Lucknow: Priest-turned politician and controversial mascot of hardline Hindutva, Yogi Adityanath was today sworn in as the 21st chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and the fourth from the saffron party, ending a 15-year hiatus. BJP state unit chief Keshav Prasad Maurya and party’s national vice president Dinesh Sharma were sworn in as cabinet ministers by […]
Mumbai : Actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s father Krishnaraj Rai died on Saturday, a report confirms. Pinkvilla confirms the news through Aishwarya’s spokesperson that her father, who was in the intensive care at the Lilavati hospital in Mumbai, passed away due to complications early Saturday. He was an Army biologist. He was visited by Aishwarya’s in-laws […]
New Delhi: The Centre plans to build toilets in one lakh madrassas across the country as part of its efforts to revamp these traditional learning centres. Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said the government has also planned to introduce mid-day meal scheme and upgrade skills of teachers in these […]
New Delhi : The BJP returned to power in Uttar Pradesh – possibly with a three-quarter majority – after 14 years, during which regional players including the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party, held sway. The BJP secured today a stunning victory in Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, trampling a fragmented Opposition to secure the […]
New Delhi: The campaign of a Kargil martyr’s daughter against the ABVP today drew controversial reaction from BJP leaders with Union minister Kiren Rijiju wondering who was “polluting” her mind and another comparing her with wanted gangster Dawood Ibrahim. Pratap Simha, BJP MP from Mysuru, tweeted, “At least Dawood did not use the crutches of […]
Kancheepuram: Police today booked AIADMK General Secretary V K Sasikala and its Legislature Party Leader Edappadi K Palaniswamy in connection with the alleged detention of party MLAs at a resort in this district. The two were booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) pertaining to abduction and wrongful confinement. The case was […]
Chennai: A senior AIADMK leader, owing allegiance to party General Secretary V K Sasikala, was today booked on the charge of issuing ‘death threat’ to Chief Minister O Panneerselvam recently. AIADMK South Chennai (North) District Secretary and former MLA V P Kalairajan was booked under different sections of IPC, including ‘criminal intimidation’, police said. Reacting […]
Lucknow: Seeking to win over 300 of the 403 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today jointly released ten commitments on which their alliance will work on coming to power. The two leaders at a press conference released the commitments which include major promises made […]
Chennai: Two days after staking claim with him to form the government amidst political turmoil in Tamil Nadu, AIADMK General Secretary V K Sasikala today sought an appointment with Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao to parade MLAs supporting her before him. Sasikala said she believed that the Governor would “act immediately to save the sovereignty of […]
Mumbai: The BJP’s ally Shiv Sena announced on Tuesday that Patidar agitation leader Hardik Patel would be the face of the party in the 2017 Gujarat Assembly polls. The Hardik Patel-led Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti has been fighting for reservation for the Patel community under the Other Backward Castes (OBC) quota and the movement did […]
