Politics

Urging the people to bring back normalcy, she said the team will submit a memorandum to Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee about the situation of Bhatpara in North 24 Parganas district.

The development comes less than a week after the maverick leader had called on Lalu Prasad, who is serving sentences in fodder scam cases, at a hospital in Ranchi and gifted him a copy of the Bhagavad Gita.

It was decided that the party will release the names of the leaders who will attend TV shows and, if needed, it will provide information and the party's stand on the subject to the leader beforehand.

Senior state Congress leaders M Shashidhar Reddy and Sheik Rahmatullah were inducted into the saffron fold by BJP general secretary P Muralidhar Rao, who claimed that only his party is capable of "fighting the TRS' misrule" in Telangana.

Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari asked the leaders to work hard to ensure the membership drive is a success and the party's "Vanvas" (exile) in the city is ended.

Verma recently wrote a letter to the Lt Governor Anil Baijal claiming there were around 100 such mosques located on government land and roadside and had sought action in this regard.

The information was shared by HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' in a written reply to a question about whether the government is considering to give 33 per cent reservation for women in central universities.

In a surprise move, Acharya has resigned from his position at the RBI merely six months ahead of the scheduled end of his three-year term, citing personal reasons.

The alleged Taj Heritage Corridor scam dogged her for years, and she has charged with possessing assets disproportionate to her income.

Smriti Irani's decision to build a house in her constituency is a clear indication that she intends to continue her relationship with Amethi in the coming years.

The BJP general secretary said that even when the whole world celebrated Yoga Day on June 21 with enthusiasm, the West Bengal and chief minister and Pakistan had boycotted it.

Regarding the four Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MPs, who recently switched camps, Rao said no assurance had been extended to them and they would have to comply with party norms.

Clashes have been reported between the members of the saffron party and the police Friday in Bhatpara in North 24 Parganas district after BJP MP Arjun Singh took out a procession with the bodies of two persons killed there on Thursday.

Khan rubbished the rumour that he had any plans to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), while claiming that he met Manoj Tiwari regarding construction of a girls' college in his constituency, Seelampur.

Calling it an 'important and valuable reform', Deora said the government should decide on it by taking all political parties on board and seeking opinions of the intelligentsia, organisations working on electoral reforms, and students.

Purushottam Goyal's letter comes after a Delhi Congress leader Rohit Manchanda demanded replacement of PC Chacko, the AICC in-charge of the city unit, over the poll drubbing.