MJ Akbar to take legal action against accusations made against him of sexual assault, releases detailed statement. “Accusation without evidence has become a viral fever among some sections. Whatever be the case, now that I have returned, my lawyers will look into these wild and baseless allegations in order to[Read More…]
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Sexual harassment allegations emerge against ex-editor and Union minister MJ Akbar
New Delhi: The #MeToo movement that has caused a storm in the film industry and singed newsrooms reached the Modi government with former editor and Union minister M.J. Akbar being named for sexual harassment by two journalists in the social media. A day after journalist Priya Ramani levelled allegations against[Read More…]
Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar’s aide commits suicide
A Personal Assistant of Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar committed suicide early Monday at his residence in south Delhi, police said. The official, Kundan Singh, aged 30, was staying with his family in Laxmibai Nagar near Sarojini Nagar. “His family informed police around 2 a.m. that he had hanged himself[Read More…]
Ramgarh lynching case: Union Minister Jayant Sinha triggers controversy by garlanding 8 convicts
New Delhi: Union minister Jayant Sinha sparked a political storm by welcoming eight men who were convicted in the Ramgarh lynching case in Jharkhand with a garland after they were released on bail on Thursday. After the incident came to light, the opposition launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led government[Read More…]
Killers of Bukhari will not be spared: Union Minister Hansraj Ahir
Kolkata: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Gangaram Ahir on Friday condemned the brutal killing of renowned journalist Shujaat Bukhari outside his office in Srinagar and said none of the accused involved in the murder will be spared. It is a sad incident. We condemn the killing of[Read More…]
Modi-Macron inaugurate UP’s biggest solar plant
Mirzapur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday inaugurated the biggest solar power plant of Uttar Pradesh in Mirzapur district. The 100 MW plant will be producing 75 MW electricity for the time being. Smiling all along and holding hands off and on, both Modi[Read More…]
Union Minister Uma Bharti says will not contest elections
Jhansi: Union Minister and senior BJP leader Uma Bharti on Sunday said she will not contest any elections in the future though she will continue to work for the party. Addressing the media here, the Bharatiya Janata Party leader said she had decided to opt out of the electoral arena due[Read More…]
Former Union minister Raghunath Jha passes away
Former Union minister Raghunath Jha passed away at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi last night. Jha was Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise under former prime minister Manmohan Singh’s government. He was a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and represented Bihar’s Bettiah constituency.[Read More…]
Corruption, cover-up, shielding guilty is Congress history: Ravi Shankar Prasad
BJP leader and union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday attacked the Congress, saying they did not spare a “single element of this earth” from corruption and “covering it (corruption) and saving the guilty has been their history”. “If we take the air waves, then there is 2G scam; if[Read More…]
Pressure from ‘all sides’ for my disqualification: Sharad Yadav
Veteran politician Sharad Yadav on Thursday said there was pressure from “all sides” to disqualify him from the Rajya Sabha, and that he knew it was a foregone conclusion. “I knew this (disqualification) is going to happen. Some media persons also wrote about it. I had mentally prepared myself for[Read More…]
PM Modi congratulates Smriti Irani, Amit Shah for being elected to Rajya Sabha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated union minister, Smriti Irani and BJP chief, Amit Shah on being elected to Rajya Sabha from Gujarat. With the victory, Shah has made his maiden entry into the upper house. Polls for the Rajya Sabha seat were held on Tuesday. “Congratulations to BJP[Read More…]
Union minister Smriti Irani yet to graduate, shows affidavit
Union minister, Smriti Irani’s degree row or her education qualification is once again in the news. She has not completed her graduation, according to her affidavit for the Rajya Sabha elections in Gujarat. On the other hand, Balwantsinh Rajput, who recently resigned from the Congress, has emerged as the richest[Read More…]
Bihar: Nitish Kumar gets new cabinet with 27 ministers
The two-day-old Nitish Kumar cabinet was expanded on Saturday. Kumar, who won the floor test at the one-day special assembly session on Friday, inducts 27 ministers in his team. The swearing-in is taking place in Raj Bhawan. Nitish Kumar was sworn in on Thursday, a day after he dumped the grand alliance and joined[Read More…]
JNU VC wants Army tanks in campus as inspiration for students
Jawaharlal Nehru University Vice- Chancellor, M Jagadesh Kumar on Sunday requested Union Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan and General V K Singh to help in procuring an Army tank that could be stationed at a prominent place on a university campus to serve as a constant reminder to students of the sacrifices made by Indian Army.[Read More…]
BJP has no role in CBI raids on Lalu and family: Venkaiah Naidu
After RJD Chief Lalu’s house raids were termed as witchhunt, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said on Friday that the government and the BJP have no role in the CBI raids against Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family. The information and broadcasting minister said the Central Bureau of Investigation was[Read More…]
Smriti Irani shares paragliding video, caption wins hearts
We hardly can imagine our political leaders having fun and being happily involved in adventure sports. But one such politician is breaking the stereotype. Yes, we are talking about Union minister of textiles and former television actress Smriti Irani. The BJP leader had a very thrilling experience and used a[Read More…]
Probe confirms five died of police firing in Mandsaur, Congress slams the Centre
Amidst the ongoing tension in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Bhupendra Singh on Thursday confirmed that five farmers have died in the region because of police firing. The confirmation of this news comes after the probe and the government suspended two top district officials. Manoj Kumar Singh, SP Neemuch, said[Read More…]
Food is matter of choice: Venkaiah Naidu
While debates on beef-ban intensify in India, Union Minister and BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said he himself is a non-vegetarian, and food is a matter of choice. He invalidated the idea that BJP “wants to make everyone vegetarian”. “Some mad people keep on saying such things (BJP wanting[Read More…]
ISIS has not been able to establish itself in India, says Rajnath Singh
On Saturday, Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, said that the NDA government has successfully completed three years in power under the strong and decisive leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking about defence and security in the country, Singh said that security condition in India has improved, as the Centre has[Read More…]
Gujarat: Patidar activist hurls shoe at Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
A member of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) led by Hardik Patel, hurled a shoe at Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya at a function in Vallabhipur town in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat. However, the shoe missed its target as it landed some distance ahead of the stage. Mandaviya, the Minister of[Read More…]
Govt must ban Triple Talaq if Muslims fail to change the law: M Venkaiah Naidu
Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said on Saturday that the government must take steps to the ban the practice of Triple Talaq if the Muslim community fails to change the practice. “It is for the society to take up the issue and it will be good if the (Muslim) society[Read More…]
‘Mayawati should quit politics,’ says Union Minister Sanjeev Baliyan
Union Minister Sanjeev Baliyan slammed Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) Chief Mayawati after she alleged that the expelled party leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui is ‘being a blackmailer’. Baliyan even said, the former should take a step back from politics. While referring to the BSP as ‘Mayawati’s shop’ Baliyan said, “These allegations are[Read More…]
PM Modi to address all BJP CMs on Sunday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing all the 13 BJP chief ministers on Sunday evening and he is probably to discuss on the agenda of focusing on “good governance and development”. This meeting will be attended by party chief Amit Shah and other top Union ministers. Besides the 13[Read More…]
Pak should vacate PoK, Gilgit-Baltistan: Jitendra Singh
The government on Thursday said that the only issue of dispute between India and Pakistan is the illegal occupation of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit-Baltistan by Pakistan. Union Minister Jitendra Singh reiterated India’s demand that Pakistan should vacate illegal occupation of these areas. Singh’s sharp remarks came in response to[Read More…]
