Thursday, April 4th, 2019
UAE confers its highest civilian honour, the Zayed Medal, on Prime Minister Narendra Modi
On 4 April 2019 the United Arab Emirates announced that it would award Prime Minister Narendra Modi the Zayed Medal, the country’s highest civilian honour, in recognition of his role in strengthening relations between the two countries. The announcement The award was announced by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, who described Narendra Modi as his “dear friend” and said the honour was conferred by the UAE President in appreciation of his efforts to deepen the strategic partnership between India and the UAE. TheRead More
Supreme Court to hear pleas seeking delay of Modi biopic release on 8 April
The Supreme Court will hear petitions on 8 April seeking to put off the release of a film on the life of Prime Minister Narendra Modi until after the Lok Sabha election. The film, PM Narendra Modi, stars Vivek Oberoi in the title role and had been due for release on 5 April, less than a week before polling begins on 11 April. Results are to be announced on 23 May. The petitioners The petitions were filed by Congress leader and advocate Aman Panwar and by Satish Gaikwad, a leaderRead More
BJP drops Paresh Rawal, fields HS Patel from Ahmedabad East
The BJP has replaced actor-turned-politician Paresh Rawal as its candidate for the Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat, naming Hasmukh S Patel, the MLA from Amraiwadi, in his place ahead of the 2019 general election. The new candidate Patel has twice won the Amraiwadi Assembly seat, in 2012 and 2017. The party dropped Rawal after the actor made clear he did not wish to contest this election. Rawal’s reaction Rawal tweeted that he was flying from Chennai to his constituency to support the BJP’s new candidate, and said heRead More
Smriti Irani says Rahul Gandhi has insulted Amethi by also contesting Wayanad
Union Textiles Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani said on Thursday that Congress president Rahul Gandhi had “insulted” the people of Amethi by deciding to contest from Wayanad in Kerala as well. Irani’s charge Irani, who was on a two-day visit to Amethi, spoke as Rahul was in Wayanad to file his nomination. She said he had enjoyed power for years because of Amethi’s support but was now seeking votes elsewhere, and claimed the people of Amethi would not accept this. Rahul has represented Amethi without defeat since 2004, butRead More
Rahul Gandhi files Wayanad nomination with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra by his side
Congress president Rahul Gandhi arrived in Wayanad, Kerala, with his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to file his nomination for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat. He was expected to submit his papers at about 11.30 am on Thursday at the district collectorate in Kalpetta. The visit Rahul flew to Kalpetta by helicopter, and a roadshow was planned before the filing as a show of strength. Large crowds greeted the siblings, and security was tightened across the district for the visit. He was also due to meet Congress office-bearers and leaders ofRead More