Salem (Tamil Nadu), July 12 (IANS) Heavy police deployment continues in Odiyathur village near Gangavalli in Tamil Nadu’s Salem district after a long-running dispute over an Ambedkar statue erupted into violence following its sudden unveiling, leaving six people, including three police personnel, injured. More than 100 police personnel have been stationed in the area to prevent any further deterioration of the law and order situation after rival groups clashed over the statue at the Four Roads r…
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Auckland, July 9 (IANS) The Indian community in New Zealand remains quite excited over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the country starting Friday. Speaking with IANS, a member of the Indian community highlighted that it would be after four decades that an Indian PM will be arriving in New Zealand.”We are delighted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting New Zealand. I still remember the last visit by an Indian Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, in 1986. I had the opportunity to atten…
Hyderabad, July 6 (IANS) Telangana’s minister for transport and backward classes welfare Ponnam Prabhakar on Monday demanded the BJP to apologise to people of the country for embezzlement of crores of rupees in Ayodhya Ram Mandir. He accused the BJP of using the name of god and ‘akshintalu’ (grains laced with turmeric) for politics.Talking to media persons, the Congress leader recalled that former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi laid the foundation stone for the construction of the Ram Janmabh…
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…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin on Friday extended birthday greetings to Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, wishing him good health and happiness. In a post on X, Stalin wrote, “Birthday greetings to Hon’ble Leader of Opposition Thiru. @RahulGandhi. Wishing you good health and happiness.”The message was among a series of greetings from leaders across the political spectrum as Rahul Gandhi celebrated his 56th bir…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Trinamool Congress National General Secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee on Friday extended birthday greetings to Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, wishing him good health, happiness and success. Abhishek Banerjee took to social media ‘X’ and said, “Warm birthday wishes to @RahulGandhi Ji. Wishing you good health, happiness and continued success in every endeavour. Keep shining.”Rahul Gandhi, a senior Congress leader and Member of Pa…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended birthday greetings to Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, wishing him good health and a long life. PM Modi took to social media ‘X’ and said, “Best wishes to the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Shri Rahul Gandhi Ji on his birthday. Praying for his good health and long life.”Rahul Gandhi, a senior Congress leader and Member of Parliament from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh, turned 56 on Fr…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Party-hopping in the political arena is a phenomenon witnessed since long where various reasons make political leaders exit one organisation for another, yet most today will fail to match the frequency of transit by two names from Haryana who were said to have influenced the coinage of “Aya Ram, Gaya Ram”. It was the late 1960s, much before the anti-defection laws came into being, when some legislators from the state, such as Hira Nand Arya and Gaya Lal, executed their …
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Meenakshi Natarajan, currently in news over the rejection of her nomination as Congress candidate for Rajya Sabha election in Madhya Pradesh scheduled for June 18, has earlier, too, made headlines, though she prefers to remain in the background as an aide to party leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. Political temperatures rose on Tuesday after her nomination was rejected during scrutiny, with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav alleging Congres…
Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) In a fiery and wide-ranging address marking the Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP) 27th Foundation Day, veteran political leader and party supremo Sharad Pawar on Wednesday delivered a scathing critique of the NDA-led Union government. Covering internal leadership rivalries, historical distortions, agrarian distress, and shifts in foreign policy, Pawar laid out an aggressive roadmap for his party, warning of state-wide agitations if public grievances are left unaddressed.P…