JAIPUR: A textbook purportedly on the 2002 Godhra carnage and its aftermath is among four that are being recalled in BJP-governed Rajasthan, a month after these were distributed among govt schools in the state.Rajasthan School Education Council instructed the district education officers on Oct 21 to ask the schools to return all copies of the…
BENGALURU: Admitting its mistake in erroneously marking 1,200 acres of farmers’ land in Karnataka’s Vijayapura district as Waqf Board assets, the state govt announced Monday that it will withdraw notices issued to the farmers.Govt’s hasty U-turn from the planned takeover of the land in Tikota taluk’s Honavada follows protests by farmers and Congress’ fear of…
RANCHI: Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren’s poll proposer in Barhait (ST), Mandal Murmu, was detained by police in violation of Election Commission (EC) poll guidelines, state chief electoral officer (CEO) K Ravi Kumar said on Monday. According to BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, Murmu was on his way to Ranchi to discuss the issue of Bangladeshi…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday claimed that Muslim population is growing in the state of Jharkhand and the local tribal population is on the decline. Himanta, who is also BJP‘s Jharkhand election co-in-charge, accused the Hemant Soren led state government of letting “intruders” enter the state. “I ignite fire against…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Amit Malviya on Monday questioned the acceptance of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s nomination affidavit by the poll body for Wayanad bypolls alleging that she did not disclose her complete assets information.Questioning the Election Commission, Amit Malviya on X said, “Despite the inconsistencies and non disclosure of Priyanka Vadra’s investment and…
KOLKATA: Peace can be established in Bengal only when infiltration stops, said Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday. Urging voters to give BJP a chance, Shah said, “Bengal is witnessing state-sponsored infiltration. To stop this, you have to vote BJP to govern the state. Rabindra Sangeet has been replaced by bomb blasts. Only BJP…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of state elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, RSS has dispelled notions of discord with BJP, particularly following remarks by party president J P Nadda which suggested that BJP was “self-sufficient” and did not require the Sangh’s support.RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale addressed the issue in Mathura, clarifying that the Sangh understood Nadda’s…
Actor and founder of Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam Vijay during his pary’s first political conference, at Vikravandi in Villupuram district. (PTI Photo) VIKRAVANDI: Laying out a clear political agenda and identifying his key rivals, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) founder and actor Vijay declared the DMK as TVK’s political adversary and the BJP as its ideological opponent.In…
NEW DELHI: The air quality in New Delhi worsened on Sunday, with the Air Quality Index(AQI) recorded at 352, falling into the ‘very poor’ category, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR). The AQI in the Anand Vihar area exceeded 400, reaching 405 at 7am, categorized as ‘severe,’ compared…
MUMBAI/THANE: With MNS unlikely to field a candidate against CM Eknath Shinde in the Kopri-Pachpakhadi constituency in Thane, there is speculation that Shiv Sena MLA Sada Sarvankar is under pressure to pull out of the fray from the Mahim constituency in Mumbai, where MNS chief Raj Thackeray‘s son Amit is contesting. Speculation is also rife…
