Month: January 2022

Is The Ashok up for sale after Air India?

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The government is planning to privatise Delhi’s iconic hotel, The Ashok, according to sources.  The tourism ministry and the department of investment and public asset management are working on a cabinet note to give the sprawling 25-acre property on a long lease of 90 years. Located barely a few hundred metres from the Prime Minister’s residence in the heart of Lutyens’ Delhi, the property consists of a 300-room hotel, service apartments, shopping mall and stand-alone restaurants, pubs and an upmarket health club. The leasing of The Ashok is expected to…

UP polls: Consolidation of Muslim, Hindu votes in focus in Saharanpur

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Uttar Pradesh assembly elections 2022: In 2012, with a population that has 41.95% Muslims, and 21% Dalits, of its seven seats, four were won by the Bahujan Samaj Party, one by the BJP, one by the Congress, and one by the SP. In 2017, aided by a fierce Hindu polarisation, the BJP won four seats, including Deoband, with two going to the Congress, and one to the SP. Mohammad Ilyas (57), considered a learned man in his neighbourhood, is exasperated. Everyday in the morning around 9 am, a group of…

BJP to seek postponement of Bengal civic polls

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On Sunday, at least 3,427 Covid-19 infections were reported in West Bengal, taking the number of active cases to 31,562 KOLKATA: A delegation of Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders was expected to meet top officials of the West Bengal State Election Commission on Monday to seek postponement of civic polls in the state next month in view of the Covid-19 situation. West Bengal BJP would meet State Election Commission on Monday to demand that the elections for remaining municipalities be postponed by four weeks in wake of Covid-19 situation,” said…

Budget session 2022: PM calls for quality discussion, says elections will go on

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Union budget 2022: PM Modi stressed that the elections will go on but the budget session draws a blueprint for the entire year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for ‘quality discussions with an open mind’ during the budget session of the parliament starting today. Addressing the media ahead of the first day of the budget session, the Prime Minister said that discussions and open-minded debates can become an important opportunity for global impact. I hope that all MPs, political parties will have quality discussions with open mind and…

They care only for their ‘nani’ in Italy: CM Adityanath on Rahul, Priyanka

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attacked Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday, saying their party only cared about their “nani in Italy”. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adiityanath on Sunday targeted Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, saying their party cared only for their siblings’ “grandmother in Italy” when the country faced the coronavirus pandemic. At a meeting here ahead of the assembly polls, the BJP leader also attacked Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party and called the Samajwadi Party a “chacha-bhatija party”, an apparent…

Centre’s silence on Pegasus worrying, need credible answers: Mayawati

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Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Sunday said that the Centre’s silence on Pegasus is worrying. She also demanded credible answers on the issue. Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Sunday targeted the central government on its “silence” over the Pegasus controversy, saying that it is necessary to give credible answers and be accountable towards the country and its people. She also slammed Union minister Gen VK Singh for his “supari media” remark. “The Pegasus espionage case is making the central government and the BJP go sleepless. In this…

Rakesh Tikait slams govt, says farmers would observe ‘Betrayal Day’ on Monday

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Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait slammed the Central government, saying farmers would observe ‘Betrayal Day’ on Monday. Alleging betrayal by the Centre, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday announced a country-wide observance of “Betrayal Day” on Monday over farm issues. The national spokesperson of the influential north Indian farmers’ union claimed the over-a-year-long protest at Delhi’s borders was withdrawn on the basis of a letter of promises by the government on December 9 but those remain unfulfilled. “A nation-wide ‘Betrayal Day’ will be observed on…

Assembly elections 2022 LIVE | Akhilesh Yadav to file nomination from Karhal seat of Mainpuri today

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SP chief Akhilesh Yadav is scheduled to file his nomination for the UP polls at 11 am today. He will be contesting the Karhal constituency in Mainpuri district. On Sunday, protests broke out in several areas of Manipur after the BJP announced its candidates for the 60-seat assembly. Meanwhile, Congress released its fourth list of candidates for the UP polls. So far, it has named 127 women out of 316 candidates. ​Elections in five states — Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Uttarakhand and Goa — will be held in seven phases…

Do not let politics, polls affect Budget session, PM Modi urges MPs | LIVE

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The Budget session of Parliament is all set to begin today. Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Economic Survey 2021-22 and table her fourth straight Union Budget tomorrow with financial statements and tax proposals for fiscal year 2022-23.  Debates with an open during this budget session by the MPs could be a great opportunity. I hope all parties will hold talks with an open mind for India’s progress,” PM Modi said. PM Modi said that the Covid pandemic has thrown up several challenges as well as opportunities for…