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Former VP Ansaris’ statement at IAMC unfortunate & unbearable: BJP
Patna, Jan 27 (UNI) Irked at the statement of the former Vice-President Hamid Ansari over "Hindu Nationalism" given during an event of Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), the BJP on Thursday termed it as unfortunate which the Nation…
Former CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee refuses Padma Bhushan
Kolkata, Jan 25 (UNI) Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Tuesday refused the Padma Bhushan award, saying no one had told him anything about his selection for the honour. The senior CPI-M leader's name figured…
Yashwant Sinha: BJP has failed to fulfill all its promises
Panaji, Jan 25 (UNI) Former union minister Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday accused Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) government of having failed to fulfill its promises and fooling the people. ''The BJP government has failed Indians on several fronts,…
Former union minister RPN Singh joins BJP
New Delhi, Jan 25: Former union minister RPN Singh on Tuesday quit the Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Anurag Thakur, and Jyotiraditya…
Court directs VS Achuthanandan to pay Rs 10.10 lakh to Oommen Chandy
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 24 (UNI) The Principal Sub Court-I here on Monday directed former chief minister and CPI(M) veteran VS Achuthanandan to pay Rs 10.10 lakhs as compensation to former chief minister and senior Congress leader…
70 held for protesting against Covid SOPs in Belgium
Brussels, Jan 24 (UNI/Xinhua) Police fired water cannon and tear gas during a protest against Covid-19 restrictive measures here. Some 50,000 people staged the protest in the streets of the Belgian capital, according to authorities on…
Goa BJP: Resignation of former CM Laxmikant Parsekar is ‘unfortunate’
Panaji, Jan 23 (UNI) Goa BJP chief Sadanand Shet Tanavade on Sunday said that resignation of former chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar from the party was 'unfortunate'. Addressing a press conference in the city, he said, ''Parsekar is a…
Sharad Pawar backs MP-Actor Kolhe to play Nathuram Godse
Mumbai, Jan 21 (UNI) NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Friday expressed solidarity with party MP and actor Amul Kolhe who is being criticized for portraying the role of Nathuram Godse in his upcoming movie.
Notably, Housing Minister and NCP leader…
Not Maharana Pratap statue, Sainik school real tribute : MP Jaleel
Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Jan 21 (UNI) Aurangabad MP Imtiaz Jaleel on Friday demanded that a Sainik School should be built instead of spending Rs 1 crore on erecting Maharana Pratap’s statue here.
The statue, supposed to come up in the…
Keshav Maurya: Akhilesh must ask his father as to who abolished pension
Lucknow, Jan 20: On the Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav's announcement to restore the old pension system, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Maurya said on Thursday that the decision to abolish the pension system was taken…
Digvijaya to stage dharna outside CMs house
Bhopal, Jan 20: Rajya Sabha Member Digvijaya Singh announced on Thursday that he would stage a sit-in on Friday in front of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s residence to highlight the plight of submergence-affected…
Late CDS Gen Bipin Rawat’s brother joins BJP
New Delhi, Jan 19 (UNI) Late Chief of Defence Staff (CSD) General Bipin Rawat's brother retired Colonel Vijay Rawat joined the BJP at party headquarters in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Rawat joined the BJP in presence of Uttarakhand Chief…
Dhinsa: Kejriwal govt should not cause hindrance in release of imprisoned Sikhs
Chandigarh, Jan 19 (UNI) Strongly opposing AAP convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt) President and Rajya Sabha Member Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa said on Wednesday that Kejriwal who is ignorant of…
Priyanka: Women electorate must support female candidates
Lucknow, Jan 18 (UNI) Congress national general secretary and Uttar Pradesh in-charge Priyanka Gandhi has appealed the women electorates to come forward in the support of female candidates during the UP Assembly elections.
While…
BJP leader climbs water tank, demanding change in candidate
Sambhal, Jan 17 (UNI) Demanding replacement of the party candidate from Chandausi seat in Sambhal district, an officer-bearer of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) climbed atop of an overhead water tank on Monday.
Bharatiya Janata…
Kushwaha criticizes comparison between Ashoka and Aurangzeb
Patna, Jan 17 (UNI) Senior JD(U) leader Upendra Kushwaha on Monday slammed writer Daya Prakash Sinha for drawing parallel between the great emperor Ashoka and Mughal king Aurangzeb and also asked BJP to clear their stand over it.
Within…
Corrupt politicians can’t be supporters of social justice: Yogi to defectors
Gorakhpur, Jan 14: Hitting out at the leaders who left BJP recently on the name of social justice, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that those who do politics of dynasty and are neck-deep in corruption cannot be supporters…
Independent MLA, Minister Govind Gaude joins BJP
Panaji, Jan 11 (UNI) Ahead of the forthcoming Assembly elections, Goa Art and Culture Minister and independent MLA Govind Gaude joined the BJP on Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, he resigned as MLA and Goa Minister. The Independent MLA…
Why Akhilesh has problems with digital campaign, asks Thakur
Lucknow, Jan 9: Taking a jibe at Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav, Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) assistant in-charge for Uttar Pradesh elections Anurag Thakur on Sunday said that earlier wary of defeat the…
Yechury: CPI (M) main task is to dethrone the BJP
Hyderabad, Jan 9 (UNI) Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechur said that the main task of the party was to dethrone the BJP and based on prevailing situation in the states, the party will adopt appropriate…
