New Delhi: The high-voltage campaigning for Delhi Assembly polls will come to an end at 5 pm on Monday, ushering in the mandatory silence period before voting on February 5. On the final day of campaigning, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has scheduled 22 roadshows and rallies across Delhi, intensifying its bid to reclaim power…
Mahakumbh Nagar: Shaken by the deadly January 29 stampede, top Uttar Pradesh government officials on Sunday stressed the compliance of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s directive of “zero-error” during the ongoing Maha Kumbh’s final ‘Amrit Snan’ on Basant Panchami. The government said it expects five crore pilgrims to take the holy dip on Monday, and several…
Bengaluru: A group of Karnataka BJP leaders seeking the removal of state unit chief B Y Vijayendra is set to meet top party leaders in Delhi to press for their demand, sources said on Sunday. The group comprising MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi and MP K Sudhakar, and former legislators Kumar Bangarappa and Aravind Limbavali will reach…
Chennai: DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday accused the AIADMK and BJP of waging an “indirect war” against his party by instigating “political fringes” in the February 5 Erode East bypoll. Stalin said the AIADMK and BJP could neither oppose the DMK candidate V C Chandirakumar nor face the…
Baleshwar Temple is located in Thal, a small town in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India. It is situated on the eastern bank of the Ramganga River, near its sacred confluence. Lord Shiva is said to have appeared here in his Bala (youthful) form, which is why the temple is called Baleshwar Mahadev. The temple…
New Delhi: As the campaigning for the Delhi Assembly polls enters its last leg, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Union Budget has brought cheer to every average household even as he called it the “most middle-class friendly budget in India’s history”. Addressing an election rally in RK Puram here, the prime minister…
Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday said many rivers, lakes and water bodies in the state are being rejuvenated to protect their ecosystem and the surrounding environment. The water bodies are also being redeveloped for beautification and promotion of eco-tourism, the CM said at a function of World Wetlands Day at Leishang…
Muzaffarpur (Bihar): A complaint was filed against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi before a court in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district for her ‘poor thing’ remark on President Droupadi Murmu. Sudhir Ojha, a Muzaffarpur-based lawyer, filed a complaint on Saturday against Gandhi seeking registration of an FIR against her for allegedly disrespecting the country’s highest constitutional authority. Ojha…
New Delhi: Ahead of the Assembly polls, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar criticised the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government for “failing” to provide essential services to residents, and said he feels “ashamed” to admit abroad that people in the national capital lack basic amenities under central schemes. He further said that Delhi has been “left…
New Delhi: Hitting out at the government, Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047 is a pipe dream and will remain so for a long time at the current rate of growth. Addressing a press conference on the Union Budget, Chidambaram also cited Chief Economic Advisor…
