Mulayam, a former defence minister, praised Parrikar’s simplicity and highlighted that he travelled by scooter many a time despite holding the position of chief minister.
One gets to hear that the West Bengal Chief Minister did not forget to send a copy of her latest book India in Distress, which was released some days ago, to senior CPI leader D Raja.
On Wednesday, Shah, who was at the party headquarters, suggested that he would meet all those who had come to seek tickets. He, along with party general secretary (organisation) Ram Lal, met all of them in the hall on the ground floor.
WITH THE party yet to finalise its candidates, BJP leaders are flooded with requests from ticket seekers across the country. While some visit the party headquarters, which has become hub of hectic activities, some send emails while others keep calling those who matter in the party. On Tuesday, BJP’s Delhi MLA Om Prakash Sharma received […]
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal is learnt to have tasked the telecom PSU Railtel with exploring the feasibility of the idea, wherein digital content at waiting rooms and also perhaps in select trains can be viewed wearing 3D glasses or maybe even virtual reality glasses.
Like Azad, Mukesh Sahni of the Vikasheel Insaf Party is another leader who has switched sides.
After the UP Assembly elections in 2017, Akhilesh had publicly said that Dimple would not contest elections. Many in the party thought Akhilesh himself would contest from Kannauj.
A galaxy of minority minds from diverse fields gave their inputs for the manifesto at the programme “Bharat ke Mann ki Baat Modi ke Saath” on Thursday.
On Wednesday, BJP general secretary Bhupender Yadav put on the robes and witnessed the Ayodhya hearing in the Supreme Court.
JD(U) worked more effectively as there were more flags of that party than those of the BJP, and the national leaders blamed the local leadership for it.
CPM Maharashtra state secretary Narasayya Adam's suspension is for three months and he will be able to attend the next meeting, likely in June or July.
A Step Ahead At the release of Sudhanshu Mittal’s new book ‘RSS: Building India Through Sewa’, Mittal, while inviting Union minister Smriti Irani to speak, spoke about his long-time association with her. According to Mittal, when Irani was sent to Amethi, no one expected her to make such a dent in the Congress bastion. Irani […]
The formality of welcoming guests with flowers at Modi's mega interaction with BJP workers was dropped at the last minute when a senior party leader asked them to avoid it, apparently in the wake of concern prevailing in the country for Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who is in Pakistan custody
The assertion has now given rise to speculation on whether Singh will contest the Lok Sabha polls, and from which constituency if he decides so. Congress leaders were quick to suggest that he can win easily from any seat in Punjab, especially Amritsar.
With Lok Sabha elections round the corner, the NDA government is working overtime to ensure it makes key appointments in educational institutions before the model code of conduct kicks in.
President Ram Nath Kovind had special guests at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday. Eleven members of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s family, including his grandnephew Dhirajlal Patel, spent the day at the President’s Estate.
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore arrived early and stood after Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Chandrababu Naidu’s new arrangement has not only pleased his staff - as they do not have to be nervous about the traffic - but even Airport Metro officials are happy to have got a VVIP customer.
Congress general secretary Mukul Wasnik was also present, apparently sent by the party’s central headquarters to coordinate arrangements of the programme.
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi appreciated Gadkari’s work by thumping her desk.
Singh heads the party’s manifesto committee and was the only minister who shared stage with Shah during the programme. More than half-a-dozen other senior ministers were seated in the audience.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi advocated Swachh Bharat Mission while counselling students on how to handle depression.
Hours before the programme, it sent out a revised invite and both the student leaders were missing from the panel of speakers.
Smriti Irani may have lost the 2014 round to Rahul Gandhi, but she is gearing up for the next.
Asked about the rumours during an interaction in Bhubaneshwar, Rahul did not explicitly rule out the possibility of Varun’s entry into the Congress and merely said he is unaware of the speculation.





