Hyderabad, July 3 (UNI) Telangana Jagruthi president and BRS MLC K Kavitha today urged AICC President Mallikarjuna Kharge to pressurise the Union government to approve 42 per cent reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in education, employment and local bodies. Kavitha, who met BC leader and Rajya Sabha MP R Krishnaiah earlier, said that the Congress government could issue an order to implement the 42 percent reservations for BCs. Although a bi
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann bolstered his cabinet by inducting Sanjeev Arora, the newly elected MLA from Ludhiana West, as a minister. Governor Gulab Chand Kataria administered the oath at Raj Bhavan. Arora's inclusion brings the cabinet's strength to 17, fulfilling AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal's promise made during the bypoll campaign following Gurpreet Bassi Gogi's death.Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday expanded his Cabine
Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) central leader and MP Ravishankar Prasad on Thursday had declared BJP Rajya Sabha MP and chief spokesperson Shamik Bhattacharya as the next Bengal party chief. Addressing the gathering during a felicitation programme at Science City, Kolkata, Bhattacharya said, "Our only aim is to oust Trinamool Congress (TMC) from the state and we will fight unitedly to achieve our aim. BJP has gone through several odds to
Kolkata, Jul 3 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Pant on Thursday wrote to his Odisha counterpart, urging him to put an end to "harassment" of Bengali-speaking migrant workers in certain parts of the neighbouring state. Pant, in the letter, said the migrant workers are "targeted because they speak Bengali, which is their mother tongue" and "unjustly labelled as Bangladeshis". The labourers include daily-wage earners, rickshaw-pullers and
Kolkata, Jul 2 (PTI) Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya was on Wednesday officially named the new president of the West Bengal BJP, with the party tasking him to lead its charge in the 2026 assembly elections, a battle he described as a fight to save the state's culture and pluralism from what he termed the "corrupt misrule" of the TMC. A dyed-in-the-wool party loyalist and articulate communicator with deep roots in the RSS, Bhattacharya's electi
New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) Former Indian hockey captain and Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey on Thursday welcomed the government's decision to allow the Pakistani team from playing in the upcoming multi-nation tournaments in India, though he said he was yet to get an official confirmation from the sports ministry. A ministry source said on Thursday that Pakistan's hockey teams will not be stopped from competing in next month's Asia Cup and the su
Chandigarh, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The AAP government in Punjab on Thursday inducted newly-elected lawmaker from Ludhiana (West), Sanjeev Arora, in the 16-member Cabinet led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and allocated him Industry and NRI Affairs portfolios, but dropped one of the senior-most ministers Kuldeep Dhaliwal, who held the portfolio of NRI Affairs. In a Cabinet reshuffle, Tarunpreet Singh Sond was divested of the Industry portfolio,
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 3 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party's Rajya Sabha MP, Samik Bhattacharya, was unanimously elected as the party's West Bengal president on Thursday, succeeding Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar. The election of the new state president comes as the party looks to challenge the incumbent Trinamool Congress in the upcoming 2026 Assembly polls in the state. Bhattacharya is a former West Bengal Assembly MLA from the Basir
Kolkata, Jul 2 (PTI) Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya was on Wednesday officially named the new president of the West Bengal BJP, with the party tasking him to lead its charge in the 2026 assembly elections -- a battle he described as a fight to save the state's culture and pluralism from what he termed the "corrupt misrule" of the TMC. Bhattacharya was elected unopposed, with no other candidate filing a nomination for the post by the stipulate
Kolkata: A dyed-in-the-wool party loyalist and articulate communicator with deep roots in the RSS, Samik Bhattacharya's election as the West Bengal BJP president signals the central leadership's calibrated move to steer the state unit through internal churn and retool it into a winning machine ahead of the 2026 assembly elections. At 61, Bhattacharya's rise to the state's top organisational post is being seen as a reward for decades of silent pe
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday unanimously elected Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya as the new president of its West Bengal unit. Bhattacharya, the lone nominee for the post, submitted his nomination on Wednesday at the BJP's Salt Lake office in Kolkata, accompanied by Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari and outgoing state chief Sukanta Majumdar.Bhattacharya, who flew in from New Delhi to file his nomination, had earlier met
Kolkata, Jul 2 (PTI) Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya was on Thursday officially declared the new president of its West Bengal unit, and he will lead the party into the 2026 assembly elections. Sixty-one-year-old Bhattacharya was elected unopposed, with no other candidate filing nomination for the post by the stipulated deadline of Wednesday afternoon. The formal announcement came during a felicitation ceremony at Science
Kolkata, Jul 3 (PTI) Senior West Bengal BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Thursday morning walked on the streets of Durgapur city with a 'damru' as a symbolic act to "awaken people". His act comes amid Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya's election as the new state BJP president, with no other candidate filing nomination for the post till the deadline on Wednesday. When asked about the 'damru' (hand drum), the former BJP state president said, "It's Shrav
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): Noting that the Election Commission 'undermined' the basis of the democratic system in the last six months, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh accused that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by the poll body will 'destroy' the country's democracy. Ramesh, who is also Congress' General Secretary in charge of Communications, drew a parallel between the demonetisation in 2016 and SIR by the Election Commission, stating tha
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): Noting that the Election Commission 'undermined' the basis of the democratic system in the last six months, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh accused that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by the poll body will 'destroy' the country's democracy. Ramesh, who is also Congress' General Secretary in charge of Communications, drew a parallel between the demonetisation in 2016 and SIR by the Election Commission, stating tha
Sanjeev Arora, Aam Aadmi Party's Ludhiana West by-election winner, is expected to join the Punjab Cabinet. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will reshuffle the cabinet this week, filling vacant positions and assigning new portfolios. Arora, a Rajya Sabha member, is recognized for his understanding of industry needs. Arvind Kejriwal had promised Arora a cabinet position if elected.Aam Aadmi Party's new poster boy, Sanjeev Arora, who won the Ludhiana We
Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP and chief spokesperson Shamik Bhattacharya is all set to become the next state president of the saffron camp in West Bengal. Bhattacharya seemed to be the sole contender of the post as nobody else had filed nomination for the post. Flanked by present state president Sukanta Majumdar and Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, Bhattacharuya had filed his nomination on Wednesday. Talking to the
Kolkata: With less than a year to go for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, the BJP's Bengal unit is set to announce its new state president on Thursday, following the nomination process on Wednesday. "There has been only one nomination, and no other submission was made. Each nomination must be seconded by at least ten members. The only nomination received is that of Shamik Bhattacharya. The name of the new state president will be official
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) The BJP slammed the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP) over remarks of their senior leaders about Kanwar Yatra and asked them to remove their anti-Modi lens to see the real picture of the country. The Kanwar Yatra is an annual pilgrimage during the Hindu month of Shravan, drawing thousands of devotees. Also Read | Mumbai Shocker: 40-Year-Old Woman English Teacher Arrested for Sexually Assaulting 16-Year-Old Male Studen
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 2 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday reviewed the pending cases related to residual assets and liabilities between Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Chairing a meeting at the Secretariat, CM Dhami instructed officials to expedite the resolution process for cases where consensus has already been achieved in earlier discussions. He also announced plans to hold a meeting soon with U
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced the appointment of new state presidents in seven states and two union territories, as part of the ongoing second phase of its organisational revamp. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed new state presidents in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Puducherry, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. As
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 2 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya, on Wednesday, filed nomination for the post of West Bengal BJP President. The Leader of Opposition in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari and the present West Bengal BJP Chief and Union Minister, Sukanta Majumdar were present, accompanying Bhattacharya. Speaking to ANI, Bhattacharya said that the party leadership asked him to file a nomination, whic
Kolkata, Jul 2 (PTI) Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya is set to become the new president of the West Bengal BJP as no other candidate filed nomination for the post till the deadline on Wednesday, party leaders said. Accompanied by outgoing state president Sukanta Majumdar and Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly Suvendu Adhikari, Bhattacharya submitted his nomination papers at the party's office in Salt Lake in t
Ranchi, Jul 2 (PTI) The ruling JMM on Wednesday alleged that the Bhognadih clash on Hul Divas in Jharkhand's Sahebganj district was a "well-planned conspiracy hatched by the BJP", and demanded a high-level probe into the incident. JMM general secretary and central spokesperson Supriyo Bhattacharya accused the BJP of creating disturbances in the Santhal Paragana region since the last assembly elections. Reacting to the allegations, BJP general s
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 2 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya, on Wednesday, filed nomination for the post of West Bengal BJP President. The Leader of Opposition in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari and the present West Bengal BJP Chief and Union Minister, Sukanta Majumdar were present, accompanying Bhattacharya. Also Read | Karnataka Shocker: Infosys Senior Employee Arrested for Filming Woman Colleague While
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday welcomed Rajya Sabha MP Mahendra Bhatt, the newly elected state president of the bharatiya janata party (BJP), at his official residence in Dehradun.Chief minister Dhami congratulated Bhatt and extended best wishes for his second term as the state BJP chief. State General Secretary (Organisation) Ajaey Kumar was also present on the occasion.Earlier on July 1, Mahendra Bhatt exp
VIJAYAWADA: In a grand and festive gathering at SS Convention Centre in Vijayawada on Tuesday, former MLC and State general secretary PVN Madhav was officially declared the new State president of Bharatiya Janata Party. The announcement was made by Karnataka MP and BJP National Council member PC Mohan, who acted as the election observer. Lauding the party's democratic tradition, Mohan said, "Whether it is the national or State president, the BJP
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India] July 2 (ANI): West Bengal Irrigation Minister Manas Ranjan Bhunia has strongly condemned the alleged gangrape incident in Kasba, Kolkata. "Our party strongly condemns the Kasba incident. I, Manas Bhunia, also strongly condemn it," he said. Bhunia appreciated the police's prompt action in the case, saying that they had made immediate arrests. "The police have taken prompt action and made immediate arrests. Our Chief
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 2 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha participated in a special aarti at the Jammu Tawi riverfront. Sinha also visited the Amarnath Yatri Niwas base camp on Tuesday evening. After inspecting the Yatri Niwas base camp, Sinha stated that the security arrangements for the Yatra are more robust than ever before. 'I have witnessed the last four Yatras. The arrangements are better than eve
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjeev Arora has resigned from Rajya Sabha after he was elected as the MLA from the Ludhiana West assembly constituency in the recently concluded bypolls. His resignation from the upper house was accepted by Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankar on Tuesday with immediate effect, finding the same in conformity with Article 101 3(b) of the Constitution. Also Read | I