Chandigarh/Shimla, July 2 (IANS) With the onset of the Southwest monsoon, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday organised a ‘Maharudra Hawan’, praying for the protection of the state and well-being of the people, while its cadre in Punjab has started a ground-level assessment of flood preparedness in floodplains of rivers originating from the Himalayan state. After participating in the “Maharudra Hawan” in Shimla, Rajya Sabha MP Sikander Kumar said Himachal Pradesh has…
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New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed several online platforms to remove certain prima facie defamatory social media posts targeting BJP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha, holding that while political satire and criticism are integral to democracy, content that is “profane and vulgar” cannot be protected as harmless humour. Passing an interim order, a single-judge Bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad directed Defendants No. 2 and 4 — the intermediary platforms — to ta…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended warm birthday greetings to former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, saying he will always cherish the opportunity to have worked closely with him for several years. Taking to social media platform X, the Prime Minister praised Naidu’s long and distinguished public life, highlighting his unwavering commitment to national development, agriculture, rural progress and the welfare of the underprivileged.PM Modi wrote, “Warm birt…
Hyderabad, June 30 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has directed officials to formulate a clear policy regarding the allocation of lands to various mutts within the jurisdiction of Shri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam at Yadagirigutta.He emphasised that ownership rights of the land should primarily remain with the temple.The Chief Minister reviewed the development of the temple at a high-level meeting held at the MCR HRD Bhoomi Pavilion.He clearly stated that the policy followed…
Patna, June 29 (IANS) Former Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) National President Nitish Kumar appeared unusually active on Monday, making unscheduled visits to veteran party leader Vashishtha Narain Singh’s home and later to his party’s headquarters in Patna.The developments have sparked fresh speculation in Bihar’s political circles about possible organisational or political decisions within the party.Nitish Kumar first visited the residence of Vashishtha Narain Singh, one of his closest politi…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan administered the oath to seven newly elected/re-elected members of the Upper House at Parliament House on Monday. Tarun Chugh, as a BJP Rajya Sabha member from Madhya Pradesh, Jitendra Meghjibhai Kanzariya and Mansingh Meraman Parmar, as BJP Rajya Sabha members from Gujarat, M. Nagaraja as a BJP Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka, Rajendra Hiralal Jain as an NCP Rajya Sabha member from Maharashtra, Adhikarimayum …
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha after being re-elected to the Upper House from Karnataka. The oath was administered by Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan in his chamber in Parliament.Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were present during the oath-taking ceremony.Several senior leaders were also present on the occasion, includi…
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra joined East Delhi workers of the party’s OBC Morcha in felicitating Alka Gurjar on being elected to the Rajya Sabha, a party leader said on Sunday. Malhotra and MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri addressed a large gathering of OBC Morcha workers and Shahdara district BJP office-bearers, expressing gratitude towards Alka Gurjar, Delhi BJP Co-Incharge, for her successful organisational guidance to the city BJP over the last four years.The function …
Patna, June 27 (IANS) The recent meeting between former Union Minister and former Janata Dal (United) president RCP Singh and Bihar’s former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has triggered intense political speculation in Bihar. While the meeting itself fuelled discussions about a possible political reconciliation, the Janata Dal (United) leadership has responded with sharp criticism of RCP Singh.JD-U spokesperson Neeraj Kumar launched a strong attack on RCP Singh, remarking that after “wandering from…
Shimla, June 27 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajeev Bindal and Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday visited party’s Rajya Sabha MP Harsh Mahajan at the Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) here to enquire about his health and wish him a speedy recovery. The senior BJP leaders also interacted with attending doctors and received an update on his medical condition.Bindal and Thakur said that party workers and well-wishers across the state were concerned …