New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Union Minister Kiren Rijiju welcomed the Budget 2026-27 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament on Sunday, describing it as practical, development-oriented, and aligned with the vision of a ‘Viksit Bharat’. Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, he said the budget focuses on real reforms rather than rhetoric and aims to strengthen inclusive growth across the country.”Today’s budget is very practical for ‘Viksit Bharat’. It reflects …
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Patna, Jan 17 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said that the alleged obstruction of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials by the West Bengal Chief Minister warrants a high-level inquiry.Addressing a press conference at the BJP state office in Patna, Prasad said the issue was heard by the Supreme Court on Thursday and raised serious concerns regarding the functioning of the state administration.According to Prasad, the Solicitor General of India in…
Patna, Jan 16 (IANS) BJP National Working President Nitin Nabin hosted a grand Dahi-Chura (curd and flattened rice) feast at his official residence in Patna on Friday on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. The event witnessed the presence of several senior leaders from the NDA, reflecting political warmth and cultural unity.Among the prominent attendees were Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, a…
Patna, Jan 15 (IANS) Amid speculations that Janshakti Janata Dal Chief Tej Pratap Yadav may join the NDA, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) President Chirag Paswan said on Thursday that any such development would be discussed collectively by the NDA allies only after a formal proposal emerges. “Until a formal decision is made, it is not right to comment on this matter. He comes from that family, which is also my family. However, family is one part, and politics is a different thing. Tej Pratap Yad…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said that he and his family were not present at their New Delhi residence when the fire broke out earlier in the day. He said that the cause of the fire was a short circuit, which damaged a few household items. He informed that he was in Patna along with his family and thanked everyone for their concern.In a post on X, Prasad said, “Today, a fire broke out in an outer room of my Delhi residence, possibly due to a short circuit, whi…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) A fire broke out in BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad’s residence in New Delhi on Wednesday, officials said. According to the authorities, the fire broke out at around 8:00 a.m. in one of the bedrooms of the residence.Upon receiving the information, three teams of the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) reached the spot, and the blaze was brought under control, officials said.The cause of the fire is unknown, and the authorities are investigating.Further details are awaited.Ravi Shankar …
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday strongly condemned the “utterly irresponsible and unethical” conduct of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who “stands guilty of a serious penal offence,” for allegedly “trespassing” into a private property under ED probe and also purportedly threatening the sleuths.Addressing a presser from the BJP HQ, party MP Ravi Shankar Prasad launched a tirade against the Bengal CM and her administration, accusing her of flouting a…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday said that there was nothing political in his “BJP-RSS” post, even as Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor strongly supported the former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister’s suggestion for strengthening the grand old party with discipline.”Even I want our organisation to become stronger, and it is logical to have discipline in the party,” Tharoor told media persons.Asked about his reaction to Singh’s post on X, Tharoor said, “Di…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shah on Sunday remembered former Union Minister Arun Jaitley on his 73rd birth anniversary.In a post on X, Home Minister Shah said: “Remembering Arun Jaitley ji on his Jayanti. A peerless constitutional and legal expert and an orator par excellence, Jaitley ji left an indelible legacy as a parliamentarian and will be remembered for his contribution to several landmark legal issues.”The Union Minister added: “His dedicated role in…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Reacting strongly to Congress leader Digvijaya Singh’s remarks praising the organisational strength of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the RSS, asserting that the Congress has nothing to learn from what he described as a hate-driven organisation.Responding to the controversy, Tagore said, “The RSS is an organisation of hatred. It spreads hatred, breeds hatred and carries out propaganda based o…