Thursday, August 29th, 2019
Kerala Congress Unit Calls Tharoor Row ‘a Closed Chapter’, Rules Out Action
The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) has described the controversy over Shashi Tharoor’s remarks on praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “a closed chapter”, after the Thiruvananthapuram MP said his words had been misunderstood. No action against Tharoor KPCC president Mullappally Ramachandran said Tharoor would not face any action, and that other party leaders had been told not to discuss the matter further. How the row began The controversy started when Tharoor backed party colleague Jairam Ramesh, who had said publicly that it was wrong to “demonise Modi”. Tharoor saidRead More
Telangana BJP Ropes in Academics to Push for Official Hyderabad Liberation Day
Telangana’s BJP unit organised a round table discussion in Hyderabad on Wednesday with academics and others, stepping up its campaign for the state government to officially celebrate Hyderabad “Liberation Day” on September 17. The demand On September 17, 1948, the former Nizam-ruled state of Hyderabad merged into the Indian Union, and the BJP has long wanted the date marked as Liberation Day. K Laxman, the state BJP president and chief guest at the event, said the party was drawing up a plan to step up pressure on the TRS government,Read More
Clipped Wings and Restless Loyalists: Why Yediyurappa’s Worries Persist in Karnataka
Nearly a month and a half after BS Yediyurappa returned as Karnataka’s chief minister, party insiders say his authority is far more limited than in his earlier terms, with the BJP high command in New Delhi keeping a firm grip on the state government. A cabinet shaped by Delhi Yediyurappa governed alone for 27 days before forming a cabinet of 17 ministers, leaving 16 posts empty. The party leadership then quickly appointed three deputy chief ministers alongside the 76-year-old, making an already complicated power structure more so. Unlike in theRead More
BJP Govt Restored Peace in Kairana, Says Muzaffarnagar Riots Accused Minister Suresh Rana
Suresh Rana, an accused in the Muzaffarnagar riots who was recently promoted to cabinet rank in the Uttar Pradesh government, on Wednesday revisited allegations that many Hindu families had been forced to leave Kairana some years ago, during his first visit to his home district of Shamli since the promotion. What Rana said Addressing a welcome event in Kairana, Rana suggested that things in the region had changed after Yogi Adityanath became Chief Minister. “It is the Yogi government which has restored peace and order here,” he said, describing KairanaRead More
PM Modi to Launch Fit India Movement on National Sports Day: What to Know
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch the nationwide Fit India Movement today, August 29, which is National Sports Day. The opening event is being held at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex, and there he will lead the country in a fitness pledge. What the movement aims to do The campaign seeks to persuade people to make sport and fitness a priority in their daily routines. State governments, companies and well-known personalities are expected to take part to help make the launch a success. Entry to the inauguralRead More