Month: December 2022

PM Modi, Kharge enjoy millet lunch together after Congress president’s remark

Manish Kumar

PM Narendra Modi attended a lunch event along with Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and other MPs in the Parliament where millet dishes were served. This came after the ruling and opposition members in the Parliament argued over remarks made by Kharge. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, along with fellow Members of Parliament enjoyed a lunch hosted by Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar to mark Millet Year 2023. The millet lunch photos dropped hours after the opposition party leaders protested and disrupted House proceedings. In one of the…

House not for reckless politics: Amit Shah over Congress MP’s Pegasus charge

Manish Kumar

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi asked the Centre about the kind of surveillance mechanism in place on the land and sea borders and at international airports to check the entry of contraband. The parliament is not meant for “reckless politics”, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said today, responding to Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi’s allegation that the Centre snoops on politicians with Israeli spyware Pegasus. The minister asked the Congress MP to furnish proof of his claims. Gogoi sought to know from the Centre about the kind of surveillance mechanism in place…

Uttar Pradesh: 39 of 219 ‘fake madrasas’ received state grant in Azamgarh, informs SIT

Manish Kumar

Madrasas in UP: The report was submitted on Monday. It was found in the investigation that of 219 madrasas in Azamgarh, 39 had received money from the government in the name of ‘modernisation’. Cracking down on fake madrasas in Uttar Pradesh, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) submitted its report to the government citing 219 ‘fake madrasas’ in Azamgarh some of which had allegedly received state grants in the name of modernisation. During investigation, several districts of Purvanchal, including Azamgarh and Mau, came under the scanner, the SIT said The report…

Bharat Jodo Yatra: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot reacts to Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya’s letter

Manish Kumar

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya’s letter to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Ashok Gehlot Gehlot to consider suspending the Bharat Jodo Yatra amid rising Covid cases drew severe reactions from grand old party leaders.   Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said there was impact of Bharat Jodo Yatra in the country that is why they (BJP leaders) are scared. “There’s impact of Bharat Jodo Yatra in the country. I have seen the letter of Union health min Mansukh Mandaviya, they are scared we can see their condition. BJP…

Newly commissioned INS Mormugao to enhance maritime prowess in Indian Ocean region

Manish Kumar

The stealth guided missile destroyer, INS Mormugao, was commissioned into the Indian Navy on Sunday. It will significantly strengthen the defence capability and enhance the maritime prowess in the Indian Ocean Region.   Five things you need to know about this warship –   1)     INS Mormugao is the second stealth-guided missile destroyer under Project 15B. INS Visakhapatnam was commissioned into the Indian Navy on November 21 last year. The contract for four ships of Project 15B was signed in 2011.   2)      Named after the Goan city of Mormugao, the naval ship is 163 metres…

Pathaan protest spills to UP’s Banda; hardoi effigies of Shah Rukh, Deepika burnt

Manish Kumar

The Vishwa Hindu Mahasangh in Uttar Pradesh’s hardoi Banda protested against Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming movie Pathaan, calling it against the women and Sanatan dharma. The protest against Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan that gained ground in Madhya Pradesh seems to be spreading across the neighbouring state of Uttar Pradesh. The Vishwa Hindu Mahasangh in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda has burnt the effigy of the actor in a protest against his upcoming movie Pathaan. The group also burnt the effigy of Deepika Padukone, who is the co-star of Shah Rukh Khan in the…

Ambulance driver in Odisha offers drink to patient on way to hospital, pours one for self

Manish Kumar

A video has gone viral on social media showing an ambulance driver in Odisha making pegs of what looks like an alcoholic beverage for himself and a patient inside the vehicle. An ambulance driver in Odisha stopped his vehicle, offered his injured passenger a drink on the way to a hospital, and poured one for himself. A video capturing the incident has gone viral on social media, showing the ambulance driver making pegs of what looks like an alcoholic beverage for himself and the patient. The man stopped his vehicle…

Former Punjab CM Channi on Vigilance Bureau radar over his absence after poll debacle

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Former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi is back in business after spending nearly seven months abroad. Sources said Channi is on the radar of the Vigilance Bureau over his absence after Congress’s defeat in the Punjab elections.   Former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi is back in business after spending nearly seven months abroad. On his return, Congress leader Channi tweeted a photo in which he was seen presenting a bouquet to Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and congratulating her for “the party’s historic victory in Himachal…

AAP leader Sanjay Singh asked Dinesh Arora to collect funds for Delhi elections, hand over to Sisodia: ED

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Dinesh Arora, a businessman who was named as accused in the Delhi excise policy scam FIR, was asked by Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh to collect funds for the Delhi elections, according to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) chargesheet. Dinesh Arora, a businessman who was named as accused in the Delhi excise policy scam FIR, was asked by Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh to collect funds for the Delhi elections, according to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) chargesheet. The ED has stated in its chargesheet that Dinesh Arora was allegedly…

What is BJP’s parliamentary board of which BSY is a member but UP CM Yogi Adityanath is not?

Manish Kumar

The BJP held its second parliamentary board meeting in a week. What’s this all-powerful panel of which Karnataka leader BS Yediyurappa is a member but UP CM Yogi Adityanath is not? The BJP’s Parliamentary Board meeting was held in New Delhi on Tuesday. It was the second board meeting of the party in a week. The meetings of the top decision-making of the party assume importance against the backdrop of just-concluded assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh as well as the polls scheduled in many states next year. The…