Why shouldn’t Modi get credit for Balakot strike, asks Rajnath
Agencies Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Saturday asked if former prime minister Indira Gandhi can be credited for dividing Pakistan, why shouldn’t Prime Minister Narendra Modi get the credit for the Balakot air strike. Singh was addressing a rally here in support of BJP president Amit Shah, who will file his nomination from Gandhinagar Lok […]
Modi playing politics over anti-satellite missile capability: Mayawati
Agencies Lucknow: BSP supremo Mayawati Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of playing politics over India’s anti-satellite missile capability. “Congratulations to Indian defence scientists for the successful experiment of shooting down a satellite in the space. But the prime minister playing politics under its garb for electoral gains is most condemnable,” she said in her tweet […]
BJP for early assembly elections in State:Ram Madhav
BJP general secretary Ram Madhav hit out at the Jammu and Kashmir parties, Farooq Abdullah’s NC and Mehbooba Mufti’s PDP and said that these parties are happy contesting the Lok Sabha elections while BJP has asked the EC for earliest assembly elections in the state. Speaking to the media, Ram Madhav said, “We have asked […]
Enforcement Directorate arrests defence agent in VVIP choppers case
Agencies New Delhi : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had arrested a defence agent from Delhi in the Rs 3,600-crore VVIP choppers deal case, officials said on Tuesday. They said Sushen Mohan Gupta was arrested on Monday night by agency sleuths under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Gupta, they said, had allegedly dealt in defence […]
SC dismisses plea challenging constitutional validity ‘triple talaq’ ordinance
(Agencies) The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a plea challenging the constitutional validity of an ordinance which makes the practice of instant ‘triple talaq’ a punishable offence. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi dismissed a plea of a Kerala-based outfit and said it will not like to interfere. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights […]
India boycotts Pak Day event as Kashmiri Hurriyat leaders invited
(Agencies) New Delhi : The government Friday decided to boycott the Pakistan National Day event to be held at its high commission here as Kashmiri separatist leaders were also invited, an official said. Over the past few years, India’s representation at the annual event has been at the level of a union minister. This year, […]
Notification for first phase of Lok Sabha polls issued
(Agencies) New Delhi : Notification for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections was issued on Monday, setting in motion the high-voltage electoral battle where the BJP seeks to return to power amid opposition’s efforts to present a united fight to unseat it. Polling would be held in 91 parliamentary constituencies spread across 20 […]
Rahul asks Modi to tell nation who released Masood Azhar from jail
Haveri: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Saturday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to tell the nation that it was the BJP government which released terror outfit JeM chief Masood Azhar from an Indian jail. Addressing a public rally here in north Karnataka, Gandhi said, “Let Modi make me understand who sent Masood Azhar from Indian jail to […]
PM Modi Cites Lucknow To Make A Point About Kashmir, Unity
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today cited the case of the attack on Kashmiri traders in Lucknow to illustrate a point: “It is crucial to maintain an atmosphere of unity”. Home minister Rajnath Singh also tried to drive home the point, saying he has asked all Chief Ministers to protect Kashmiri children in their […]
SC commences hearing on Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case
(Agencies) New Delhi: A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court Wednesday commenced hearing on the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case. The bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi will decide whether the case can be adjudicated through mediation. The other judges of the bench are Justices S A Bobde, D Y […]
