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Delhi BJP leaders welcome formation of 8th Pay Commission

Delhi BJP leaders welcome formation of 8th Pay Commission

New Delhi, Jan 18 (PTI) BJP leaders on Saturday lauded the Centre’s decision to form the 8th Pay Commission, saying it will benefit government employees across the country. At a press conference here, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva and New Delhi MP Bansuri Swaraj underlined the government employees’ crucial role in delivering the benefits of the policies and schemes conceptualised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the public. “Government employees have become instrumental in ensuring the success of the the government’s initiatives, making them deserving of this recognition,” Sachdeva said. Swaraj said the announcement of the 8th Pay Commission has

Police detain second suspect in Saif Ali Khan stabbing incident

Police detain second suspect in Saif Ali Khan stabbing incident

MUMBAI, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Police in Chhattisgarh on Saturday detained a second person suspected of involvement in a knife attack in which Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was wounded. Khan, 54, was stabbed six times by an intruder during a burglary attempt at his home in Mumbai early on Thursday. He had surgery after sustaining stab wounds to his spine, neck and hands, and is out of danger, doctors said. “We got information from Mumbai Police that a suspect is travelling by Jnaneswari Express train,” Sanjeev Sinha, a represenatative of the Railway Protection Force, told ANI news agency, in

Rahul Gandhi vows to inflict ‘ideological defeat’ on BJP-RSS in ‘revolutionary’ Bihar

Rahul Gandhi vows to inflict ‘ideological defeat’ on BJP-RSS in ‘revolutionary’ Bihar

Patna, Jan 18 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday vowed to inflict an ‘ideological defeat” on the BJP-RSS combine in Bihar, a “land of revolution” where assembly elections were due later this year. Gandhi, who was on his first visit to the state after last year’s Lok Sabha polls, addressed party workers at the historical Sadaqat Ashram, shortly after delivering a speech at a ‘Samvidhan Suraksha Sammelan’. “The nation is witnessing a fight between Samvidhan and Manuvad,” said Gandhi, who also claimed that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s recent statement that the country got “true Independence” only after the consecration

PM Modi wanted to throw away Constitution, but ended up bowing before it: Rahul Gandhi

PM Modi wanted to throw away Constitution, but ended up bowing before it: Rahul Gandhi

Patna, Jan 18 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had harboured a wish to “throw away” the Constitution, but ended up bowing before it after the BJP’s below-expectation performance in the Lok Sabha polls. The Leader of the Opposition made the charge at a ‘Samvidhan Suraksha Sammelan’ here while mimicking the PM, evoking peals of laughter from the crowds. Holding a copy of the Constitution close to his head, Gandhi said, “When Modiji entered Parliament after winning a third term, he did like this. He wanted to throw the Constitution away. But our

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