RAIPUR: Home minister Amit Shah referred to Maoists in Chhattisgarh‘s Bastar as “brothers” and urged then to surrender their weapons and join the mainstream, assuring them protection and integration into the country’s development. “I’ve come to request all Naxalite brothers: lay down arms, join the mainstream. You are our own. No one rejoices at the…
NEW DELHI: For second year in a row, there were cheers for Bihar in the Union Budget as finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced several sops for the state where assembly polls are due towards the end of this year. The Centre’s focus on Bihar was evident right from the word go as Sitharaman donned a…
NEW DELHI: Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Sunday welcomed govt’s decision to confer Padma Bhushan on Sadhvi Ritambhara for her contributions to social work even as critics pointed to her controversial past and argued that this could not be overlooked.VHP spokesperson Vinod Bansal said, “Sadhvi ji dedicated her entire life to the upliftment of society…