The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday targeted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the commitments made by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to the slum dwellers during the 2015 Assembly elections. A video released by the BJP national president J.P. Nadda, shows that Kejriwal is promising pucca houses to all the slum dwellers of the capital, which BJP claims remains still a ‘piped dream’ for them. Nadda tweeted, “Kejriwal ji, you promised to make pucca houses for all the slum dwellers as soon as you formed the government. Far from giving the house, you kept playing with their feelings…
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Two Democratic lawmakers have urged President Donald Trump to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) with Russia. “With the New START Treaty just one year from expiration, we urge President Trump to reach an agreement with President Putin to extend it for five additional years,” said Bob Menendez, a ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and House Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot Engel in a statement. “It is time for President Trump to listen to reason, expertise, and our allies who recognize the treaty as an indispensable pillar of security,” Xinhua news agency quoted the two…
The Ram Janambhoomi Nyas has said that with the Centre constituting the ‘Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teertha Kshetra trust for temple, the construction is expected to begin on Ram Navami this year. Senior member of the Nyas, Mahant Kamal Nayan Das said that construction of the temple may begin by Ram Navami in April. Triloki Nath Pandey, who holds the decree of Ram Janambhoomi mandated by the Supreme Court, said that Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, chief trustee of the Ram Janambhoomi Nyas had probably not been included in the newly formed trust since he and VHP vice president Champat Rai are…
US President, Donald Trump was impeached by the House for conditioning $391 million in military assistance to Ukraine and a crucial White House meeting with its president Volodymyr Zelensky Impeached by the House of Representatives, Trump was acquitted by the Senate late afternoon on Wednesday, bringing to a close a bitter. The Senate voted on Wednesday to acquit President Donald. Trump was acquitted by the Senate on two articles of impeachment Wednesday, marking the inevitable and historic end to a bitterly fought, divisive impeachment trial that will reverberate into the 2020 election and shape Trump’s presidential legacy. But the final…
Another feather was added to the cap of Pink City, as the capital of Rajasthan is known, renowned for its art, architecture and culture in the world, when Auditor General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay presented the World Heritage City certificate to Minister of Urban Development Shanti Dhariwal, here on Wednesday. “I have brought a message from UNESCO’s Paris headquarters. The global community has recognised the efforts of the people of Jaipur for preservation of cultural heritage. It’s a matter of pride that Jaipur Parkota has been listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Jaipur is known for its specific planning.…
The Narendra Modi government on Wednesday announced the formation of a trust for the construction of the much-awaited Ram Temple in Ayodhya. In this context, a notification by the Home Ministry said the office of well-known lawyer Keshav Parasaran would be the address of the “Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra” office. Parasaran, 93, is a highly-decorated legal luminary. He has been an Attorney General of India, besides being a Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan awardee. His office address — R-20, Greater Kailash Part 1, New Delhi — has been mentioned in the notification of the Home Ministry as the registered…
President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday rejected the mercy petition of Nirbhaya convict Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the four convicts in the Nirbhay geang-rape and murder case who have been given death sentence. Akshay had filed the mercy plea last week. The four convicts were to be hanged on February 1, but a Delhi court had postponed the hangings on leag grounds. Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday, while disposing of the Centre’s plea in the case, noted that “the convicts cannot be executed separately.” Justice Suresh Kumar Kait observed, “Since their fates have been decided by a…
Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddiyurappa has launched Jana Sevaka, an app- and call-based scheme to deliver multiple government services at the doorstep of the public on a pilot basis. “The government aims to digitise various services and enable citizens to avail of these with ease, avoiding running to multiple government offices. It will be easy to procure documents and certificates,” said an official. Jana Sevaka offers as many as 53 government services such as health card, unemployment and income certificates, senior citizen identity and ration cards, pension applications and others. For a fee of Rs 115, a citizen can call…
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Wednesday said the construction of Ram Temple could be completed by 2024-25, hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of formation of a 15-member Trust that would oversee the construction of the temple in Ayodhya. Sources in the know of things said the outline of the proposed two-storey Ram Temple has been prepared, and the work on the first floor is nearing completion. The carving of stones for the temple began after the Supreme Court verdict in November 2019. According to sources, 60 per cent work has been completed. VHP Executive President Alok Kumar…
Mohamed Salah, an 11-month-old baby from India’s Kerala, has joined the long list of Dubai Duty Free (DDF) millennium millionaires. Salah will turn a year old on February 13. “I bought the ticket in my son’s name. He is very lucky. This is a massive win. I am yet to decide what to do with the money,” said Ramees Rahman, baby Salah’s father on Tuesday. A resident of Abu Dhabi for over six years, Rahman said he has been participating in the Dubai Duty Free promotions for a year now. His winning ticket no. 1319 was bought in the series…