Two women BJD leaders quit party ahead of LS, Assembly polls

Two women BJD leaders quit party ahead of LS, Assembly polls

Wednesday, 24 April 2024 | PTI | Bhubaneswar

Two prominent women BJD leaders have quit the ruling party, weeks ahead of the simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections in the state. While Hindol MLA Simarani Nayak resigned from the BJD on Monday, former Sambalpur legislator Raswswari Panigrahi announced her decision to quit on Tuesday. Nayak resigned from the primary membership...

India, Oman review collaboration in combating illegal activities at sea

Wednesday, 24 April 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

India and Oman on Tuesday here reviewed their collaboration in combating transnational illegal activities at sea and promote regional co-operation during the fifth Annual High-Level Meeting between the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and the Royal Oman Police Coast Guard (ROPCG). Giving details, officials said this meeting follows the institutionalized mechanism as...

Government focussing on research, learning and innovation in big way: Modi

Wednesday, 24 April 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government is focusing on research, learning and innovation in a big way, a day after QS president Nunzio Quacquarelli lauded the performance improvement in Indian universities. Indian universities demonstrated the highest performance improvement among all the G20 nations this year, a significant 14...

Modi has never done politics on basis of religion: Rajnath

Wednesday, 24 April 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has never done politics on the basis of religion or by dividing the society and stressed that his predecessor Dr Manmohan Singh had in 2006 talked about extending reservation for the Muslims. The defence minister made the remarks at an...

Tashi Gyalson to represent BJP in Ladakh in LS polls

Wednesday, 24 April 2024 | Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi

The BJP on Tuesday dropped its sitting MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal for Ladakh Lok Sabha seat and announced that Tashi Gyalson, who is a local council chief, will represent the party in upcoming Lok Sabha polls. In 2019, Namgyal hit the headlines for his viral speech in Lok Sabha to...

1,351 candidates in fray in phase two LS polls

Wednesday, 24 April 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

As many as 1,351 candidates from 12 States and Union Territories are in the fray for the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 7, the Election Commission said on Tuesday. These include eight candidates from Betul seat of Madhya Pradesh, where the election was to be held...

Action against Nagpur school director for using children in Gadkari poll campaign

Wednesday, 24 April 2024 | T N RAGHUNATHA | Mumbai

The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Maharashtra, has initiated action against a school management for allegedly allowing the use of its students in the Lok Sabha poll campaign of the ruling BJP’s Nagpur candidate and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. Acting on a complaint lodged by Maharashtra Congress’ chief spokesperson Atul Londhe with...

Murshidabad with livid bidi workers to see tough fight

Wednesday, 24 April 2024 | Saugar Sengupta | Jangipur

Smoking is not only injurious to health but economy too. The hapless Bidi workers of Jangipur, Raghunathganj, Bhagabangola in Murshidabad district realize it more than anyone else. Notwithstanding they have to cling to the profession because they have nowhere else to go or no other calling to fall back on.”We were...

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