AMIT SHAH

Democracy In Danger, Says Congress

NEW DELHI: Even as former Congress President Rahul Gandhi is being questioned before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for the third consecutive day, the Congress slammed the BJP government at the Centre saying democracy is in danger as constitutional norms are being flouted. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Congress spokesperson Randeep […]

Congress Questions PM’s Silence On Controversial Remarks

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his silence on suspended BJP spokespersons over their controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammed and said India has been shamed for the last eight years on the global platform. Addressing a press conference here at the party headquarters, Congress spokesperson Pawan […]

BJP Banks On Shah, Forms Team Bangla To Revive Fortunes In Bengal

NEW DELHI: In a bid to revive its sagging fortune in Bengal, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) turned to Union home minister Amit Shah, known for his political acumen, as the party formed Team Bangla to restore the lost ground in the politically important state. Eyeing the 2024 general election, ‘Team Bangla’ sets an aim to […]

HM Shah Reviews Preparations As Amarnath Yatra Set To Resume

  NEW DELHI: Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting with top officials and reviewed preparations for the Amarnath Yatra 2022. The annual pilgrimage is slated to start on June 30 and will culminate on August 11 of the current year. Amarnath Yatra will commence after a gap of […]

Delhi Dy CM Writes To HM; Calls To Stop Demolition Drive

NEW DELHI: Calling out Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s unjustified bulldozer politics, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia wrote a letter to Union home minister Amit Shah asking him to stop the unnecessary demolition drive in the capital. Sisodia claimed that the civic bodies have a plan that could render 70 per cent of the population […]

In Bihar, Shah Announces Veer Kunwar Singh Memorial To Honour 1857 Revolt Hero

ARRAH (BIHAR): Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday announced a memorial for Babu Veer Kunwar Singh at his birthplace in Jadgishpur in Bihar’s Bhojpur district as a mark of respect to the hero of the 1857 revolt against the British rule. He said the Union government would bear the cost of the construction of […]

JK Delimitation: Panel Gets 2 Months Extension

Srinagar: A day after Union Home Minister, Amit Shah announced that Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held within six to eight months after completion of the Delimitation Commission exercise, central government gave two month extension to panel on Tuesday. “In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Delimitation Act, […]

UP POLLS – Would Invite Bollywood For Saifai Mahotsav, Not Used Them For Polls: Akhilesh’s Cousin

The memories of Bollywood cine stars gyrating to their own hip-shaking numbers in the rural settings of Saifai, the home turf of Mulayam Singh Yadav’s family, are thing of a past when Samajwadi Party’s Man Friday Amar Singh or Azam Khan and Abu Azmi would help them connect with the Mumbai film industry. This time […]

Farmers, Women & Youth Welfare feature prominently in BJP poll manifesto for UP

New Delhi: In its bid to retain power in India’s most politically significant state, Uttar Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has listed four major announcements in its much awaited Sankalp Patra, that was launched by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday. The Sankalp patra enlists Yogi Adityanath Government’s performance between 2017 to 2022, with […]

More Than Development, Caste Dynamics Will Be A Decisive Factor In UP Elections

BAGHPAT: People of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand will be voting to elect their governments in the coming days. All eyes, however, are fixed on the outcome from Uttar Pradesh (UP) where the mother of all battles is being fought. After all, UP is India’s most populous and politically important state. The final […]