Gandhinagar, April 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) marked its 47th foundation day in Gujarat on Monday, with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and state president Jagdish Vishwakarma hoisting the party flag in Gandhinagar and addressing party workers.At the BJP state headquarters, the leaders paid floral tributes to Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee and Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya before the event.They also criticised remarks made by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge during a rally in Keralam…
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Gandhinagar/New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Union Sports Minister and Porbandar MP Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday accused Congress of harbouring a “negative mindset” towards Gujarat, as the political row escalated over remarks by the party’s national President Mallikarjun Kharge during a rally in Kerala.Addressing a public meeting in Idukki ahead of the Assembly elections, Kharge had said: “Don’t misguide the people of Kerala. They are very clever and educated. Modi, Vijayan, you both can fool …
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) A political row has erupted after Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s remarks on Gujarat triggered sharp reactions from the BJP, with Congress leader Udit Raj stepping in to defend his party chief.Responding to BJP President Nitin Nabin’s criticism, Udit Raj rejected the argument that citing figures like Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel makes the entire state beyond criticism.“Even members of Gandhi ji’s family, including his children, did not turn out to be …
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) A political row broke out on Sunday after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, during a rally in Kerala, made remarks seen as targeting people of Gujarat, prompting a sharp response from Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.Reacting to Kharge’s statement, Chief Minister Patel took to X and termed the remarks “extremely objectionable and unfortunate”.In a post on X in Hindi, CM Patel said the comment was not only an insult to “six crore people of Gujarat” but als…
Motihari (Bihar), April 4 (IANS) Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan addressed the 3rd Convocation Ceremony of Mahatma Gandhi Central University at Motihari, East Champaran, Bihar on Saturday, urging students to use technology responsibly for nation-building. He said that convocation marks not the end of education but the beginning of a lifelong journey of learning, a statement said.The Vice-President said that in a rapidly changing world driven by technology, fields such as Artificial Intelligen…
Washington, April 2 (IANS) Indian Overseas Congress chief, Satyanarayan Pitroda, popularly known as ‘Sam’, on Thursday welcomed the BJP-led NDA government’s announcement that Naxalism has almost been eradicated from India. However, he asserted that it is essential to understand the “root cause of Naxalism”.Speaking to IANS, Pitroda also said that while he has “trust deficit” with the current electoral process in India, in the future, voting will take place on mobile phones using blockchain and A…
Ayodhya, April 2 (IANS) Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, visited Ayodhya for a darshan with his wife Dr Priti Adani, elder son Karan Adani and daughter-in-law Paridhi Adani, to offer prayers and pay respects at the Shri Ram Temple, before proceeding to Shri Nishulk Gurukul Mahavidyalaya for an institutional interaction.The Shri Ram Temple, located at the birthplace of Lord Ram, stands as a symbol of faith, devotion and civilisational continuity.Gautam Adani said his visit, which coinci…
Jaipur, April 2 (IANS) Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Thursday raised a series of questions to the BJP government in the state, accusing it of neglecting the Gandhi Vatika developed during the previous Congress tenure.Continuing his attack against the state government on various issues through the digital series, Intezaar Shastra, Gehlot said, “The government’s intentions regarding the neglect of Gandhi Vatika remain unclear. Although the BJP unloc…
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday rendered an unconditional apology for the recent derogatory comments by Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Mahua Moitra about the Gujarati community, in which she questioned their contribution to India’s freedom movement. “Bengalis are proud people. We led the freedom struggle against the British. Where were the Gujaratis? Look at the history of Kalapani. Almost 68 per cent of those who were killed and imprisoned in Kalapani wer…
Davanagere (Karnataka), April 1 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday targeted the BJP, accusing it of consistently opposing welfare measures aimed at the poor.“The BJP has opposed guarantee schemes because they are meant for the poor. They have always opposed programmes that benefit the poor,” he said, adding that the government has spent Rs 1.31 lakh crore on guarantee schemes, including Rs 535 crore in the Davanagere South constituency alone.He was speaking to the medi…