In a display of open panic over the Modi juggernaut, the Congress has appealed to the Election Commission to monitor the activities the RSS, Swami Ramdev and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on the ground that they are “conducting political activities” for the BJP “without being registered as a political party.” … Read More
India’s economic recovery is rooted in the prosperity of its villages, for which an increase in farmers’ income is imperative, Narendra Modi told enthusiastic crowds at Sangli in Maharashtra’s sugarcane belt on Wednesday. This is why the BJP manifesto proposes that the minimum support price for farm produce must be … Read More
The land of Kerala is so beautiful that it is justly reputed as ‘God’s own country’, but it is blighted by the continuous exodus of its youth for employment abroad due to the absence of opportunities at home despite the sheer abundance of natural resources that can be marketed to … Read More
As parts of Tripura and Assam kick off the lengthy voting process in one of the most keenly contested parliamentary elections, this will possibly be the first time that the northeast is not perceived as marginal to Indian democracy. Mr Narendra Modi can legitimately claim credit as the first prominent … Read More
True to its pledge to pick the economy out of its deep depression and stagnation, appropriately designated as the ‘Decade of Decay’ under the Congress-dominated UPA, the much delayed BJP manifesto, released on Monday, promises immediate priority to tackling the price rise and breaking the vicious cycle of high inflation … Read More
Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit on Wednesday (April 2) met J&K separatist leaders Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Yasin Malik, and Shabir Shah at the embassy at Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. The talks reportedly covered India-Pakistan relations, Kashmir, and unity among the separatists. Though this is not the first time … Read More
In his first ever direct attack on the Congress’s paramount family, Narendra Modi surpassed his usual eloquence by asking a gigantic gathering in Gurgaon, Haryana, if there was any magician (baazigar) among them who was flat broke and suddenly acquired a fortune worth Rs 50,000 crore in just three months. … Read More
In a far reaching development, Sri Lanka on Tuesday signed UNSC Resolution 1373 designating 16 LTTE front organisations abroad as ‘foreign terrorists’ and freezing all their assets and financial resources. These include the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE) headed by New York lawyer Visuvanathan Ruthirakumaran; Global Tamil Forum (GTF) … Read More
Indirectly alluding to the recent resignation of American ambassador Nancy Powell to pave the way for a reset in Indo-US ties, the BJP’s Prime Ministerial contender Narendra Modi said that with a strong leader and a stable government, even “foreign countries behave and want to be friends”. America and other … Read More
Narendra Modi on Tuesday set a new political milestone of 300-plus seats for the BJP-NDA and urged the people to defeat the conspiracy of the Congress-UPA-Third Front parties to avenge their certain defeat at the hustings by ensuring a weak and unstable Government at the Centre. Addressing a gargantuan Bharat … Read More
