Politics

Hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani was today detained as he tried to defy house arrest to march towards the headquarters of the Army at Badamibagh here as part of the proposed protest programme of the separatists.

A meeting of BJP chief ministers and deputy chief ministers in which the party top brass, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will address them on the agenda of good governance and pro-poor measures got underway in Delhi.

In a post titled "Satyamev Jayate - The Truth Triumphs", it cited an apology tendered by 'The Statesman' in 2003 after a legal battle over an editorial in 2000.

Prayar Gopalakrishnan, the president of Travancore Devaswom Board, which manages a number of shrines in southern part of the state, had said recently that it would set up religious study centres in all temples under its ambit within a year to attract more...

Congress on Tuesday attacked Arvind Kejriwal over his visits to the poll-bound Goa, saying the Delhi Chief Minister is professing "an artificial love" for the coastal state.

Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy met with an accident in Patna.

The Congress staged a walkout over the issue after Rajnath said that not much of does by the previous government for the welfare of Dalits.

Though the government has built a political consensus on the reform measure, the process for its rollout is a long one, making many wonder if the Centre will be able to meet the deadline.

Maurya was addressing BJP workers at the party office, his first such interaction after he joined the saffron party in Delhi on Monday in the presence of BJP chief Amit Shah.

Breaking his silence on the turmoil in Kashmir, Modi had on Tuesday advocated a path of "democracy and dialogue" to restore peace in the spirit of 'insaniyat (humanity), jamhuriyat (democracy) and Kashmiriyat'.

"All that BJP knows is how to foment riot and communal tensions. It knows how to spend money on advertisements and use central agencies against us," said Banerjee.

During the event, Halke Vich Captain, in which he meets locals to discuss their grievances, more than 60% of the complaints were over allegedly fabricated FIRs filed against people by the system.

The prime minister on Sunday took on cow vigilantes at a public meeting in Gajwel in Telangana.

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad is also not happy with Modi's warning to so called cow-protectors. The outfit has hit out at Modi saying he is playing politics in the name of cow-protection.

Demanding an all-party meet on the issue, Ghulam Nabi Azad said, "People in Kashmir are wondering why the Prime Minister is silent on the situation in Kashmir. The people of Kashmir are longing to hear from their Prime Minister," he said.

Jalandhar Commissioner of Police Arpit Shukla said Gagneja, Sah-sarsanghchalak of RSS's Punjab unit, was shot at around 9 PM near Makhdumpura colony.