West Bengal: Fresh violence erupts in Burdwan University, students allege assault by ‘outsiders’
File pic Burdwan/Nagpur: In a late night development, massive clashes erupted at West Bengal's Burdwan University. The students who were on a hunger strike demanding postpone of third year exam were attacked and brutally beaten up last night inside the campus...
Jitendra Thakur slated to be next President of BJP Yuva Morcha
Last rally under the leadership of Bunty Kukde Jitendra Thakur Nagpur: The tenure of the present Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) has come to an end. However, the new executive body of BJYM and the new office-bearers have not yet been...
Congress demands longer period of State Budget Session to discuss burning issues
Nagpur: The Congress Legislative Party has demanded the Fadnavis Government to extend the period of Budget Session till April 29. The demand was raised by Leader of Opposition in Assembly Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil in a meeting of Legislature Business Consultative...
SC to hear Swamy’s plea on Ram temple construction tomorrow
The Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear the plea of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy over the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. This came after Swamy submitted a petition in the apex court, stating that the disputed...
Sena takes a dig at BJP over MoUs signed during MII Week
Mumbai/Nagpur: Taunting BJP over the MoUs signed by Maharashtra government during the recent 'Make in India' Week, the Shiv Sena today said similar agreements were signed by the party with its smaller allies before the assembly polls but they have not...
BHU student who shouted out to PM Narendra Modi beaten allegedly by BJP workers
Varanasi/Nagpur: A student who shouted out to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Varanasi was beaten up allegedly by BJP activists. The student, Ashutosh Singh, had shouted about student body elections at BHU just as PM...
CPI hits streets, slams BJP, RSS; demands release of Kanhaya Kumar
Nagpur: The ‘raging protest’ over arrest of a JNU student leader has started gripping the city as Communist Party of India (CPI) on Saturday hit the streets near Samvidhan Chowk (RBI Square) and strongly demanded the release of Kanhaya Kumar....
Sandeep Joshi, Dumbe, Jadhav, Palandurkar appointed City BJP General Secretaries
Rajesh Bagdi to be new Treasurer of city unit of the party. Nagpur: In a major political move, the city unit of Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday announced appointment of new General Secretaries and Treasurer for the city organization. In a...
Shriram Sena may pose a challenge of sorts to BJP in next NMC election if……
Nagpur: The year 2017 is an election year for Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC). And there are several key political players to watch as the election date creeps closer. And, there are several other frontbenchers, crossbenchers and even a backbencher whose...
Bhujbal denies scam allegations, says BJP harassing his family
Mumbai/Nagpur: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chaggan Bhujbal on Tuesday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government was targeting him and his family. Bhujbal, his son Pankaj and nephew Sameer have been under investigation in the Maharashtra Sadan scam...
RSS set to replace its ‘ideological wear’ with cool uniform!
Representational Picture Nagpur: Rasthriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), headquartered at Nagpur has been the epicentre of all political movements in the BJP. However the party is more associated with its uniform - a khaki shorts, white shirt and a black topi -...
‘Frustrated’ Cong shedding crocodile tears over Rohith’s suicide: BJP
File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: The BJP accused Congress, on Saturday, of shedding “crocodile tears” over the suicide of a Dalit scholar, saying party vice-president Rahul Gandhi was using students as a “political tool” after he joined them at the Hyderabad...
President’s Rule: Submit your report to us in 15 minutes, SC tells Arunachal Pradesh Guv
New Delhi/Nagpur: Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Arunachal Pradesh Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa to submit its report within 15 minutes on the basis of which the President's Rule was imposed on the state dismissing the Nabam Tuki-led Congress government...
Sudhakar Deshmukh’s appointment as NIT Trustee raises many eyebrows
Nagpur: In an unusual political move, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appointed West Nagpur MLA Sudhakar Deshmukh as the Trustee of Nagpur Improvement Trust. With the surprise appointment of Sudhakar Deshmukh, a confidant of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, as NIT...
PM Modi delivers lecture at Ambedkar University in Lucknow, protesting students made to leave the auditorium
Lucknow/Nagpur: Protesters raised slogans, attempting to disrupt Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech at the Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University in Lucknow, where he is chief guest at a convocation today. A student was escorted out of the auditorium and some protesters have...
Buoyed By HC Order On CBI Raids In Delhi Secretariat, AAP Hits Out At BJP
New Delhi/Nagpur: The AAP versus BJP battle in the capital continues unabated. But in the latest battle AAP seems to have gained the upper hand. As a Delhi Court has in its significant ruling ordered the CBI to return the...
3 lies to hide 1: Congress rebuts Irani’s defence on Dalit suicide row
File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: The Congress on Thursday accused Union minister Smriti Irani of lying in the Dalit student’s suicide case as it picked holes in the Centre’s defence in an incident which has turned into a political slugfest between...
Criminal complaint against Arvind Kejriwal dismissed by court
New Delhi/Nagpur: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had not offered any gratification to voters in the assembly elections in 2015 and no offence of bribery was made out against him, a court here has said while dismissing a criminal complaint...
Debt hit farmer’s invite for his last rites followed by suicide puts Maha Govt to shame!
When a 40-year-old debt-ridden farmer in Jalna district of Marathwada region kept 'inviting' people in his village for his 'last rites', little did they know that he wasn't joking. However his death has put Maharashtra government claim of farmer's upliftment...
What Reputation? Arun Jaitley Lost By 1 Lakh Votes: Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi/ Nagpur: Union Minister Arun Jaitley has no high public "reputation to protect" and that has been proved by his huge electoral defeat in the Lok Sabha election, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal told a court today. The statement...
Next NMC general elections by Prabhag system?
Nagpur: The State Government has decided to conduct the next elections to Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) on the basis of Prabhag system, it is learnt. There is also likelihood of increase in the number of Prabhags. It is pertinent to recall...
