Shimla, Feb 26 (IANS) A Himachal Pradesh BJP delegation, led by the Leader of Opposition (LoP) Jairam Thakur, on Thursday, met Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla here and apprised him through a memorandum about the arrest of three accused by the Delhi Police relating to the AI Impact Summit case and subsequent “confrontation” with the state police. Saying placing police forces of two states in confrontation “a direct blow to the spirit of cooperative federalism”, former Chief Minister Thakur said the A…
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Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 23 (IANS) The inauguration of the first phase of 178 houses at the Wayanad Model Township, built to rehabilitate survivors of the Mundakkai–Chooralmala disaster and originally scheduled for February 25, has been rescheduled to March 1.The office of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday informed the departments concerned about the change in schedule. However, no official reason has been cited for the postponement of the inauguration function.It was announced last wee…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) A Delhi court is scheduled to hear on Saturday the issue of taking cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) prosecution complaint filed against businessman Robert Vadra and others in a money laundering case linked to a 2008 land deal in Gurugram’s Shikohpur village. The matter will come up before the Rouse Avenue Courts, which is examining the ED’s chargesheet filed under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The ED has accused Vadr…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva announced a protest outside the Congress headquarters on Saturday to condemn Youth Congress workers’ hooliganism at the AI Impact Summit in Delhi. Sachdeva said he will lead the protest march from Man Singh Road roundabout to the Congress office at 24 Akbar Road to expose the negative mindset of the Congress and its attempt to malign the country.The Delhi BJP chief said the 10 people detained by police for their “shirtless” pro…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The shirtless protest at the AI Summit was a well-coordinated plot hatched at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s residence, with active consultation from sister Priyanka Gandhi, said BJP MP Sambit Patra while blasting the grand old party for “topless, brainless and shameless” stir at the Bharat Mandapam on Friday. Patra, addressing a press conference at the BJP HQs, hit out at the Congress party for embarrassing the nation and sullying its image, and held the party’s…
Hyderabad, Feb 13 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said on Friday that the results of municipal elections in the state reflect endorsement of the two-year rule of the Congress party.He stated that people through this mandate have given their full approval to the two-year rule of the ‘people’s government’ in the state, the welfare of the poor and middle-class people, and the development programmes being implemented with world-class plans and activities.The Chief Minister, th…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Congress President D.K. Shivakumar said on Wednesday that “our party” laid the foundation for ‘Vande Mataram’, adding “it is our party that gave this country the national flag, the national anthem, the Constitution and Independence. It is our party that has served this nation”. “Now the BJP and others are following us. That itself gives us happiness,” he said while responding to questions from the media at Karnataka Bhavan in Delhi.W…
Patna, Feb 7 (IANS) The arrest of Purnea MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav in a 31-year-old case has now taken a deeply emotional and political turn, with a powerful statement from his mother, Shanti Priya Devi, triggering fresh outrage across Bihar. Visibly distressed by her son’s arrest, Shanti Priya Devi made an emotional appeal, saying, “Release Pappu Yadav. If anything happens to him, we will not spare anyone.”Expressing unwavering faith in her son, she added, “Pappu Yadav is not m…
Davanagere (Karnataka), Feb 7 (IANS) Congress infighting in Karnataka is likely to intensify further, with Channagiri MLA and Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar loyalist Basavaraj V. Shivaganga stating that the remarks of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s son and Congress MLC Yathindra Siddaramaiah on the leadership issue should not be taken seriously.The development is likely to escalate tensions between the Shivakumar and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah camps.It may be recalled that Yathindra Si…
Thiruvananthapuram Feb 3 (IANS) The political temperature in Kerala rose on Tuesday after Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan accused ministers in the Pinarayi Vijayan government of repeatedly insulting Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi during Assembly proceedings, alleging that the remarks were part of a calculated attempt to appeal to the BJP’s political base ahead of elections.The sharp criticism was triggered by comments made by State Excise Minister M.B. Rajesh, who allege…