Kolkata, Jan 23 : BJP leader Mukul Roy was quizzed by the West Bengal Police on Thursday in connection with the killing of three brothers in the state’s Birbhum district in which an MLA is the prime accused. Roy, a member of the BJP national executive, was grilled at the Suri police station in the […]
Category: Politics
Unemployment at 45-year high, says Youth Congress
New Delhi, Jan 23 : The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) here on Thursday launched a nationwide campaign to highlight rising unemployment, give a voice to young Indians, and also sought a national register of unemployed (NRU). The campaign was launched by Krishna Allavaru, in-charge of the IYC, and IYC chief Srinivas B.V. Saying it in […]
Minorities vote for parties which can defeat BJP: Pawar
Mumbai, Jan 23 : In a potentially controversial statement, Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar on Thursday said that the “minorities” decide whom to defeat or elect in the elections. “In the last (2019) Maharashtra assembly elections, Muslims rejected the Bharatiya Janata Party… In rural areas, not a single Muslim voted for BJP (candidates),” Pawar […]
Has he joined BCCI, AAP asks about Kapil Mishra
New Delhi, Jan 23 : Taking a dig at BJP leader Kapil Mishra for his tweet about a contest between India and Pakistan on February 8, Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh on Thursday asked if the BJP’s Model Town candidate had joined the BCCI. Mishra, a former AAP MLA, tweeted: “On February […]
Newly-elected Chhattisgarh Cong mayors to meet Sonia, Rahul
New Delhi, Jan 23 : Newly-elected mayors from Chhattisgarh are coming to meet Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi here on Friday in the presence of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and State President Mohan Markam. In the state, the Congress swept the mayoral elections in all the 10 posts. After this win this […]
ICJ orders Myanmar to protect Rohingyas from genocide
Bangkok, Jan 23 : The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ordered Myanmar to take provisional measures to protect its Rohingya ethnic minority from acts of genocide. The judges unanimously pronounced in favour of Gambia, which had accused Myanmar of committing genocidal acts against the Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state and had requested the […]