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Guwahati, Feb 12: The Assam government has banned the right wing group Vishwa Hindu Parishad's leader Praveen Togadia from entering Guwahati, Times Now reported. This comes couple of days after Togadia was denied entry to Bengaluru on apprehension that his provocative speech might disturb the communal harmony. Togadia was scheduled to participate in a VHP convention (Hindu Viraat Samavesha) in

New Delhi, Feb 12: In the wake of BJP's humiliating defeat in the Delhi Assembly elections, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat today met with the Sangh top brass and discussed the reasons behind the saffron party's debacle. Bhagwat met top Sangh leaders at the 'Keshav Kunj' office of the RSS in Jhandewalan with Suresh Bhayyaji Joshi, the RSS second-in-command, its joint general secretaries Suresh Soni

New Delhi, Feb 12: Delhi's Chief Minister-designate Arvind Kejriwal today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed a range of issues related to the national capital including granting full statehood. Kejriwal, who was accompanied by senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia, reached the PM's residence around 10:30 AM and the meeting lasted for around 15 minutes. "Arvind told the Prime Minister that

New Delhi, Feb 12: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor and Delhi chief minister-designate Arvind Kejriwal will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday and invite him for his swearing-in ceremony at the Ramlila Maidan on Valentine’s Day. AAP leaders said Kejriwal had sought a meeting with Modi after the party won a historic mandate in the Delhi assembly elections. "We had sought time from the

New Delhi, Feb 11: Notwithstanding AAP's stupendous victory in the Delhi Assembly polls, the party's founder- member Shanti Bhushan today attacked Arvind Kejriwal yet again, accusing him of accepting "tainted" money and giving tickets to candidates who were prepared to buy votes. He also alleged that the AAP chief had "abandoned" all principles of inner party democracy and asked the party to

New Delhi, Feb 11: The Income Tax Department has served a notice on Aam Aadmi Party seeking an explanation on charges of receiving funds from dubious sources as alleged by a splinter group -- a charge that had already been denied by the party. A similar notice has also been served on the Congress, a party spokesperson said. The department, that functions under the Central Board of Direct Taxes

New Delhi, Feb 11: Aam Aadmi Party convenor and Delhi chief ministerial candidate Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday met Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu. The duo have reportedly discussed on granting full statehood to the National Capital, one of AAP's poll promise. Sources said they discussed about granting land from Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for building schools, parking and

New Delhi, Feb 11: Chief Minister-designate Arvind Kejriwal, whose Aam Aadmi Party decimated the rivals in the Delhi Assembly election, will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow and invite him for the swearing-in ceremony at Ramlila Maidan on February 14. "We had sought time from the Prime Minister, Kejriwal will be meeting him tomorrow at 10.30 AM. He will also extend an invitation to him

Patna/New Delhi, Feb 11: Former chief minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar flew to New Delhi along with 130 MLAs supporting him on Tuesday, after waiting for more than 24 hours for a communiqué from Raj Bhavan. He is expected to parade his legislators before President Pranab Mukherjee soon. Most of the lawmakers flew to New Delhi in two batches in separate IndiGo flights, with Nitish leaving in the

New Delhi, Feb 11: After a decisive victory in the Delhi Assembly polls, the Aam Aadmi Party is giving indications of positioning itself as the “credible” opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “We are not a regional party. We do not share anything in common with other regional parties. We wish to emerge as a credible and transparent alternative to the current politics,” party ideologue