The Union Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday unanimously approved the ambitious one nation, one election plan that will enable simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha, state legislative Assemblies, municipalities and panchayats. The Cabinet also cleared the idea of common electoral rolls for elections to all tiers of the government and a single...
The BJP’s Delhi unit on Tuesday slammed the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for “installing a puppet” as the Chief Minister of the government, claiming that real power would continue to be exercised by party chief Arvind Kejriwal. Several BJP leaders made the allegation shortly after Finance Minister Atishi met the Lieutenant-Governor to stake her...
Modi 3.0 has completed its first 100 days in office. Sources in the government said that it has achieved several targets set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this year. Before hitting the campaign trail for 2024 general election, PM had given 100 days task to officials. Centre has cleared and approved projects worth Rs...
Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva has said that Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation is not a matter of following ethics but a compulsion. Kejriwal has been talking about going among the people since yesterday, but I challenge him to go before the women of Delhi after having pushed millions of families into alcohol addiction. If Arvind Kejriwal...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said “those filled with hate are defaming India”, in sharp comments seen as his first (and veiled) response to Rahul Gandhi’s remarks in the United States last week, including one freedom for religious minorities, like the Sikhs, in the country. Mr Modi was speaking in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, where he inaugurated infrastructure...
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva launched a searing attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday, accusing the party of political desperation and disconnection from the public. Sachdeva’s remarks come in the wake of AAP’s launch of the ‘Aapka MLA Aapke Dwar’ campaign, which he dismissed as a gimmick aimed at masking the party’s...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden on Monday discussed regional and global issues, including the situation in Ukraine and Bangladesh, and pledged to strengthen multilateral cooperation, including in the Quad. Modi, who received a phone call from Biden, briefed the American leader on his visit to Ukraine on August 23 and reiterates...
Two days after three students at an IAS coaching institute in Old Rajendra Nagar drowned in the basement of the institute, the BJP on Monday blamed the AAP for the tragedy, holding protests and demanding accountability for the incident. In response, the AAP held a protest of its own, demanding that lieutenant governor VK Saxena...
From action within 24 hours against government officials who are to be blamed for looking the other way, to policy changes — Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Monday gave several assurances to the protesting students at Central Delhi’s Rajinder Nagar. He, however, left soon after as some demonstrators started sloganeering against him. Several protesters...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the steps to increase outreach of central government schemes with Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states. Modi gave several suggestions on further improving the governance in their respective states, emphasising on messaging of the welfare schemes for their better delivery. PM Modi addressed a two-day meeting...