Political

05 Dec

Priyanka Chaturvedi quits Sansad TV show

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Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has resigned as an anchor for a show titled 'Meri Kahaani' on Sansad TV following her suspension from the Rajya Sabha. In a letter to Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu, she wrote, "It is with deep anguish that I step down as an anchor of Sansad TV’s show Meri Kahaani, I am unwilling to occupy space on Sansad TV for a show but being denied space on it for discharging parliamentary duties due to arbitrary suspension of us 12 MPs. Hence, as much as I was committed to the show, I must step away." Meri…

24 Nov

Gautam Gambhir gets death threat from ‘ISIS Kashmir’, approaches police

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Delhi and former cricketer Gautam Gambhir claimed that he has received death threats from 'ISIS Kashmir', according to news agency ANI on Wednesday. Shweta Chauhan, DCP central, told ANI that Gambhir has approached the Delhi Police in this regard. “Gautam Gambhir has received death threats from 'ISIS Kashmir' through e-mail. Security has been beefed up outside Gambhir's residence,” Chauhan added. DCP (Central) Shweta Chauhan has said that an investigation is underway to probe the death threats. "Gautam Gambhir has received death threats from 'ISIS Kashmir' through e-mail. In 2019, Gambhir was elected as a…

23 Nov

After Seers’ Objection, Indian Railways Withdraws, Replaces Saffron Attire Of Ramayan Express’ Service Staff

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The railways changed the uniforms of its serving staff on the Ramayan Express on Monday after Ujjain seers objected to the waiters’ saffron attire. The seers had called it an insult to Hinduism and threatened to halt the train in Delhi on December 12 if the dress code was not removed. “It is to inform that the dress of service staff is completely changed in the look of professional attire of service staff. Inconvenience caused is regretted," the Indian Railways said in a statement. The uniforms have been changed to normal shirts and trousers and traditional headgear. The waiters will,…

16 Nov

Mamata Banerjee to visit Delhi next week; meet PM over dues

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to visit New Delhi next week and meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss issues such as dues to the state and increased BSF jurisdiction. She will visit the national capital on November 22 and return to Kolkata on November 25. "During her three-day stay in New Delhi, she will meet the Narendra Modi. She is also likely to hold meetings with leaders of other political parties," the source said. Asked about the agenda of her proposed meeting with Modi, he said, "The CM will press for her long-standing demand to clear…

13 Nov

Karnataka will soon make law on religious conversions

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Coming under pressure from Hindu outfits and religious pontiffs, the Karnataka government is all set to make a law on religious conversions soon. Sri Ram Sena has warned that it would launch a statewide agitation if the ruling BJP government in Karnataka doesn't enact a law to ban forceful conversions. Sources in the BJP confirmed that the government is all set to make a law in this regard and the bill will be suggested in the coming winter session scheduled to be held in Suvarna Soudha at Belagavi next month. Various mutts have appealed to the state government for implementing…

11 Nov

Jairam Ramesh submits privilege notice on appointment of former BJP MP as NMA chairperson

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The Congress has sought to move a privilege motion over Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tarun Vijay’s appointment as the National Monuments Authority (NMA) chairman, saying the appointee does not meet the criteria laid down under a law passed by the Parliament for the post. Congress’s chief whip in Rajya Sabha Jairam Ramesh wrote a letter on Thursday to Venkaiah Naidu, the chairman of Parliament’s Upper House, for the privilege motion. He pointed out that Vijay, a former editor of the weekly Panchajanya of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the BJP’s ideological fountainhead, is ineligible for the post. Ramesh said the appointment…

11 Nov

Tollywood actress Srabanti Chatterjee quits BJP

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Tollywood actress Srabanti Chatterjee has announced her exit from the BJP. She in a tweet said that she is severing all ties with the BJP as she cited the party's 'lack of initiative and sincerity to further the cause of Bengal' as the reason for her resignation. Srabanti had joined the saffron party just before the Assembly polls earlier this year. "Severing all ties with the BJP, the party for which I fought the last state elections. The reason being their lack of initiative and sincerity to further the cause of Bengal..." she tweeted. Severing all ties with the BJP,…

08 Nov

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra criticizes demonetisation as ‘disaster’

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On the fifth anniversary of demonetisation, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra termed it a "disaster" and asked if the step has been successful, why hasn't corruption ended and black money returned to the country. On November 8, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on national television his government's decision to ban all currency notes of higher denomination of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 from midnight on the same day. "If 'notebandi was successful, why hasn't corruption ended? Why hasn't black money come back? Why hasn't the economy gone cashless? Why hasn't terrorism been hit? Why hasn't price rise been reined…

05 Nov

Bengal Minister Subrata Mukherjee dies at 75

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Senior Trinamool Congress minister Subrata Mukherjee died at SSKM hospital on Thursday evening after suffering a stent thrombosis days after undergoing an angioplasty. He was 75. Mukherjee was shifted to the ICU around 8.15pm when his condition suddenly deteriorated. CM Mamata Banerjee, who rushed to the hospital along with her cabinet colleagues, stepped out to say, “I had never thought such darkness would descend when we celebrate the festival of lights. I can’t even come to terms with this loss. He suffered a massive cardiac arrest. The doctors, his wife, his well-wishers, tried all they could have done. But we…

03 Nov

Pakistan refuses airspace for Srinagar-Sharjah flights

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The Pakistan government on Wednesday said that the airspace will not be allowed for flights from Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar to Sharjah. Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah tweeted, "Pakistan did the same thing with the Air India Express flight from Srinagar to Dubai in 2009-2010. I had hoped that Go First being permitted to overfly Pak airspace was indicative of a thaw in relations, but alas, that wasn't to be." On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's special VVIP flight, en route to Italy for the G20 Summit, flew over the Pakistani airspace and the aircraft will use…