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‘Paise ki goonj’, BJP takes dig at Rahul’s event with students
Mumbai: The BJP on Saturday, August 22, dubbed Rahul Gandhi’s student event in Pune as “Paise Ki Goonj”, alleging that the Congress had paid social media influencers to mobilise crowds, triggering a…
- India
Ramdev’s campaign targets spurious, foreign goods: Brij Bhushan
Gonda: Launching a scathing attack on yoga guru Ramdev on Friday, August 21, former BJP MP Brijbhushan Sharan Singh said the campaign he originally launched in the name of “swadeshi” has now…
- India
Sugar prices shoot up; govt says ethanol diversion ‘not to blame’
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday, August 21, dismissed claims that sugar diversion for ethanol was behind the sweetener’s sharp price rise, instead accusing mills of hiking rates despite adequate stock to…
- India
‘Camerajeevi’ drama to stay in headlines: BJP on Rahul’s dharna
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday, August 21, termed Rahul Gandhi’s dharna at a police station here a “camerajeevi” drama to stay in headlines and alleged that it was aimed at diverting…
- India
MEA trashes US body’s sanction against RSS, says it’s biased
New Delhi: Calling it a “biased” organisation, India on Friday, August 12, sought to brush aside the call given by the United States Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for sanctions against…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Bill cleared to take over dilapidated private roads
Bengaluru: Residents of private layouts in Karnataka’s cities and towns could soon get relief from poorly maintained roads and drains, with the Legislative Assembly passing amendments that empower local authorities to take…
- Bangalore
Hariprasad challenges BJP to sing national anthem at RSS shakhas
Bengaluru: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president BK Hariprasad stepped up his attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) amid the ongoing political debate over Vande Mataram…
- News
Transgender community recites ‘Modi Chalisa’ in Delhi Press Club
New Delhi: The transgender community on Thursday, August 20, recited ‘Modi Chalisa’, a Hindu devotional prayer, hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the Press Club of India. Portraying the PM as Lord…
- India
Vande Mataram row: BJP chief terms Congress ‘New Muslim League’
New Delhi: BJP president Nitin Nabin on Thursday, August 20, slammed the Congress over its decision to sing only two stanzas of Vande Mataram at their events, saying the opposition party has…
- India
Akhilesh Yadav attacks Centre over E20 petrol
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday, August 19, attacked the Centre over E20 petrol, citing a reported remark by Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran backing E10 petrol and…
- Telangana
Bandi Sanjay announces free power for 2K Karimnagar Ganesh pandals
Hyderabad: The Karimnagar Municipal Corporation will foot the electricity bill for nearly 2,000 Ganesh pandals set up across the city this Vinayaka Chavithi season, ending a practice in which Union Minister of…
- Hyderabad
Raja Singh makes fresh appeal to Telangana BJP
Hyderabad: Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA T Raja Singh has indicated that he remains interested in returning to the party while making a fresh appeal to the Telangana BJP leadership to…
- Politics
Tariq Mansoor and Basit Ali: BJP’s key minority faces
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday, August 17, announced its new national executive team, which includes two Muslim faces in key positions under party president Nitin Nabin. Tariq Mansoor has retained…
- Bangalore
SIR: 46L Bengaluru voters to be deleted, 27L in BJP-held seats
Bengaluru: As many as 46.88 lakh voters in Bengaluru have been identified under the absent, shifted, dead, duplicate and others (ASDDO) category as part of the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR)…
- India
BLOs are bedrock of democracy, says CEC Gyanesh Kumar
Patna: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday, August 17, described booth-level officers (BLOs) as the “bedrock of democracy”, who ensure that eligible electors get their voter ID cards made. Kumar made…
