NEW DELHI: As the BJP-led government faces heat from the opposition over the Agnipath scheme, several BJP-governed states have come to its rescue announcing reservation to Agniveers after retirement in state jobs. BJP’s allies, Nitish Kumar’s JDU and Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (RV), also requested to review the scheme.Rajasthan, Arunachal Pradesh announce reservation The…
NEW DELHI: Former BJP MP from Tamil Nadu‘s Nilgiris M Master Mathan passed away on Friday night due to age-related issues at the age of 91.Expressing his condolences, PM Narendra Modi said in a post on X, “The death of former Member of Parliament Mr. Master Madan is deeply saddened. He will forever be remembered…
NEW DELHI : West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee visibly agitated, walked out of the Niti Aayog meeting on Saturday and accused the central government of “insulting” her deliberately by not providing enough time to talk, while NDA members present at the meeting were given ample time to do the same.The TMC supremo, who did…
NEW DELHI: Citing a report, Congress on Saturday alleged a discrepancy of nearly 5 crore votes between the initial and final counts of the Lok Sabha polls, which they claim would have given the INDIA bloc the most seats in Parliament. This claim is based on a report titled ‘Report: Conduct of Lok Sabha Elections…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Saturday offered justification for not turning up to the Niti Aayog meet convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said, he was “compelled” to seek justice due to the “discriminatory attitude” towards Tamil Nadu reflected in the budget.The Tamil Nadu CM, who has spearheaded the opposition…
NEW DELHI: Five Army personnel including a Major rank officer on Saturday sustained injuries in an exchange of fire along the Line of Control in Jammu & Kashmir’s Kupwara district.“Some exchange of fire took place near the Kumkadi post in Trehgam sector of the north Kashmir district,” one of the officials said.An exchange of fire…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief ministerMamata Banerjee on Friday said her recent statement on violence-hit Bangladesh was “distorted” and took on the foreign ministry for criticising her comment.“I know the federal structure very well. I was an MP seven times, I was Union minister twice. I know the MEA policy better than anyone else,” she…
NEW DELHI: As PM Narendra Modi visited the Kargil war memorial in Drass on Friday, the Modi Archives account on X shared a thread reminiscing about him, then BJP general secretary and in-charge of Himachal, visiting soldiers during the war 25 years ago.In the thread, ‘A Pilgrimage of a Lifetime – Narendra Modi’s Lessons from…
DRASS: Warning Pakistan that its nefarious designs in fuelling the proxy war will be crushed with full force by the Indian security forces, PM Narendra Modi on Friday said the “patrons of terrorism” across the border could hear his voice loud and clear from the heights of Kargil.“Pakistan has not learnt any lessons from its…
NEW DELHI: A week after agreeing to test the validity of blanket constitutional immunity from criminal prosecution to governors, Supreme Court Friday said it would consider framing guidelines for governors in withholding assent to bills passed by the legislature or referring them to the President.Opposition-governed Kerala and West Bengal Friday joined Telangana and Tamil Nadu…
