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New Delhi, Jan 30 (UNI) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday appealed Congress supporters to vote for AAP in the next month Assembly election to gain the benefit of his party’s welfare schemes, warning that voting for Congress would benefit the BJP. In a video message, Kejriwal said that many continue…

New Delhi, Jan 30 (UNI) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that a new phase of the “emancipation of Dalits and Backwards” in the country is beginning. He said that representation without power is irrelevant. Interacting with Dalit influencers at the ‘Vanchit Samaj: Dasha aur Disha’ programme here, Gandhi…

New Delhi, Jan 30 (UNI) Taking suo-motu cognisance of the reported death of 474 homeless persons within a span of 56 days during this winter season in Delhi, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Delhi Police Commissioner calling for a detailed report in the matter…

New Delhi, Jan 30 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Thursday urged the Election Commission and DCP (South East) to increase 24×7 paramilitary forces deployment in Kalkaji Assembly constituency to ensure free and fair Assembly election. In a letter addressed to the Returning Officer of the Kalkaji assembly constituency, Atishi highlighted the large-scale distribution of…

New Delhi, Jan 30 (UNI) State-run telecom firm Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), in collaboration with OTTplay, a streaming platform aggregator, has introduced BSNL Entertainment—an innovative Internet TV service. This service provides BSNL mobile users all over India with free access to over 450+ live TV channels, including premium channels. Following the launch of pilot…

New Delhi, Jan 30 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday chaired a review meeting here on the implementation of the three new criminal laws in Gujarat and asked the state government to ensure its implementation in all commissionerates by April 30. The meeting, attended by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, reviewed the implementation…

New Delhi, Jan 30 (UNI) Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday slammed the Narendra Modi government for the “poor performance of the Indian economy” alleging that it has entered into a slowdown phase under his regime and the growth rate may fall by at least two percentage points. He further alleged that there was…

New Delhi, Jan 30 (UNI) An all-party meeting was held at the Parliament Annexe building here on Thursday ahead of the Budget session from Friday. The meeting is chaired by Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Kiren Rijiju, JP Nadda, Arjun Ram Meghwal and L Murugan. The budget session of Parliament will begin on January 31 and,…