Amaravati: Union Minister Amit Shah will chair the 29th Southern Zonal Council meet scheduled to be held in the temple town of Tirupati on March 4. “Chief Ministers, Lieutenant Governors of 8 States/UTs in the Southern Zone will participate along with their respective Chief Secretaries, Advisers and other senior officers in keeping with important agenda … Read more
GUWAHATI: As Assam gears up for the assembly polls, the ruling BJP is harping on a three-pronged strategy to retain its Eastern bastion –– creating a divide among the Muslims by asking only those from Assam to vote for them while disowning Muslims from Bangladesh; leveraging the political dividends from PM Modi-Shah and Nirmala Sitharaman’s … Read more
New Delhi: Ahead of the visits by home minister Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda to West Bengal to roll out the party’s ‘parivartan yatra’ aimed at creating a momentum against the TMC, the state government has “neither approved nor denied permission” to the event, but has asked the party to seek permission from … Read more
New Delhi: As many as 40,735 Look Out Circulars (LOCs) were issued against foreigners between January 2018 to December 2020, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. In a statement laid in the Lower House, the Ministry of Home Affairs said 2,627 LOCs were issued against foreigners in April, 2020. “A total of 40,735 LOCs … Read more
NEW DELHI: The budget session of Parliament began on a stormy note on Friday, after members belonging to 20 Opposition parties boycotted the President’s customary address to the joint sitting of both the Houses, demanding repeal of the farm laws. They staged a noisy protest in the Lok Sabha and dharna outside. With tension mounting … Read more
New Delhi: Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Tuesday briefed Home Minister Amit Shah about the situation in Delhi where the farmers‘ tractor rally against the agri laws turned violent, officials said. The meeting came after a large number of farmers with their tractors broke police barricades and entered central Delhi areas, including Red Fort … Read more
Twitter representatives appearing before a parliamentary panel on Thursday were questioned on why they blocked the account of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in November. Members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology asked Twitter executives under what authority they placed a temporary ban on Shah’s handle. Twitter officials explained that it was because … Read more
New Delhi: A day before the government’s crucial 11th round of talks with protesting farmers, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday night met senior BJP leader and Home Minister Amit Shah, sources said. The meeting followed a statement from the umbrella body of agitating unions, Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, that it has rejected the government’s … Read more
GUWAHATI: The ruling BJP in Assam has worked out a road map for the party for the next 60 days as the state gears up for assembly polls mostly likely in April. BJP is targeting to win 100-plus seats in the 126-member assembly. BJP national president JP Nadda and national general secretary BL Santosh held … Read more
Kolkata: At a time when the BJP is going all out to woo the Matua community, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee reiterated her opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Act that promises to benefit the community. Speaking at Ranaghat on Monday, she said the community will lose “its land and identity” if the CAA is implemented, … Read more