Senior TRS leader Vivekanand joins Bharatiya Janata Party
New Delhi, Aug 9 (UNI) Former MP and senior Telangana Rashtra Samithi leader G Vivekanand joined Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday in presence of Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy and BJP Telangana chief K Laxman.
Last rites of former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held in Delhi with full state honours
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS): In the presence of top Indian leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the last rites of former External Affairs Minister of India Sushma Swaraj was performed in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Assam BJP pays tribute to Sushma Swaraj, cancels membership drive
Guwahati, Aug 7 (IBNS): Assam BJP has paid tribute to former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj who passed away the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after suffering a cardiac arrest on Tuesday night.
Kashmiri Pandits celebrate Indian government move to scrap Article 370
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): Thousands of Kashmiri pandits, who had once left their homeland facing threats from militants in the Valley and lived like refugees in their own country, rejoiced the moment as PM Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre scrapped the Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir which gave special status to the region.
Cabinet meeting over Kashmir ends, Amit Shah to give statement in parliament
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be giving his statement in both the houses of the parliament over the Kashmir issue as the cabinet meeting of the Narendra Modi government has ended.
Unnao rape-accused BJP MLA Senger shifted to Delhi: Wishes victim to get well soon
Sitapur, Aug 4 (UNI) Unnao rape-accused and expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, apart from co-accused Sashi Singh, were taken to New Delhi, under tight security cover on Sunday night.
Unnao Rape Survivor case: CBI speeds up investigation
Lucknow, Aug 3 (UNI) Even as the CBI has sped up its probe into the accident of the Unnao rape survivor in Rae Bareli on the Supreme Court's directive, the Unnao district authorities have initiated action against the accused BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Senger after the party expelled him.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan hints for MP govt change, accuses Cong of playing dirty politics
Guwahati, Aug 2 (IBNS): Senior BJP leader and former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday hinted that the Congress-led Madhya Pradesh government may be changed soon.
After RTI, Triple Talaq, now BJP passes UAPA Bill in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): Mastering the floor management in the Rajya Sabha where it was in minority in the previous regime, the second Narendra Modi government on Friday passed yet another major bill- the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019- close on the heels of clearing the Right To Information (RTI) and Triple Talaq bills in the upper house.
BJP expels Unnao rape accused MLA Kuldeep Sengar
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): After receiving huge criticisms, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday expelled its party MLA Kuldeep Sengar who is an accused in the Unnao rape case, media reports said.
Tripura: BJP wins 98% seats in panchayats
Agartala, Aug 1 (UNI): The counting of ballots of three-tire panchayat poll, which was begun on Wednesday has not yet been completed but the result indicated a landslide victory of the BJP in village panchayat, panchayat samity and Zilla Prasad.
Karnataka Congress, BJP engage in war of words over CCD founder's letter
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): A war of words erupted on Twitter over a letter reportedly written by Cafe Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha, who was found dead on Wednesday morning, 36 hours after he went missing from a bridge near Mangaluru in Karnataka.
BJP government in Karnataka cancels celebration of Tippu Sultan's birth anniversary
Bangalore, July 30 (IBNS/UNI): In the first major decision taken since coming to power in recent times, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government has dropped celebration of birth anniversary of erstwhile Mysore ruler Tippu Sultan.
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday reacted strongly against BJP lawmaker Kuldeep Sengar in connection with the Unnao gangrape case and said PM Narendra Modi should 'divest' him of political power.
Sanjay Singh quits Congress, to join BJP tomorrow
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh has quit the Congress and will join the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, media reports said.