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Amit Shah to be in Bengal on April 16-17
This will be Shah's first-ever visit to the state since the disappointing performance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the last year's West Bengal Assembly polls. A BJP source told IANS that on April 16, the Home Minister would visit north Bengal, and next day, attend several government and party programmes in state capital Kolkata.
On BJP's foundation day, Nadda interacts with foreign envoys
Envoys from France, the European Union (EU) delegation, Portugal, Switzerland, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Italy, Hungary, Vietnam, Norway, and the High Commissioners of Bangladesh, and Singapore were present during the interaction. Nadda's interaction was held under a new initiative 'Know BJP' launched for the foreign audience by the party on its 42nd foundation day on Wednesday.
Not disclosing name of agent operating in Delhi between BJP/RSS and CPI-M: Cong
Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Wednesday said that Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan says that the BJP is their principal enemy. "But the fact of the matter is during daytime Vijayan speaks against the BJP and when darkness falls the agent steps in and gets in touch with BJP/RSS leaders in Delhi and settles issues which are there with the CPI-M and hence one can only laugh when Vijayan speaks against the BJP," said Satheesan.
Govt committed to return land to Kashmiri Pandits: Minister
Responding to a question during the 'Question Hour', Rai said: "Those who have left the Kashmir Valley due to oppression... whose land has been forcibly taken away, the government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is quite capable to ensure that their land is returned to them."
Imitation is best way of complimenting, says Irani as Rahul sends 'puja samagri' for Amethi temples
"If this is true then I am happy that Rahul ji is now impressed by the services done by me and is serving the Mother Goddess in the similar way. Imitation is the best way of complimenting an effort," the senior BJP leader said reacting to an IANS tweet which apprised of the development. Notably, this is the first time that the former Congress president has sent puja samagri to Amethi temples.
'People trust BJP': Top 10 quotes of PM Modi on 42nd foundation day of his party
On this occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the BJP workers in New Delhi. In his speech, the prime minister said that the people of India trust the BJP and it has been proved after the party retained power in four states that went to assembly polls recently. He also slammed the Opposition parties for blatantly following the evils of "dynastic politics" and "vote-bank politics".
Maharastra: CBI takes Anil Deshmukh into custody in graft case
A CBI team took charge of the senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Deshmukh from the Arthur Road Central Jail -- where he has been in judicial custody of the Special PMLA Court since over five months -- and placed him under arrest for further investigations. Through his lawyer Aniket Nikam, Deshmukh had challenged before the Bombay High Court a Special Court's order allowing the CBI to take him into custody.
Nitish the CM face for BJP in Bihar, says Tarkishore Prasad
In remarks at the BJP state headquarters here on the occasion of the party's foundation day ceremony, he said that the partners of the entire NDA had chosen Nitish Kumar as the CM face in Bihar. "BJP top leadership has taken the decision to project Nitish Kumar as Chief Minister of Bihar," he said, without revealing the party's clear stand in the current circumstances where several BJP MLAs are seeking that the Chief Minister should come from BJP.
BJP, Congress intensify preparations for 2023 MP Assembly polls
Congress, in a recent meeting, has unanimously decided that the party will contest the Assembly polls under Kamal Nath's leadership, the BJP unit has always maintained that Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will remain the party's face for the next elections. "Party has decided with consensus that 2023 Assembly elections will be fought under leadership of Kamal Nath," Congress leader Jitu Patwari
Goa begins work on restoring temples destroyed by Portuguese: CM
Sawant told reporters in Panaji that the state government's Archives and Archaeology had already begun working on the process of restoration of such temples destroyed in the Portuguese era, for which Sawant in his recent budget speech had allocated Rs 20 crore. "Archives and archaeology are working on it," Sawant told reporters. Sawant holds the Archives and Archaeology portfolio.
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