Bharatiya Janata Party

NEW DELHI: On the eventful transition from the British-era Parliament to its new address opposite to it, BJP’s combative Union minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday directed her tirade at the family patron Sonia Gandhi for seeking a pie of credit in every one’s favourite political cake of Women’s Reservation Bill. In an interaction with The New […]

NEW DELHI: The Modi government will bring the Women’s Reservation Bill, which seeks to provide a 33 per cent quota, in parliament during the special session on Tuesday. According to top government sources, the Bill will be tabled by Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal in the Lok Sabha for consideration. The discussion on provisions […]

NEW DELHI: All Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members will be presented with an array of gifts when they enter the new parliament building on Tuesday. The gifts, packed in jute bags, will be awaiting the lawmakers on the sidewalk of the hallowed grounds of the parliament. Inside the bags, they will find a pocket […]

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an emotional pitch to parliamentarians on the first day of the special session in Lok Sabha, calling the old parliament building a “sacred ground” made resonant by the voices of the 7,500 representatives who have served there over the past 75 years. “When a person who believes in […]

Chennai: Strains between the AIADMK and BJP seemed to have reached a flashpoint on September 18 when Jayakumar, a senior leader of the Dravidian party, said that there was no alliance with the BJP and that any decision on a poll pact will be decided only during the election. He further said that while K. […]

NEW DELHI: A day after opposition parties announced boycott of more than a dozen anchors, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday advised the press to introspect and refrain from sensationalizing news stories. Speaking to graduating journalism students at Makhanlal Chaturvedi University (MCU) in Bhopal, the Vice President called upon journalists to avoid covering news stories […]

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has made strong objections to the “INDIA” alliance’s decision to exclude their representatives from participating in the debates and events by 14 anchors of different English and Hindi TV channels.   In a statement issued by the party, the BJP compared the decision taken by the 26 constituents […]

New Delhi: News Broadcasters & Digital Association (NBDA) has slammed the decision taken by the INDI alliance to boycott 14 anchors. The statement by NBDA, states, “News Broadcasters and Digital Association (NBDA) is deeply anguished and concerned by the decision taken by the I.N.D.I.A media committee not to send their representatives on the shows and […]

New Delhi: The Union Road Transport and Highways minister Nitin Gadkari attended the Aadhar Infra Confluence organised by the Panchjanya magazine on September 13 in Delhi. Speaking at the event, Gadkari caught everyone’s attention by laying down the roadmap for an ambitious Kashmir-Kanyakumari expressway project. He explained how Kashmir to Kanyakumari is no more a […]

NEW DELHI: Union minister for road transport and highways Nitish Gadkari, known for his innovative ideas and passion-driven infrastructure projects, has laid out the road map for connecting holy sites with proper infrastructure. From Ayodhya to the Buddha pilgrimage circuit, from Amritsar to Kailash Mansarovar, Gadkari pledged to ensure a comfortable road journey to every pilgrimage […]