JD(U) leader and Bihar minister Ashok Choudhary has launched a sharp attack on RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav following the latter’s allegations against former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over security and housing arrangements.
During an interaction with NEET aspirants, their parents and families here, Rahul Gandhi described India's education system as a rejection, rather than selection, system that has been reduced to an extortion machine.
Spokesperson of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena and a Rajya Sabha MP told the media in Delhi that six MPs from his party were offered an additional Rs 10 crore to split away from the party and join the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.
Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly and former chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan alleged that the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) government has "completely surrendered" to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by choosing to implement the Centre's PM SHRI (Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India) scheme.
As the South West Monsoon advances deeper into the Indian subcontinent, Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda, on Thursday, directed states and Union Territories to strengthen surveillance, vector-control measures and healthcare preparedness to tackle a possible rise in dengue and malaria cases, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
With around 113 members, the BJP is just 10 seats short of a standalone majority, making it the most dominant single party in decades in the Upper House.
The Uttarakhand Police has filed three FIRs against social media handles for posting videos denouncing the Chardham pilgrimage to Kedarnath that started on April 22. According to the police, the videos in question were spreading misleading information about the police and the pilgrimage.
BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla alleged that the party had now turned into “Arvind Akele ki Party,” pointing to a string of past exits by senior leaders including Yogendra Yadav, Shanti Bhushan, Prashant Bhushan, Ashutosh, Alka Lamba and Rajendra Pal Gautam, many of whom later joined different political parties.
Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, opposed the confidence motion moved by Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, saying it went against the NDA’s poll promise.
The event, held at the Harivansh Tana Bhagat Indoor Stadium, saw incentives being distributed to performing gram panchayats, gram sabhas, panchayat samitis and zila parishads for their contribution to rural governance.
