The hospitality industry of Delhi is gearing up for one of the busiest and most high-profile seasons ever in September.The upcoming G20 Leaders’ Summit to be held in the capital on September 9 and 10 will be attended by heads of state of member countries, accompanied by political, cultural and business delegations. Hotels in central...
Renowned industrialist Ratan Tata was bestowed with the first ever ‘Udyog Ratna’ award established by the Maharashtra government on Saturday. The award was presented to the 85-year-old Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons at his residence in Colaba, south Mumbai, by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, along with Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar. This recognition comprised...
The BJP in Delhi has appointed in-charges for the seven parliamentary constituencies to supervise organisational activities and manage political functioning. The “Lok Sabha Prabharis”, appointed “exclusively” for next year’s general elections, have been given a headstart to prevent “any last-minute challenges”, said one of the seven in-charges. Praveen Shankar Kapoor, the BJP’s media department head...
Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday unveiled a new variety of lotus flower with 108 petals, named “Namoh 108”, developed by the city-based National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI). The “NBRI Namoh 108” lotus variety flowers from March to December and is the first flower whose genome is completely sequenced for its characteristics....
Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday dared Congress to come out with the report card of its 53-year-rule in Madhya Pradesh. Releasing the report card of 20-year-rule of BJP government in Madhya Pradesh from 2003-2023, barring the 15-month-rule of Kamal Nath government, here, Mr Shah said that BJP always believed in accountability which was...
The Bharatiya Janata Party unit in Delhi organised a demonstration near the Delhi Legislative Assembly against the Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday. They alleged that Delhi’s development has remained stagnant since the AAP came to power and corruption has risen. Led by Delhi BJP president Virender Sachdeva, the demonstration was attended by Members of Parliament,...
chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad said a majority of Indian Muslims have converted from Hinduism, adding that an example of this can be found in the Kashmir Valley where a majority of Kashmiri Pandits converted to Islam. Asserting that religion should not used to get political mileage, Azad said whoever takes refuge in religion in politics...
The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the issuance of several constitutional orders which allowed provisions of the Indian Constitution to be applied in Jammu and Kashmir post 1957. The top court was referring to the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Amendment Orders passed since 1957 till August 6, 2019. A five-judge bench headed by...
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri today predicted a collapse of the Opposition bloc INDIA, pointing to parties with disparate ideologies that have been sworn enemies in states for decades. Speaking to reporter, Mr Puri, who handles the Petroleum and housing ministries, said the new front will “collapse under the weight of its own contradictions”. “The...
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been accused of spending Rs 45 crore on the renovation of hisofficial residence, which has led to calls for his resignation by the BJP in India. Approximately Rs 44.78 croreof taxpayer money was spent on the major renovation, which included Rs 11.30 crore on interior decoration,Rs 6.02 crore on...