Dhillon stated that the Prime Minister's visit on July 17 would usher in a major wave of development for Punjab, featuring projects worth thousands of crores of rupees.
The protest had witnessed violent scenes after police stopped the demonstrators near the minister's residence.
The NCP-SP leader dismissed reports regarding her party's stance on the delimitation bill as "incorrect and based solely on speculation."
Rishi Diwakar, son of late Ram Lakhan Dhobi, a former MLA from Etawah's Lakhna assembly constituency, quit the BJP and joined the Congress on Wednesday, along with dozens of supporters.
After the death of his uncle and senior ruling National Conference (NC) leader Dr Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said there will be no change in the schedule for the 20 July Delhi protest for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, even if we don’t get permission for the protest at Jantar Mantar.
Shanmugaratnam, who is accompanied by a high-level delegation, including ministers, MPs, and officials, is also scheduled to visit the World Skill Centre, which was set up here by Singapore’s Institute of Technical Education and Education Services (ITEES) with funding from the Asian Development Bank.
Addressing the gathering, PM Modi said, ''Driven by the aspirations of the people, India's automobile sector is witnessing an unprecedented transformation.''
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu MG Ramachandran on his 108th birth anniversary on Friday.
The Supreme Court on Thursday posted the final hearing on appeals by the Gujarat government and several other convicts in the 2002 burning of coach S-6 of the Sabarmati Express at Godhra railway station to February 13.
Slamming Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his 'fighting the Indian state' remark, the BJP on Thursday alleged that the Congress leader is in complete grip of the 'urban Naxals' thinking process.
