Gujarat-based influencer Archana Makwana working under ‘nefarious, hateful’ agenda: SGPC
Amritsar, June 28 (IANS) Accusing Gujarat-based social media influencer Archana Makwana, who is facing charges for performing yoga at the Golden Temple here, of working under “some nefarious and hateful” agenda, the SGPC said the entire design of her behaviour and acts is clear from her social media activities. “First she violated ‘maryada’ at Sri […]
Ajit Pawar set to present ‘please-all’ budget with Shinde guarantee in Maha Assembly today
Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) With an eye on the upcoming Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, slated for September-October, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who holds finance and planning portfolios, is expected to present a ‘please all’ budget for 2024-25 at 2 p.m. on Friday. In a bid to reach out to the women, youth, Muslims, Dalits […]
Amarnath Yatra: First batch of pilgrims leaves Jammu amid tight security
Jammu, June 28 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday flagged off the first batch of pilgrims embarking on the Amarnath Yatra from here to start this year’s 52-day-long pilgrimage to the Himalayan cave shrine. Amid the chanting of religious hymns, a batch of 4,603 pilgrims left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas here […]
After debacle, Congress set for major reshuffle in MP
Bhopal, June 28 (IANS) After two back-to-back defeats — first in the Assembly and then in the Lok Sabha elections, the Madhya Pradesh Congress is all set for a major reshuffle and the new team led by its state president Jitu Patwari will be announced in the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, the […]
RSS transfers several office-bearers in east UP
Lucknow, June 28 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has transferred several office-bearers in eastern Uttar Pradesh. The decision was taken during the ongoing three-day meeting of the Sangh, which began in Lucknow on Thursday, sources said. The agenda of the meeting, being chaired by RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale, is to discuss the preparations […]
Ashwini Choubey says core party member should be made Bihar BJP chief
Patna, June 28 (IANS) Former Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey said on Thursday that the post of Bihar BJP President should be given to a leader who originally belongs to the party. Without naming Bihar BJP chief Samrat Chaudhary, Choubey said, “BJP was nurtured by Syama Prasad Mukherjee, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L.K. Advani and Murli […]
Telangana: Leaders pay tributes to former PM Narasimha Rao on birth anniversary
Hyderabad, June 28 (IANS) Leaders across the political spectrum in Telangana on Friday paid rich tributes to former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao on his 103rd birth anniversary. Leaders cutting across party lines recalled the services of the late leader, who was posthumously conferred Bharat Ratna in March this year. Telangana ministers, leaders of […]
Bengal MLAs’ oath: Constitution gives Guv Bose final say
Kolkata, June 28 (IANS) Even as uncertainty remains over the swearing-in of two newly-elected Trinamool Congress MLAs, legal experts say that the Constitution gives West Bengal Governor, CV Ananda Bose, the final say and the two legislators can’t participate in the Assembly proceedings without his permission. Legal experts say that Article 188 and Article 193 […]
Centre to conduct thorough check of airports, says Civil Aviation Minister
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Following the canopy collapse at Terminal-1 of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on Friday, the Centre will conduct a thorough check of all the airports in the country. Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, who visited the Terminal-1 site soon after the incident, said, “We will conduct […]
Delhi Airport Terminal-1 canopy was inaugurated in 2009, says Union Minister
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Amid the political slugfest that erupted following the collapse of the canopy at Terminal-1 of Delhi’s IGI Airport on Friday, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said the structure was built in 2009. Pointing out the misinformation being spread about the inauguration of the structure, he said, “This […]
