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AS Dulat in Delhi and Farooq Abdullah joins ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ in Ghaziabad

January 4, 2023 Editor

Former Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) secretary Amarjit Singh Dulat became the latest eminent personality to join Bharat Jodo Yatra, as the Rahul Gandhi-led nationwide march resumed on Tuesday after a 9-day break, and entered Uttar Pradesh from Delhi. According to the Congress, Dulat joined the yatra in Delhi. In a picture shared by INC TV, the grand old party’s official media platform, the former spymaster is seen holding hands of the former Congress president, who was once again dressed in just a white t-shirt, as he has throughout this winter…

India rings in 2023: Big cities see huge crowds, lathi-charge in Bengaluru

January 1, 2023 Editor

Soaked in revelry, Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata and other big cities across India welcomed 2023 amid huge celebrations. This is the first time in nearly two years that Covid restrictions were eased for those ringing in the New Year. While the latest surge in Covid cases in China remains a concern, authorities in India are taking precautions but no major curbs have yet been announced. For now, RT-PCR tests have been made mandatory for travelers arriving from China, Singapore, South Korea, Japan and Thailand. Here’s a lowdown on New…

What has new father of nation done for India? Nitish Kumar targets Narendra Modi

January 1, 2023 Editor

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi days after he was called “new father of the nation” by Amruta Fadnavis, wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Several opposition leaders apart from Nitish Kumar have objected to the remark and the drawing of comparison between PM Modi and Mahatma Gandhi, hailed as the father of the nation. “What have they done for independence? The RSS had no contribution in the fight for freedom. My father took part in the independence struggle. And even though…

Modi government’s advertisement spending: Rs 8.54 lakh per hour, Rs 2.05 crore per day, every day since 2014

December 15, 2022June 22, 2023 Editor

The central government has spent Rs 2.05 Crore, every day, since it came into power in 2014, till December this year. The Narendra Modi-led government has spent Rs 6491.56 Crore from 2014 till December 7, 2022, averaging out to Rs 750 Crore every year. These advertisement include those in print media and electronic media, through the Central Bureau of Communication (CBC), official figures available on CBC website reveal. Incidentally, the advertising spending has reduced by 68% in the last full financial year, as compared to the financial year 2014-15. As…

Sudhir Suri, Shiv Sena leader shot dead during protest in Amritsar

November 5, 2022 Editor

Hindu right-wing leader Sudhir Suri, 58, who headed Punjab-based Shiv Sena (Taksali), was shot dead in broad daylight while he was taking part in a protest outside a temple in the presence of police, including a DSP-rank officer and an SHO, in Amritsar on Friday. Suri was staging a protest outside Gopal Mandir in Amritsar’s Kashmir Avenue locality when he was shot at five times by Sandeep Singh, who ran a garment shop outside the same temple, according to police officials. He was later arrested. The police also recovered a…

Price Rise: Congress to hold nationwide protests

July 7, 2022 Editor

The women’s wing of the Opposition Congress will on Thursday hold nationwide protests against the rising prices, increase in Goods and Services Tax on certain products, and hike in domestic liquified petroleum gas (LPG) rate. “Protests will be held in all districts across the country… We will put pressure on the Modi government to retract the increase in petrol, diesel, and LPG prices,” said Congress spokesperson Ragini Nayak. She added the party will continue to raise these issues both in and outside Parliament. Nayak maintained crude oil was bought at…

India at high risk of mass killings, warns Rashad Hussain US ambassador for religious freedom

July 1, 2022 Editor

The US ambassador at large for international religious freedom Rashad Hussain on Thursday warned that an early warning project ranked the risk of mass killings in India as the second highest in the world. He also listed out a set of “ingredients” threatening the rights of religious minorities in India, and said that the US is speaking directly to India about its concerns. Speaking at a panel on religious freedom in India, the US official said the Early Warning Project at the Holocaust Museum designated India as number two among…

Agnipath Row: Train stations, highways turn into battleground as youth fury over the contentious defence recruitment scheme

June 18, 2022 Editor

A man was shot dead in police firing in Telangana’s Secunderabad, trains went up in flames, and public and private vehicles were attacked, as railway stations and highways turned into battleground in many states on Friday amid burgeoning protests against Agnipath, the contentious defence recruitment scheme. Assurances by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and the Army chief failed to cut ice with hordes of angry youth, carrying bamboo sticks and stones, storming railway premises across cities and small towns and laying siege to highways, creating a security…

Where is BJP leading country? Uddhav Thackeray over Prophet remark

June 9, 2022 Editor

Mumbai “Where is the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leading the country?” asked chief minister Uddhav Thackeray while addressing a rally in Aurangabad on Wednesday. The Shiv Sena chief further said that the entire country was put to shame because of a BJP spokesperson. “Some BJP spokesperson insulted the Prophet. All the countries from the Middle East went together and brought our nation to its knees and made us apologise. Who brought this situation upon us? Why should the country apologise? The fault was of BJP, not India. BJP’s spokesperson cannot…

Security in Kashmir deteriorated since abrogation of Article 370: Congress

June 8, 2022 Editor

The attack has come amid BJP’s social media campaign counting achievements of the Modi government on the completion of 8 years. Congress on Tuesday slammed the BJP-led Central government saying that the security scenario in Kashmir has deteriorated since the abrogation of Article 370. The grand old party further claimed that Kashmiri Pandits and non-locals have become more vulnerable and unsafe in Kashmir under the BJP-led central rule. The attack has come amid BJP’s social media campaign counting achievements of the Modi government on the completion of 8 years. Meanwhile,…