New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid rich tributes to former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur, who has been named for the country’s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, on his birth centenary on Wednesday, and said he left an unforgettable imprint on Indian society and politics. Modi said Thakur’s relentless pursuit of social justice created…
Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said the consecration ceremony at the newly-built Ram temple in Ayodhya “stitched a deep wound” inflicted during the era of Mughal ruler Babur nearly 500 years ago. He was speaking on Tuesday at the ‘Punah Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony at the newly-renovated Ramji temple in Ranip area of Ahmedabad…
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress is unlikely to join the Rahul Gandhi-led ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ when it enters West Bengal on January 25, a senior party leader said on Wednesday. The Yatra, currently in Assam, is scheduled to enter West Bengal through Bakshirhat in Cooch Behar district on January 25. After a recess of two…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday asserted that she has not spoken to anyone in the Congress on seat-sharing in the state for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Her comments come a day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reportedly said in Assam that seat-sharing talks were underway with the…
Guwahati: The pro-talk ULFA, which had signed a tripartite agreement on December 29 last year, has been formally disbanded 44 years after it was formed, a senior leader of the outfit said. According to a clause of the pact, ULFA shall abjure the path of violence, give up all arms and ammunition and disband the…
Puri: Days after unveiling the Rs 800 crore heritage corridor project around the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday visited the 12th century shrine on Tuesday and prayed for the welfare of the people of Odisha. Srimandir Parikrama Prakalpa or the Temple Heritage Corridor project aims at providing improved amenities to…
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Centre’s decision to confer Bharat Ratna on his political mentor Karpoori Thakur. The JD(U) president expressed delight that the announcement came on the eve of the former Chief Minister’s 100th birth anniversary. It will send a positive message among the…
New Delhi: With the government deciding to confer former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur with the Bharat Ratna posthumously, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said this prestigious recognition is a testament to the socialist leader’s enduring efforts as a champion for the marginalised and a stalwart of equality. Thakur was born in 1924 in…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said nepotism, dynasticism and corruption in politics impeded India’s development after independence and called on people, especially women and the youth, to end these “evils”. Speaking at a function to celebrate the 127th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Modi said the twin evils of nepotism…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday instructed the Director General of Police (DGP) to register a case against former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for “provoking the crowd” to break barricades, and called their actions “Naxalite tactics”. “I have instructed @DGPAssamPolice to register a case against your leader @RahulGandhi for provoking the crowd,”…
