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Nadda promises OBC status for left out Hindu backward castes

Nadda to launch BJP’s door-to-door campaign from Mamata’s backyard

3:00 pm December 9, 2020

Kolkata: BJP president J P Nadda will Wednesday launch a door-to-door campaign in Kalighat locality here, close to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s home, as part of the massive public outreach the party has planned in the run up to the state assembly election. Nadda, who arrived here on a two-day visit to the state, will also inaugurate an […]

Sushil Modi gets elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha

11:45 pm December 7, 2020

Patna: Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi was on Monday declared elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha in a by-poll that was necessitated by the death of Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party founder Ram Vilas Paswan. Modi was handed over his certificate in presence of a host of dignitaries including Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, with whom the […]

Oppn stoking unrest over farmers’ protests, displaying shameful double standards: BJP

7:53 pm December 7, 2020

New Delhi: With the opposition rallying around the farmers’ protest against the Narendra Modi government’s agri reforms, the BJP on Monday accused its rivals of “shameful double standards” as it claimed that parties like the Congress and the NCP had once supported what are now key provisions of the new laws. Noting that opposition parties […]

BJP’s ‘Aar Noi Annay’ campaign marred by sporadic violence, party demands President’s Rule

11:47 pm December 5, 2020

Kolkata: Sporadic clashes between ruling TMC and the opposition BJP activists on Saturday marred the saffron party’s anti-government campaign in West Bengal leaving more than a dozen people injured and prompting it to demand the imposition of President’s Rule in the state. The BJP Saturday held its state-wide campaign christened ‘Aar Noi Anyay’ (No more injustice) against the “misrule and corruption” […]

Religious, political groups in Leh, Kargil hold joint meeting, decide to continue talks

11:29 pm December 2, 2020

Kargil: Representatives of two alliances of religious, political and social organisations based in Ladakh’s Leh and Kargil held their first joint meeting here and said they will oppose any law that is against the interests of the people of the union territory. The Leh-based People’s Movement for Sixth Schedule for Ladakh and the Kargil Democratic […]