Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday took a jibe at the Trinamool Congress-led government in West Bengal, wondering whether any state in the country would like to implement its model in the context of containing Left Wing Extremism (LWE). During the Question Hour in the Lok Sabha, Trinamool Congress leader Sougata Ray said the West Bengal government had been successful in tackling LWE and asked whether the central government will study the example of West Bengal and apply the same model in other states such as Chhattisgarh. Elaborating on the…
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It was her call that first alerted rescuers to Wayanad landslides. When they got to her, it was too late | India News
Soon after the first of a series of devastating landslides hit the hilly Meppadi panchayat in Kerala’s Wayand at around 1 am Tuesday, Neethu Jojo woke up to water gushing into her house. At 1.30 am, she alerted Wayanad Institute of Medical Sciences (WIMS), Meppadi, after which the first rescue team was sent to the spot. The rescuers, however, took hours to reach her area in Chooralmala village – one of the worst hit – as the roads were blocked by debris. By the time they reached, the next landslide…
Uddhav targets BJP: Those who ate Pak PM’s cake teaching us Hindutva | Pune News
Calling Union Home Minister Amit Shah the “political heir of Ahmad Shah Abdali”, the Afghan ruler who defeated the Marathas in the Third Battle of Panipat, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday targeted the BJP, saying those who went “all the way to Pakistan to eat the birthday cake” of then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif “should not teach us Hindutva”. “A few days ago, the political heir of Ahmad Shah Abdali had come to Pune. Who is he? He was Amit Shah… He said Sena has given up…
Mehbooba Mufti urges Amit Shah to form panel of representatives from both sides of LoC | India News
PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday called for forming a panel of representatives of people from both sides of the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir to discuss the region’s issues. Speaking at the 25th foundation day function of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba appealed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah to form a committee of 20 representatives on each side. “Amit Shah says he will bring back that Kashmir (Pakistan-occupied Kashmir) even as you tell us Muslims to go to Pakistan,” she said. “But I have a request for…
Chandrababu Naidu meets Modi, Shah and other Union ministers, says debt-hit Andhra needs aid | India News
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and several other Union ministers in Delhi on Thursday and sought financial assistance to the state for various projects and a “comprehensive financial support” for the capital city of Amaravati. Naidu described his discussions with PM Modi on key development issues concerning the state as “constructive”. “… I am confident that under his (Modi) leadership, our state will re-emerge as a powerhouse among states,” Naidu wrote on X. During his meetings, Naidu, whose Telugu…