Lucknow, Sep 3 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday said that the party's national convenor, Akash Anand, was "not mature enough" to handle key responsibilities and needs time to mature before being entrusted with "big assignments", ahead of the high-stakes elections.
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Following the appointment of Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra (Retd.) as the CEO of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, BJP on Thursday welcomed the decision, while some opposition leaders raised concerns over transparency, accountability and alleged irregularities.
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Gitanjali Angmo, wife of renowned climate activist and educator Sonam Wangchuk, on Thursday said that calling someone a 'dimagi Naxal' is a very insensitive way of describing a person simply asking questions.
Bhubaneswar, Sep 3 (IANS) Gitanjali Angmo, wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, on Thursday said that Sanatan Dharma is very liberating as its fundamental purpose is liberation, adding that the conventional political division between the Left and Right does not fully fit the Indian context.
Varanasi/New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) In view of the worsening flood situation in Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to Mayor Ashok Tiwari and District Magistrate Satyendra Kumar to take stock of the situation in the city and review the ongoing response to the rising water levels.
Bhubaneswar, Sep 3 (IANS) Gitanjali Angmo, wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, on Thursday said objections to singing 'Vande Mataram' on the grounds that it contains references to Hindu deities reflect a 'childish way of thinking'. She said that language, literature, and cultural expressions should not be viewed through the narrow lens of religious identity.
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha on Thursday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government of deliberately marking his voter identification record in Mohali as “permanently shifted” in the draft electoral rolls prepared under the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR), alleging that the action violated guidelines meant to safeguard the names of public representatives.
Kolkata, Sep 3 (IANS) Trinamool Congress general secretary and Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists of ransacking his party office on Camac Street in central Kolkata.
Mathura, Sep 3 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will arrive in Mathura on Thursday for a two-day visit to mark the occasion of Janmashtami.
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday began its two-day ‘Jal Manthan’ programme in New Delhi, bringing together Water Resources Ministers from BJP-ruled states for discussions on inter-state coordination, water management and the exchange of best practices.
