The seizure of 1,150 kg of ‘fake paneer’ in Jewar spiralled into protests against alleged mistreatment of a trader and a BJP worker. Then former Union minister Sanjiv Balyan joined the dharna.
Contest between Rajiv Pratap Rudy & Sanjeev Balyan, both ex-ministers in Modi govt, for post of secretary (administration) at Constitution Club exposes rare vertical split in BJP.
Discontent between the two BJP leaders has been simmering even before start of elections. Even UP CM Yogi Adityanath is said to have intervened, but to no avail.
On Sunday, minister Sanjeev Balyan alleged irregularities in veterinary surgeons' recruitment exam. Now candidates claim some had access to the question paper before the test.
At the centre of the row are two recruitment exams that two exams — one for agriculture development officers and another for veterinary surgeons. The exams are conducted by HPSC.
Out of 403 seats in UP, 113 are in western UP. BJP swept the region in 2017, winning 91 seats, but expects some damage this year on account of the farmers protest.
Union Minister Balyan had lunch with UP minister Atul Garg at the latter's residence in Ghaziabad. Garg was later admitted to a hospital Tuesday after he tested positive for Covid.
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has, in a sense, tasted her own medicine. The International Crimes Tribunal, the special court she instituted for...
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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