Lucknow, March 14 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief, Mayawati, on Saturday came down heavily on the Congress over its proposal seeking the Bharat Ratna for Bahujan leader Kanshi Ram, accusing the party of attempting to “exploit his name” despite what she described as its long-standing “anti-Dalit” attitude.Her remarks came a day after Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha (LoP), Rahul Gandhi, said that if late Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru were alive today, Bahujan leader Kanshi Ram would…
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Gandhinagar, Feb 26 (IANS) Gujarat’s Rs 4.08 crore budget for 2026-27 is a historic document and a strong foundation for the state’s vision of ‘Developed Gujarat @ 2047,’ Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani said on Thursday. Participating in the general discussion in the Legislative Assembly, Minister Vaghani contrasted the current financial management with the Congress-era budgets.“During Congress rule, budgets were merely a web of numbers, without any integrated framework for developme…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Saturday released a coffee table book on former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and recalled his personal association with the veteran leader.The book, titled “Atal Bihari Vajpayee: The Eternal Statesman”, authored by senior BJP leader Vijay Goel, was released at Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi.Addressing the gathering, the Vice President described the occasion as both an honour and an emotional moment, and said …
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Tuesday led the nation in paying tributes to Bharat Ratna awardee and former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur on his death anniversary, remembering him as a true people’s leader who dedicated his life to social justice and public service.Posting on X, the Vice President said, “On the death anniversary of Bharat Ratna Karpoori Thakur Ji, I offer my humble respects and respectful tribute to him. As a true people’s leader, he ded…
Ahmedabad, Feb 12 (IANS) Gujarat Vidyapith, the historic institution founded by Mahatma Gandhi, is set to extend the legacy of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai to a national audience by sharing replicas of his Bharat Ratna and Nishan-e-Pakistan awards with the Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library (PMML) in New Delhi.The initiative follows a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two institutions in 2024.The Morarji Desai Museum at the Vidyapith, established in 2003, preserves the late …
Mumbai, Feb 10 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Tuesday said the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has moved away from its earlier “pure and honest” character, becoming complicit in the BJP’s alleged corruption and unconstitutional acts. It alleged that the “mother organisation” has either lost control over the BJP or is a silent beneficiary of its actions.Referring to a dialogue organised on the occasion of the RSS centenary in Mumbai last week and the observations made …
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Opposition parties on Monday mounted a sharp attack on the BJP-led central government, accusing it of avoiding parliamentary debate on critical national issues such as border infrastructure, inflation and unemployment, while raking up ideological controversies for political gain. Speaking after announcing a meeting of Opposition parties, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said there was growing internal conflict within the BJP and alleged that the government was deliber…
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said that conferring the Bharat Ratna on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, popularly known as Veer Savarkar, would be an “honour for the award itself”, asserting that the Hindutva ideologue has already garnered widespread public admiration. Bhagwat made the remarks while addressing an event titled ‘100 Year of Sangh Journey – New Horizons’ in Mumbai.Speaking on the “delay” on the conferment of the award, h…
Guwahati, Jan 30 (IANS) Assam Congress President and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, urging the posthumous conferment of the Bharat Ratna on late singer-composer Zubeen Garg.Garg is widely regarded as one of Assam and the Northeast’s most influential cultural icons. In a letter dated January 30, Gogoi said Garg’s untimely and tragic demise has plunged Assam and the wider Northeastern region into profound grief, leaving behind a cultural void t…
Saraikela (Jharkhand), Jan 27 (IANS) There is a wave of happiness across Jharkhand after the Central Government awarded the Padma Bhushan to former Jharkhand Chief Minister and late tribal leader Shibu Soren. At the same time, Shibu Soren’s sister has demanded that he should be honoured with the Bharat Ratna.Reacting to the award, his sister Sukhi Tudu expressed happiness with the government’s decision but clearly stated that Shibu Soren’s contributions are not limited to the Padma Bhushan…