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New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) India still has the largest number of poor people in the world and four out of five Indians earn less than Rs 171 per day, Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha Leader Derek O'Brien said on Thursday as he shared a "fact-check" on claims made in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech at a poll rally. Taking to X, the TMC leader hit back at Modi over his speech in West Bengal's Haldia, issuing a detailed "fact check" of what he termed as seven claims made by the prime minister. "L ...Read More >
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge will chair a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on April 10 to discuss and firm up the grand old party's view on the women's reservation bill with senior leaders. The CWC meeting has been convened in the wake of the Centre extending the Budget session from April 16-18 to pass key changes to the women's reservation bill that grants a 33 per cent quota to women in the Lok Sabha and state Assembli ...Read More >
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday referred to chief minister Mamata Banerjee's loss in Nandigram in the 2021 West Bengal assembly elections and said the same would be repeated in Bhabanipur, her constituency in Kolkata, and the rest of the state on the cusp of change after 15 years of Trinamool Congress (TMC) rule. "Nandigram in East Midnapore showed the path for change five years ago. Now, the entire West Bengal has started walking in that direction. The feat, which Nandigram achieved f ...Read More >
VMPL New Delhi [India], April 9: High Commissioner of St. Kitts and Nevis to India, Gurdip Dev Bath reaffirmed his commitment to strengthen South-South cooperation (SSC) on Tuesday. Speaking on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of the diplomatic mission in India, he said that the high commission will serve as the bridge between the two nations. The ceremony was held under the leadership of Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew, and led by Dr. Denzil Douglas, Minister of Foreign Affairs of St. K ...Read More >
Addressing a 'Dhanyawad Evam Vikas Rally' in Meham on Sunday, CM Saini pointedly addressed concerns of the farmers about crop procurement. Saini said that the opposition is spreading misinformation about gate passes. "The government has made arrangements to ensure that no farmer faces any difficulties. Duties for crop procurement have been clearly assigned. The interests of farmers are central to our policies," he said. The CM said that the BJP government has given jobs to 1.80 lakh youths afte ...Read More >
Rahman, a veteran UN diplomat who served as NSA in the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, will be the first minister to visit India since the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) swept the general election in February. His delegation includes Humayun Kabir, foreign affairs adviser to the PM and one of the most influential members of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's inner circle. Doval has played a key behind-the-scenes role in ties with Bangladesh in recent years, and his meeting with Rahma ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actress Suzanne Bernert, popular for her role on the TV show Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, has called out Deepika Padukone for 'flexing' on her recent comment of watching Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar way before anybody else did. Taking to her social media account, Suzanne said, "Dear Deepika This isn't a flex! We are still waiting for you to openly praise your husband. I don't understand why you are not doing it. #Dhurandhar2TheRevenge." For the uninitiated, Dee ...Read More >
Haldia (West Bengal), Apr 9 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Thursday, after a delay of two hours owing to inclement weather, to address the first of his three election rallies in West Bengal. Several parts of southern Bengal, including Kolkata, have been receiving rain since morning. The showers had left the helipad in Haldia filled with sludge, adding to the delay in Modi's arrival. The meteorological department predicted that the weather is expected to improve later in the ...Read More >
: Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has expressed deep sorrow over the demise of Mohsina Kidwai, a distinguished alumna of Women's College and a senior parliamentarian who served the nation for several decades. She passed away on Wednesday, April 8, at the age of 94. Born in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, Kidwai (1932-2026) rose from the classrooms of AMU to hold key positions in public life. She served as a union minister under former prime ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. During her career, ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 8 (PTI) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday said BJP will form a government in West Bengal under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as people of the state want development, industry, women's safety and good governance. During the long period of the Left rule and now under the present government in West Bengal headed by Mamata Banerjee, "industry and employment have suffered", he claimed, adding that people want change. "Due to issues such as atroc ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) Taking a swipe at the government, the Congress on Wednesday said the role played by Pakistan in bringing about the ceasefire between the US-Israel and Iran is a "severe setback" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "highly personalised diplomacy" and asked what happened to "papa ne war rukwa di". The opposition party also asked why Modi, who claims very special friendship with the US, Israel, Iran, and the Gulf countries and who also holds the BRICS plus presidency this year ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the PM Mudra Yojana has strengthened the spirit of enterprise across India by removing barriers and trusting the aspirations of the people. On 11 years of the PM Mudra Yojana, Modi said the scheme has redefined access to credit by empowering millions with the confidence to dream and the means to fulfil it. "By removing barriers and trusting the aspirations of our people, it has strengthened the spirit of enterprise across In ...Read More >
A special three-day sitting of Parliament from April 16 to 18 will fast-track the implementation of 33% women's reservation in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, assuring southern states that their representation will not reduce and adding that the total number of seats in the Lower House will increase. Addressing a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rally in poll-bound Kerala, Modi said no state that worked to control its population will see a drop in ...Read More >
Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu), Apr 7 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday took strong exception to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remark that free bus travel scheme for women could undermine financial viability of projects like metro rail, and claimed that Modi doesn't seem to care for women. The remark came as he was addressing a poll campaign in support of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance candidates here on Tuesday night. Stalin said, according to the prime minister, the fr ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday argued before the Supreme Court that Indian society not only treats women equally but places them on a higher pedestal. This was submitted by solicitor general Tushar Mehta before a nine-member bench examining several legal and constitutional questions relating to religious practices affecting women. The bench headed by CJI Surya Kant commenced the final hearing on pleas linked to discrimination against women at religious places, including Sabarimala, and on the ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is hearing petitions challenging a 2018 order that allowed women of menstruating age into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. The apex court is examining seven points to set up a legal framework. These seven important questions are as follows: What has the Centre told the court? During the hearing, the Centre on Tuesday told the SC that the 2018 judgment was wrongly decided and deserves to be declared a wrong law, according to live law. Appearing for the Centre, Solic ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Tuesday to present him with a Bastar 2.0 development blueprint, aimed at transformation of the once Naxal-infested region into a hub for infrastructure expansion, innovation-led growth, start-ups and tourism. Bastar was recently declared as free from Left-wing extremism after all CPI(Maoist) leaders of standing were either eliminated or chose to surrender. The region, which had borne the brunt of Naxal ...Read More >
Mamata Banerjee made a shocking remark on Pahalgam attack at a poll rally In a shocking political attack ahead of the polls, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee has questioned if the BJP has a "blueprint ready" for "another Pahalgam attack before the election". The BJP has said the Trinamool chief's remark was aimed at appeasing its minority votebank and described the ruling party in Bengal as "anti-Hindu". Addressing a public meeting at Bethuadahari in Nad ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) The BJP on Tuesday demanded an apology from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for his alleged remarks on the people of Gujarat and some other states, saying that the comment was "shameless, demeaning and utterly despicable." Addressing a press conference here, senior BJP leader and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad asked Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to clarify whether they agreed with Kharge's statement. At an election ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and presented a "forward-looking vision" for the next phase of development in Bastar, amongst the regions worst affected by Naxal violence and now moving towards peace. According to a release issued by the state government, the chief minister expressed gratitude for the restoration of peace in the region following the decline of Naxalism and credited the continued support and leadership ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will visit the United States of America from April 8-10. During his visit, discussions will take place to review the full spectrum of India-US ties and also regional and global developments, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday. In an official statement, the MEA said that the Foreign Secretary's visit to Washington DC would, "provide an opportunity to review the full spectrum of India-U.S. bilateral relations and advan ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will visit the United States of America from April 8-10. During his visit, discussions will take place to review the full spectrum of India-US ties and also regional and global developments, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday. In an official statement, the MEA said that the Foreign Secretary's visit to Washington DC would, "provide an opportunity to review the full spectrum of India-U.S. bilateral relations and advan ...Read More >
Addressing the 'Dhanyavaad Evam Viksit Faridabad Rally' here, Saini said significant work has been carried out over the past 11.5 years in infrastructure, connectivity, industry, Smart City development, metro expansion and digital services. According to an official statement, the projects include the construction of a rest house at ₹50.61 crore, a dispensary-cum-chief medical officer office at ₹41.70 crore, laying of sewerage lines at ₹25 crore, and a school building in Old Faridabad at ...Read More >
Azamgarh (UP), Apr 6 (PTI): Launching a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party for "confining development to Saifai" (bastion of the Samajwadi Party), Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that Azamgarh, Mau, Ballia and Jaunpur were never a part of their (Samajwadi Party) agenda. "Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the only party in the world, which says 'Nation First, Party next and the person after it'. What happens in other parties? Adityanath said. The Samajwadi Party wi ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Former Haryana Governor and Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said that nobody believed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would one day form the government at the Centre, when just 2 MPs from BJP had won in the 1984 Lok Sabha elections, but all of them were proven wrong, as presently the saffron party has established its government in 19 states across the country. Speaking at the 47th BJP's foundation Day (Sthapna Diwas) celebrated at the party's headquarters in Nampally on Monda ...Read More >
GURUGRAM: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini targeted Mamata Banerjee, his counterpart in poll-bound West Bengal, saying she is "more dangerous than the communists". Saini unveiled a statue of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the BJP district office Gurukamal on the occasion of BJP's foundation day. Speaking to mediapersons, Saini said Banerjee was creating problems for the people of West Bengal. She has turned out to be "more dangerous than the communists" and no one can s ...Read More >
Gurugram, Apr 6 (PTI) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini targeted Mamata Banerjee, his counterpart in poll-bound West Bengal, saying she is "more dangerous than the communists". Saini unveiled a statue of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the BJP district office Gurukamal on the occasion of BJP's foundation day. Speaking to mediapersons, Saini said Banerjee was creating problems for the people of West Bengal. She has turned out to be "more dangerous than the communists" and n ...Read More >
Patna, Apr 6 (PTI) The ruling BJP in Bihar on Monday celebrated its 47th foundation day, with party workers distributing 47 kg of laddus and lighting 47 lamps at the office. Senior leaders and party workers also paid tributes to ideologues Deendayal Upadhyaya and Syama Prasad Mookerjee by garlanding their portraits. State BJP president Sanjay Saraogi said the BJP has grown into the "world's largest political party" through the dedication and hard work of its workers. "BJP workers move forward ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 6 (PTI) Echoing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of remaining silent over the threat by Pakistan's defence minister to attack Kolkata. Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif had on Saturday warned that his country would respond with a strike on Kolkata to any "future misadventures" by India. "If India tries to stage any false flag operation this time, then God-willingly, we will take it ...Read More >
Dhaka, Apr 6: India is willing to rebuild ties with Bangladesh with a "forward-looking approach", Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma conveyed to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday. The meeting came as India and Bangladesh are making efforts to rebuild bilateral ties after Rahman became Prime Minister following his Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)'s victory in the February parliamentary polls. During the meeting, Verma and Rahman "discussed bilateral engagement with a focus on people- ...Read More >
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