Gorakhpur immerses in celebration as Yogi Adityanath announced as UP CM
[India], Mar. 18 (ANI): As the five-time MP from Gorakhpur Yogi Adityanath is set to take oath as the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister tomorrow, the city seems to be rejoicing at the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) announcement.Welcoming the decision, supporters in Gorakhpur rejoiced and burst crackers, expressing their happiness and excitement over the same.Supporters in […]
Now there will be end of gundaraj in UP: Keshav Prasad Maurya
Hours after Yogi Adityanath was named as the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday hailed the decision saying that soon there would be end of ill governance and hooliganism in the state.”There will be end of ill governance and gundaraj in Uttar Pradesh and development will be seen soon. Let […]
Big challenge before Adityanath to fulfil commitments made by central leadership: Congress
Hours after Yogi Adityanath was named as the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, the Congress Party said it would be a challenge for the former to fulfil the commitments which were made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the elections campaigning.”I just want to say that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership had assured the people of […]
A firebrand, saffron-robed Yogi is the new UP 'Mahant'
Lucknow: Yogi Adityanath, the saffron clad, diminutive Chief Minister-designate of Uttar Pradesh, evokes strong sentiments in the eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh.Known for his penchant for pitching Hindutva and raising tempers against minority appeasement, the five-time Gorakhpur MP emerged as a “surprise choice” for some and a “shocking package” for others as his name was […]
Tamil Nadu man hacked to death for atheist ideology
(Image source: Facebook/akaran.vck)Coimbatore: A 31-year-old Muslim man from Bilal Estate in Coimbatore’s South Ukkadam was hacked to death by a group of four persons on Thursday night. H Farook was an atheist and a member of the Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam (DVK). According to the police, its is believed that Farook was murdered for posting rationalistic messages […]
Clarification by UGC on winding up Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy
[India], Mar. 18 (ANI): The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Saturday clarified that various news papers on March 17 and 18 have carried the news indicating that the commission is in the process of winding up the Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy which is blatantly false.”The whole news is based on […]
It's official! Yogi Adityanath to be next UP CM
[India], Mar. 18 (ANI): Putting an end to all speculations, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday named its senior party leader Yogi Adityanath as the next Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister.He will take over as the 32nd state Chief Minister.Supporters of Adityanath were seen shouting ‘Yogi,Yogi’ outside Lok Bhawan in the state capital.Adityanath had flown […]
After Andhra govt says Vemula was not a Dalit, Guntur officials deny RTI info on his caste
The Guntur district authorities recently have reportedly refused to give information under the RTI Act to a query on Rohith Vemula’s caste. This comes a month after the Andhra government stated that University of Hyderabad (UoH) research scholar Rohith Vemula was not a Dalit. According to a recent report by Times of India, the Guntur district […]
Thanks but no thanks: Shashi Tharoor keeps his distance from online petition on his PM candidature
In the past few days, a certain change.org petition has being shared widely. The petition is addressed to the President of the Indian National Congress and asks for the Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor, to be the party’s prime ministerial candidate for 2019. The petition went viral and won so much support that Tharoor himself took […]
Woman govt employee accuses Andhra Labour minister of assault, stages protest
A woman employee of Roads and Buildings (R&B) Department on Friday accused Labour minister K Atchannaidu of Srikakulam district of threatening and assaulting her. K Kalyani, who is an employee of R&B department Class-IV, staged a protest in front of RIMS hospital against the minister claiming she has not been paid her salary for the past four […]
