New Delhi: The BJP which returned to power in Delhi after 26 years with a decisive mandate has its task cut out: it will have to fulfill key election promises, continue the welfare schemes of the previous government, fix the city’s pollution and infrastructure issues, and deliver on cleaning the Yamuna. The BJP government will…
New Delhi: BJP’s debutant legislator Rekha Gupta was sworn in as Delhi chief minister on Thursday in a grand show of strength that marks the party’s return to power in the city after more than 26 years. The ceremony at the historic Ramlila Ground was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the top BJP brass…
Mahakumbh Nagar (UP): Over 50 lakh devotees from Maa Janaki’s birthplace Nepal have taken a holy dip in the sacred waters of the Triveni Sangam at the ongoing Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, an official statement said. The Maha Kumbh celebrations have sparked immense enthusiasm in Nepal with devotees from the neighbouring country bringing holy ‘akshat’…
New Delhi: The new Delhi government will have six cabinet ministers, including Parvesh Verma who defeated AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal in the recent assembly polls, who will be administered the oath of office on Thursday afternoon, officials said. A Union Home Ministry notification stated that the president, on the advice of Chief Minister designate Rekha…
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister-designate Rekha Gupta on Thursday assured that the BJP government would fulfill its poll promise on providing Rs 2,500 monthly financial assistance to women. The first installment of the monthly support would be credited to their accounts by March 8, Gupta said. Ahead of the polls, the BJP’s manifesto aimed to…
New Delhi: Union Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Wednesday said the growing infrastructure in India, including the construction of state-of-the-art complexes, indicates that the country is standing at the threshold of “strong possibilities” in the tourism sector. In his address at the inaugural session of the 32nd edition of South Asia’s Travel and Tourism…
New Delhi: First-time MLA Rekha Gupta will be the new chief minister of Delhi, capping 11 days of suspense over who will get the top post after the BJP returned to power after over 26 years ending the 10-year rule of the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP. Gupta, 50, was chosen as the Leader of the House…
New Delhi: BJP MLA and Chief Minister-designate Rekha Gupta met Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena Wednesday evening and staked claim to form government in the national capital. She was accompanied by state BJP observers Ravi Shankar Prasad and OP Dhankar along with city BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, and Delhi MPs including Bansuri Swaraj, Praveen…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has decided to provide 5kg of rice to BPL families instead of cash under the Anna Bhagya scheme starting in February. Food and Civil Supplies Minister K H Muniyappa on Wednesday said that a decision to stop giving cash to BPL families from February and supply rice has been taken following a…
Thiruvananthapuram: Launching a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi and the Congress over AAP’s Delhi Assembly poll defeat, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday alleged that the grand old party has now deteriorated to the extent that it even celebrates the victory of the BJP. Accusing the Congress of retreating from its commitment to fighting…
