NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea that sought to prevent the Bharatiya Janata Party from using lotus as its party symbol.“You want name and fame for yourself. Look at the plea, what is the kind of relief claimed by you? Dismissed,” the apex court said.The argument was made that since the…
NEW DELHI: A day ahead of the launch of party manifesto by Union minister Amit Shah, BJP on Thursday released its list of star campaigners for Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls.The list of star campaigners includes the party’s prominent faces, including PM Modi, Shah and defence minister Rajnath Singh. The party has also named Union…
GUWAHATI: The BJP-led Assam cabinet has accepted 57 of the 67 recommendations by an MHA-constituted commission on implementation of constitutional, legal, and administrative safeguards for “Assamese people”, as envisaged in Clause 6 of the tripartite 1985 Assam Accord.CM Himanta Biswa Sarma termed the Justice (retd) Biplab Sarma Commission’s report, submitted in Feb 2020, “one of…
SRINAGAR: J&K Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra pushed back Thursday against allegations by BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav that former militants are assisting National Conference (NC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in their campaign for the Sept 18-Oct 1 assembly elections.“Madhav seems unaware of his party inducting ex-militants into its fold,” Karra said after…
NEW DELHI: Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Thursday hinted at a conspiracy behind the deaths of 12 aspirants during physical tests for excise constable recruitment drive in the state as he claimed “faulty” Covid vaccines were administered to people in the state. “The Covid vaccines administered to people in Jharkhand were faulty. Its impact…
NEW DELHI: Ex-Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Thursday repeated his charge against Congress leader Bhupinder Hooda and his son Deepender Hooda for “hatching conspiracy” against him through last year’s wrestler protest. Addressing a rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda, the BJP leader said the allegations against him was part of…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajeev Chandrashekhar on Wednesday took a jibe at the camaraderie between Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin, suggesting that their connection is rooted in a mutual inclination towards scams.“Ah that bonding of brotherhood – forged by a conman oops common passion for 2G…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released the first list of 67 candidates for the upcoming Haryana assembly elections.According to the list, CM Nayab Singh Saini will contest from Ladwa, Gian Chand Gupta from Panchkula, Anil Vij from Ambala Cantt, Kanwar Pal Gurjar from Jagadhri, Sunita Duggal from Ratia, Bhavya Bishnoi from…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jagat Singh Negi on Wednesday offered clarification on his “makeup” remark on Kangana Ranaut saying that the Bhartiya Janata Party had twisted his statements. He said that his jibe was about the Mandi MP not visiting Himachal Pradesh as the state has been witnessing floods. “People of BJP are known for…
NEW DELHI: BJP Tuesday said the anti-rape legislation passed in Bengal assembly was brought by CM Mamata Banerjee to save herself from humiliation and divert attention from the heinous crime at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.Questioning why the Mamata govt did not bring the bill earlier, Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also…
