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Just like Pak, WB govt not allowing Hindus to celebrate Saraswati Puja: Locket Chatterjee

New Delhi, Feb 04 (ANI): BJP Member of Parliament Locket Chatterjee said that West Bengal government, similar to Pakistan, is not allowing Hindus to celebrate Saraswati Puja. "The situation in West Bengal is such that people are not allowed to celebrate Saraswati Puja. It is similar to Pakistan where Hindus are not allowed to conduct their pujas. Mamata Banerjee is doing politics of appeasement," said Locket Chatterjee in an ongoing Budget session.

Congress filled with followers of 'nakli' Gandhi like Sonia and Rahul: Pralhad Joshi

New Delhi, Feb 04 (ANI): Condemning Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's "Ravan ki aulad" remark for BJP, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said that Congress is the followers of 'nakli' Gandhi like Sonia and Rahul Gandhi. "We, people of Bharatiya Janata Party, are the real bhakts. We are the real followers of Mahatma Gandhi. These people are the followers of 'nakli' Gandhi like Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi," said Pralhad Joshi in an ongoing Budget session.

LIC employees protest against centre's IPO plan

Mumbai, Feb 04 (ANI): Members of All India LIC Employees Federation held protest against centre's budget announcement regarding disinvestment plan of LIC in Mumbai on February 04. Demonstrators held placards and raised slogans against the step. During her budget speech, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed to sell a part of government's holding in LIC through an initial public offer (IPO).

Veteran Congress leader Janardan Dwivedi's son joins BJP

New Delhi, Feb 04 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Janardan Dwivedi's son Samir Dwivedi joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the national capital on Feb 04. Samir Dwivedi joined the saffron party in the presence of BJP general secretary Arun Singh. "This is my first political party. I chose the BJP as I was inspired by the work done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi."

Delhi polls: AAP puts education, metro extension and clean Yamuna on top in election manifesto

New Delhi, Feb 04 (ANI): Days before the Legislative Assembly elections in the national capital, the Aam Aadmi Party released its manifesto on February 04. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia along with other party leaders released the manifesto which outlines education, extension of metro line and guarantee to clean Yamuna river as party's main objectives for the upcoming polls. Before AAP, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on January 31 launched its manifesto for the upcoming elections. Congress on the other hand released its manifesto on February 02. Legislative Assembly elections will be held in Delhi on February 08, while counting of votes will take place on February 11.

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury calls BJP 'Ravan ki aulad' in Lok Sabha

New Delhi, Feb 04 (ANI): In an ongoing budget session in Lok Sabha, Congress's Member of Parliament Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on February 04 called BJP 'Ravan ki aulad'. "Today, they are abusing Mahatma Gandhi. They are Ravan's kin. They are insulting Ram's devotee," Chowdhury told BJP MPs in Lok Sabha.

Delhi polls: Ready to debate if BJP declares its CM candidate, says CM Kejriwal

New Delhi, Feb 04 (ANI): The Aam Aadmi Party released its manifesto on February 04. While addressing the media persons, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal dared the BJP by saying that he is ready to debate on issues of Delhi with its chief ministerial candidate. "I would like to tell BJP that people of Delhi want the BJP to declare a chief ministerial candidate and I am ready to debate with that person," said Kejriwal.

Deputy PM of Qatar receives guard of honour in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 03, (ANI): Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs of Qatar, Dr. Khalid Bin Mohammed Al Attiyah received guard of honour at South Block lawns in Delhi on February 04. Mohammed Al Attiyah also met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and held a meeting at South Block. Chief Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, Army Chief General MM Naravane and Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh were present in the meeting.

Indian hockey team meets survivors to spread awareness on World Cancer Day

Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Feb 04 (ANI): Indian Men's Hockey team players along with coaches Shivendra Singh and Piyush Kumar on Tuesday visited the cancer wing of the Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar on the occasion of World Cancer Day. The players also interacted with the patients and cancer survivors and distributed fruits. The team's coach Piyush Kumar also encouraged people to have regular check-ups and live a healthy life.

Infant dies due to cold at Shaheen Bagh, mother demands rollback of CAA

New Delhi, Feb 04 (ANI): While speaking to ANI, a protestor Nazia, whose 4-month-old son passed away last week after acquiring a severe cold and congestion following exposure to the chilly winter at Shaheen Bagh protest, on Tuesday demanded to take back CAA. She said, "My son had caught cold, there was no other health issue. We'll still go to protest for our country. We don't have any documents, what will we do? We demand that Modi and Amit Shah should take back CAA and NRC."

7 dead after bus falls into a gorge in Assam's Goalpara

Goalpara (Assam), Feb 04 (ANI): A bus fell into a gorge in Assam's Goalpara on February 04. The bus accident happened near Dhupdhara area. The incident led to death of seven people while many are feared injured. Injured people were immediately taken to a nearby hospital. Further details are awaited

Media reports are false, did not speak a word against Mahatma Gandhi: Anant Hegde

New Delhi, Feb 04 (ANI): Speaking to ANI, BJP leader and Member of Parliament from Uttara Kannada constituency Anant Kumar Hegde dismissed media reports which are attributing him to term Mahatma Gandhi's freedom struggle as "drama", saying that he did not make any reference to the father of nation in his speech."I own my statement made on 1 Feb, 2020. I never made any reference to any political party or Mahatma Gandhi or anybody else, I was just trying to categorize freedom struggle. The speech is in public domain if anyone wants to see, it is available online and on my website. I never said a word against Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Nehru. I was just discussing about our freedom struggle," said BJP leader Anant Hegde.

South Korea National Defense Minister receives guard of honour at South Block lawns

New Delhi, Feb 04 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh welcomed Minister of National Defense of South Korea, Jeong Kyeong-doo in Delhi on February 04. He also received guard of honour at South Block lawns. Rajnath Singh and Jeong Kyeong-doo held a meeting at South Block. Chief Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, Army Chief General MM Naravane and Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh were present in the meeting.

Preparation for 'Defence Expo 2020' underway in Lucknow

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 04 (ANI): The preparation is underway for 'Defence Expo 2020' in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow. The 11th biennial edition of 'Defence Expo' is scheduled to be held for the first time in Uttar Pradesh. Indian Coastal Guard personnel were seen rehearsing for the exhibition. 'Defence Expo 2020' will be held in Lucknow between February 05 and 09, 2020.

Coronavirus is another blow to tourism industry after Nipa virus, flood: Kerala Minister in Assembly

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), Feb 04 (ANI): Kerala Minister Kadakampally Surendran during Assembly said that the tourism industry has been affected after coronavirus outbreak. He said, "Hotels bookings were full for February-March. But after Coronavirus reports, bookings have been cancelled. Kerala Tourism suffered during outbreak of Nipa virus and also during floods. This is another blow for the tourism industry." Three cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Kerala. Novel coronavirus was declared as state disaster on February 03.

Uttarakhand Police suspends police personnel accused in 1997 murder case

Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Feb 04 (ANI): A police personnel has accused in a murder case pertaining to 1997, kept his criminal record hidden and has been working for Uttarakhand Police for years. Speaking on the matter, DG Law and Order, Ashok Kumar said, "During the exams, he put up the false document that there is no case on him as such. It's been 23 years to this case now. He has been suspended. He is a resident of Bareilly (UP). The probe began after we received a letter. His punishment is pending till now."

MPs pay tribute to former Lok Sabha speaker MA Ayyangar

New Delhi, Feb 04 (ANI): Members of Parliament paid tribute to former Lok Sabha speaker Madabhushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar on February 04. He was speaker in first Lok Sabha term. Today marks the birth anniversary of Ayyangar. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid tribute. BJP senior leader Lal Krishna Advani also paid tribute to late Ayyangar. Freedom fighter MA Ayyangar was born on February 04, 1891.

Equity parameters gain on Asian cues, Reliance up by 2.3 pc

New Delhi, Feb 04 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices gained considerably during early hours on Tuesday as Asian stocks reversed some of their previous plunges amid efforts by Chinese officials to calm virus fears. At 10:15 am, the BSE S-P Sensex was up by 498 points or 1.25 per cent to 40,370 while the Nifty 50 ticked up by 140 points at 11,848. Except for Nifty realty, all sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were in the green with financial service up by 1.24 per cent. Among stocks, index heavyweight Reliance Industries gained by 2.34 per cent at Rs 1,417.90 per share while Hero MotoCorp was up by 2.4 per cent at Rs 2,435 per share. Bharti Infratel, Hindalco, UltraTech Cement and HDFC Bank too edged higher by over 2 per cent each.

Tarun Gogoi slams Centre, calls it 'pro-capitalist'

Guwahati (Assam), Feb 04 (ANI): Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi attacked Centre for being 'pro-capitalist'. He said, "People expected some relief from the government. But the announcements from this government make people realise that there is no benefit for common people. It is proven that this government is not for common people, they are not pro-people. It's a pro-capitalist government."

BJP's strategy is to 'divide society and collect vote': Kapil Sibal

New Delhi, Feb 04 (ANI): Congress leader Kapil Sibal said that it is Bharaitya Janata Party's strategy to divide the society and collect the vote. He said, "These people do not know the history, because they never participated in it. The language used by Anant Hegde for Mahatma Gandhi cannot belong to any citizen. This is strategy of BJP, to divide the society and collect the vote." Union Minister a BJP leader Prakash Javadekar on February 03 called Arvind Kejriwal 'a terrorist'.