New Delhi: A day after he was summoned by the BJP top brass to New Delhi, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa arrived in the national capital this morning to hold talks with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP National President J.P. Nadda on party issues. Yediyurappa left Bengaluru in a special flight at 8.20 am…
In a first, Annual DGP, IGP meet to be held virtually
October 5, 2020PM Modi and Amit Shah to attend New Delhi: For the first time in its history, the Annual Conference of the country’s top Police brass will be held virtually next month amid the Coronavirus pandemic, officials said on Sunday. About 250 officers in the rank of DGP and IGP from all States, Union Territories and…
Will leave for Delhi after getting Amit Shah’s appointment: CM
October 3, 2020Bengaluru: Seeking to put to rest all speculations about his Delhi visit plans, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Friday categorically said that he will leave for the national capital only after getting an appointment for a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, during which he would discuss the issue of Cabinet expansion. Responding to…
PM alters lockdown tactic: Union Ministers back in offices from tomorrow
April 12, 2020New Delhi: The Council of Ministers, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and including Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Nirmala Sitharaman, will resume work at their Ministries tomorrow (Apr.13), a day before the end of the lockdown to contain the spread of the novel Coronavirus, sources said last evening. Senior officials entitled to official…
The bad BJP faces the good BJP
February 11, 2020By T.J.S. George Power makes small people smaller. When the wheel of history turned and BJP became the ruling party, many of its adherents saw India exclusively as Bharat, their inheritance to play with. The tactically wise among them spoke in moderate terms even as they pushed their agenda forward. Prime Minister Modi, for example,…
J.P. Nadda takes over as BJP Chief from Amit Shah
January 21, 2020New Delhi: J.P. Nadda took over as BJP President yesterday, a responsibility he shared with Home Minister Amit Shah for nearly a year. Nadda, considered number three in the ruling party after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, was elected unopposed since he was the only candidate. Nadda’s name was proposed by ex-Chiefs and…
CM B.S. Yediyurappa receives Amit Shah in Bengaluru
January 18, 2020Bengaluru: The Bengaluru Police have made elaborate security arrangements at Palace Grounds, where Union Home Minister Amit Shah is attending an event today. Shah arrived at the HAL Airport this morning and was received by Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, his cabinet colleagues and party leaders. Over 1,400 policemen have been deployed for bandobast. Shah is…
Citizen Mr. India
December 13, 2019Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, passed the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill. I was listening to the proceedings till it was put to vote. My interest was specially in listening to P. Chidambaram, who was there fresh from Tihar Jail and Kapil Sibal, the legal eagle of the Congress party. Due to a diversion,…
Former top Cop Vijay Kumar appointed as Security Advisor to Centre
December 7, 2019New Delhi: Former IPS officer from Tamil Nadu, who played a key role in the killing of Forest Brigand Veerappan in 2004 who had become a headache for Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Governments for years, has been appointed as a Security Advisor to the Government of India. Union Home Minister Amit Shah issued the appointment…
Do not take us for granted
October 31, 2019By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Indian democracy is still alive and kicking. The recent elections to the two States of Maharashtra and Haryana have proved it. All the exit polls had virtually written off Congress, ncp and other parties in these two States. All have to eat the humble pie as their calculations…
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