Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said the state assembly polls are expected to be held in the second week of November and seat-sharing among the ruling allies would be finalised in the next 8 to 10 days. A two-phase poll would be preferable for the 288-member state assembly, Shinde said in an…
Ranchi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday virtually launched various projects worth Rs 660 crore from Ranchi in Jharkhand. These include laying the foundation stone for the Madhupur bypass line in Deoghar district and the Hazaribag town coaching depot. “The depot will help start several new trains and services,” Modi said. He also dedicated to…
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said he would resign after two days and would demand early polls in Delhi while vowing not to sit in CM’s chair till people give him a “certificate of honesty”. Kejriwal, who was released on bail from Tihar on Friday in the excise policy graft case,…
New Delhi: The six new Vande Bharat trains that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off today for different locations, offer faster connectivity, safe journey and a range of passenger amenities, the Railway Ministry has said. These new trains would also bolster the rapidly growing fleet of this modern innovation from 54 train sets to…
Nagpur: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said that a political leader once offered to support him if he entered the race for the Prime Minister’s post, but he declined the offer, stating that he did not harbour such ambitions. “I remember one incident… I won’t name anyone. That person said, ‘If you are going…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday said the Opposition targeted his government over the collapse of a statue of Shivaji Maharaj, but remains silent about police in Congress-ruled Karnataka putting a Ganesh idol in a police van. Videos purportedly showing Karnataka police taking away a Ganesh idol from protestors and putting it in…
Chennai: Sanatana Dharma, whether one believes in it or not, is all-inclusive, and Lord Ram is the unifying factory of India spiritually and culturally, Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi said here on Saturday. Recalling the sharp criticism of Sanatana Dharma, he said, without mentioning any name, that a false narrative was being set that…
Kurukshetra (Haryana): Prime Minister Narendra Modi lashed out at the Congress on Saturday, alleging that the “royal family” of the opposition party wants to do away with the reservation for Dalits and asserting that as long as he is there, he will not allow a fraction of the quota given by B R Ambedkar to…
New Delhi: There can never be a competition between Hindi and other Indian languages because official language Hindi is their friend and they complement each other, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday. Addressing the fourth Akhil Bhartiya Rajbhasha Sammelan on the occasion of Hindi Diwas, Shah also said the promotion of the official…
Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said terrorism is taking its last breath in Jammu and Kashmir where his government projected a new leadership to counter dynastic politics which has “destroyed this beautiful region”. Addressing an election rally in the Doda district of Jammu region in support of BJP candidates, PM Modi said, “We…
