Liz Mathew

If the VHP’s shilanyas in 1989 marked the beginning of the fall of the Congress, the Ram Mandir Bhumi Poojan ceremony stamps the emergence of the new politics brought in by the BJP. 

On August 5, the Prime Minister will announce the triumphant culmination of the campaign that L K Advani’s Ram Rath Yatra unleashed nearly 30 years ago, when he lays the foundation stone of the Temple in Ayodhya.

BJP workers getting killed regularly, says Vijayvargiya; TMC dismisses 'illogical' demand.

Denying allegations of partisanship by the ruling Congress, Mishra said that he had gone entirely by the rules.

Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shanti Kumar Dhariwal told The Indian Express the government had chosen August 14 as the new date as it will be 21 days if counted from July 23. “Our first proposal was sent to the Governor on July 23,” Dhariwal said.

The incident reportedly followed a disagreement over parking slots at the housing society. The woman, who does not want to be identified, demanded payment for his use of a parking slot owned by her.

President Ram Nath Kovind has also instructed the staff to cut down expenses at the Rashtrapati Bhavan and asked them staff to make optimal usage of the resources.

In the afternoon, during the At Home function in Rashtrapati Bhavan, the focus will be on India's “Corona Warriors”, with invitations likely to be extended to medical professionals and key figures in the health sector.

The government is in a minority because of an internal fight in the Congress between Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot – a fight that has been there since this government was elected, says Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.

The Congress government in the state, that is fighting a revolt by 19 MLAs, had accused the BJP of being behind the conspiracy.

Asked whether Sanjay Jain, whose voice was allegedly heard in the purported audio clips, is a member of the BJP, Patra said there was no need to respond to “manufactured clips and fiction.”

The developments have seen Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, whose appointment as state party chief Raje had opposed in the past, as the face and voice of Rajasthan BJP.

The panel asked the government to furnish details about the number of shelters set up for migrants and the number of people accommodated, it was learnt.

Party leaders maintained that the BJP, as the main Opposition in Rajasthan, will take “every action to see that the Gehlot government fails to prove (its) majority” in the Assembly.

“Any leader who has the mandate of the people is welcome to join the BJP. If one is in agreement with our ideology, we will welcome him,” Union Minister and BJP leader from Rajasthan, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, said.

In the 200-member Assembly, the Congress has 107 MLAs and it is supported by two members each from Bharatiya Tribal Party and CPM, one MLA from RLD, and 12 Independents.

Union minister Prakash Javadekar, a senior BJP leader from Maharashtra, has requested Home Minister Amit Shah to review Maharashtra's coronavirus situation.

BJP's Jayant Sinha is learnt to have said there are many reports --- 125 of them --- pending before PAC and it should expedite the process of going “in-depth” into them.

With the BJP almost concluding the formation of new state teams, almost every unit has district presidents below 50 years.

According to the protocol, members should be seated at a distance of 6 feet and only two witnesses from ministries will be allowed to appear at a time before the panel.

“Although there were regular meetings between the executive leadership, no such meeting took place due to social distancing protocols in the wake of Covid-19 in the last three months,” the official said

Addressing party workers from across the country on a virtual platform, PM Modi lauded the party leaders and the workers for the welfare works they have done during the lockdown, but reminded them that everyone of them is in the public life to serve.

With a consensus emerging on holding hybrid sessions — physical and virtual platforms — the members would be allowed to be seated inside the chamber as well as the galleries while others would join on web platform from either Central Hall or Balayogi Auditorium.

In a notice to Priyanka Gandhi, the Urban Affairs Ministry said the allotment of the bungalow stood cancelled after her SPG cover was withdrawn by the government in November 2019.