k: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was among nine MPs who took the oath as members of the Rajya Sabha on Monday.The oath was administered by Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar in the Rajya Sabha chamber of Parliament House.Jaishankar took the oath in English. This is his second term as a Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. In...
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said while the Congress kept dragging the Ram temple issue ever since Independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paved the way for its construction and fulfilled former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh’s dream. The Modi government also fulfilled the veteran leader’s wish to empower the backward and the...
Members of some Hindu organisations on Sunday morning barged into a church in Delhi during prayers, ransacked it, and raised slogans inside the premises, a police complaint alleges. One person sustained minor injuries, police said, adding that they have arrested one person involved in creating a ruckus at the church. Security personnel have been stationed...
The Delhi BJP on Monday attacked the AAP government over the arrest ofa WCD department officer on charges of raping a minor and demandedresignation of minister Kailash Gahlot, claiming the accused worked ashis OSD when he was heading the department. No immediate reaction wasavailable from Gahlot over the issue.“The officer charged with raping a minor...
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,...