Mizoram , Politics , Top News
Independent MP candidate Lalhriatrenga Chhangte joins BJP in Mizoram
Lalhriatrenga Chhangte who fought the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate and secured 12,657 votes joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday. Chhangte said he decided to join BJP after having studied the different parties in Mizoram and he thought BJP to be the best choice. Chhangte is of the opinion […]
5 years ago
Assam , Politics , Top News
Harish Rawat resigns as AICC general secretary
Congress party’s Assam in-charge Harish Rawat has resigned from the post of General Secretary, while taking responsibility for the poor performance of the party in the Lok Sabha elections. Rawat tendered his resignation on Thursday. Rawat’s resignation comes within a day of Rahul Gandhi quitting as the party chief. Rahul Gandhi officially stepped down as […]
5 years ago
National , Politics , Top News
Rahul Gandhi resigns as Congress President
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday posted his resignation on Twitter. The four-page letter gives an insight into Rahul Gandhi’s decision on quitting the party post. Rahul Gandhi made his resignation letter public, saying accountability was critical to the future growth of the party. Gandhi has held himself accountable for the recent loss in the […]
5 years ago
Politics , Top News , Tripura
Seven left party members join BJP in Tripura
Big boost to Tripura BJP as 7 left party members joined the state BJP on Friday. MP Pratima Bhowmik and Rebati Kumar Tripura felicitated the newly joined members in a programme held in Tripura’s Ambassa town hall. The 7 left members who joined BJP are Ruma Das, Supria Saha, Dhipen Sutradhar, P Biswas, Mira Debbarman, […]
5 years ago
National , Politics , Top News
Amit Shah takes charge as Union Home Minister
Two days after taking oath as a cabinet minister in the Narendra Modi government, Amit Shah took charge of the Home Ministry on Saturday. This is the first time that Amit Shah has been inducted into the Union Cabinet. After taking charge, he thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for trusting him with this responsibility. Shah […]
5 years ago
Politics , Top News , Tripura
Tripura Health Minister Sudip Roy Barman sacked for alleged anti-party activities
In a move widely expected Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb has dropped Health Minister Sudip Roy Barman from his cabinet. This is for the first time that a BJP or a BJP-led Government in the Northeast has dropped a minister from the cabinet for alleged anti-party activities. An official notification signed by in-charge Chief Secretary […]
5 years ago
National , Top News
PM Modi chairs new cabinet’s first meet; approves major changes in scholarship scheme
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA Government held its first cabinet meeting on Friday, just a day after the Prime Minister and his council of Ministers took oath of office and secrecy. In its first order, PM Narendra Modi made national security an important plank in elections approved major changes in the ‘Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme’ […]
5 years ago
National , Top News
PM Narendra Modi meets Pranab Mukherjee, seeks his blessings
After a thumping victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met former president and senior congress leader Pranab Mukherjee and sought his blessings. Modi shared two photos from the meeting in which the two can be seen exchanging pleasantries. Modi in his tweet said, “Meeting Pranab Da is always […]
5 years ago
Assam , Politics , Top News
Assam Congress chief Ripun Bora resigns over party’s poor performance in LS polls
Humilitating defeat and my conscience does does not allow me to continue as president of the party, Chief of Assam Congress party Ripun Bora wrote in his resignation letter to party president Rahul Gandhi This is the fifth resignation of party chiefs from across the country, after the party’s dismal performance in the Lok Sabha […]
5 years ago
National , Top News
PM Narendra Modi in Varanasi for thanksgiving visit; offers prayers at Kashi Vishwanath temple
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited his parliamentary constituency and paid his obeisance at the Kashi Vishwanath temple on Monday, after steering his party to a massive victory in the Lok Sabha elections. The Prime Minister also addressed a gathering of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers, which was also attended by BJP national president Amit Shah. “I […]
5 years ago