Political

31 May

‘Your Comments Embarrassed Central Leadership’: BJP Tells Bengal Ex Chief

editorPoliticalWest Bengal

Former West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh has received a letter from the party's headquarters in Delhi, drawing attention to his support for comments that have "caused embarrassment" to the central leadership.In April, Mr. Ghosh, now the BJP's national vice-president, publicly criticized his successor Sukanta Majumder's handling of party affairs in the state, where the party lost elections to Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress last year. “Sukant Majumdar is much less experienced. The political party has been fighting for a long time and there are experienced veterans…they must be fielded to fight in the state," Mr Ghosh told reporters. In a…

31 May

Ex-Congress Chief Hardik Patel To Join Hands With BJP On June 2

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Former Congress leader Hardik Patel who quit the grand-old celebration a few weeks ago will be part of the Bhartiya Janata Party. According to ABP News sources, the youth chief will be a part of the saffron political party on June 2, beforehand of the Gujarat meeting elections scheduled for later this year. Sources have also confirmed that BJP will welcome Patel at their Gandhinagar office. Earlier, Patel had denied hypothesis that he will be part of the BJP on Monday, and took to Twitter to assault the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over the killing of famous Punjabi singer Sidhu…

23 May

Young Boys chant slogans against Hindus, Christians at Popular Front of India rally in Kerala

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In a video that emerged on social media, a younger boy can be heard chanting slogans purportedly towards Hindus and Christians at a rally. The video is believed to be from a march organised with the aid of Muslim group Popular Front of India (PFI) in Kerala’s Alappuzha on Saturday. In the video, the boy being carried on a man’s shoulders said, “Keep rice ready. Yama [god of death] will visit your home. If you stay respectfully, you can live in our place. If not, we don’t recognize what will happen.” "Involving young people in such things to do is…

20 May

CBI searches against Lalu Prasad Yadav at multiple locations, RJD protests

editorPoliticalBihar, Lalu Yadav

A fresh case has been filed through the CBI in opposition to RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and searches had been said at 16 locations - throughout several cities - on Friday morning. The case is associated to alleged corruption linked to recruitments when Lalu Yadav served as the union railways minister, officers said. Delhi, Patna and Gopalganj have been among the places where the searches were on. The 73-year-old leader was currently granted bail in the fifth fodder case in opposition to him. This used to be the last of the corruption instances linked to the fodder scam in…

20 May

Poll Strategist Prashant Kishor predicts electoral rout for Congress in Gujarat, Himachal

editorPolitical, West Bengal

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor has made but any other stinging criticism about the ballot potentialities of the Congress, a birthday celebration which he used to be keen to be a part of until last month. On Friday, the ballot strategist, while tweeting his views on the three-day Congress Chintan Shivir, predicted electoral rout for the grand historical celebration in the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh meeting elections.The two BJP-ruled states will go to polls later this year. Sharing his views on the just-concluded Congress Chintan Shivir, which mentioned the way forward for the grand ancient birthday party after a string of…

13 May

West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee bats for creation of more districts in state

editorPolitical, West BengalMamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday stated there is a want to create more districts in the state for expediting development work, but it has been constrained by using lack of manpower and infrastructure. Speaking at a assembly with West Bengal Civil Service officers at the renovated Town Hall here, she said the area of the present 23 districts in the state is vast, so there is a need to divide them and amplify the number. The nation wants more manpower and infrastructure for this purpose. "We need to divide the districts as these are very large. The…

12 May

Rajiv Kumar selected as next Chief Election Commissioner, to take charge on May 15

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The Union Law and Justice Ministry on Thursday introduced the new Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, who will take over as the next Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) from May 15. Kumar will take over from CEC Sushil Chandra, who is retiring. "In accordance with clause (2) of Article 324 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Rajeev Kumar as the Chief Election Commissioner with effect from May 15, 2022. My best wishes to Shri Rajeev Kumar," the Union law said. Minister Kiren Rijiju. Kumar took over as the Election Commissioner of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on…

12 May

Jaipur royal scion and MP Diya Kumari stakes claim on land on which Taj Mahal was built

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Bharatiya Janata Party MP and former Jaipur princess Diya Kumari claims that the land on which the Taj Mahal was originally built belongs to her family. Diya Kumari asserts that she has archives that show the Jaipur royal family's declaration of land. Dia Kumari's statement came after a petition was filed in the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court asking the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to examine the 22 locked rooms of the Taj Mahal to check the presence of Hindu idols. Speaking in support of the petition, BJP chief Diya Kumari said, “There must be an inquiry…

04 May

PM Modi meets Queen of Denmark Margrethe II

editorinternational, PoliticalPrime Minister Narendra Modi

Queen of Denmark Margrethe II prolonged a warm reception to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Copenhagen on Tuesday. Prime Minister Modi felicitated the Queen on the event of the Golden Jubilee of her reign, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Twitter. The 82-year-old Queen has been Denmark's reigning monarch for the reason that 1972. The Danish monarchy is one of the oldest in the world. “Her Majesty, the Queen of the Kingdom of Denmark, Margrethe II extended a warm reception to PM @narendramodi. Prime Minister felicitated Her Majesty on the event of the Golden Jubilee of…

01 May

Imran Khan along with 150 others booked after protests erupt in Saudi against Pak PM

editorinternational, PoliticalPakistan

Pakistan's Punjab police have booked 150 others, including ousted chief minister Imran Khan and some members of his former cabinet, over the attack on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his delegation at Masjid-e-Nabvi in Saudi Arabia, officials said. . Video clips circulated on social media showed some pilgrims - interestingly Khan's supporters shouting 'chor' (thief) and 'gaddar' (traitor) as Sharif and various participants of his delegation arrived at Madinah's Masjid Nawabi on final Thursday. Pakistani pilgrims also used abusive language towards members of the delegation. Madina police arrested 5 Pakistanis concerned about the slogans. The Punjab Police on Saturday night…