NEW DELHI: The demand for granting “official language” status to Bhojpuri, a widely spoken dialect in Bihar, has gained momentum with the opposition Mahagathbandhan voicing its strong support.Leaders from the RJD, Congress, and CPI(ML) Liberation, all members of the Mahagathbandhan have pledged to raise the matter in the Parliament.This renewed push came after the Union…
VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday sparked a controversy by alleging that animal fat was mixed in the ghee used to prepare the famous Tirumala laddu during the term of the previous YSRCP government led by YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. YSRCP denied the allegations and said Naidu was making wild statements for…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday upped the ante against the Modi 3.0 government as it marks the completion of its first 100 days, claiming that the Opposition compelled the Centre to take ‘U-turns’ on several of it flagship programmes and initiatives like lateral entry, OPS and Waqf board Bill.During a presser, Congress spokesperson Supriya…
NEW DELHI: The opposition took a jab at the government on Thursday after a video showing water leaking inside the lobby of the new Parliament building surfaced on social media.The footage showed water dripping from the roof into a blue bucket placed in the center of the lobby. The Congress leader and Virudhunagar MP Manickam…
NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday strongly rejected the charge of favouring only two states – Andhra Pradesh and Bihar – in her Budget speech and accused the opposition of spreading misinformation for political gains. Andhra Pradesh and Bihar are allies states of the BJP-led ruling NDA and their support is crucial…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday responded to leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi a day after the Congress leader went all guns blazing at the Modi government in Lok Sabha during the discussion on Union Budget 2.0.Gandhi on Monday had accused the NDA government of spreading a ‘chakravyuh’ with everybody trapped in it,…
NEW DELHI: All India Trinamool Congress on Sunday criticised the BJP-led NDA government after videos of two women being partially buried alive in Madhya Pradesh‘s Rewa surfaced on social media. “Aayi NDA ki yeh sarkar; Laayi mahilaon pe teen guna atyaachar (Here comes NDA government; brings with it 3x torture on women),” said the Mamata…
VARANASI: BJP-led NDA being voted to office for a third consecutive term in a country with millions of aspirational youth and other people chasing their dreams is no small feat and reflects a mandate earned through 10 years of governance, PM Modi said Tuesday at his first rally since the poll verdict. Modi transferred Rs…
This will also be the first meeting between NSAs since the US indicted an Indian national for planning a hit on a Khalistan separatist NEW DELHI: US NSA Jake Sullivan is likely to visit India next week for a meeting with his counterpart Ajit Doval in which they will undertake a comprehensive review of cooperation…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of assuming office for the second term as the foreign minister, S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that the third term of PM Modi-led NDA government will focus on finding a solution for the border issues with China and years-old cross-border terrorism with Pakistan.“In any country and especially in a democracy, it is…
