NEW DELHI: Amid the debate over the impact that Lok Sabha delimitation on population criteria will have on the political weight of southern states, YSR Congress Party of Andhra Pradesh has demanded that the Modi govt spell out the mechanism by which it will ensure that the states which followed the policy of population control…
GUWAHATI: Union home minister Amit Shah announced Sunday that 82% of the commitments under the 2020 Bodo accord have been fulfilled, with the remaining provisions set to be completed within two years. He praised the transformation of Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) in Assam from an insurgency-hit zone to a hub of development.“Where once bullets were…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday addressed a public gathering at Dotma, on the final day of the 57th annual conference of the All Bodo Students Union (ABSU). In the event, Shah hit out at Congress, claiming that the party had mocked the government when the accord was signed but has been…
<p><strong></strong>’Love for Bharat unites us all’: Amit Shah gifts guitar to Mizoram’s 7-year-old singing sensation</p><p><br></p> NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah, during his visit to the Northeast, gifted a guitar to seven-year-old Mizoram singing prodigy Esther Lalduhawmi Hnamte after she performed a heartfelt rendition of Vande Mataram in Aizawl on Saturday.Moved by her performance,…
DERGAON/AIZAWL: Union home minister Amit Shah lauded Saturday Assam’s rapid progress in development, citing the newly inaugurated Lachit Barphukan Police Academy in Golghat district‘s Dergaon as a major milestone. The state, once reliant on other regions for police training, now boasts an academy poised to become the nation’s finest within five years, he said.“Given its…
Uneasy calm in Manipur as tribal areas shut down over protester’s death GUWAHTI: Manipur’s restive hills resonated with disquiet on Sunday amid the silence of an indefinite shutdown called by the Kuki-Zo Council in Kangpokpi, Churachandpur, Tengnoupal, Pherzawl and other tribal-dominant areas after weekend clashes with security personnel left a Kuki protester dead and over…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday announced that a “grand temple” for Sita would be constructed as he acknowledged the contribution of people of Mithilanchal and Bihar in the development of Gujarat. This comes as Bihar assembly elections remain due later this year.Recalling the time when he visited Bihar during Lok Sabha…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah took a swipe at Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin, saying under Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led administration, the CISF aspirants could write the exam in their respective regional languages.He also asked Stalin to commence engineering and medical education in Tamil in the state. “Earlier, there was no place…
DK Shivakumar and Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday strongly opposed the proposed nation-wide delimitation exercise, alleging that the central government aims to reduce Lok Sabha seats in southern states.“The Congress party opposes delimitation. They (Centre) want to reduce the seats of the Southern states….
NEW DELHI: The BJP is set to choose a new national president in March, after the completion of elections within party’s state units. Originally planned for January, the selection process was postponed due to Delhi assembly polls and pending polls in several state units.As per the BJP’s constitution, at least 50% of state units must…
