"Golap Borbora was a leader who was the first to go to jail during the Emergency and the last to come out of jail. He was kept in jail for a full 19 months... He became the non-Congress Chief Minister of Assam for a very short period, but in that brief tenure, he made some decisions that
"During my meeting with Prime Minister Ishiba, I look forward to charting the next phase of our partnership. Our focus will be to strengthen security, enhance resilience, drive innovation and deliver prosperity for our peoples," PM Modi said.
MoS Meghwal made the remarks during the first meeting of the India-Singapore Joint Consultative Committee (JCC), established under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in Law and Dispute Resolution, held in Singapore on Friday.
The criticism came after a viral video purportedly showed derogatory remarks against PM Modi and his late mother at a rally in Darbhanga on Thursday during Rahul Gandhi's Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar.
The anti-encroachment drive was carried out in Begum Bagh locality under the jurisdiction of Mahakal police station. A large police force and Ujjain Municipal Corporation staff were deployed to maintain order during the demolition action.
Earlier, the BJP and Congress workers clashed in Patna on Friday over the alleged derogatory remarks during the Congress' Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar's Darbhanga on Thursday.
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who recently travelled to space, arrived in his hometown Lucknow on Friday before departing for Delhi later in the day. During his brief visit, he received a warm welcome and said that this is the perfect time to pursue and explore space.
A Daruma doll is a hollow, round, Japanese traditional doll modelled after Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen tradition of Buddhism. These dolls, though typically red and depicting the Indian monk, Bodhidharma, vary greatly in colour and design depending on region and artist.
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said Qatar is ready to start trade pact negotiations with India, which was initially indicated during the State Visit of Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, in February this year.
Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur has hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, demanding that they immediately apologise for what he described as "abusive and derogatory" language used against Prime Minister Narend