The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday removed its legislator Alka Lamba from the party after she opposed a resolution demanding that Bharat Ratna awarded to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi be withdrawn over the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, said a report. Alka Lamba went public about his objection to the resolution referring to Rajiv Gandhi.
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Live Breaking News Headlines & Updates, December 21, 2018: Alka Lamba Sacked From AAP For Opposing Delhi Assembly Resolution on Rajiv Gandhi, Says Report
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21 Dec, 22:40 (IST)
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath said that the Cabinet will be decided in next two, three days.
21 Dec, 19:33 (IST)
Mahendranath Pandey, state BJP Chief: "Naseeruddin Shah is a good artist. In one of his movies , he played the role of a Pakistani agent. Mujhe lagta hain unka yeh bhaav thoda iss samay zyada jag gaya hai (He Has Taken Role of Pakistani Agent He Played in a Film Seriously". Check the ANI tweet below:
21 Dec, 19:29 (IST)
Devmani Dwivedi,Sultanpur, BJP MLA: I want Sultanpur should be again called as Kushbhawanpur. It was named Sultanpur by the Khilji dynasty. This history is mentioned in 'Raghuvansh Mahakavya' & even in Gazetteer of Sultanpur. See the visuals in the ANI tweet below:
21 Dec, 19:17 (IST)
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tej Pratap Yadav has clarified that his divorce proceedings will continue.
21 Dec, 19:15 (IST)
Four people missing following an explosion onboard a boat at Piram Bet island in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district. See the visuals in the tweet below:
21 Dec, 16:08 (IST)
Convicted Bihar RJD leader Raj Ballabh Yadav sentenced to life imprisonment and fined Rs 50,000 in Nawada Minor Rape Case.
21 Dec, 15:06 (IST)
A complaint has been filed against West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh for allegedly threatening his political opponents with physical assault during a public speech in Arambagh yesterday.
21 Dec, 15:06 (IST)
A complaint has been filed against West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh for allegedly threatening his political opponents with physical assault during a public speech in Arambagh yesterday.
21 Dec, 14:01 (IST)
Naseeruddin Shah on Friday said, "What I said earlier was as a worried Indian. What did I say this time that I am being termed as a traitor? I am expressing concerns about the country I love, the country that is my home. How is that a crime?"
21 Dec, 13:58 (IST)
Alleged Agusta Westland middleman Christian Michel, arrested in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal case, on Friday moved an application before Delhi's Patiala House Court seeking a special cell in Tihar jail.
21 Dec, 13:56 (IST)
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(DMK) on Friday has called for a meeting of its district secretaries on December 24. The meeting will be chaired by Party President MK Stalin.
21 Dec, 11:47 (IST)
President of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Ramvilas Paswan and his son, Chirag Paswan meet Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his chamber in Parliament at New Delhi.
21 Dec, 10:47 (IST)
The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed Sajjan Kumar's plea which sought more time to surrender. The Delhi HC had asked Sajjan Kumar to surrender before December 31 in 1984 anti-Sikh riot case.
21 Dec, 10:12 (IST)
A massive fire broke out in a tea godown in Siliguri on Friday. Four fire tenders at the spot. No casualties reported yet.
21 Dec, 09:51 (IST)
Uttar Pradesh Minister Chaudhary Lakshmi Narayan says ' I think Hanuman Ji was a Jaat, because upon seeing someone being troubled a Jaat also jumps in even without knowing the issue or the people'
21 Dec, 08:19 (IST)
The Pentagon is developing plans to withdraw up to half of the 14,000 American troops serving in Afghanistan, U.S. officials said Thursday.
The US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull American troops out of Syria was not supported by his own party members or by his own defence administration became obvious when no high-level official backed it publicly. However, that there is outright opposition to Trump’s decision has been revealed after US Defence Secretary James ‘Jim’ Mattis has sent his resignation to the president within 24 hours of the Syria announcement.
Customers will face a tough time for money transactions as two bank strikes are likely to happen on December 21 and 26. The All India Bank Officers Confederation (AIBOC) has called for a bank strike tomorrow, while members of the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), the umbrella unit for nine bank associations including AIBOC, have announced to go on strike on December 26. private sector banks could be closed on December 21 and 26 due to the two strikes.
The controversial debate over Lord Hanuman's caste was in the news recently, with Bharatiya Janata Party leaders making statements in public. Now, even Lord Hanuman’s religion is also being discussed as BJP leader, and lawmaker Bukkal Nawab claims Hanumanji was a ‘Muslaman’ (Muslim), and due to this the name of Muslims are kept as Rehman, Ramzan, Farman, Zishan, Qurban etc.
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