New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP and senior spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Congress party during a press conference, alleging a “match fixing” between Pakistan’s ISI and the Indian National Congress in the context of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. Trivedi quoted former Home Ministry Under Secretary RVS Mani, stating that it was a “match-fixing between Pakistan’s infamous ISI agency and Indian National Congress.” He s…
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Bengaluru, June 26 (IANS) The political tussle over the proposed Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township Project at Bidadi continued on Friday, with Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, H.D. Kumaraswamy, stating that he would wait for Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar to arrive at the affected region on Saturday for discussions on the project. Kumaraswamy clarified that the issue was not one of personal prestige and maintained that he was only standing with the aggrieved farmers.”…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday highlighted what he described as the transformation of Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected tribal regions under his government’s development-oriented approach, while criticising previous Congress-led governments for failing to eliminate Maoist violence despite repeatedly invoking the Constitution.Speaking during a special programme on Republic TV, the Prime Minister asserted that India has emerged as a reliable global power, with wo…
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay’s sudden arrival in the national capital and his open rebellion against party leadership is making headlines since he has been known as a close confidante of party Chairperson Mamata Banerjee and a staunch supporter of his leader in Parliament for decades. However, he is also known to have gone against his supremo on earlier occasions as and when he considered it appropriate for himself and his constituency. In September 2…
Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Anurag Thakur on Wednesday criticised Opposition parties for not supporting the Women’s Reservation Bill, alleging that those with an “anti-women ideology” are opposing the legislation.His remarks come a day before Parliament is set to reconvene for a three-day extended Budget session, during which amendments to the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023, and a proposed delimitation Bill are expected to be discussed to facilitate one-thi…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jagdambika Pal, on Tuesday, launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over Naxalism, alleging that the previous Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government allowed Left-wing extremism to expand across several states, while asserting that strong measures taken under current Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership have significantly curtailed its spread.Speaking to IANS, Pal said that Rahul Gandhi’s public sta…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday sharply criticised the Congress party’s past policies while addressing the TV9 Network’s ‘What India Thinks Today Summit’.Speaking at the event themed “India and the World”, he highlighted India’s rising global standing amid ongoing international conflicts and emphasised the need for national unity and restraint.In his keynote address, the Prime Minister accused the previous Congress-led UPA government of issuing “oil bonds” as …
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Congress party is once again facing accusations of selective outrage after Sonia Gandhi criticised the Centre’s silence on Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing in US-Israel strikes. Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, in an op-ed published in The Indian Express titled “Government’s silence on killing of Iran leader is not neutral, it is abdication,” slammed the central government for its alleged “silence” …
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The CIRUS (Canada-India Reactor US) reactor, a cornerstone of India’s early nuclear programme that helped establish the country’s capabilities in atomic research and fissile material production, was permanently shut down by the Congress-led UPA government in December 2010 amid allegations of yielding to external pressures. “Member of Parliament Expert in lying and misleading the nation, Canada’s CIRUS reactor, which made us nuclear-rich, was shut down by the Congress go…
Bengaluru, Feb 19 (IANS) Karnataka BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Thursday said that party workers must work day and night to restore the BJP’s past glory in the state, alleging that even ruling party MLAs are in a position to rebel against the Congress government due to growing dissatisfaction. Speaking at the BJP State Executive inauguration programme held at Gayatri Grand, Palace Grounds, in Bengaluru, Vijayendra said that the Congress is currently surviving only in Telangana,…