Politics

Under this security categorisation, the Minister will be provided with a armed security cover by commandos during her visits to her state and in the NCR.

The Prime Minister's officials made a presentation on e-books and web portals on which various ministries have already started work.

Punjab's ruling party Shiromani Akali Dal is holding a sit-in to protest against drug trade in the state.

Praful Patel on Sunday said that right-wing organisations, including VHP and RSS, were creating trouble for the Narendra Modi government.

Das said utilisation certificates for 2013/14 and 2014/15 (till November, 2014) had been submitted to the Centre with a request for release of funds.

Patra said there is no difference between the voices of spokespersons of Pakistan and Congress.

Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot said Modi will take part in the ceremony at Janpath in Lutyen's Delhi on January 31.

The Congress's reaction came soon after BSP supremo Mayawati charged the NDA government with discriminating against Dalit icons like Kanshi Ram.

Congress leaders have also suggested that "anti- Nehruvianism" and "anti-Congressism" was behind the government's decision.

Breaking with past practice, Congress today released its first list of 24 candidates for Delhi Assembly polls repeating all its eight MLAs and 12 others who were runner-ups in the 2013 Assembly election in which the party had suffered a setback.

VHP on Wednesday said 'ghar wapsi' (homecoming) of Muslims and Christians to Hinduism could not be termed as conversion and claimed the practise had been prevailing for several centuries.

"The BJD government made allotment of land from GAD to several persons in an arbitrary manner at throw away price without following any procedures and principles," senior BJP leader Bijay Mohapatra said.

Issues affecting public would be highlighted and instances of misrule during BJD regime exposed with the help of social media, he said.

"Instead of anti-conversion law we need 'freedom of religion act'," Singh told reporters in an informal chat.

West Bengal Transport and Sports Minister Madan Mitra, who was arrested in the multi-crore-rupee Saradha scam, is likely to be discharged from hospital Saturday as tests done on him have not revealed anything significant, a hospital official said.

PCC president Sachin Pilot said that it was done deliberately with "narrow mindedness" of the state BJP government.