New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The sacred festival of Govardhan Puja and grand Annakutosav was celebrated with joy, devotion and fervour at Swaminarayan Akshardham Mandir on Tuesday. On the auspicious occasion, a grand Annakut comprising 1,256 pure sattvik vegetarian dishes was presented as a ‘sacred offering’ before Bhagwan Swaminarayan.
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Tuesday criticised the Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi over her account of the 1984 anti-Sikh massacre in her memoir 'Belonging: A Journey of Love', accusing the former Prime Minister late Rajiv Gandhi of responsibility for the violence and alleging that Congress leaders accused of involvement were rewarded with political positions.
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) Joint General Secretary Surendra Jain, on Tuesday, accused veteran Congress leader Sonia Gandhi of shedding "crocodile tears" over the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992, to "attract Muslim vote bank".
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The National Land Monetisation Corporation (NLMC) on Tuesday announced it has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the e-auction of 11 government-owned residential flats situated across three established housing schemes in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
Chennai, Nov 10 (IANS) A special court in Chennai on Tuesday dismissed the bail petition of former Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi in an alleged corruption case involving the collection of money from private schools in exchange for approvals and regulatory permits during the previous DMK government.
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed that individuals, including retired government officials who have been re-employed, appointed, or engaged by state governments in various capacities, must strictly maintain political neutrality during the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) period.
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi recalled she had "begged" her husband Rajiv Gandhi not to enter politics, but when it came to her son Rahul Gandhi, she "did not resist it", she wrote in her memoir '"Belonging: A Journey Of Love".
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, reflecting on her equation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, also her "biggest" political adversary, in her biography, said that there has been "no real contact with him".
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The Lashkar-e-Taiba is aggressively pushing its political agenda into Pakistan's politics. The idea is to be part of the mainstream so that this acts as a cover for the terror-related activities it undertakes.
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has revealed that former President Pranab Mukherjee once surprised her in 2010 by suggesting that the time had perhaps come for a "change at the top", a remark she interpreted as an indirect expression of his long-standing ambition to become Prime Minister.
