Kochi (Kerala): RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday said individual prosperity can be achieved only when the country is prosperous and secure. He was addressing a gathering after inaugurating a two-day convention of Balagokulam, a cultural organisation for students affiliated with the RSS, here. Bhagwat said prosperity and security cannot be achieved in isolation. “When…
Thiruvananthapuram: Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Monday hoisted the party flag at the BJP Kerala State Committee office here to mark the party’s 47th Foundation Day. The programme, held at Mararji Bhavan, was attended by party workers and leaders. Shah, who is on a visit to the state as part…
Thiruvananthapuram: Congress leader K C Venugopal has expressed disappointment over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement accusing the UDF of “spreading lies” about the FCRA amendments for “political gain”. Venugopal, the MP from Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency, said that the PM’s statement made in Kerala on April 4 were “deeply problematic and humiliating for an entire…
New Delhi: India has said it dispatched a fresh consignment of relief materials to Afghanistan to support those affected by the recent floods and an earthquake. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Sunday said India is committed to extending humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people in this challenging time. “At this time of hardship…
Idukki (Kerala): Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday made an apparent controversial statement during his assembly poll campaign here, calling the people of Gujarat “illiterate” and claiming they were being “fooled” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. At the same time, Kharge said neither Modi nor Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan could fool the people of…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani on Sunday and discussed the West Asia conflict amid US President Donald Trump’s fresh ultimatum to Iran demanding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The external affairs minister…
Chennai: TVK leader Adhav Arjuna claimed on Sunday that the DMK alliance is no longer “natural” but is instead maintained through “pressure and financial influence to clean out competition” and make way for Udhayanidhi Stalin to hold high office. He also accused DMK chief M K Stalin of abandoning the principles of social justice in…
Kozhikode (Kerala): Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday held a huge roadshow in Beypore assembly constituency where thousands of people turned up to greet the BJP leader on the campaign trail for the NDA ahead of the April 9 elections in the state. Shah, who arrived at the Calicut airport here on Saturday evening, held…
Kolkata: Amid speculations on the BJP’s chief ministerial face in the West Bengal assembly polls, state BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said the party had not taken any decision on the matter and would instead seek votes in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his “development agenda”. Bhattacharya said the BJP did not distinguish…
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the proposal to increase Lok Sabha seats, saying he is “bulldozing” the move that will work more to the benefit of larger and populous states and is nothing but a “Weapon of Mass Distraction (WMD)”. The opposition party also…
