Kolkata: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday said that the Election Commission must come out with the number of illegal Bangladeshis and Rohingyas out of the 58.20 lakh names deleted after the publication of draft electoral rolls in West Bengal under the ongoing SIR. Alleging that Bengal was being targeted selectively by the Centre since…
Valsad (Gujarat): Women have proved that whenever they get equal opportunities, they perform as well as or even better than men, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday. After inaugurating the Shrimad Rajchandra Sarvamangal Centre of Excellence for Women at Dharampur in Gujarat’s Valsad district, Singh said the legacy left behind by Jain spiritual leader…
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh has sparked a fresh political controversy after publicly praising the organisational strength of the BJP and its ideological mentor, the RSS, remarks that come just a week after he flagged the need for internal reforms within the Congress to Rahul Gandhi. On Saturday morning,…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, paying tribute to Guru Gobind Singh on his birth anniversary on Saturday, said the tenth Sikh guru’s struggle against injustice and unrighteousness inspires people to remain steadfast on the path of truth and fearlessness. In an X post in Hindi, Adityanath said, “On the sacred Prakash Purab (birth…
Chennai: BJP’s attempt to incite communal hatred through the Thirupparankundram lamp lighting issue failed and it appears that Lord Murugan was not on their side, Tamil Nadu HR & CE Minister P K Sekar Babu claimed on Saturday. All such attempts to divide the people on communal lines will not yield success under Chief Minister…
New Delhi: A nationwide campaign was needed against the repeal of the rural employment scheme MGNREGA, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Saturday, pointing to the three farm laws that the government was eventually forced to repeal following strong opposition against it. Speaking at the Congress Working Committee meeting here, Kharge also said that the…
New Delhi: BJP president J P Nadda on Friday hailed the publication of the Constitution in Santhali language as a “historic” feat that will “reinforce” the cultural heritage of the tribals in the country. In a post on X, Nadda said it will also strengthen the democratic participation and constitutional awareness of the Santhali-speaking people….
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said a common ATS structure for the police force across the country and an impenetrable and strong anti-terrorism grid — vigilant and capable of swift, result-oriented action — are essential for “uniform preparation at every level” to counter terror attacks. The home minister also said a…
New Delhi: India on Friday said the “unremitting hostilities” against minorities in Bangladesh is a matter of “grave concern” as it demanded punishment to the perpetrators involved in the lynching of a Hindu youth in Mymensingh area last week. New Delhi also reacted cautiously to the return to Dhaka of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting…
Hyderabad: Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Friday alleged that Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and BRS President K Chandrasekhar Rao have “replaced public debate with foul language,” leaving aside development. Sanjay Kumar’s criticism came in the wake of KCR’s recent remarks that he would “skin” the Congress government, describing the regime as “useless”,…
