Category: Politics

Union Minister for Labour & Employment and Environment, Forest & Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav chaired a review meeting to explore the possibilities of expansion of ESI health scheme at Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Medical College and ESIC Hospital, Joka, Kolkata.     Speaking on this occasion Shri Bhupender Yadav reiterated Government’s commitment for implementing the ESI health scheme in non-implemented districts of the country. To provide better Health care to the Insured Persons and beneficiaries, the review meeting also discussed the possibility of upgrading the infrastructure.   Shri Rameswar…

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said India wants to have and maintain friendly relations with its neighbours, but it will not be done at the cost of national security. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said India wants to have and maintain friendly relations with its neighbours, but it will not be done at the cost of national security. Speaking at the 90th annual pilgrimage of Sivagiri Mutt here, Singh recalled former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s remark that we can change friends but not our neighbours. “Therefore, we need good…

Mother of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Hiraben Modi, who passed away in the wee hours of Friday was cremated in Gandhinagar. PM Modi reached Gujarat early this morning and performed the last rites at Muktidham crematorium in Sector 30 of Gandhinagar. She was 100. The family members of Hiraben thanked everyone for their prayers and requested people to continue with their scheduled work, saying it would be a befitting tribute to her. “We thank everyone for their prayers in these tough times. It is our humble request to everyone to…

OBC reservation in UP: Justice (Retd) Ram Avtar Singh will head the panel, which will also include two retired Indian Administrative Service officers Chaub Singh Verma and Mahendra Kumar and former legal advisors to the state Santosh Kumar Viskarma and Brajesh Kumar Soni. According to reports, the appointment of the panel was done following the approval of the governor. The Urban Development department released a notice, stating the panel’s tenure would be for a six-month period from the day of taking charge The panel was constituted a day after the Lucknow…

PM Modi’s mother Heeraben health update: Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel paid a visit to Ahmedabad Hospital to oversee her treatment. Day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ahmedabad hospital where his ailing mother Heeraben Modi has been admitted, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday morning paid a visit to inquire about her health. The CM visited the hospital on Wednesday as well.  Heeraben (100) was on Wednesday admitted to a super-specialty hospital here due to some health issues, and her condition is stable, hospital authorities said. PM Modi…

PM Modi’s mother Hiraba, 100, was admitted to the U N Mehta Institute of Cardiology & Research Centre earlier today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday reached the U N Mehta Institute of Cardiology & Research Centre in Ahmedabad to meet his mother Hiraba, 100, who has been admitted to the facility. Before Modi arrived in the city, Ahmedabad police Commissioner Sanjay Shrivastava issued a notification banning the flying of drones and other aircraft. Shrivastava imposed the ban on flying remote-controlled drones, quadcopters, powered aircraft, microlight aircraft, hang gliders paragliders, para…

Responding to questions regarding the T-shirt, the Congress challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attempt a march like the Bharat Jodo Yatra — “even if for three hours” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has finally responded to a question that is doing rounds on social media and news since last week–why is he wearing the same white T-shirt for last so many days. On the Congress Foundation Day, Rahul was spotted wearing the same T-shirt on Wednesday. When a reporter asked him, “Today again in the same T-shirt?”, the Congress leader…

While B S Yediyurappa is credited with masterminding ‘Operation Lotus’ for the first time in the BJP ranks, to secure his government back in 2008, not many know loyalties, and to resign to escape the anti-defection law, before being re-elected and finding a place in government – a modus operandi the BJP would go on to copy in the state and elsewhere. The youngest of the three sons of a police constable, Janardhan Reddy was by then a mining baron and among the most influential politicians in the state, known…

The tripartite agreement was signed by the Centre, Manipur government and the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) rebel group, which mostly operated in Manipur. The Centre on Tuesday signed a peace agreement with a Manipur insurgent group, which agreed to give up violence and join the democratic process. The tripartite agreement was signed by the Centre, Manipur government and the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) rebel group, which mostly operated in Manipur. “Fulfilling the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of an insurgency-free and prosperous Northeast and under the guidance of Union Home Minister…

The number of Lok Sabha seats “vulnerable” for BJP has risen from 144 (in the middle of 2022) to 160 now – based on the party’s internal assessment. Here are the reasons as the party is likely to meet over the issue tomorrow. There is a growing concern and discomfort running deep in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) camp, even though it is putting up a calm exterior. And this has reasons that are obvious, but remain a subject of closely guarded meetings. One such meeting was held in Patna…