Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "sabka saath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwas" tweet celebrating the BJP's massive victory in the April-May general election is the most liked and retweeted post of the year, Twitter announced today
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi today criticised the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill as a move that would "destroy the foundation" of India. His criticism comes after his party's new ally in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena, backed the government on passing the bill in the Lok Sabha in "national interest".
A Sanskrit professor at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Varanasi has been allegedly attacked by students for supporting his Muslim colleague, Feroz Khan, whose appointment to the department as assistant professor had sent students on protests since the past one month.
The Delhi High Court today stayed proceedings in a criminal defamation case against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for re-tweeting an allegedly defamatory video by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in May 2018.
The father of a seven-year-old rape survivor, who is being treated at a hospital since June, has sought swift justice against the accused, similar to the killing of four men, accused of raping a veterinarian, by the Telangana Police.
The Shiv Sena today said that centralisaton of power in the Prime Minister's Office or PMO was one of the main reasons for the "poor" economic health of the country.
The Shiv Sena on Tuesday targeted the government over rising onion prices and the state of the economy. In its mouthpiece Saamana, the Sena said, "At present, the economy is slowing down. But the government is not ready to accept. The prices of onion have reached Rs 200 per kilogram. The Finance Minister has also given a very childish answer on this issue. She said I do not eat onion-garlic, so do not ask me about onions. It seems the Prime Minister has no desire to resolve this issue."
Protests are being held in parliament against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, a day after the controversial legislation cleared Lok Sabha after a nearly seven-hour long debate
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said people belonging to any religion should not have any fear under the Modi government as he said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill would give relief to those minorities who have been living a painful life after facing persecution in neighbouring countries.
A Class 4 girl at a school in Haryana's Hisar was forced to walk around in a classroom with her face blackened after she did not do well in an exam, the police said. Her family has filed a First Information Report against the school and a teacher, who allegedly used a black sketch pen to blacken their daughter's face on Friday last.
Congress leader P Chidambaram had strong words for the ruling BJP after the "unconstitutional" Citizenship (Amendment) Bill cleared Lok Sabha, accusing them of using brute force to trample over the wishes of the people
The 11-hour shutdown called by an umbrella body of students' organisations in the northeast to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill began at 5 am today. The North East Students' Organisation (NESO), backed by other organisations and political parties, will observe the shutdown till 4 pm against the bill that was passed in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
