New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ordered the removal of five prima facie defamatory online posts against BJP Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha, who had sought the takedown of allegedly manipulated online content portraying that he “sold himself for money” after switching from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). However, a single-judge Bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad refused to pass any blanket interim order directing the removal of the rema…
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New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Kewal Singh Dhillon on Tuesday called on Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and held detailed discussions on key issues related to the state’s development and infrastructure. During the meeting, Dhillon thanked the Central government and Union Minister Gadkari for the ongoing national highway and other development projects in Punjab. He said the Central government is continuously working on a large …
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Tuesday that the Delhi Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy-2026, scheduled to come into effect from Wednesday, introduces a key element of mandatory transition to non-polluting e-vehicles and marks a major shift from the previous policy. She added that from charging infrastructure to battery management, the new EV Policy has a much stronger institutional framework than the previous policy.Chief Minister Gupta noted that the previous Aam…
Sangrur, June 30 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister, Bhagwant Mann, on Tuesday inaugurated an Olympic-standard swimming pool built at a cost of Rs 9.50 crore in Sangrur and declared that the district is poised to emerge as a nursery for Asian, World and Olympic champions.Highlighting the Aam Aadmi Party government’s investment in sports infrastructure, CM Mann said Punjab has increased the sports budget from less than Rs 200 crore under previous governments to Rs 1,790 crore, secured the opportunity…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Amid the controversy surrounding financial irregularities linked to Ram Temple donations, Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) President Alok Kumar on Monday strongly defended Champat Rai, former General Secretary of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. He also launched a sharp attack on political leaders demanding his resignation, alleging that many of them themselves remained in office despite facing serious allegations in the past.Champat Rai had stepped down from t…
Ahmedabad, June 26 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday organised support marches across Gujarat in solidarity with Dediapada MLA Chaitar Vasava, days after he was sentenced to seven years’ rigorous imprisonment by a sessions court in Narmada district in connection with a 2023 case involving the alleged assault of forest department officials, obstruction of public servants and extortion. The latest demonstrations were part of a statewide campaign announced by AAP on June 24.Gujarat unit in…
Chandigarh, June 25 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday presented evidence exposing the conspiracy behind a fake video circulated on social media to malign his image on religious grounds. Displaying videos and other material before the media in Mohali, the Chief Minister said a mask resembling him was procured and used to create the fabricated video.He also identified Canada-based Jagman Samra as the person who used the mask to shoot the video.Chief Minister Mann said the fake…
Chandigarh, June 25 (IANS) Responding to the Punjab Chief Minister’s remark, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state unit President Kewal Singh Dhillon on Thursday said instead of answering the serious allegations confronting his government, Bhagwant Mann attempted to mislead the people with diversionary statements and theatrical excuses. Dhillon said throughout the press conference that CM Mann deliberately avoided answering the most serious questions about Punjab.He maintained complete silence on t…
Rajkot/New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of the death of a 21-year-old woman from Gujarat’s Rajkot and directed the state police to take immediate action after allegations emerged of prolonged physical, psychological and financial exploitation, including claims that she was forced to undergo a hysterectomy. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Commission said it had taken cognisance of the death of Nandini Bosamiya, whose death occu…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) BJP Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha on Thursday demanded the resignation of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and called for an FIR against him under the Anti-Sacrilege Law due to an alleged controversy involving an objectionable video. Speaking to reporters, Chadha said the truth behind the sacrilege-related video involving Bhagwant Mann, which he alleged was attempted to be concealed through a fabricated forensic report by the Punjab government, has now been expose…