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Matter of happiness that PM Vishwakarma scheme being launched on his b'day

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw elaborated on how party workers will be serving the needy on PM's birthday

Parl panels reconstituted; Rahul remains member of Committee on Defence

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was reinstated as an MP after losing his membership of the Lok Sabha following his conviction in a criminal defamation case, remains a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence while fellow party colleague and Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh continues as the chairperson of the Committee on Science & Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change, a month after hinting at resignation. A Lok Sabha bulletin on the members of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee was released on Saturday, two days ahead of the Special Session of Parliament from September 18 to 22.The newly formed department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee came into effect from September 13.According to the bulletin, the chairs of six major parliamentary committees - Home, IT, Defence, External Affairs, Finance and Health - are all with the BJP or its allies.Meanwhile, from the opposition, Abhishek Manu Singhvi of the Congress has been ...

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BJP to launch 'Sewa Pakhwara' on Sunday to mark PM Modi's birthday

The BJP will reach out to different sections of society and organise various welfare activities across the country as it launches 'Sewa Pakhwara' (fortnight of service) to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 73rd birthday on Sunday. The exercise will continue till October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a practice the BJP has been following annually for the past several years. The prime minister himself will be part of the launch of several development initiatives on his birthday. With 'Vishwakarma Jayanti' falling on Sunday, Modi will launch his government's ambitious scheme, "PM Vishwakarma", which is aimed at helping artisans and craftsmen and others engaged in traditional skills on the occasion. As practitioners of these traditional occupations come largely from Other Backward Classes, the scheme with an outlay of Rs 13,000 crore is also being seen as the ruling BJP's outreach to the politically important segment. He is scheduled to inaugurate the first phase of In

Oppn named its alliance INDIA as UPA was associated with corruption: Shah

Shah also thanked the people for standing against the decision of the Nitish Kumar-led government over the cancellation of holidays on Rakshabandhan and Janmashtami in Bihar

First meeting of committee on simultaneous polls on Sept 23: Kovind

The first meeting of the the high-level committee to examine and make recommendations for holding simultaneous polls will be held on September 23, said former president Ram Nath Kovind, who heads it. The government on September 2 notified the eight-member committee to examine and make recommendations for holding simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha, state assemblies, municipalities and panchayats. "The first meeting will take place on September 23," Kovind told reporters here on Saturday. He was in Bhubaneswar to attend the convocation of a private university.

Ahead of LS polls, Shah to visit Bihar today, address rally in Jhanjharpur

Shah will visit Bihar today and is set to address the gathering in Karpuri Gram Stadium of Jhanjharpur

When INDIA gets angry

We must accept that the INDIA alliance has the right to boycott anybody it wishes. But the list of TV anchors is almost like painting a target on people's backs

Uncertain future for TDP

Chandrababu Naidu's arrest has demoralised his party but the question to ask is whether his being in jail is a threat or an opportunity

26 recruitment exam papers leaked under BJP, Congress, says RLP's Beniwal

The Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) leader has accused both BJP and Congress for allowing recruitment scam to continue in Rajasthan

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Telangana Congress working with poll strategist Sunil Kanugolu on manifesto

The involvement of Sunil Kanugolu in the manifesto preparation again draws attention towards the trend of political parties approaching political strategists or consultants

Opposition BJP to boycott Odisha Assembly Speaker's election on Sept 21

The opposition BJP on Friday decided to boycott the election for the Odisha Assembly Speaker on September 21 as it coincided with the 'Nuakhai' festival, an agrarian event in the western region of the state. The BJP's decision came a day after the Congress announced boycott of the Assembly Speaker election. Both the opposition parties accused the BJD government in the state of maintaining a "step-motherly" attitude towards the people of the western region of the state. BJP MLA Nauri Nayak at a press conference here alleged that the BJD leaders have "no respect towards the sentiments of the western Odisha people". "It is not possible for the MLAs of western Odisha to reach the Odisha Assembly a day after the Nuakhai festival. This is because the celebrations continue till the next day for 'Bhet-ghat'. Though we had demanded a change in the date of the election, the government paid no heed to it. This has hurt the sentiments of the people of western Odisha," Nayak said. While Nuakhai

Chhattisgarh elections: Delhi CM Kejriwal to visit Chhattisgarh on Sept 16

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will also visit Madhya Pradesh on September 18

Subramanian Swamy birthday: Interesting facts about this politician

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy celebrated his 84th birthday today on September 15. Swamy is one the most reputable politicians of the post-independence era

Election fever: Political consulting firms looking for top talent

Apart from IITs and IIMs, political consulting firms are hiring fresh graduates from TISS, NLU, Delhi University, among other institutions

Nadda to flag off BJP's second Parivartan Yatra in poll-bound Chhattisgarh

Three days after rolling out its first Parivartan Yatra' from south Chhattisgarh, the BJP will kick-start the second such mass-contact programme from the northern part of the state on Friday, intensifying its campaign against the ruling Congress ahead of the upcoming assembly polls. BJP national president JP Nadda will flag off the Parivartan Yatra (March of Change) from Jashpur district after offering prayers at Balaji temple in Jashpur town, a party functionary said. The BJP chief will take off in a helicopter from Birsa Munda airport, Ranchi in neighbouring Jharkhand at 10:10 am and will land at the Police Ground helipad in Jashpur at 11 am, the party's state spokesperson Nalineesh Thokne said. Nadda will offer rituals at the Balaji temple in Jashpur at 12 noon and then address a public meeting at Ranjita stadium ground before flagging off the yatra, he said. The yatra starts a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a Vijay Sankhnad' rally in Raigarh district and targe

Much ado about nothing: Jairam Ramesh on Parliament session agenda

Leaders of the INDIA bloc had been demanding that the government make the agenda of the 'special session' public

INDIA announces boycott of shows of 14 TV anchors, BJP calls it 'emergency'

The opposition alliance INDIA on Thursday announced that it will boycott shows of 14 television anchors on several platforms, a decision the BJP compared with the Emergency. The News Broadcasters & Digital Association (NBDA) said the boycott sets a dangerous precedent and goes against the ethos of democracy. The media committee of the bloc took the decision to boycott the programmes of these journalists and not send their representatives on debates hosted by them on such channels or platforms. "Pursuant to the decision taken by INDIA Coordination Committee in its meeting on September 13, 2023, the INDIA parties will not send their representatives on the shows and events of the following anchors," a statement from the media committee of the opposition bloc said while listing the names of such journalists. Justifying the action, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera, who is a part of the committee of opposition parties that took the decision in their virtual meeting, said some channels .

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