File photo of Duraimurugan | Photo Credit: The Hindu A day after his response to actor Rajinikanth’s comments about older politicians, DMK general secretary and Minister for Water Resources Duraimurugan on Monday (August 26, 2024) said that he and the actor had always been good friends and there was no need to turn Mr. Rajinikanth’s … Read more
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav speaks to the media on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow in Patna on May 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mujra’ remark on the INDIA bloc, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday wrote a letter to the PM, saying that … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi ‘maliciously twists’ every statement made by party leader Rahul Gandhi to inflame communal prejudices and passions,” Congress said on Sunday, responding to PM Modi’s ‘insulted maharajas but silent on atrocities of sultans’ attack on the Wayanad MP. Earlier today, at an election rally in Karnataka, PM Modi accused Rahul Gandhi of … Read more
DMK Youth Wing Secretary Udhayanidhi Stalin. | Photo Credit: PTI Udhayanidhi Stalin, DMK minister and son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, on September 2 called for the “eradication’ of the Sanatan Dharma” and equated it with diseases like dengue and malaria, inviting sharp criticism from BJP leaders. BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya … Read more
Unacademy sacked teacher Karan Sangwan on August 19 alleging that the firm terminated his service under pressure from trollers on social media who misinterpreted his generic remark to vote for educated candidates. In a video on his YouTube channel, Mr. Sangwan said he made the generic remark on his YouTube channel and not during his … Read more
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. | Photo Credit: ANI Delhi Police have issued a notice to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his “women are still being sexually assaulted” remark made during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Srinagar, officials said on Thursday. Taking cognisance of social media posts, the police have sent a questionnaire and asked him … Read more
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Spokesperson Sambit Patra addresses a press conference at party headquarters, in New Delhi on Sunday. | Photo Credit: ANI Rahul Gandhi acknowledged for the first time what the Narendra Modi government has achieved in Kashmir, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said Sunday, reacting to the Congress leader’s remarks about people in … Read more
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. | Photo Credit: ANI German Chancellor Oalf Scholz quoted External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s viral “European mindset” remark during the Munich Security Conference. Mr. Jaishankar, during the 17th edition of the GLOBSEC Bratislava Forum in Slovakia last year, replied to a question on India’s stand in the Russia-Ukraine war, and … Read more
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday said some people deliberately spread wrong news about the China issue knowing it is not true for politics and by talking about some land, which was taken by China in 1962, they give the impression this happened recently, the remarks viewed as a dig at Congress leader Rahul … Read more
Paresh Rawal. File | Photo Credit: PTI Veteran actor Paresh Rawal on December 2 apologised for his statement linking gas cylinders, Bengalis and fish during a campaign speech in Gujarat, saying his reference was to illegal Bangladeshis and Rohingyas. The apology came after a huge backlash from the Bengali community and some others on social … Read more