Haryana BJP chief’s son Vikas Barala arrested for stalking woman
August 09, 2017 The police decided on Wednesday to press attempt to kidnap charge against Vikas Barala and another person, who had allegedly stalked and tried to abduct Varnika Kundu, daughter of an IAS officer. Vikas Barala, son of Haryana Bharatiya Janata Party chief Subhash Barala, and the other accused were arrested by the police […]
Amid Doklam stand-off, Jailtey says forces strong enough to meet any challenge
August 09, 2017 Amid the border standoff with China, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the Indian armed forces are strong enough to meet any challenge to the country’s security as he underlined that lessons have been learnt from the 1962 war. He also said in the Rajya Sabha that the people of the country […]
5 TMC MLAs join BJP; party flag flutters in unconquered state
August 07, 2017 Trinamool Congress MLAs from Tripura Sudip Roy Barman, Ashish Kumar Saha, Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl, Biswa Bandhu Sen, Pranjit Singh Roy and Dilip Sarkar have joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan informed that the TMC and Congress MLAs are joining the saffron party, adding that Tripura will be headed […]
Voting for vice presidential election ends with 98% turnout
August 05, 2017 Nearly 97 per cent of the members of Parliament exercised their franchise till 3 pm in the vice presidential poll in New Delhi today. Assistant Returning Officer Mukul Pandey told reporters that 96.94 per cent (761 out of 785) members eligible to cast vote have exercised their franchise till 3 pm. NDA’s […]
Dialogue is the only way to resolve conflicts: PM
August 05, 2017 Dialogue is the only way to cut through deep-rooted religious stereotypes and prejudices that divide communities across the world and sow seeds of conflict between nations and societies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. “As the inter-connected and inter-dependent world of 21st century battles a number of global challenges, from terrorism to climate change, I am confident […]
Modi’s ‘hard line stance’ pushing India into war: Chinese daily
Beijing, Aug 5 (IANS) By adopting a “hard line stance” towards China, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pushing his country into war and “gambling” with the destiny of its people, a Chinese daily said. An editorial in the state-run Global Times said Modi should be aware of the “overwhelming” strength of the People’s Liberation […]
BJP worker detained over attack on Rahul’s convoy
August 05, 2017 Bharatiya Janata Party worker Jayesh Darji was on Saturday detained by police in Dhanera for attacking Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s convoy on Friday. Rahul’s car was attacked on Friday when he was on his way to the helipad after visiting the flood-hit areas in Gujarat’s Dhanera. Earlier in the day, the […]
Won’t back down due to few black flags, says Rahul in Gujarat
August 04, 2017 Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi visited flood affected areas in Gujarat, on Friday, where he was also shown black flags by a group of protesters. Addressing the villagers and the media, Rahul Gandhi said that he was in Assam the other day, Rajasthan on Friday and now in Gujarat. Amidst his speech, few […]
No proposal to buy F-16 fighters for IAF: Minister
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) There is no proposal to buy F-16 fighter jets for the Indian Air Force at the moment, the government said on Friday. This comes as Tata Group and American aerospace giant Lockheed Martin have signed a deal to jointly produce the F-16 fighter jets in India, which was signed during […]
BJP-RSS cadres attacking, killing our men in Kerala, says CPI-M
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The CPI-M on Friday accused the BJP-RSS cadres for attacking and killing the Left party’s workers and supporters in Kerala and accused the BJP of “doublespeak”. “The BJP leadership is indulging in doublespeak on the clashes between CPI-M and BJP-RSS workers in Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala,” the Communist Party of […]
