Category: Politics

Cabinet expansion comes at a time when the BJP has expressed confidence about winning all the 80 Lok Sabha seats in the key northern state in the 2024 general elections. Months ahead of Lok Sabha election 2024, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath may expand his cabinet. According to sources, Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party president Om Prakash Rajbhar may be included in the cabinet. BJP leader Dara Singh Chauhan and an MLA from Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) may also get entry in Team Yogi. It is also speculated that one Jat and…

In an ambitious move signalling its intent for a third consecutive term, the BJP is poised to announce the names of approximately 100 candidates for the 024 LS elections. This anticipated first list is anticipated to include prominent figures such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. Sources revealed that the party aims to unveil a significant portion of its candidates, excluding its NDA partners, well in advance of the official announcement of poll dates.  it is speculated that PM Modi will contest from Varanasi in UP,…

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Mauritius, H.E. Mr Pravind Jugnauth jointly inaugurated the new Airstrip and St. James Jetty along with six community development projects at the Agalega Island in Mauritius via video conferencing today. The inauguration of these projects is a testimony to the robust and decades-old development partnership between India and Mauritius and will fulfil the demand for better connectivity between mainland Mauritius and Agalega, strengthen maritime security and foster socio-economic development. The inauguration of these projects is significant as it follows the…

The Modi government on Thursday approved proposals to set up three semiconductor units in Gujarat and Assam with an estimated investment of Rs 1.26 lakh crore. After the Modi cabinet cleared proposals, Union Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed that the construction of all three units will start within the next 100 days. Three semiconductor plants in Gujarat and Assam Tata Electronics Private Limited will set up a semiconductor fab in partnership with Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (PSMC), Taiwan. This unit will be constructed in Dholera, Gujarat. The plant will attract…

Lok Sabha elections are due in April-May, however, the election commission has not yet announced the polling dates. PM Modi along with top BJP leadership, CMs of BJP ruled states attended the CEC meeting.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi, top BJP leaders including JP Nadda, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh among others held deliberations to finalise the first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls during the Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting in Delhi on Thursday night. According to reports, the saffron party may name around a 100-candidates in its first list.…

Besides the BJP and the Congress, BSP, AAP, NPP and CPI-M have declared their income. With nearly Rs 2,361 crore in the 2022-23, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was declared as the political party with highest income followed by Congress with Rs 452.375 crore, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said. The six national parties have declared a total income of nearly Rs 3,077 crore in the 2022-23 fiscal, with the BJP getting the maximum share of around Rs 2,361 crore, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said on Wednesday.…

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday hosted a ‘breakfast meeting’ with Congress MLAs at his residence in Shimla amid buzz over his ousting as CM of the state. According to the sources, 23 MLAs out of 40 attend the meeting. The meeting is seen as an effort to mobilise MLAs in his support and a show of strength. Meanwhile, the Speaker of Himachal Pradesh Assembly Kuldeep Singh Pathania is likely to pronounce the order on the future of 6 rebel Congress MLAs today, they said. The petition was…

Union Minister of Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, launched the SWAYAM Plus Platform today in New Delhi. Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education Shri K. Sanjay Murthy; Chairperson, UGC, Prof. Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar; Chairperson, NCVET, Dr. Nirmaljeet Singh Kalsi; Chairperson, NASSCOM, Shri Rajesh Nambiar; Director, IIT Madras, Prof. V Kamakoti; Chairman, AICTE, Prof. T.G. Sitharam; Joint Secretary, Ministry of Education, Shri Govind Jaiswal, other academician and dignitaries were also present at the event. A video on SWAYAM PLUS was shown during the launch event.…

The BJP’s election in-charge for Odisha, has announced that at least two to three candidates from the state are likely to secure positions in the party’s 100 candidates Lok Sabha poll list. As the BJP gears up for the impending Lok Sabha polls, Tomar emphasized the party’s readiness to contest both Assembly and Lok Sabha seats independently in Odisha. Ahead of the anticipated announcement of Lok Sabha polls by the Election Commission, sources indicate that the BJP’s Central Election Committee is set to convene on February 29. It is expected…

Arvind Kejriwal marked the first anniversary of Manish Sisodia’s arrest with a scathing critique of the Centre’s investigative agencies. Kejriwal asserted that Sisodia’s arrest in the Delhi liquor policy case was based on false charges, highlighting that no evidence of corruption had been presented against him. Kejriwal emphasized Sisodia’s contributions to education reform and slammed the purported political motives behind the arrests. Despite facing repeated summons from the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Kejriwal reaffirmed his commitment to the alliance and criticized the pressure tactics employed by the Modi government. Arvind…