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Muslim cleric questions RSS chief’s assertion on ‘lynching’
In response to the statement made by RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat regarding lynching in the name of cows, Muslim clerics have said that it would be better if Mohan Bhagwat makes his own people understand what he says. Speaking at a program organized by Muslim Rashtriya Manch, the RSS Chief on Sunday had stated that people can’t be differentiated on how they worship. Speaking to news18, noted cleric, Maulana Sufiyan Nizami said on Monday, “Mohan Bhagwat has been repeatedly saying that those...
Sanjay Raut says BJP-Sena friendship ‘intact’
A day after senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said his party and former ally Shiv Sena are “not enemies” though there are differences of opinions between them, Sena’s Sanjay Raut likened the relationship to that shared by Bollywood actor Aamir Khan and his filmmaker wife Kiran Rao who recently...
Mamata writes to Modi over fuel price
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to reduce the taxes charged by the Centre on petrol and diesel “to check the overall inflation” in the country. Mamata said that petrol prices were hiked 8 times since May,...
Germany lifts ban on travellers from India, UK, Portugal
Germany’s health agency said on Monday five so-called virus variant countries would be reclassified as “high incidence areas”, lifting a ban on entry for travellers from those nations who were not German residents or citizens. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said India, Nepal, Russia, Portugal and Britain would be...
12 Maha BJP MLAs suspended for ‘misbehaving’ with Speaker
Twelve BJP MLAs were on Monday suspended for the period of one year from Maharashtra assembly for allegedly creating ruckus in ongoing monsoon session of the House and “misbehaving” with Speaker in-chair Bhaskar Jadhav. The motion to suspend the MLAs was moved by state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anil Parab...
An intercontinental effort to bring ailing student home
New Delhi: In a rare humanitarian gesture, authorities in India and Australia came together to help repatriate a 25-year-old Arshdeep Singh, suffering from a chronic renal ailment, to India. He was airlifted from Melbourne in a special flight that is being flown by Qantas – Australia’s largest airline by...
SC shocked at use of banned law to arrest online activists
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed shock and displeasure on being told that over 1,000 cases had been filed under Section 66A of the IT Act – a controversial law that allowed police to arrest people for posting “offensive” content online – since it was struck down seven years...
CBI files new case in Akhilesh’s Gomti river project
The CBI today filed a fresh case in connection with the alleged irregularities in the 1,500 crore Gomti riverfront development project in Uttar Pradesh’s capital Lucknow. The project was carried out by the previous Samajwadi Party government but the then Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is not named as...
Pranab’s son to quit Cong, join TMC
Congress MP Abhijit Mukherjee, the son of former president Arnab Mukherjee is gearing up to join the Trinamool Congress. Abhijit Mukherjee has been a two-term MP in the Lok Sabha in his father’s seat of Jangipur and has been in talks with the TMC leadership for the past few...
Amarinder launches fire-fighting ahead of elections
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh is on a fire-fighting spree since returning from Delhi 12 days ago with an 18-point to-do list handed over by the Congress Committee. The committee was set up to resolve the disputes within the party unit in the poll-bound state. From July 1,...
Mayawati blames SP, Cong for failure of rule of law in UP
BSP chief Mayawati on Saturday accused the erstwhile Samajwadi Party and Congress governments and the current BJP regime in Uttar Pradesh of misusing official machinery and failing to establish the rule of law in the state. In a series of tweets in Hindi, Mayawati said, “As it is known...
RSS chief denounces lynching in the name of cow protection
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said those who lynch people in the name of protecting “holy animal” cow are going against Hindutva. He also asserted that the DNA of all Indians is the same and urged Muslims not to get “trapped in the cycle of...
Fadnavis does not rule out renewal of ties between BJP, Shiv Sena
Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said his party and former ally Shiv Sena are “not enemies” though there are differences of opinions on certain issues between them and added there are no “ifs and buts” in politics. Responding to a query on whether there is a possibility...
Cong blasts Govt silence over Rafale probe
New Delhi: The Congress today lashed out at the Narendra Modi government’s alleged silence over recent developments around India’s Rs 59,000-crore Rafale jet deal. It said huge amounts of money were paid to middlemen in the deal, according to documents available now. With inputs from NDTV
TMC refuses to budge on Tushar Mehta
The TMC on Sunday continued its tirade against Solicitor General Tushar Mehta over his reported meeting with BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, as the ruling party’s Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’Brien said the senior advocate should not act as the saffron camps lackey. O’Brien, in a tweet, said Mehta should...
Cong says BJP changing CMs like toys
The Congress on Saturday hit out at the BJP leadership saying it has thrown Uttarakhand into political instability and betrayed its people by repeatedly changing chief minister like toys. BJP leader Tirath Singh Rawat resigned as the state’s chief minister on Friday after holding the post for less than...
Akhilesh accuses BJP of making a mockery of Zila Panchayat polls
Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday lashed out at the ruling BJP hours after the results of zila panchayat chairman posts elections were announced on Saturday. The BJP has bagged 67 out of 75 seats while SP managed to get only six. Alleging...
National cyber security strategy soon
The government will release a new cybersecurity strategy this year, National Cyber Security Coordinator Lt Gen (Retd) Rajesh Pant said at an event organised by Public Affairs Forum of India (PAFI). He said the strategy would holistically cover the entire ecosystem of cyber space in India. The government is...
