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Bengal BJP civic poll candidates complain to governor
The West Bengal BJP leadership on Monday took a section of the party’s panchayat polls candidates to Raj Bhavan and narrated their harrowing experiences during nomination filing to Governor C V Ananda Bose. They also urged him to ensure safety and securit...
Manjhi party withdraws support to Nitish Kumar govt
Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) on Monday announced withdrawal of its support to the Nitish Kumar government. Manjhi’s son Santosh Suman, the party’s national president, said an appointment has been sought with...
Cong demands white paper, debate on LAC row with China
The Congress on Monday demanded a white paper on the situation at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) at the border with China and a comprehensive discussion on the India-China border dispute in Parliament. Senior spokesperson of the Congress Manish Tewari s...
Patna Opposition meet to avoid tricky topics
About 20 opposition parties are coming together at the unity meeting on June 23 in Patna and sources say contentious issues are likely to be brushed under the carpet. The biggest among these is the Delhi ordinance issue. Both the Punjab and Delhi Congress...
Kejriwal asks voters to reject ‘those with fake degrees’
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said “illiterate people” are running the government at the Centre and urged voters not to pick those with ‘fake degrees’ next time. Addressing a rally in Sriganganagar district of poll-bound Rajasthan, he said as a kid,...
RSS concerned at Manipur violence, appeals for peace
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Sunday condemned the ongoing violence in Manipur and appealed to the government, including local administration, police, security forces and central agencies to take every possible step to restore peace immediately...
VHP protest against repeal of Karnataka anti-conversion law
The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Saturday condemned the Karnataka government’s decision to repeal the anti-conversion law introduced by the previous BJP regime and launched a mass protest against it. In a statement, VHP general secretary Milind Parande termed...
Bengal govt moves SC against deployment of central forces
Political slugfest erupted in West Bengal as the State Election Commission and the state government, on Saturday, approached the Supreme Court against Calcutta High Court’s order for deployment of central armed forces throughout the state for the forthcom...
India Is Seeking High Value Semi Conductor Technology From US During PM Visit
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States, there’s hope for significant developments in defence, business, and technology cooperation between the two countries. The visit will be marked by discussions on sea...
Indian Economy Is Showing Signs Of Buoyancy But There Is No Relief For Unemployed
By K R Sudhaman The Narendra Modi government seems to be on cloud nine after more than expected growth in the fourth quarter of 2022-23. There are certain warning bells in the macroeconomic fundamentals, which should not be ignored. Morgan Stanley is in a...
Smaller Parties Looking For Alliance With Main Political Parties In UP
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: For their own survival and better future smaller political parties and caste based groups of Uttar Pradesh are looking for alliance with bigger political parties for 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Recently Mahan Dal announced its uncondi...
Central Public Sector Jobs In India Are Being Made To Vanish Fast
By Dr. Gyan Pathak It is no secret now that jobs in India under PM Narendra Modi are being made to vanish fast from Central Public Sector Enterprises, and the secure quality jobs are replaced at faster pace with insecure jobs without social security cover...
RJD MLA claims Ramcharitmanas written in mosque
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Ritlal Yadav courted controversy after he claimed that the Hindu scripture Ramcharitmanas was “written in a mosque”. Yadav, an MLA from Bihar’s Danapur, went a step further and advised everyone to “pick up the history boo...
Reading of Preamble mandatory in Karnataka schools, colleges
The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday decided to make it mandatory for all schools and colleges, whether government, aided or private, to read the Preamble of the Constitution daily. It has also made it compulsory to have a portrait of the Preamble of the Con...
HC orders deployment of central forces for Bengal civic poll
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to requisition and deploy central forces across West Bengal for the July 8 panchayat elections in the state. The court noted that no appreciable steps have been taken ever si...
