New Delhi: Holding Lok Sabha and assembly elections simultaneously is not against the federal structure, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has said, asserting that synchronised polls will improve governance. He also said those opposing ‘one nation, one election’ are doing it due to political reasons. In an interview to PTI Videos, Meghwal said the first…
Bengaluru: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan on Saturday said the Karnataka state BJP president election would soon be held. Chauhan, who is also the BJP’s internal election in-charge for Karnataka, said that the process to elect the new president has started. “Soon the election for the state president will start. We hold booth level leaders’…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday distributed around 65 lakh Svamitva property cards, and said it will bolster economic activities and help in poverty alleviation. He also interacted with some beneficiaries through video conferencing and said the scheme will help people in getting loans and benefits of government schemes. These property cards are…
New Delhi: Deposed Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina has said she and her younger sister Sheikh Rehana escaped death by just 20-25 minutes on August 5 last year when her Awami League government was toppled in a student-led mass uprising. In a brief audio note released by her party on its Facebook page, Hasina expressed…
Kochi: Leader of the Opposition in Kerala Assembly V D Satheesan on Saturday criticised the left government in the state for permitting a company embroiled in the Delhi liquor policy scam, to start a brewery in Palakkad district. Speaking to media, he also alleged that the project violates the government’s new liquor policy. “The company…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that his government has written to the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy to send officers at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj “to study crowd management and other varied aspects” of their duties. “The one thing that has stood out this time is police behaviour….
New Delhi: India’s offensive and defensive responses need to be further strengthened in view of turmoil in the rules-based global order, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday. In an address at an event, he also said that the Indian Navy is working towards increasing its presence in the Indian Ocean region. The Indian Ocean…
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday released the first part of its manifesto for the February 5 Delhi polls, keeping women at the centre of its poll pitch by promising Rs 2,500 monthly aid for them, Rs 21,000 for every pregnant woman, LPG cylinders at Rs 500 and also Rs 2,500 pension for senior citizens….
New Delhi: India on Friday said 12 Indian nationals have been killed while serving with the Russian military and another 16 listed by Russia as missing. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said a total of 126 Indians were serving with the Russian military and 96 of them have so far been discharged….
New Delhi: Days ahead of Donald Trump’s swearing-in as the 47th president of the United States, some foreign policy experts said they were optimistic that the ties between both sides will continue on a “positive trajectory”. They, however, underlined the aspect of “unpredictability” associated with Trump, who will take the top office in Washington for…
