Pravin Togadia, the international working president of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) was in Kashmir after the Amarnath attack. While addressing the meeting of state-level VHP activists on Sunday, he said, “Kashmir should be handed over to the Army for giving a befitting reply to stone pelters and bank robbers. Once that[Read More…]
The ideologue of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Rakesh Sinha was booked by the police officials of Kolkatta under several non-bailable sections for inciting communal violence. Rakesh Sinha has been accused of posting a communally insensitive tweet on 12 July using his Twitter account. He is booked under 153 A1 (A)(B), 505(1)(B),295A,120B.[Read More…]
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and Congress leader, Sonia Gandhi made last-ditch efforts to convince the Electoral College members, MPs and MLAs on Sunday to back their candidates. PM Modi said that a consensus nominee would have been better. However, he praised the “high level of dignity” maintained by both sides during the[Read More…]
Just before the Parliament’s monsoon session that begins on Monday, the Congress on Sunday said that they would seek answers from the Centre over an ongoing border stand-off with China, the worsening situation in Kashmir and mob lynching incidents in the name of cow. The leader of Opposition in the[Read More…]
The Shahi Imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, has written a letter to Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, urging him to take steps to ensure that those ferrying buffaloes and goats for sacrifice on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha are not attacked. “We are not in favour of sacrificing[Read More…]
A shocking incident took place on Saturday in Bhopal, when scores of Bajrang Dal workers forcibly made their way into a police station and freed their leader who had been in the custody of police for misbehaving with a local police officer. Despite heavy police presence, the staff at the[Read More…]
Nearly half of the 312 law officers appointed by Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh on 7 July belong to the Brahmin caste. The reason can be any, but it clearly displays a severe case of casteism. This move is seen as a bid by the ruling dispensation to appease the sentiments[Read More…]
RSS which apparently happens to be the ideological parent of the ruling BJP has recently formed a family counseling program as their part of spreading nationalism and good code of conduct in the country. From advising on what to eat and what to wear, this family counseling program launched by RSS[Read More…]
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has denied information on various expenses incurred in foreign trips by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and his predecessor Manmohan Singh, terming the query “vague”, an RTI activist informed. Nutan Thakur a social activist told IANS on Saturday that she had requested the documents from the[Read More…]
Union Minister, Ramdas Athawale, on Friday condemned violence in the name of cow vigilantism and said that no one has the right to challenge the law. While addressing a press conference, Athawale, asserted that instead of violating the law, one should each out to it. “Everyone has the right to[Read More…]
Reacting to the ongoing violence in West Bengal, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Roopa Ganguly on Firday dared supporters of TMC and the Congress leaders to send their wives and daughters to Bengal to live for 15 days and survive without getting raped. Ganguly said if they are able to survive in West[Read More…]
Taking a jibe at the Centre, Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday slammed the RBI governor, Urjit Patel, as he defended the delay in the counting of old demonetised notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000. He took to Twitter to slam the RBI chief. He wrote, “Government of India[Read More…]
The freedom of the press is presently under grave threat, said Opposition presidential election nominee, Meira Kumar. “The presidential contest is one of ideology and not personality. I stand for certain issues such as freedom of expression, caste-based discrimination, and religious tolerance. I am fighting for you”, she told media[Read More…]
Union minister, Mahesh Sharma on Thursday praised Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and compared him with Mahatma Gandhi. The minister of state (independent charge) for tourism and culture was speaking at the launch of a book on Gandhi’s salt satyagraha. “Today among us, we are fortunate to have another Gandhiji in[Read More…]
Former BCCI president, Anurag Thakur on Thursday tendered a fresh unconditional apology in the Supreme Court. Thakur, Member of Parliament from Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh, was asked by the Supreme Court on 7 July to tender an apology in explicit terms to get relief from the contempt proceedings initiated against[Read More…]
Ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) MLA, Shankar Nayak was arrested today for misbehaving with a female IAS officer during a government event. He misbehaved with Mahbubabad district collector Preeti Meena during an official program on Wednesday. Following this, he was arrested on Thursday. Mahbubabad Police filed cases against Nayak under[Read More…]
Soon after fielding nominations for the President`s election by both the BJP-led NDA and Congress-led opposition, a contest is expected for the vice presidential election also. As the dates of the vice-president’s election draw closer, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President, Amit Shah on Thursday met two senior RSS leaders, Bhaiyyaji[Read More…]
After 6 months of Trump’s presidency, a Democratic representative has introduced the first article of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Democrat Brad Sherman of California has become the first US lawmaker to formally file an article of impeachment against the President. However, his effort is likely to stall in the[Read More…]
General Secretary of AIADMK and convict VK Sasikala Natarajan was accused on Wednesday of bribing Karnataka director general of prisons (DGP) Satyanarayana Rao and city central jail officials for undue favors. A local news channel confirmed the reports and quoted Deputy Inspector of Prisons (DIG) Roopa Moudgil, who submitted the[Read More…]
With the Opposition slamming the Centre for its handling of the India-China border standoff in Sikkim, External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj, called for an all-party meeting in New Delhi on Friday over the month-long issue. The meeting has been called to discuss the events at the border and the steps[Read More…]
While the Bihar Grand Alliance is appearing to turn sour, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar reportedly asserted that the Grand Alliance between the Janata Dal-United (JDU), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress is unbreakable. As per reports, Kumar spoke to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi about keeping the grand alliance[Read More…]
Making another out-of-the-box statement, noted historian, Ramachandra Guha, has suggested a way for the Congress party to revive its power at the Centre. Calling for a massive change in Congress leadership, Guha suggested that the party can only regain its prominence by projecting Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar, as the[Read More…]
Taking a jibe at the BJP over the terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims, Shiv Sena president, Uddhav Thackeray has asked the ally to send ‘gau rakshaks‘ to fight terrorists in Kashmir. On Monday evening, seven Amarnath pilgrims, including six women, were killed and 19 injured when terrorists attacked a bus[Read More…]
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader, Pravin Togadia, slammed Modi government on Tuesday and said the terror attack on Amarnath yatris was a result of its failure to end terrorism in valley. Togadia, alleged Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti was a supporter of terrorism and demanded dismissal of the[Read More…]
The Panama leaks in April 2016 revealed major corruption charges against Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s. It was revealed that three of Nawaz Sharif’s children owned offshore companies and assets not shown on his family’s wealth statement. There is a very interesting follow up to the case which has left[Read More…]