MJ Akbar is BJP’s national spokesman
New Delhi: Senior journalist MJ Akbar, who joined BJP only three days ago, was on Tuesday appointed as the party’s national spokesperson by BJP
president Rajnath Singh. Rajnath Singh also appointed Arun Singh as incharge of the party’s affairs in Odisha where Assembly elections are also being held along with lok Sabha elections.
Plea in SC to stop Sushil Ansal going abroad
New Delhi: An application was moved in the Supreme Court seeking to restrict the right of real estate baron Sushil Ansal, who is convicted in the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire tragedy, to travel abroad on medical grounds without its permission.
Speaking order speaks for self: Jairam
New Delhi: Union Minister Jairam Ramesh, who received flak from the National Green Tribunal for his decision as Environment Minister to
clear three cases of coal
mining in Chhattisgarh, on Tuesday defended his action, saying his “speaking order speaks for itself”.
NBSA gives Zee 14 days to clarify
New Delhi: News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) has given Zee Media Corporation limited a deadline of 14 days to reply to why action should not be taken against the channel under the News Broadcasting Standards Regulations for broadcast of programmes.