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Congress in firefighting mode amid row over Pitroda remarks
In a stunning own goal that has pushed the Congress on the backfoot, senior party leader Sam Pitroda today stoked the debate over the BJP’s allegations that the Congress is planning a redistribution of wealth. Mr Pitroda’s example of an inheritance tax in the US added fuel to the...
Supreme Court asks EC 4 questions on how VVPATs work
The Supreme Court will today pronounce its verdict on a batch of petitions seeking directions to tally Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips with votes cast through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the elections. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta this morning asked a senior official...
Questions over credibility of Election Commission: Brinda
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat raised questions about the credibility of the Election Commission of India (ECI) following what she calls “a shocking statement” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to Ms Karat, the Prime Minister’s words violated Indian laws against inciting communal enmity and hate...
Kejriwal administered insulin in jail after sugar levels soar
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was today administered insulin at Tihar jail after his blood sugar level soared, reaching 320. The AAP chief yesterday accused the Tihal jail administration of not providing him with insulin despite repeated requests. Kejriwal’s accusations were met with a rebuttal from the Tihar jail...
Storm over Modi’s remark on Muslims as national burden
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election speech in Rajasthan’s Banswara has raised a controversy over his references to Muslims, with leaders of the Opposition bloc INDIA calling the speech an attempt to divert attention from “real issues”. “This ‘urban Naxal’ mindset, mothers and sisters, they will not even leave your...
Musk attributes India visit change to ‘very heavy Tesla obligations’
Tesla chief Elon Musk this morning said he has postponed his planned trip to India due to “very heavy Tesla obligations”, a day before his visit was expected to begin. Musk, who owns Tesla and SpaceX, was to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his two-day visit and announce...
Iran warns Israel of ‘maximum level’ response
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Friday that Iran will respond at an immediate and “maximum level” if Israel acts against its interests. “If Israel wants to do another adventurism and acts against the interests of Iran, our next response will be immediate and will be at the...
Gunfire exchange near Manipur polling booth
Gunshots were fired near a polling booth in Manipur this morning. A 25-second video circulating online shows commotion and people shouting before two shots are heard in quick succession. A third shot is then heard, presumably in response to the first two. After this a volley of gunshots –...
Missionary school attacked after students object to saffron attire
A mob vandalised a missionary school in Telangana’s Mancherial district and manhandled the institution’s staff after the principal questioned some students wearing religious attire to campus. Following a complaint from the students’ parents, police have registered a case against two staff members, including the principal, under sections related to...
