“SIR aimed at helping BJP win polls”, says Sibal calling for Supreme Court’s intervention
New Delhi, 02 September— Urging the Supreme Court to stop “bulk deletion” in the ongoing revision of the electoral rolls, noted lawyer and an independent Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal today alleged that the SIR being carried out by the Election Commission is an exercise aimed at helping the BJP to win elections. After Leader […]
Congress accuses Modi government of “fudging” GDP figures citing former Finance Secretary Garg’s revelations
New Delhi, 02 September—In a frontal attack on the ruling establishment, the Congress on Wednesday accused the Narendra Modi government of “fudging” economic data and demanded an explanation for revisions to the previous year’s GDP figures, citing former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg’s claim that the changes had made the latest growth rate appear stronger. […]
Jolt to Owaisi in Uttar Pradesh AIMIM spokesperson Asim Waqar joins Congress
New Delhi, 02 September— All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) national spokesperson Syed Asim Waqar joined the Congress Wednesday giving a big jolt to his erstwhile party supremo Asaduddin Owaisi who has been trying to expand the party base in the biggest state scheduled to go for assembly poll early next year. Addressing newspersons at the Congress […]
Publication of draft Electoral rolls after EC’s SIR in Delhi and Maharashtra comes under heavy fire from Rahul Gandhi and Kejriwal
New Delhi, 01 September—Publication of draft list in Maharashtra and Delhi after Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls resulting in possible denial to 47 lakhs and 2.07 crore citizens respectively from exercising their voting rights has come under sharp attack from Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. […]
‘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 […]
