The BJP on Thursday claimed that the story on the alleged snooping through Israeli spyware Pegasus is "concocted, fabricated and evidence-less" and that the news reports based on it call for "defamation".
RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat, who is in Assam, said that Muslim population of the country would not be affected by the Citizenship Amendment Act, CAA. He said that India is taking care of its minority population since long while Pakistan failed to do so.
A day after 'Pakistan Jindabad' slogans were heard being raised during a protest by the Samajwadi Party in Agra, the Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday arrested at least five people. According to reports, a protest march was organised by Samajwadi Party workers in Agra on Thursday against the alleged irregularities in the just held UP Block-Panchayat polls.
A cleric in Uttar Pradesh has announced legal aid for terror suspects who were recently held by the Uttar Pradesh police. Jamiat Ulema e Hind will provide legal assistance to the suspected Al-Qaeda terrorists arrested by the Anti Terror Squad this week.
Denying the claims of vaccine shortage, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said, the availability of COVID-19 vaccine doses has been increased to 13.50 crore for July.
Assam’s proposed Bill to stop the transportation of cattle or use the State for transit of the “sacred” bovine animal has posed a problem for its northeastern neighbours. Many in the Christian-majority States of Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland consume beef. While Mizoram and Nagaland have chosen not to react, the Meghalaya government said it would seek the Centre’s intervention if the Assam Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021, affects its people and economy.
A recent report by the Pew Research Center has found that a majority of Indians enjoy religious freedom, value religious tolerance and believe that respect for all religions is central to the idea of India.
The Ram Mandir Trust has said there was no irregularities in the land deal for the Ayodhya temple project. The trust said that a probe was initiated following allegations of a scam, however, no wrongdoing was found.
Two girls belonging to the Sikh community were allegedly forcibly converted and wedded to elderly men of a different religion in Srinagar. According to reports, one of the two girls was handed over to her family after protests broke out against the conversion.
The Uttar Pradesh ATS has arrested two men involved in religious conversion in the state. According to police, the duo targetted poor families, unemployed youth, and handicapped people, especially those who were hearing and speech impaired, children and forced them to change their religion.
The UP Law Commission chairman said that the population in the state is nearing an explosive stage and people need to keep in check to get govt facilities and resources.
A row erupted on Saturday over Congress leader Digvijaya Singh's purported comments in an audio chat on social media that his party will have a "relook" at Article 370 revocation and Jammu and Kashmir's lost statehood if it returns to power, with the BJP accusing him of speaking "the language of Pakistan" and spewing venom against India.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday morning met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi. The meeting took place at the Prime Minister's residence, 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. Adityanath, who arrived here on two-day visit on Thursday, met BJP national president JP Nadda later. Earlier on Thursday, he had met senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has questioned Punjab government's move to provide one-time limited vaccine doses to 18-44 age group population through private hospitals. The order was withdrawn after a backlash by the opposition. "Is an elected state government indulging in commercial profiteering?" Puri asked.
At present, 14 lakh registered candidates are eagerly waiting for an announcement on the CBSE Class 12 Board Exam 2021. When the CBSE Class 12 Board Exam 2021 was postponed on April 14, 2021, it was stated that the decision on the same will be taken after a thorough review of the COVID-19 situation in the country on June 1, 2021.
Describing the Central Vista Avenue redevelopment as a 'vital and essential' project of national importance, the Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed the plea against it saying it was 'motivated' and filed with 'ill-intent' and 'lack of bonafides'.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes seven years in the top job of the country this week amidst of the deadly second wave of COVID-19. Congress on Sunday released a seven-point ‘chargesheet’ against Modi govt which has now completed seven years in power.
The Centre has allocated vaccine quotas to states for June to bring clarity on how many doses they will get. According to the information big states such as Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal will get at least 40 million doses in June.
A fresh controversy has erupted after former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath allegedly remarked that "India is not a mahan (great) country, but a badnam (ill-reputed) country' over the Central government's COVID-19 pandemic.
The BJP came down heavily on the Delhi government for spreading misinformation on the Covid-19 vaccination drive. BJP said that the Centre provided over 45 lakh free doses to Delhi and claimed that the Delhi government procured a little over 8 lakh vaccines while private hospitals in the national capital procured 9 lakh doses.
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