‘Modi ji, you have made my life hell’: Young girl behind abusive remarks against PM Modi resurfaces in a viral video
New Delhi, 31 August– A teenager Ruchika Singh, who was in the eye of a political storm after a video of her alleged abusive remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Italy PM Georgia Meloni during a Cockroach Janta Party protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar had gone viral last month, has resurfaced in a fresh video […]
Supreme Court stays FIR against Uttarakhand’s Gym Owner ‘Deepak Kumar’; lifts social media restrictions
New Delhi, 31 August—In a significant intervention setting aside Uttarakhand High Court’s order, the Supreme Court today stayed proceedings arising from an FIR against Dehradun gym owner Deepak Kumar, popularly referred to as ‘Mohammad Deepak’, over a confrontation involving members of the Bajrang Dal and a Muslim shopkeeper. A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and […]
‘It’s a crime, PM Modi must order filing FIR’: Rahul Gandhi on Kharg’s ‘purification’ controversy
New Delhi, 29 August— In a determined attack on the ruling RSS-BJP ecosystem, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today demanded an FIR against those involved in the alleged ‘shuddhikaran’ (purification) ceremony at a Haldwani venue where Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a rally, calling the sordid episode a “crime” and urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene. The […]
VHP and Bajrang Dal assault and heckle a group of book lovers reading Anne Frank and Malala Yousafzai legendary books
New Delhi, 28 August— Book lovers reading The Diary of a Young Girl by Holocaust victim Anne Frank and Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai’s I Am Malala in a park were attacked and heckled in Ahmedabad by a mob led by Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal, according to a report in the local Gujrati media. While Ahmedabad police said […]
Why did Penguin decide against publication of Sonia Gandhi’s memoir ‘Belonging: A Journey of Love’?
New Delhi, 28 August— A controversy around the reported denial of publication of former Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s memoir ‘Belonging: A journey of Love’ by Penguin Randon House India has erupted which raises many questions then answered by the publisher. Even as Penguin Random House India today categorically denied that it decided not to […]
Yet another top law college cancels convocation amid row over Chief Justice invite
New Delhi, 27 August— In yet another controversy around the country’s judicial ecosystem, the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bengaluru has cancelled its 34th Annal Convocation amid strong opposition from a group of students over the likely presence of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairman Manan […]
UP Police seeks to frame Journalist Upadhyay who exposed Ram Temple donation loot in Ayodhya
New Delhi, 27 August—Uttar Pradesh Police, with the blessings of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, is leaving no stone unturned to frame Journalist Abhishek Upadhyay who was the first to expose massive scam at Ram Temple in Ayodhya as a criminal, reports suggest. Journalist Abhishek Upadhyay has alleged that the state police have sought details […]
India promises “all possible humanitarian assistance” to Nepal to counter flash flood tragedy
New Delhi, 26 August— India today assured “all humanitarian assistance to Nepal as Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to his Nepalese counterpart India Balen Shah after a deadly flash flood swept through parts of Nepal. “Spoke to Prime Minister Balendra Shah and conveyed condolences on the loss of lives due to the floods in Nepal. The people of India stand […]
US sanctions four Indian companies over trade with Iran challenging India’s sovereignty
New Delhi, 25 August— In a clear violation of the accepted norms and practices of international trade, the United States has sanctioned four India-based companies for importing petroleum and petrochemical products from Iran, according to a press release by the US State Department. Having miserably failed to make Iran bend to its whims and fancies […]
Supreme Court protects journalist Abhishek Upadhyay who broke Ayodhya Rammandir temple scam story
New Delhi, 25 August—In a mov to defend the freedom of expression, a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana today issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and directed that a copy of FIR lodged at Indirapuram in Ghaziabad be provided to Abhishek Upadhyay. It also sought a compliance […]
