The inauguration of 22nd edition of the World Congress on Information Technology on Monday saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi address the gathering in Hyderabad through video conferencing.
A ring-road for Jaipur is learnt to have become her first priority. And, she has made it known to her officials that she wants the Rs 980-crore project — six-lane 47 km road — completed in six months.
A meeting of the Congress Working Committee has been called on Saturday. One gets to hear that the CWC will be reconstituted soon, and a guessing game has begun in the party on who will remain and who will come in.
Nitin Gadkari is off and on reminded of the political heavy-lifting required to resolve the inter-state water disputes in his role as the Water Resources Minister.
It is not that the former Delhi Chief Minister was convinced easily to share a stage with Ajay Maken. He is learnt to have met her three-four times in the past 20-odd days.
At the peak of the feud, before 2017 UP Assembly elections, Beni Prasad Verma had backed Mulayam Singh Yadav. In response, Akhilesh denied a ticket to Verma’s son from Assembly seat of their choice.
Aiyar, who was once the consul general in Karachi, has fond memories of the city and has many friends and admirers there, and is apparently, a toast of the Pakistan’s literary circuit.
One explanation that was forthcoming was that the veteran leader was indisposed.
At lunchtime, first-time MP and BJP chief Amit Shah visits Goyal’s room and the two have a quick power lunch.
While the Prime Minister was arguing that the Aadhaar scheme was conceptualised by the A B Vajpayee government, Congress member Renuka Chowdhury laughed out hysterically.
SP president Akhilesh Yadav, who often makes remarks on UP CM Yogi Adityanath over his Hindutva image and frequent visits to temples, visited a temple in Surat district of Gujarat on Monday. That, too, by making sudden change in his tour plan.
Praising Manushi Chhillar’s efforts, Naidu said some people are beautiful, others dutiful, but a blend of ‘’beauty and duty makes one mighty”.
Launching “Exam Warriors”, a book authored by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to explain 25 mantras to beat school examination stress, Sushma Swaraj used the word “elections” several times.
According to a source, the Prime Minister in his address to the party MPs gave the example of Humkmdev Narayan Yadav and suggested that the way he effectively presents his opinions in his regional language, others too should do the same by communicating in their local dialect
Many politicians enjoy followers and supporters paying respect by touching their feet, or being sought after for selfies. Not Union minister Uma Bharti, however
Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian was at his witty best during his media briefing after the Economic Survey 2017-18 was tabled in Parliament on Monday.
A test of opposition unity awaits Congress and NCP in Maharashtra soon — when by-elections are held for the Bhandara-Gondiya Lok Sabha seat, vacated by Nana Patole.
Naidu said although the two had worked together and had an excellent relationship, he cannot call Rajnath Singh a friend since he is also the chairman of Rajya Sabha, and would not want to be accused of being partial to Singh.
The book, The Tall Man Biju Patnaik, is scheduled to be released in Bhubaneswar on January 27
BJP president Amit Shah was scheduled to attend the culmination of the yatra, to commemorate the teaching of Adi Shankaracharya — at Omkareshwar on Monday. But he cancelled the visit.
It is back to square one for the statue of Ahilyabai Holkar in the Parliament complex. Even before it could be unveiled on its new perch at a prominent spot on one side of the Library Building, the statue has been moved back to one of the inner courtyards.
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was the only top Congress leader to visit Vijay Ghat and pay respects to the former PM from the party.
Modi has invited BJP general secretaries and organising secretaries at his official residence on Thursday evening.
Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijijju apparently had a healthy suggestion for the Prime Minister: green tea. But Modi, it is learnt, was quick to tell the minister that he would be happy only with “desi tea” — with milk and sugar.
Embarrassed by the poor state of engineering education, the government is pulling out all stops to reform technical education. The new model curriculum is part of that effort.





