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NEW DELHI: The ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition in Nagaland announced that it will jointly contest the Nagaland Assembly polls which are scheduled to take place early next year. In a joint statement on Tuesday, the NDPP-BJP said, “The leadership of the of the two parties led by BJP president […]

NEW DELHI: Paying rich tributes to the Indian Army for their sacrifices, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda said that nobody can match the Indian Army’s eternal strength and valour and this gives us confidence that victory will always be ours. Nadda was speaking at an event to mark the 23rd Kargil Vijay Diwas […]

NEW DELHI: Former President Ram Nath Kovind is a “passionate champion of social transformation, speaking for the poor, the historically excluded and oppressed, and the marginalised”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote in a letter. In a letter to Kovind on his last working day as 14th President of India, the PM hailed him as a person […]

NEW DELHI: Reacting to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar’s report that Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee requires no hospitalisation, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s West Bengal co-in-charge Amit Malviya said that Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has institutionalised depravity and corruption. “AIIMS, Bhubaneswar’s report on arrested TMC minister Partha Chaterjee raises several questions on […]

NEW DELHI: Harmohan Singh Yadav worked all of his life to advance the beliefs and ideals of socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who spoke at a ceremony commemorating the leader’s 10th death anniversary. “Life is not over with death. People who work for the well-being of the masses live […]

NEW DELHI: Droupadi Murmu was sworn-in as 15th President of India in the Central Hall of the Parliament by Chief Justice of India Justice NV Ramana on Monday. In her first address to both Houses of the Parliament, President Murmu said that her election to the President’s post proves that the poor in India can dream […]

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a meeting with BJP Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers, emphasised that the flagship schemes of the Union government should be implemented with full vigour. The prime minister told the BJP Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers to ensure that schemes like GatiShakti, Har Ghar Jal, Svamitva, DBT […]

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually join the 10th death anniversary event of freedom fighter and politician Harmohan Singh Yadav on Monday. PM Modi will address the event at 4.30 pm via video conferencing. His participation will be in recognition of the great contribution of the late leader for farmers, backward classes and […]

NEW DELHI: The glory of Indian defence forces is so vast that it can’t be summed up in few words or sentences, said former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb in Delhi on Saturday. Narrating his own story, Deb said that his name ‘Biplab’ means revolution/change and he was named Biplab as he was born […]

NEW DELHI: Union minister Smriti Irani on Saturday called Congress’ allegation that her daughter runs an “illegal bar” as “attempts of character assassination”, saying that she is being targeted by the Gandhi family for defeating Rahul Gandhi in Amethi. “The character assassination of my daughter is being done on the instructions of Sonia and Rahul Gandhi […]