NEW DELHI: DMK leader and Rajya Sabha MP MM Abdulla responded to Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu’s Hindi letter, saying that he did not understand Hindi and requested that official communications be sent in English instead. The response by the DMK MP follows a letter from the Union minister of state for railways, dated October…
Union minister Suresh Gopi NEW DELHI: Union minister Suresh Gopi sought regular bail from a magisterial court on Wednesday amid allegations of misbehaving with a woman journalist. The case, which has drawn significant public attention, involves a complaint filed by the journalist working for a local television channel.The court has scheduled the matter for framing…
NEW DELHI: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari recently took a swipe at his cabinet colleague Ramdas Athawale, praising his political prowess and ability to secure ministerial positions across various governments.While addressing an event in Nagpur on Sunday, Gadkari said that while there is no guarantee of NDA government’s fourth term, Athawale will, however, become a minister…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Punjab Partap Singh Bajwa said that it was disturbing for a minister to exhibit such a lack of understanding of constitutional principles while reacting to the recent controversial statements made by Union minister and BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi.“His derogatory remarks demonstrate not only…
NEW DELHI: India will be among the top 10 global destinations for tourism in the next five years and the contribution of the sector to India’s economy will increase from 7.9% to over 10% in the near future, Union tourism and culture minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said on Saturday.The tourism industry is looking for investments…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his comment that there were no “Dalits and adivasis” in the list of contestants in the Miss India beauty pageant and said the statement was something that could only come from a “bal buddhi (juvenile)”.“Now, he wants reservations in…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Suresh Gopi on Wednesday said acting was his primary passion and would not think twice to resign from his constitutional duties, if his acting career was jeopardized due to active politics. In fact, the actor turned politician went on step further and claimed he would consider himself “saved”, if the Central…
BENGALURU: Hot on the heels of governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot granting approval for the prosecution of chief minister Siddaramaiah in the Mysore Urban Development Authority (Muda) land allotment scam, Karnataka Lokayukta‘s Special Investigation Team (SIT) has sought permission to file a chargesheet against Union minister for heavy industries and steel, HD Kumaraswamy, over alleged illegal…
Adsul stated he was promised a gubernatorial post by Union home minister Amit Shah and threatened to file a curative petition in the Supreme Court if not made governor within 15 days. MUMBAI: Accusing the BJP of failing to keep its word and commitment, former Shiv Sena MP Anandrao Adsul on Tuesday said that if…
Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi took a dig at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Saturday.Recalling their separation in 2001 when Manjhi formed his own party, and Nitish expressed doubts about his ability to lead it successfully, he said, “I want to thank Nitish Kumar ji, when we separated in 2015 and formed the party he…
