New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The political debate over the proposed Vande Mataram Bill intensified after AIMIM raised objections over making the song’s recitation mandatory, with Samajwadi Party (SP) spokesperson Ashutosh Verma accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of repeatedly bringing up issues linked to public sentiments and targeting a particular community.Speaking on the controversy, Verma said, “This has repeatedly become a matter of debate: What the guidelines for Vande Mataram shou…
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Kolkata, July 27 (IANS) West Bengal Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Ritabrata Banerjee, who leads the rebel but majority faction of Trinamool Congress, on Monday supported the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026. He also asked the central government to introspect why NEET-UG question papers were leaked in the first place.In an interview with IANS, Banerjee said the Bill was framed in the right spirit.He noted that the Bill talks about stringent measures and welc…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The occasion of the 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas was commemorated Monday by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at its national headquarters with glowing tributes paid to the courage and sacrifice of India’s armed forces in the presence of family members of martyrs, retired military officers and distinguished dignitaries. Among those present to pay their respects to the heroes who secured India’s victory in the 1999 Kargil War were Lt. Gen. V. K. Chaturvedi (Retd.), former …
Kolkata, July 27 (IANS) In protest against the unrest that unfolded during the Left’s movement in Kolkata on July 24, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and workers on Monday took to the streets with national flags in two big rallies. One procession moved from Sealdah to Esplanade in central Kolkata, while the other went from Golpark to Jadavpur in south Kolkata. The procession from Sealdah began after 3:30 p.m. with the national flag. State Minister Tapas Roy, BJP MLA Sajal Ghosh, party lea…
Kolkata, July 27 (IANS) The scheduled meeting of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari with the 20 erstwhile Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha members who joined the National Citizens’ Party of India (NCPI) at 1 p.m. in New Delhi on Tuesday was cancelled, as per information communicated on Monday. The decision to cancel the meeting followed a sudden development after Sudip Bandopadhyay, a four-time Lok Sabha member and one of the most prominent faces among the 20 Trinamool-turned-NCPI MPs, me…
Gandhinagar, July 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday assured stringent action against those responsible for the alleged leak of a third-year Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) examination paper at Gujarat Ayurved University in Jamnagar, saying the matter concerns students’ careers and should be treated beyond political considerations. Reacting to the controversy, BJP chief spokesperson Anil Patel said preliminary information suggested that the Shalya Tantra-I exa…
Datia, July 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday approached the Election Commission (EC) against Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari over his remarks during campaigning for the Datia Assembly bypoll, seeking action against him and a ban on his campaign in the constituency. The complaint relates to Patwari’s allegations that the BJP had brought Rs 50 crore to Datia to influence voters, planned to distribute Rs 5,000 per vote and was preparing to capture polling booths…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Parliamentary Party meeting “Mangal Milan” will be held on July 28 in the G.M.C. Balayogi Auditorium, Parliament Library Building (PLB), a BJP leader said. A note, circulated among all NDA members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha by the office of Bharatiya Janata Party in Parliament, said, “All Hon’ble NDA Members of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha are requested to kindly make it convenient to attend the programme and be present at…
Kolkata, July 27 (IANS) One of the 28 reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India tabled in the West Bengal Assembly by Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta during the extended budget session has revealed a grim picture of the state’s fiscal and revenue deficits during the Mamata Banerjee-led regime.The state leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), including the state party president and the Rajya Sabha member, Samik Bhattacharya, has alleged that the previous Mamata Banerjee-l…
Jaipur, July 27 (IANS): The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), led by Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday announced that it will contest the upcoming Panchayat and Municipal body elections in Rajasthan. The move marks party’s first organised attempt to contest grassroots elections in the state. Rajasthan’s local elections have traditionally been dominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress. AIMIM plans to field official party nominees as well as supported candidates, in an …