Bengaluru, 14/4: Strongly defending his government’s move to provide 4 per cent reservation for Muslims in public contracts, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday, questioning why shouldn’t it be done, said giving strength to anyone who are economically weak. Alleging that he is being labelled as anti-upper class, the CM said he stands with those…
Bangalore, 20/4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi would campaign in about 20 places in poll-bound Karnataka, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Thursday. He said the Prime Minister’s campaign programme is being finalised. “There is all possibility of the Prime Minister campaigning in about 20 places”, Bommai told reporters here. “In most (of these) places,…
New Delhi, 30/3: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia alleged on Wednesday that after its poll defeat in Punjab, the BJP wants to “kill” Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader also said they will lodge a formal complaint in this connection. He was addressing a press conference…
Bhubaneswar, 27/7: In a major development, Laxmisagar police arrested BJD Corporator Amaresh Jena . The arrests come after a 19-year-old woman accused Jena of rape, foeticide, cheating, and criminal intimidation, prompting a case (No. 394/2025) filed on July 23 at Laxmisagar police station. The complainant, a resident of Jena’s ward from Puri district, alleged that…
New Delhi, 23/3: An Indian-origin airman in the US Air Force has been given approval to wear a Tilak Chandlo while in uniform, marking a new distinction in religious accommodation for Indian-origin religions in American armed services after Airman Harpreetinder Singh Bajwa was given exemption to serve with a beard, turban and unshorn hair in…
Chandigarh, 10/2: Ever seen Bhagwant Mann doing standup comedy, then you must have noticed his punch lines. He always used to taunt politics and politicians with a funny gesture. This style of his became very famous among the people and he soon became the darling of the people. When he came into politics, people made…
Mumbai, 9/3 (AO Bureau) : In a major development, Director-Producer Sanjay Leela Bhansali has tested positive for Coronavirus on Tuesday. He is currently in self-quarantine. Actress Alia Bhatt who was shooting for Bhansali’s film Gangubai Kathiawadi has also self-quarantined herself. Earlier today Actor Ranbir Kapoor has also tested positive for Coronavirus and is in quarantine….
New Delhi, 30/9: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge will file nomination for Congress president election on Friday afternoon, setting the stage for an electoral battle for supremacy in the party with senior party leader Shashi Tharoor. A third candidate Digvijaya Singh is also likely to file nominations though indications have emerged that…
Bhubaneswar, 1/4:: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has directed to extend distribution of additional 5 kilo grams of rice per month free of cost to beneficiaries of the State Food Security Scheme for next six months. It may be mentioned here that the benefit of 5 KG free Rice was earlier extended for the beneficiaries of…
Mumbai, 15/3: The recent controversy around The Kapil Sharma Show which emerged from a tweet by The Kashmir Files director Vivek Agnihotri, led to a massive backlash for the comedy show with Twitterati asking to boycott the show. Now veteran actor Anupam Kher, who stars in a key role in the film, has…
