Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 28 (ANI): Alleging that Congress dishonoured Veer Savarkar, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that had the grand-old party "accepted what the freedom fighter used to say", the country "would have been saved from being partitioned".

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 27 (ANI): Former Karnataka Minister and BJP MLA KS Eshwarappa on Friday defended the inclusion of RSS founder KB Hegdewar's speech in the school books saying that it was aimed at introducing the culture of the land and patriotism.

Punjab [Pakistan], May 7 (ANI): Newly-elected Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz on Saturday said "free and fair elections" was the only solution to the political crisis in the country, as he expressed confidence that the PML-N was prepared to face PTI chairman Imran Khan in the political battleground.

Jammu Mar 20 PTI PDP President Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday accused the BJP of pushing the country towards another division by dividing people on religious lines The former JK chief minister hurled the allegation while praising first Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru for his secular credentials and steering India on the path of development and prosperity Pakistani founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah divided this country in the past but today every attempt is being made to divide the country once again on communal lines These people BJP want another division Mehbooba said addressing party workers in R S Pura near here The former chief minister said the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi was killed by Nathu Ram Godse and his ideology is being practised today by hundreds and thousands of Godses followers She said the people have to fight the nefarious designs of the BJP and other fascist forces unitedly If we allow this religious division to happen the sacrifice of freedom fighters like Bhagat Singh will go in vain Therefore do not allow Gandhi to die once again she said adding her party would not allow the Gandhian ideology to die Claiming that the BJP will not get any space in Kashmir she said only their paid agents are holding the party flag there while it is imperative for Jammu to stand up and take on communal forces She said Jammu has been home to all religious faiths and beliefs and the city has accepted everyone from across Jammu and Kashmir irrespective of their faith Jammu is facing maximum brunt after the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019 Not only business and economy but cultural identity of Jammu and its people is at stake she said adding industrialists and business houses from outside are being lured here Mehbooba claimed nobody would come to Kashmir due to the deteriorating situation here Nehru went to jail for freedom of the country and steered it on the path of development and prosperity He ensured colleges universities and hospitals for the people unlike the present dispensation which has only one agenda to rule by creating a divide among the people she said She said the BJP government has no plans to get rid of the problem of growing unemployment among youths They have ruined the country They started their clandestine designs with Jammu and Kashmir where the situation is much worse than the rest of the country the PDP leader claimed The existence of Jammu and Kashmir is in danger under the BJP and the youths have a greater responsibility as the coming generations will question their stand in the face of the BJPs onslaught on their identity and culture she asserted She urged her party workers to strengthen the party and said there is a need to foil the vicious designs of the vested interests who are hell-bent to weaken the PDP She said youths have a decisive role in taking Jammu and Kashmir out of the morass of disappointment and hopelessness The PDP cannot take this fight to a logical end alone and the youths will have to come forward to play a decisive role she added PTI TAS TAS RAX RAX

Lucknow Jan 29 PTI Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday took a swipe at the Samajwadi Party saying the previous government built a Haj House while a Mansarovar Bhawan was constructed in Ghaziabad under the BJPs rule The chief minister who was on a visit to Ghaziabad on Saturday contrasted the work done by the Samajwadi Party SP government with the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP dispensation in Uttar Pradesh The previous government of Uttar Pradesh had built a Haj House in Ghaziabad The BJP government has constructed a Kailash Mansarovar Bhawan in Ghaziabad with state-of-the-art facilities at a cost of Rs 94 crore Giving respect to the faith this building is a great gift for the devotees The difference is clear Adityanath tweeted in Hindi The chief minister had made similar remarks during a door-to-door campaign in Ghaziabad on Sunday Earlier Haj House was made in Ghaziabad Our government constructed Kailash Mansarovar Bhawan Earlier the mafia used to harass traders but now no mafia can dare to grab property of any trader doctor or a poor person he had said The BJP leader also targeted the SP and its leader Akhilesh Yadav on Friday calling them supporters of Pakistan and worshippers of Muhammad Ali Jinnah They are worshippers of Jinnah we are worshippers of Sardar Patel Pakistan is dear to them we will sacrifice our life for Maa Bharati Mother India Adityanath said in a tweet in Hindi without taking names His post ostensibly referred to SP presidents recent statements on Pakistan and its founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah In a series of tweets on Saturday the chief minister listed work done by his government including restarting of the Ramala sugar mill in the western region the influence area of late prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh as well as the beautification work of a Shiv temple in Ghaziabad Beautification of the ancient Shiv temple in Surana village of Muradnagar area in Ghaziabad district at a cost of Rs 50 lakh construction of road at the cost of Rs 22 crore between Ganga canal Sondha bridge to Revra- Revri village and construction of bridge on Hindon river have taken place during the BJP government he said In another tweet he mentioned naming of two roads by the BJP government after former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh and farmers leader Mahendra Singh Tikait in Baghpat district The Rashtriya Lok Dal RLD led by Jayant Chaudhary grandson of Chaudhary Charan Singh has tied up with the SP in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election PTI SAB CK

Lucknow Jan 28 PTI Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday hit out at Samajwadi Party and its leader Akhilesh Yadav calling them supporters of Pakistan and worshippers of Muhammad Ali Jinnah The jibe came a day after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the issue of farmers sugarcane should be raised in the elections and not the name of Jinnah They are worshippers of Jinnah we are worshippers of Sardar Patel Pakistan is dear to them we will sacrifice our life for Maa Bharati Mother India Adityanath said in a tweet in Hindi without taking names His post ostensibly refers to SP presidents recent statements on Pakistan and its founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah In another tweet Adityanath said When they were in power devotees of Ram were fired upon Kanwar Yatras were cancelled Exploits karnamey like Safai Mahotsav took place We are in power dream of Sri Ram Lala Virajman came true Flowers were showered from a helicopter on Kanwariyas Deepotsav and Rangotsav become the identity of Uttar Pradesh He was referring to the police firing on Ram devotees in Ayodhya when SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav was the chief minister of the state in 1990 Earlier this month Adityanath made the 80 versus 20 comment subtly highlighting the religious composition of Uttar Pradesh He had said that the assembly election is of 80 versus 20 and that 80 per cent of the voters are with the BJP Before that he referred to Akhilesh Yadavs father Mulayam Singh as abba jaan Urdu for father When pension was stopped his abba jaan was CM Then he Akhilesh himself was the chief minister but he did not think about government employees then Adityanath claimed Political experts believe that the language of political leaders will become more polarising as polling approaches for the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh PTI CDN SAB SNS AAR

Islamabad [Pakistan], December 28 (ANI): Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Monday said that 'extremism in Afghanistan is a threat to Pakistan".

Islamabad [Pakistan], December 21 (ANI): The government of Pakistan's Sindh province has announced a public holiday on December 27, the death anniversary of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, reported local media.

Mr. Nadda said the Yogi government paid ₹ 1.41 lakh crore to farmers. The dues of the previous government have also been paid, he said. Lucknow: BJP’s National President, Jagat Prakash Nadda slams the opposition at Uttar Pradesh, over his party making a record payment to sugarcane farmers, slams opposition. He said, “Jinnah is theirs and ‘ganna’ is ours”. The BJP leader made this statement more than a month after Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav courted controversy when he mentioned Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah in a speech, along with Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, and Mahatma Gandhi.

Lucknow : Attacking on Home Minister Amit Shah’s “JAM” Strike Samjwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday attacked the BJP saying it stands for arrogance, lies, and inflation. Akhilesh’s response on came a day after Shah’s speech in Azamgarh, in which he termed the SP as a party that stands for “Jinnah, Azam Khan and Mukhtar (Ansari)”, giving it the acronym ‘JAM’. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has in past used ‘JAM’ as a shorthand to publicise his vision of getting a ‘Jan Dhan Bank account, Aadhaar, and Mobile phone’ to every person in the country.