India renames world’s largest cricket stadium after PM Modi
Ahmedabad, India (Reuters): India renamed the world’s largest cricket stadium after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, a move that drew immediate praise and criticism. Workers install a hoarding renaming More...
Metro man E Sreedharan says will contest Kerala Assembly polls if BJP asks
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 18 (ANI): Former Delhi Metro chief E Sreedharan, who is set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of Assembly polls in Kerala, expressed his willingness to More...
BJP pushes budget relief for middle class, business in wake of virus
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s ruling party has urged the government to put more money in the pockets of middle-income families in the next budget and cut the costs of raw material for small and medium-sized More...
Had no desire to become CM, BJP can have the post, says Nitish Kumar
Patna (Bihar) [India], December 28 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday said he had no desire to become the Chief Minister and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could make its own Chief Minister. “I More...
Jammu and Kashmir people vote in local polls amid cold and security, 52% voter turnout
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people in Jammu and Kashmir voted Saturday amid tight security and freezing cold temperatures in the first phase of local elections, the first since New Delhi revoked More...
BJP’s Vijay Sinha elected Speaker of Bihar assembly
Patna, Nov 25 (PTI): BJP MLA Vijay Kumar Sinha was on Wednesday elected as Speaker of the Bihar assembly by a majority vote. BJP MLA Vijay Kumar Sinha was on Wednesday elected as Speaker of the Bihar assembly by More...
Voices being heard that NDA govt in Bihar will last till West Bengal polls: Chhattisgarh CM
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], November 16 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday said that there are voices being heard in Bihar that the newly-formed NDA government under the leadership of More...
Modi’s coalition cites virus fight in winning first poll since pandemic started
LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s coalition retained power in Bihar state, results showed on Wednesday, in what was a referendum on Modi’s handling of COVID-19 and which More...
Sexual harassment case: Uttarakhand Police visits Mussoorie hotel where BJP MLA stayed with victim
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], September 27 (ANI): Uttarakhand Police on Saturday visited a hotel in Mussoorie where BJP MLA Mahesh Negi allegedly took the woman, who accused him of sexual harassment for investigation More...
Shiv Sena defends Maha govt over IPS officers’ transfers, slams BJP
Mumbai, Sep 4 (PTI) The Shiv Sena on Friday defended the recent transfers of IPS officers by the Maharashtra government, saying the decision was taken on “merit” keeping in mind interests of the state. All More...