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.
Delivering his address as Chief Guest at the Inaugural event of Amrut Mahotsav and Alumni Meet of College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences in Dharwad, he said, “Distress of farmers calls for urgent national attention. Farmers need economic security. We cannot afford in this nation, that is rising and the rise is unstoppable and the rise is as never before, to put concerns of farmers on back burner.''
Former army chief General Vijay Kumar Singh took oath as the 25th Governor of Mizoram in a ceremony held at the circular lawn of the Raj Bhavan here on Thursday.
In a historic move, the ISRO on Thursday successfully completed the docking of satellites as part of the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX), thus making India the fourth country after the US, Russia and China to accomplish the feat
India on Thursday welcomed the agreement for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages between Israel and Hamas.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday underscored the role of Indian startups in solving global challenges while at the same time creating employment opportunities and boosting our quest towards self-reliance.
