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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
TopicHimachal BJP

Topic: Himachal BJP

Amid mosque row, ‘Sanatan subzi wala’ placards new flashpoint in Shimla. ‘Locals over outsiders’

In Himachal's Sanjauli, a right-wing group distributed the signs. This follows state govt's denial of any order to display vendor names, identities. Muslim vendors allege discrimination.

Cops use force as protest over Shimla mosque turns violent, minister backs ‘demolition if illegal’

Earlier in the day, CM's media advisor told media that protest was staged by opposition party. BJP state chief accuses Congress govt of lathi-charging those unarmed people.

Row over ‘illegal mosque’ has shattered Shimla’s peace & brought BJP, Congress leaders on same side

Appearing before Shimla civic body Saturday, Waqf Board claimed ownership of mosque in Sanjauli. Congress minister earlier termed structure illegal during discussion in assembly.

‘Need a plan to counter such allegations’ — Kangana’s ‘beef’ row casts shadow over BJP’s Mandi pitch

Claims that BJP’s Mandi candidate Kangana Ranaut is a ‘beef-eater’ have kicked up a storm. The actor has denied it, but BJP leaders say the row could impact the party’s prospects in Mandi.

How BJP is working to keep Mandi LS candidate Kangana Ranaut away from controversies

From asking her to stick to one-line statements to making list of media outlets that can interview her, BJP has come up with plan to keep Kangana Ranaut away from controversies.

Defaming Javed Akhtar to maligning farmers — the 8 cases against actor & now politician Kangana Ranaut

Himachal BJP, in line with EC rules, has disclosed criminal cases against its Mandi candidate Ranaut. She also faces FIR for allegedly spreading communal hatred through social media.

Bypolls, tickets for Congress rebels & uneasy cadres — Himachal BJP stares at tricky road ahead

BJP will be able to dislodge Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu govt in Himachal Pradesh if it wins bypolls to 6 assembly seats necessitated by disqualification of rebel Congress MLAs.

Congress expects runaway win in lone Himachal RS seat. But BJP pick has party on edge

BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan is up against Congress’ Abhishek Manu Singhvi. While Congress has majority of MLAs, several legislators are said to be aggrieved with state government.

Rajeev Bindal made Himachal BJP chief in rejig after 2022 poll loss

BJP Sunday also swapped positions of its Delhi general secretary (organsiation) Siddharthan with his Himachal Pradesh counterpart, Pawan Rana. 

‘Results in front of us’ — Sushil Modi says not promising Old Pension Scheme cost BJP Himachal

Speaking at PRS Legislative’s annual conference in Delhi, BJP Rajya Sabha MP & Bihar’s ex-deputy CM said it is the public that ultimately bears the cost of such doles.

On Camera

Let there be no doubt that scientist Rohini Godbole left us unwillingly

If Rohini Godbole had a better collaborative environment, no doubt her name would have been in the mix for the JJ Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

As IDF unveils robotic combat task force, Israeli maker says open to working with India

Using this technology, IDF carried out fully robotic combat missions, drastically reducing risk to Israeli troops. The robotic combat task force also enhanced situational awareness.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.