Chennai, July 17 (BPNS) Member of Parliament from Dharmapuri loksabha seat and DMK leader, Dr. S. Senthilkumar has objected to a Bhoomi Pooja of a road project by a Hindu priest and lambasted the officials for inviting only a Hindu priest. A visibly furious MP shouted at the official and asked him where the Imam […]
Jaipur, July 16 (BPNS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday raised his concern on the exorbitant fees of lawyers of Supreme Court and High Courts, and said that many judges announce their verdict looking at the face value. He said this while addressing the national conference of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) held in […]
Thiruvananthapuram, July 16 (BPNS) The Communist Party of India, the second-largest constituent of Kerala’s ruling dispensation, on Saturday expressed its outrage at the statement of CPI-M legislator M.M. Mani in the Assembly against a woman legislator as the controversy continued to simmer for the third day. Mani, a former state Electricity Minister, had on Thursday […]
New Delhi, July 16 (BPNS) The NDA candidate for the post of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar — the current West Bengal Governor, has been in public life for more than three decades. Born in an agrarian household at a remote village in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district, Dhankhar worked tirelessly to become a successful professional before entering […]
Bhubaneswar, July 16 (BPNS) Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Saturday asked his party MPs to extend full support to NDA presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu. “The daughter of Odisha Draupadi Murmu has been nominated to the highest office of our country. It is indeed a matter of honour and […]
Chandigarh, July 16 (BPNS) In a major relief to residents, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday announced that as per the government’s promise to provide 600 units of free power per billing cycle, 51 lakh households will get zero electricity bill from September. The Chief Minister said for fulfilling its major promise, the government […]
Mumbai, July 16 (BPNS) The Congress’ Maharashtra unit on Saturday slammed the BJP for targeting its late leader Ahmed Patel, terming it as a desperate attempt to “wash” the party’s image tarnished in the 2002 Gujarat riots. “The allegations against Patel are cheap and baseless. It is only intended to cover up the sins of […]
New Delhi, July 16 (BPNS) West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will be the NDA candidate for Vice Presidential polls. BJP chief J.P. Nadda announced the name of Dhankhar as the NDA candidate after the Parliamentary Board meeting at party headquarters here. “After detailed discussion and considering all the names, the BJP Parliamentary Board has decided […]
Chennai, July 16 (BPNS) The newly anointed general secretary of the AIADMK, Edappadi K. Palaniswami will soon be undertaking a statewide yatra against the ‘misrule’ of the DMK government. While the announcement has not come in the open, sources in the opposition party told IANS that the EPS has decided to undertake the yatra from […]
Panaji, July 16 (BPNS) A protest was held in Goa’s Margao constituency, represented by former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, against whom Congress has filed a plea of disqualification for anti-party activities, against some Congress MLAs’ alleged moved to defect. “We are trying to tell people about defections taking place in Goa. Now it has become […]
