New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Visits to Rashtrapati Bhavan (Circuit-1) here will remain closed for public from January 21 to 29 due to the upcoming Republic Day Parade and Beating Retreat Ceremony, an official of the President's Secretariat said on Saturday.
Guwahati, Jan 17 (IANS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off India’s first Vande Bharat Sleeper train, connecting Howrah near Kolkata with Kamakhya Junction in Guwahati, first-time passengers on Saturday expressed high levels of satisfaction, stating that everything from food to safety arrangements was impressive.
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that only Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) can bring an end to the "politics of violence" in West Bengal, as it did in other eastern Indian states in the recent past.
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Singur visit on Sunday has brought hopes back for many farmers in a region whose return to the national spotlight underscores a persistent dilemma in Indian development policies -- how to reconcile agrarian rights with industrial development.
Bhopal, Jan 17 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh BJP leaders, including Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, criticised senior Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya, who allegedly made a controversial statement claiming that some religious scriptures promote assault of women from Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities.
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Reacting to Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta’s statement that the Punjab government’s Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) would be investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) over its report on the video pertaining to AAP leader Atishi, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said the BJP should go ahead and do it.
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The visit of Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP), Rahul Gandhi, to families affected by the recent contaminated water incident in Indore, has triggered sharp political reactions, with senior BJP leaders accusing him of indulging in “politics over tragedy.”
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Saturday launched a sharp attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging that she has transformed 'Sonar Bangla' (Golden Bengal) into 'Bhay Bangla' (Bengal of fear). He also accused her of indulging in what he described as divisive appeasement politics.
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Following the declaration of results for 29 municipal corporations, the Shiv Sena (UBT) on Saturday hit out at the BJP. While the BJP’s lotus has bloomed in 23 out of 29 cities, it is the loss of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) that has triggered a fierce war of words.
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The leaders of the Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba have been indulging in a major disinformation campaign aimed at boosting recruitment. Operation Sindoor dealt such a major blow to these outfits that they never anticipated that a revival campaign would be so hard to undertake.
