On July 26, North Delhi Mayor Avtar Singh told officials to ensure that every NDMC-run school displays pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind before August 15. The reason given A letter issued by the mayor’s office said the aim was to instil a stronger sense of nationalism in children. Singh said he wanted young students to become more aware and to grow up with a deeper sense of patriotism. The letter described the children as the country’s future and said the two leaders could inspireRead More

The CBI has summoned Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O’Brien to join its investigation into the Saradha ponzi scheme case, officials said on July 26. O’Brien, a Rajya Sabha member and spokesperson for West Bengal’s ruling party, has been asked to appear before a CBI team in the first week of August. What the agency wants to know Officials said the agency had also summoned him in January, but he asked for more time because Parliament’s Winter Session was under way. The former quizmaster may be asked about certain financialRead More

BJP veteran BS Yediyurappa was sworn in as chief minister of Karnataka for a fourth time on Friday evening in Bengaluru, a sudden turn in the state’s long-running political drama that leaves him with a difficult task in managing the numbers. The swearing-in Governor Vajubhai Vala administered the oath to the 76-year-old at a short ceremony at Raj Bhavan. Yediyurappa, who is given credit for the BJP’s first-ever government in a southern state in 2008, took the oath alone. He replaced HD Kumaraswamy, three days after the Congress-JD(S) coalition lostRead More

BJP leader Sushma Swaraj on Friday attacked Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan over sexist remarks he directed at BJP MP Rama Devi while she was presiding over the Lok Sabha during the debate on the Triple Talaq bill. Swaraj’s tweet In a sharply worded tweet, the former Union minister said Khan was known for statements showing that he “suffers from mental perversion”. She said his words to a woman presiding officer had gone beyond every limit of decency, and that he deserved strict punishment to protect the dignity and decorumRead More

According to GT Devegowda, a JD(S) MLA and former minister, some of the party’s legislators have urged HD Kumaraswamy to back the new BJP government in Karnataka from outside. Speaking in Bengaluru on Friday, Devegowda said the final decision would rest with the former chief minister. A split over the next step Barely four days after losing power, the party’s MLAs were divided on what to do next. The differences came out at a meeting Kumaraswamy called on Friday night to settle the party’s course after the upheaval in stateRead More