More…]
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Bhopal Karyakarta Mahakumbh: Bus operators to play spoil sport for BJP?
Prime minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address the Karyakarta Mahakumbh of BJP in Bhopal on Tuesday. 10 lakhs of BJP workers who were expected to attend the program seems to be not happening as the state bus operators have asked the BJP to clear their previous dues of Rs[Read More…]
I found TV an effective way to spread cleanliness message: Amitabh Bachchan
New Delhi/Mumbai, Sep 15 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan on Saturday while interacting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said that he found TV to be an “effective way to spread the message of cleanliness”. “Four years ago, you (Modi) introduced the nation to the Swachh Bharat Mission. I too decided to[Read More…]
Modi: Contribution of women in Swachh Bharat Mission immense
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the contribution of India’s ‘Nari Shakti’ (women power) in the Swachh Bharat Mission was immense. “The contribution of India’s Nari Shakti (women power) in the Swachh Bharat (clean India) Mission is immense,” Modi said while launching the ‘Swachhata[Read More…]
“Because Modi is a model, he is a hero,” says Patna High Court CJ Mukesh Shah
“Because Modi is a model, he is a hero,” said the newly appointed Chief Justice of Patna High Court, Mukesh Rasik Bhai Shah on being asked why he is being linked with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah. “Because Modi is a model. He is[Read More…]
CM Mamata meets Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi to consolidate anti-BJP unity
Amid the intense political tussle over Assam NRC final draft list, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met several top political leaders in Delhi on Wednesday, including UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi. TMC chief on her four-day visit to Delhi, has planned to meet several political[Read More…]
Tejashwi Yadav to bring no-confidence motion against Nitish govt
The keenly-watched debate over the no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi government is underway in the Lok Sabha. Amid the many debates running since morning over no-confidence motion, came the jaw-dropping remark from Bihar. RJD leader Tejaswi Yadav, indicating his move of contemplation over no-confidence motion against the NDA government in Bihar. “We are[Read More…]
AIADMK may not support no-confidence motion
The AIADMK with 37 members in the Lok Sabha on Thursday indicated that it might not support the opposition’s no-confidence motion against the BJP-led NDA government. AIADMK Joint Coordinator and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami told reporters in Salem that the no-confidence motion was moved by the Telugu Desam[Read More…]
Netherlands PM to visit India in May
New Delhi: Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte will be on a two-day visit to India on May 24-25, the country’s embassy said in a statement here on Friday. Ahead of the visist, a Dutch delegation comprising officials, companies and institutions will arrive on May 22 and stay till May 25.[Read More…]
Mega roadshow planned for PM Modi, Israeli counterpart Netenyahu’s Gujarat visit
A mega road show has been planned by the Gujarat government when the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu visit the state and Ahmedababd on January 17, officials said on Monday. A high-level meeting, chaired by Chief Secretary J.P. Singh, was convened on Monday at state[Read More…]
Nagaland group demands President’s rule, postponement of assembly polls
Nagaland-based group Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to defer the state’s assembly election and impose President’s Rule in order to facilitate solution to the vexed Naga insurgency.A In a letter to Modi, the ACAUT said: “If elections are held in Nagaland for[Read More…]
Gujarat assembly polls: PM Modi urges youngsters to cast vote
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has encouraged people to turn out in record numbers in the Gujarat’s assembly polls and particularly urged the youngsters to cast their votes. The first of the two-phase polls in the state began at 8 a.m. on Saturday across 89 constituencies spread out in the 19[Read More…]
Over 400 killed in Iran earthquake near Iraqi border
Over 400 people were killed and thousands injured when a devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Iran in a region bordering Iraq, damaging hundreds of buildings and causing massive destruction. The death toll could rise, officials warned on Monday. Iran’s state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) news agency raised the death[Read More…]