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BJP national president Nitin Nabin promises to change place names and crack down on Bangladeshi infiltration in West Bengal if the party wins the upcoming election, vowing to restore cultural identity and improve security. Photograph: Naveen Sharma/ANI PhotoKey PointsBJP promises to change place names in West Bengal deemed inconsistent with the state's culture if elected.The BJP pledges to address Bangladeshi infiltration, which they claim endangers women's security in West Bengal.Nitin Nabin a ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): BJP President Nitin Nabin launched a sharp attack on ruling Trinamool Congress Chief (TMC) and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and emphasised that the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls aims to remove illegal immigrants, particularly from Bangladesh, who are attempting to obtain citizenship through wrongful means. The BJP chief also slammed the previous governments for taking a soft stand on Pakistan and contrasted it with the BJP-led Cent ...Read More >
Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, winding up his election campaign in Assam on Monday, launched a blistering attack on the Gandhi family and Congress, accusing them of corruption, dynastic politics, and siding with Pakistan.Addressing rallies in Barpeta, Hojai, and Dibrugarh -- just a day before the silence period begins at 5pm Tuesday -- Modi said, "The first family of Congress is the most corrupt in the country, indulging in scams of huge proportions and currently out on bail. Congress c ...Read More >
Sarbananda Sonowal, former chief minister and Union minister for shipping, ports and waterways in the Narendra Modi government, is among the key strategists of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a star campaigner for the assembly elections in Assam. In an interview, he shared his views on the party's prospects and key issues as it eyes a third straight win. How is the campaign going so far, and how do you rate the prospects of the BJP and its allies? I have seen the brightness in the faces o ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 5 (PTI) Union Minister J P Nadda on Sunday accused the Congress of being ''mentally bankrupt'' without any proper manifesto or programmes. Addressing an election rally at Dimoria near here for the BJP's alliance partner AGP's Tapan Das, he claimed that the Congress does not understand anything and is a "tired and broken party." ''The Congress is mentally bankrupt without any manifesto or programme. They only know how to divide the society,'' the former BJP president said. Amid th ...Read More >
Amid relentless protests by the Opposition over concerns regarding minority rights and chokehold on NGOs, the BJP-led central government on Wednesday dropped a scheduled debate in Lok Sabha on a bill to amend the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). According to sources cited by PTI news agency, the debate is unlikely to come up again during the Budget session of parliament, which is likely to conclude on Thursday. Opposition parties and minority organisations, including some church hea ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], April 4 (ANI): Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said the government is prepared to expose what he described as "lies" being spread by the Congress and Communist parties in Keralam about the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026. He added that discussions have been held with Christian missionaries in the state to address their concerns through dialogue. Speaking to ANI on Friday, Rijiju said, "We have had discussions with Christian missionaries ...Read More >
Chennai Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) president G.K. Vasan in an interview with The Hindu said people of Tamil Nadu are angry as the state missed several schemes due to the DMK government treating the ruling BJP as an "enemy". Expressing confidence that the AIADMK-led NDA, of which his party is a constituent, is the "winning front" in the upcoming Assembly elections, he said the DMK and actor C Joseph Vijay's TVK could fight for the "second position". Edited excerpts In 2016, you refused to ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], April 3 (ANI): Amid criticism from Keralam Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday asserted that minorities are receiving greater attention under the Government of India. He accused the Congress of treating Muslims as a vote bank and clarified that only illegal FCRA accounts would be impacted by the proposed changes. Also Read | Global Food Prices Set to Surge Fu ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], April 3 (ANI): Amid criticism from Keralam Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday asserted that minorities are receiving greater attention under the Government of India. He accused the Congress of treating Muslims as a vote bank and clarified that only illegal FCRA accounts would be impacted by the proposed changes. Speaking to ANI, Rijiju said, "I am the Minori ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram [Kerala], April 3 (ANI): Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Friday announced that Parliament will convene a special session on April 16 to take up the Women's Reservation Bill, while also hitting out at the Congress over the FCRA Amendment Bill. On the Women's Reservation Bill, Rijiju said the government is committed to women's empowerment and called for political unity on the issue. "We are convening the Parliament on 16th April. We will take up the Wom ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 3 (ANI): Union Minister Nitin Gadkari appealed to the voters for the return of the BJP government in Assam in the upcoming elections, highlighting the necessity of a crackdown on illegal immigrants and infiltrators in the state. At a public rally in Guwahati on Thursday, Gadkari stressed that no foreign national can be granted "unauthorised entry" in India. He further added that to ensure the development of the country and Assam, it must be saved from illegal imm ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 3 (ANI): Union Minister Nitin Gadkari appealed to the voters for the return of the BJP government in Assam in the upcoming elections, highlighting the necessity of a crackdown on illegal immigrants and infiltrators in the state. At a public rally in Guwahati on Thursday, Gadkari stressed that no foreign national can be granted "unauthorised entry" in India. He further added that to ensure the development of the country and Assam, it must be saved from illegal imm ...Read More >
Patna, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of indulging in "emotional rhetoric" and failing to address core governance issues in the state. Speaking in Patna, Singh alleged that Mamata Banerjee is attempting to build a narrative against the Election Commission of India while ignoring pressing concerns such as unemployment, poverty, and implementation of the Seventh Pay Commissio ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 31: Bihar BJP State President Sanjay Saraogi on Tuesday reiterated the party's concerns over Bangladeshi infiltrators illegally residing in India, calling it a national issue rather than an election tactic. Backing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks on infiltrators, Saraogi said, "What the Prime Minister has said is right, that Bangladeshi infiltrators have become a problem for the entire country. Go and see in Bihar, especially in the Seemanchal area. Home Minister Amit Sh ...Read More >
Karnataka Deputy CM D. K. Shivakumar countered Union Home Minister Amit Shah's claim of a BJP victory, asserting Congress will win a two-thirds majority in the Assam polls. Shah accused Congress of vote-bank politics and altering demographics. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar has asserted that the Congress will win a two-thirds majority in the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, countering claims made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Add Asianet Newsable as a Preferred Source ...Read More >
Speaking during Zero Hour, Laxman said OBC reservation was being misused in the name of religion. He added that states such as Telangana, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala contravened the reservation policy, which does not provide for quotas based on religion, and demanded a review. Laxman cited Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu high court judgments questioning the practice of extending the OBC quota to all Muslims. "There should be a comprehensive review of such religion-based reservations," Lax ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday asked Prime Mi nister Narendra Modi to tell his MPs to do better homework before raising issues in Parliament. His reaction came after BJP MP K Laxman accused the Congress and other opposition parties of appeasement and doing votebank politics by giving OBC reservation to Muslims. "Today in the Rajya Sabha, the Indian National Congress was accused of appeasement because of its stance on reservations for Muslims on the basis of bac ...Read More >
"Mamata has always played the politics of the victim card. Sometimes she breaks her leg, ties a bandage on her head, falls ill, and abuses the Election Commission. But the people of Bengal have understood her politics of playing the victim card," Shah said in Kolkata as he released a 40-page "charge sheet" attacking the TMC over infiltration, appeasement politics, women's security, corruption, and deterioration of law and order ahead of April 23 and April 29 assembly polls. Shah said SIR is bei ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Shiv Sena (UBT) MP, Priyanka Chaturvedi, on Monday criticised Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his recent remarks alleging unchecked infiltration in West Bengal, questioning the BJP's narrative on "ghuspaithiyas (illegal immigrants)". Speaking to IANS, Chaturvedi said, "Someone should remind Amit Shah that the central government has been led by the Bharatiya Janata Party since 2014. And if you look at the numbers, the deportations of Bangladeshi nationals w ...Read More >
Kolkata: BJP neta and Union minister Sukanta Majumdar on Saturday said Indian Muslims don't have to worry about the special intensive revision (SIR) of voter rolls. Speaking at Vijay Sankalp Sabha at Gangarampur in South Dinajpur, Majumdar said, "Indian Muslims have been citizens of the country and will continue to remain so. This is a guarantee from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. BJP is a secular party. Others want to divide Hindus and Muslims on religious lines. We don't believe in that.""There ...Read More >
PATNA: Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, the INDIA bloc's chief ministerial face in Bihar, on Sunday announced that the allowances of panchayat raj representatives, including those elected from gram kutcheries (village courts), would be doubled and former panchayat representatives would get pension, if the alliance comes to power in the state. "The panchayat raj representatives of three tier panchayat raj institutions ( PRIs) have long demanded a hike in their allowances.We will double their allowances in ...Read More >
Patna: Union home minister Amit Shah took sharp aim at Congress and RJD, challenging Rahul Gandhi to tell voters in Bihar that he wanted a CM to run govt from jail and warning that the state risked a return to the "jungle raj" of the 1990s if the opposition alliance took office."Rahul Gandhi, who had torn up an ordinance meant to help RJD chief Lalu Prasad during the Manmohan Singh govt, is now opposing the 130th Constitution amendment and supporting Lalu for power in Bihar," Shah said Saturday ...Read More >
Lucknow, Oct 16 (PTI) BSP president Mayawati on Thursday accused the Congress and Samajwadi Party of lacking political honesty, and asserted that only her party is committed to the welfare and constitutional rights of marginalised communities. Addressing a special meeting of the party's Uttar Pradesh unit, she called on all party workers to devote their full energy and resources towards preparations for the 2027 state Assembly elections, according to an official statement. She said the party a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) Bihar elections are likely to settle the debate on whether the opposition has finally found a potent political plank in its protest against SIR or it will be another non-starter for the alliance, as the ruling NDA looks to maintain its firm grip on a state which has stood by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar since 2005. However, questions about his health have persisted and a popular verdict will clear the air on whether the JD(U) president continues to endure as the talismanic ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi government will soon begin clearing pending electric vehicle (EV) subsidy dues amounting to about ₹140 crore, officials said on Monday as per PTI. Transport Minister Pankaj Singh confirmed that the department will verify all subsidy applications to resolve the backlog, which has piled up over the past two years. "The process of identifying eligible beneficiaries has already started," an official said. A dedicated portal for clearing dues is also being prepared. The develop ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Asserting that DMK government's welfare schemes are not driven by vote-bank politics but by a commitment to use power as an opportunity to uplift the marginalised, Chief Minister MK Stalin launched the Anbu Karangal scheme on the birth anniversary of former chief minister CN Annadurai on Monday. Describing votes as a symbol of the people's trust in his party, Stalin said the DMK was using that mandate to fulfil people's needs and drive social change. He was speaking after inaugurating ...Read More >
Aizawl: History was created on Saturday with Mizoram getting connected to the country's railway map. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bairabi-Sairang railway line during the day and flagged-off the first Rajdhani Express from Mizoram. The PM inaugurated the project from Mizoram's Lengpui airport and apologised for not being able to reach Aizawl. "Unfortunately, due to bad weather, I am unable to join you at Aizawl, but I can feel your love and affection," Modi said. "Whether the f ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 6 (PTI) Union minister and Telangana BJP leader Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Wednesday accused the state government of pushing reservation for all Muslims in the name of enhanced quota for backward classes, as he slammed Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for his protest in Delhi to demand presidential nod to two related bills. Reddy led the protest by Congress at the Jantar Mantar here to demand Presidential assent for the Backward Classes (BC) reservation bills passed by the state legisla ...Read More >
Post acquittal of all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, the BJP on Friday criticised the Congress, saying it has been attacking saints, soldiers, 'Sanatan' dharma, and the Constitution to malign Hindus for vote bank politics. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, party spokesperson Sambit Patra, said the opposition party has been targeting saints, soldiers, 'sanatan' and the Constitution for the past 17 years. Advertisement "It was a calculated strategy to m ...Read More >
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