In the recent outreach efforts by the Union government, Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha spoke exclusively to IndiaTV on his administration’s plans and strategies in Jammu and Kashmir.
In a historic decision, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that the Rajiv Khel Ratna Award will hereby be called the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. Renaming Khel Ratna from Rajiv Gandhi to Major Dhyan Chand has triggered Congress leaders who are now calling for changing the name of the Narendra Modi stadium.
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the players for fetching India one silver and one bronze at the Tokyo Olympics, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor took to the Twitter, pointing out that while India celebrates every medal, players from China aren't even given any heed even after winning a silver medal. Watch Kurukshetra with Saurav Sharma.
Arguing that the Pegasus issue has 'national security' concerns, Opposition parties have released a joint statement demanding a discussion on the matter in both Houses of Parliament. The Opposition parties have also demanded that there should be a discussion on the farmers’ issue and the three farm laws over which protests have been raging.
The Opposition unity that was displayed at the strategy meeting and protest called by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will go all the way to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, said a Congress leader.
The Uttar Pradesh Police has prohibited the religious processions during Muharram due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Following the circular issued by Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Mukul Goel on July 31, the Shia clerics have raised questions over the objectionable language used in it. They were unhappy with Muharram being repeatedly referred to as a 'festival' in the circular issued to police personnel in all districts.
While at one hand, the Parliament continues being get adjourned due to the ruckus over Pegasus spying row, on the other hand there is another fight which has gained attention. BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has alleged that TMC MP Mahua Moitra has called him a 'Bihari goon.' Watch debate on the same in Kuru
A plea filed in Supreme Court suggested that as Muslims are themselves responsible for their backwardness, the proposals of the Sachar Committee shouldn't be applicable anymore. Is the time up for Muslim appeasement in India? Watch Kurukshetra with Saurav Sharma.
Addressing the media in Delhi, Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said that in 2024 “poore desh me khela hobe” (game will be on all over the country), even as she has been meeting and holding discussions with several Opposition leaders during her five-day visit to the national capital.
The SP has indicated a preference for tie-ups with smaller parties, the BSP wants to go it alone, Congress open to alliances but feels a solo bid will strengthen party organisation
As the Assam-Mizoram border row turned violent on Monday with a spate of clashes and five Assam Police personnel being shot dead, Union Home Minister Amit Shah talked over phone with both the Chief Ministers and urged them to maintain peace and protect the people.
The Sanyukt Kisan Morcha declared a one-to-one fight against the central government. Rakesh Tikait said that now Lucknow will also be made like Delhi. The way all the roads are sealed in Delhi, similarly all the roads here will be sealed by the farmers. We will prepare for it.
Over the last three days, the Pune and Konkan divisions in Maharashtra have witnessed torrential rains that triggered landslides and floods in some areas. The toll from rain-related incidents in the state has risen. To rescue stranded, two teams of National Disaster Response Force were deployed while coast guard was also instructed for a helicopter to airlift people in need.
While Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath sent out an open warning to corrupt individuals in the state, the Congress is running campaign and took up the employment issue. Watch this debate as panelists discuss 'Yogi's final warning' in this episode of Kurukshetra with Saurav Sharma.
BJP leader Rakesh Sinha on Friday said that Population Control Bill was up for discussion in the Parliament if Opposition behaved itself.
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.
The Congress has called for an independent inquiry into allegations of phone-tapping, involving prominent individuals, including journalists, working in India, using the Israeli Pegasus spyware.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday (July 18, 2021) hit out at Newsclick and said that their only agenda is to defame India. Addressing a press conference, BJP's National Spokesperson Sambit Patra said that Newsclick is a portal which 'tries to portray itself as a media house'.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is on a visit to Lakhimpur Kheri, on Saturday met the woman candidate of the Samajwadi Party who was allegedly molested during the block pramukh elections held recently in Uttar Pradesh.
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