Shia cleric opposes Women”’’s Reservation Bill
Allahabad, Mar 13 (ANI): Leading Shia cleric and scholar Maulana Kalbe Jawwad has opposed Women”’’s Reservation Bill.
Addressing reporters here on Friday, Jawwad said that God has created women to bring up their children in a better way, and not for delivering speeches in public.
“Women are not created for doing horse-riding or firing guns. Women are [...]
28th Agartala Book Fair attracts book lovers
Agartala, Mar 5 (ANI): Thousands of book lovers are coming every day at the ongoing 28th Agartala Book Fair.
Organised by the Information Cultural Affairs and Tourism (ICAT) Department of Tripura with the cooperation of state publishers, the twelve-day-long fair is being held at the Sishuniketan ground of Agartala. It ends on March 11.
Tripura Chief [...]
Rashtriya Janata Dal celebrates good show in Bihar by-polls
Patna, Sept 20 (ANI): The activists of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) here celebrated the party’s good show in the by-election for 18 legislative assembly seats.
The RJD-Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) won eight seats in the by-election for 18 legislative assembly seats, a major set back to ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U).
The JD (U) bagged three [...]
405th installation anniversary of Sri Guru Granth Sahib
Agra, Sep 19(ANI): People of all religions and communities gathered to celebrate the 405th anniversary of the installation of the Sikh holy scriptures, Sri Guru Granth Sahib, at Gurudwara Maithan in Agra.
This was a significant landmark for the Sikhs, as the 275-year-old handwritten [...]
RPI activists ransack Congress office in Mumbai
Mumbai, Sep 18(ANI): Activists of Republican Party of India (RPI), a regional party in Maharashtra, on Friday ransacked the Congress office in Mumbai.
The activists were protesting against eviction of their senior leader and former Lok Sabha Member of Parliament, Ramdas Athawale from his official [...]
Election Commission issues notification for assembly elections in three states
New Delhi, Sep. 18 (ANI): The process for forthcoming Assembly elections in Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh will begin formally with the issuance of notification on Friday.
The prospective candidates would be able to file their nomination papers till September 25.
The prospective candidates can file [...]
Rashtriya Janata Dal celebrates good show in by-polls in Bihar
Patna, Sep 18 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) celebrated its good show in state by-election on Thursday.
The RJD-Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) won eight seats in the by-election for 18 legislative assembly seats, a major setback to ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U).
JD (U) bagged three seats while its ally Bharatiya Janata Party won two seats.
RJD activists [...]
VHP leader accuses Advani of using Ayodhya issue for personal gains
New Delhi, Sep. 9 (ANI): Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Ashok Singhal on Wednesday accused BJP leader LK Advani of taking out the Rath Yatra for personal political gain.
Advani, he said, should now think about stepping down from the post of Leader of Opposition in [...]
Schoolteachers baton-charged in Lucknow on Teachers’ Day
Lucknow, Sep 5(ANI): At least 12 primary schoolteachers suffered injuries during a demonstration to demand confirmation of their jobs and increments on Teachers’ Day.
The teachers alleged they were staging a peaceful protest when the police, for no fault of their own, baton-charged them.
“The teachers [...]
CPI (M) defends Buddha over skipping politburo meet
New Delhi, Sep 5 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) dismissed reports that West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was deliberately avoiding party’s two-day politburo meet, which began today on Saturday in the national capital.
According to reports, senior party leaders including Brinda Karat claimed [...]
Independent candidate elected DUSU president
New Delhi, Sep 5 (ANI): An independent candidate, Manoj Chaudhury of the Department of Buddhist Studies won the president’s post of the Delhi University Student’s Union (DUSU) elections on Saturday.
After a gap of 18 years an independent candidate is becoming the president of DUSU. In 1991 Rajiv Goswami won the DUSU presidentship being an independent [...]
Karnataka Housing Minister resigns following defeat in by poll
Bangalore, Aug 31 (ANI): Karnataka Housing Minister V. Somanna resigned from the state cabinet on Monday following his defeat in the recent by polls to the state assembly.
Somanna handed over his resignation to the Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa.
“I will take a decision on accepting his [...]
RSS chief Bhagwat says Advani, Rajnath will decide role in BJP
Haridwar, Aug 31(ANI): Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday said that BJP leaders LK Advani and Rajnath Singh will decide on their role within the party.
Talking to reporters here, Bhagwat said, “Rajnathji, Advaniji and others will decide on their role in the party. Everything will be fine in the BJP [...]
Vasundhara Raje to meet Venkaiah Naidu today
New Delhi, Aug 31 (ANI): Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje will meet Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader M Venkaiah Naidu here today.
Earlier, the BJP central leadership had said that they have asked Raje to report to them in New Delhi on August 30.
On Thursday, Raje had asserted that she had no [...]
Raje arrives in New Delhi to meet senior BJP leaders
New Delhi, Aug 30 (ANI): Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje arrived in New Delhi on Sunday evening to meet senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders.
Raje is to meet M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday.
On Thursday, Raje asserted that she had no plans to leave Rajasthan and would continue to serve the people of the [...]
BJP will solve its problems, soon, says key RSS leader
New Delhi, Aug. 30 (ANI): Senior Rashtriya Swayam Sewak (RSS) leader Madan Das Devi on Sunday said he was confident about the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) taking appropriate steps to resolve all of its problems, including the issue of the party succession plan.
Addressing a press conference in the capital this morning after between RSS chief [...]
BJP top brass meets Advani, immediate change in party leadership ruled out
New Delhi, Aug.29 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) top brass met senior leader L.K. Advani at his residence late on Friday night for almost two hours.
Among those who met Advani were Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, Venkaiah Naidu and Ananth Kumar.
Sources claimed that despite RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat chalking out a succession plan [...]
Advani was at centre of cash-for-vote drama in Parliament: Jaswant Singh
New Delhi, Aug 28(ANI): Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh on Friday sharpened his attack on the BJP by saying that senior party leader L K Advani was “at the centre” of the cash-for-votes scam drama enacted in the Lok Sabha last year.
“It’s a great sense of pity. [...]
Indian farmers along Pakistan border in Punjab resent restriction
Amritsar, Aug 28 (ANI): Anguished Indian villagers in Punjab, whose farms lie across the fencing along the Pakistan border have staged a protest over problems faced in tilling their fields.
The protest was staged under the banner of the Jamhuri Kisan Sabha (Democratic Farmers Council) and [...]
Raje to hold BJP Legislature Party meeting in Jaipur
Jaipur, Aug 26 (ANI): Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, will hold a meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Legislature Party here on Wednesday, to chalk out strategy for the upcoming State Assembly session.
According to sources, the issue of electing a new Leader of Opposition as per the direction of party’s high command is [...]



