New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Political reactions have poured in, following a controversial statement and fatwa issued by All India Muslim Jamaat (AIMJ) President Maulana Mufti Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi, urging Muslims in India not to engage in New Year festivities.
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that the first task of the BJP will be to rid West Bengal of infiltrators if the party comes to power in the state following the Assembly elections next year.
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind President Arshad Madani on Tuesday said that the situation in Bangladesh is "extremely bad" and completely against the teachings of Islam, however, India too is witnessing an alarming rise in "religious extremism and hatred".
Sambhal, Dec 30 (IANS) Following complaints of illegal encroachment on cemetery land adjacent to the Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal, the administration on Tuesday initiated a survey.
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 30 (IANS) Days after assuming office as Kerala’s first BJP Mayor, V.V. Rajesh has adopted an uncompromising stance, launching a scathing attack on decades of CPI(M)-led Left governance in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation and alleging deep-rooted corruption in civic administration.
Dhaka, Dec 30 (IANS) Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor of the interim government in Bangladesh, on Tuesday expressed sorrow over the death of the country's first woman Prime Minister, Khaleda Zia.
United Nations, Dec 30 (IANS) Warning that the world is surrounded by “chaos and uncertainty”, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in his New Year message that was also issued in a Hindi version for the first time, appealed for prioritising development aid over military spending.
Dehradun, Dec 29 (IANS) Union Minister of Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday emphasised Central support and highlighted that a series of major initiatives have been started for Uttarakhand, including a Rs 100 crore Clean Plant Programme, Rs 1700 crore allocation for rural roads, and over Rs 65 crore compensation for crop damage.
Bengaluru, Dec 29 (IANS) After the intervention of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), the Congress-led Karnataka government, on Monday, announced alternative houses for those who lost shelter during the demolition drive carried out at the government land in Kogilu Layout in Bengaluru.
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Showing zero tolerance against corruption, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday ordered the suspension of Kapashera Sub-Registrar and Mehrauli Tehsildar allegedly involved in corrupt practices in the Revenue Department.
