New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) A high-level meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s top leadership, including Union Ministers and party president Nitin Nabin, will take place at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence, this evening.The meeting, to be held at 5.30 PM is expected to focus on various issues including Rajya Sabha polls and the impending elections to several Legislative Councils. Party’s sources said that the key agenda of the high-level meeting is to discuss and finalise the na…
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New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav appears to be recalibrating the expanded form of an acronym he coined earlier, with an eye on the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh next year.“PDA” – a term he is said to have had formulated to represent “Pichda” (backward), Dalit (oppressed), and Alpsankhyak (minority) – widening the earlier “MY” (Muslim-Yadav) formula that was largely seen as representing the SP vote bank.It was assumed that the new acronym wo…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) A complaint has been filed before a Delhi court seeking registration of an FIR against Independent Lok Sabha MP from Bihar’s Purnea, Rajesh Ranjan, popularly known as Pappu Yadav, over his alleged derogatory remarks against women in politics. The complaint was filed by Satish Kumar Aggarwal before the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate First Class at Karkardooma Courts under Section 175(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.According to the plea…
Jaipur, May 2 (IANS) In a sharp counter-attack, Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Saturday dismissed remarks made by BJP’s Rajasthan in charge Radha Mohan Das Agrawal in Tonk, who had claimed that “one of Pilot’s legs is in Congress and no one knows where the other is”.Pilot was in Sikar on Saturday, where he offered prayers at the Khatu Shyam temple. Speaking to the media, he said a Rs 150 crore bridge completed during his tenure is ready for inauguration.Pilot termed the remarks made by …
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister, Keshav Prasad Maurya, on Saturday said a “torch rally” is being witnessed across the country, reflecting women’s anger over key political developments.“Today, a mashal rally will be seen, where women, representing half the population, are expressing their anger in different ways across the country. In Lucknow, the state capital as well, thousands of women are participating in large numbers…” Maurya said.Supporting the sentime…
Bhubaneswar, May 1 (IANS) The Opposition Biju Janata Dal on Friday announced that it will launch the “Nari Adhikar Abhiyan” (Women’s Rights Campaign) from May 10 to May 25 across all constituencies in the state, protesting against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party for its alleged anti-women policies and failure to implement the Women’s Reservation Bill. In a press conference held at the party headquarters here, the regional party launched a scathing attack against the Bharatiya Janata…
Agartala, April 30 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is working sincerely for the development of women across all sectors, with women’s safety being a key priority. Participating in the discussion on a motion in the state Assembly on women’s reservation, the Chief Minister said the Prime Minister’s goal is the real empowerment of women and alleged that Opposition resistance has repeatedly hindered progress, including delays in passi…
Lucknow, April 30 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Thursday accused the Samajwadi Party (SP) of playing a “double game” after SP legislators held protests outside the state Assembly holding banners reading “implement 33 per cent women reservation”.Pathak said: “The Samajwadi Party is playing a double game. When it comes to voting in the Parliament, they voted against the Bill.”He was referring to the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, which aimed to reserve 33…
Agartala, April 30 (IANS) The Tripura Assembly on Thursday adopted a motion urging the Central government to reintroduce the Women’s Reservation Bill, also known as the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, following a prolonged and heated debate. The motion, moved by Government Chief Whip Kalyani Saha Roy and supported by 16 other treasury bench members, was strongly backed by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies — the Tipra Motha Party (TMP) and the Indigenous People’s Front of Tri…
Lucknow, April 30 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the Congress, the Samajwadi Party (SP), and the INDIA bloc, accusing them of being “inherently anti-women” ahead of a one-day special session of the state Assembly.Speaking to journalists in Lucknow, CM Yogi said the special session had been convened to discuss and pass a condemnation motion against the Opposition’s alleged attempts to stall the implementation of the Women’s Reservation…