BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha today defended Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu’s hug to Pakistan’s army chief, saying both Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Narendra Modi had hugged their Pakistani counterparts during their visits to that country. Sinha said Sidhu has already made himself clear on the issue and “I don’t think there is any scope for […]
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Paying rich tributes to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today said the distance seen between the ruling party and the opposition today was not there earlier and the late BJP stalwart worked taking everyone along. Speaking at a condolence meeting attended by leaders of all major parties, Azad said […]
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The opposition in Punjab today targeted Navjot Singh Sidhu for attending the swearing-in ceremony of Imran Khan as Pakistan’s Prime Minister, with the BJP describing his visit to Islamabad as “shameful”. It also asked the cricketer-turned-politician whether it was necessary to visit Pakistan at a time when India was mourning the demise of former prime […]
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Various banners and hoardings came up across the national capital paying tributes to former prime minister Atal Bihar Vajpayee. Huge posters of the veteran leader were put up on entry gates which were erected on the way to BJP headquarters where leaders had gathered to pay homage. The 93-year-old BJP stalwart passed away at the […]
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Thousands of people today joined the funeral procession of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee with Prime Minister Narendra Modi walking behind the gun carriage carrying the mortal remains. BJP chief Amit Shah, several union ministers and party leaders also walked sombrely behind the carriage as it made its way to the Rashtriya Smirti Sthal […]
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The condition of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee remains critical and he continues to be on advanced life-support system, sources said. The 93-year-old BJP veteran was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on June 11 with a kidney tract infection, urinary tract infection, low urine output and chest congestion. […]
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राज्यसभा में आज राजग के उम्मीदवार के रूप में उपसभापति पद पर निर्वाचित हुए हरिवंश सामाजिक सरोकार की पत्रकारिता से जुड़े रहे हैं और राजनीति में वह जयप्रकाश नारायण के आदर्शों से प्रेरित हैं। प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी ने आज उच्च सदन में उन्हें उपसभापति पद पर निर्वाचित होने के बाद बधाई देते हुए कहा कि […]
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Actor Kangana Ranaut today said it is a sad state of affair that people in the country are being lynched in the name of cows, even as she stressed the need to protect the animal. There have been several incidents of lynching in the country on suspicions of either cow smuggling or consuming beef. When […]
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The national executive of the BJP will meet for two days here next month, ahead of the crucial Assembly polls in three states later this year followed by the 2019 Lok Sabha election. According to a BJP leader, the meeting has been scheduled for August 18-19. The last meeting of the national executive, a platform […]
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The BJP said Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi should apologise for defaming Hindus “globally” and cited a telegram sourced from Wikileaks to back its demand. The BJP’s renewed attack on the Congress comes a day after a special anti-terror court acquitted rightwing activist Swami Aseemanand and four others in the 2007 Mecca Masjid […]
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