Lalmani Verma

PM Modi said the Shivraj Singh Chauhan government has done so much work for the welfare of people from every section that it was impossible for the Congress to raise questions on these works.

On Tuesday, even as the #MeToo movement quickened the exit of Fairoz Khan, head of the Congress’s student wing, over charges of sexual misconduct, the Congress party itself preferred to play safe.

In the process, the Congress, which had 16 MLAs in the 40-member House, lost the status of being the single largest party.

Rajbhar said he had spoken to senior BJP leaders in UP and demanded to write to Gujarat the government for necessary action, but they had denied.

In May, the Supreme Court ordered the ex-CMs to vacate the bungalows allotted to them, following which they all did so. The bungalows have not been allotted to anyone else as of now.

Sanskar Bharti organised the three-day ‘Charkha: Kala Sanskriti Sangam’ cultural festival in collaboration with Gandhi Smriti Evam Darshan Samiti at Rajghat from Thursday. The event was held to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Calling the Modi government a “Ram bhakton ki sarkar (a government of Ram bhakts)”, the religious leaders hoped that the BJP-led government will fulfill its commitment and make a law.

In a 4-1 verdict last week, the Supreme Court had ended the ban on entry of women of menstruating age into Sabarimala shrine.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi tweeted that the NDA government’s Gandhi Jayanti celebration had begun with an attack on farmers who were marching peacefully.

In the list, SP MLA Shivpal has appointed Yadavs in Etawah, Etah, Jaunpur, Mirzapur, Sonbhadra, Azamgarh, Ballia, Mau, Gorakhpur, Deoria, Farrukhabad and Faizabad districts of Uttar Pradesh.

On display was AGL-17 Automatic Grenade Launcher, used by the Army during the surgical strikes. Asked about the weapon’s range, weight, killing area, rate of fire, etc, soldier Sachin Gujar explained and patiently answered each query.

PM Modi said that the University Grants Commission had recently issued Graded Autonomy Regulations, after which over 60 higher educational institutions and universities were granted autonomy.

Speaking to The Indian Express, Lok Janshakti Party president and Cabinet Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said, “I don’t agree with the observation given on the creamy layer.”

"This delay impacted Hindu-Muslim relations. I believe if this matter had been resolved, it could have gone a long way in creating amicable relations," VHP working president Alok Kumar said.

The VHP said the apex court’s decision — that there is no need for a larger bench to re-examine its 1994 judgment in the Ismail Faruqui case — has cleared the way for expeditious hearing of the main appeals of the Ayodhya title suit.

The Republican Party of India (A) president said reservation provided by the Constitution to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes should be applicable at every place and sector.

The SP started the sammelans from Amethi on Tuesday. In the next 12 days, meetings will be held in Sultanpur, Jaunpur, Bhadohi, Varanasi, Chandauli, Sonbhadra, Mirza-pur, Allahabad, Kaushambi, Fatehpur and Rae Bareli.

In his address, Mulayam Yadav asked party workers to promise him that they will ensure that SP returns to power in Uttar Pradesh and becomes part of the government at the Centre.

The high-power committee of the Ram Janmabhoomi Mukti Sangharsh Samiti was formed decades ago to supervise the Ram Janmabhoomi movement. Nearly 50 seers from prominent mutts and shrines will participate in the meeting to discuss the status, including legal, and draw future course of action.