Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Aug 26 (ANI): BJP lawmaker Pragya Thakur on Monday faced flak from Congress leaders for making bizarre claims of 'opposition resorting to sorcery on BJP leaders', while her party distanced itself from her controversial statement.
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], Aug 26 (ANI): The ashes of former finance minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley were immersed in the Ganga river at Haridwar on Monday.
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Aug 26 (ANI): BJP MP Pragya Thakur on Monday made a bizarre claim that the Opposition was resorting to sorcery on BJP leaders in the context of the passing away of some top leaders of the party.
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 25 (ANI): Comparing her feat to an Olympic medal, Badminton Association of India (BAI) vice-president, Arun Lakhani on Sunday lauded Indian shuttler PV Sindhu for winning a gold medal in the BWF World Championships.
Chandigarh [India], Aug 25 (ANI): A one-day state mourning will be observed throughout Union Territory of Chandigarh on Monday as a mark of respect to former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who passed away at the age of 66 on Saturday.
New Delhi [India], Aug 25 (ANI): Former Finance Minister late Arun Jaitley was a "troubleshooter" of the BJP and Narendra Modi government during the first term, Union Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot on Sunday said while remembering the BJP stalwart, who passed away yesterday.
New Delhi (India), Aug 25 (ANI): Senior Congress leaders KTS Tulsi, PL Punia and Tariq Anwar have expressed profound grief over the demise of ace BJP leader and former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and remembered him as a leader who shared good relations with leaders across the party line.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 25 (ANI): Punjab Government has declared a one-day state mourning on August 26 in respect of former Finance Minister of India Arun Jaitley, who passed away on August 24 in New Delhi.
New Delhi [India], Aug 25 (ANI): CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, who was a member of the Opposition delegation, which visited Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, said that he heard painful stories from people travelling along with him.