Politics

04

Aug

By The Press Editor

Politics, States

Udhayanidhi Stalin held over remarks against ‘Trisha’

The Tamil Nadu Police detained Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday, shortly after a case was registered against him over a controversial remark widely interpreted as a reference to actor Trisha. The comment was made during a speech in which Stalin was attacking Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay over the Cauvery water dispute.   Universally condemned across Tamil Nadu's political spectrum as a sexual innuendo targeting Vijay's friendship with Trisha, the remark prompted swift police action. A team of officers gathered outside Stalin's Chennai residence after the case was registered, while the opposition leader moved the Madras High…

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03

Aug

By The Press Editor

Nation, Politics

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh gets clean chit in sexual harassment case

A Delhi court has acquitted the former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, in a long-running sexual harassment case brought against him by six female wrestlers, drawing a close to one of the most contentious legal sagas in modern Indian sport.   These accusations, which Singh denied on all occasions, came to light for the first time in January 2023 and led to months of protests by the athletes. Some of India’s top Olympians, such as Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, and Bajrang Punia, went on an indefinite sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi demanding…

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02

Aug

By The Press Editor

Politics, States

Khushi’s egg cracks open a bigger debate in Bengal

A quiet radiance spills from Khushi’s eyes — an unguarded, almost sacred joy. Through the small gap in her missing front teeth, she smiles at a world that often forgets how to be kind. In that fleeting, viral moment — of a child slipping her mid-day meal egg into her pocket — not for herself, but for her brother — there is something disarming, something profoundly human.   At Joyen Khan Primary School in Mograhat, South 24 Parganas, Khushi, the daughter of e-rickshaw driver Shambhu Kar, turned an ordinary school day into a quiet moral reckoning. When her teacher, Saddam…

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01

Aug

By The Press Editor

Politics

Congress on Saturday said that Narendra Modi is playing the victim card by saying he has forgiven the youth who abused him, and demanded an apology from the Prime minister for the “brutality” unleashed on student protesters.

Continuing its attack against the government, the Congress on Saturday said that Narendra Modi is playing the victim card by saying he has forgiven the youth who abused him, and demanded an apology from the Prime minister for the "brutality" unleashed on student protesters and the trauma they suffered due to paper leaks.   The opposition party also claimed that the Prime minister's "InstaGram sabhas", which it termed an act of "supreme self-obsession", are fooling no one."Late last night, in an act of supreme self-obsession, the Prime minister said that he forgave our youth. This is an insult to the…

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31

Jul

By The Press Editor

Politics

BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Friday accused Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for making “fabricated” allegations in the Lok Sabha in violation of the House rules.

A day after submitting breach of privilege notice to the Speaker Om Birla, BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Friday accused Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for making "fabricated" allegations in the Lok Sabha in violation of the House rules.   He said he has submitted a notice to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking action against Gandhi.The former Union minister also accused the opposition parties of insulting the armed forces and the police, alleging that their leaders question military operations, level false allegations against Union Home Minister Amit Shah and use objectionable language in Parliament.   Thakur…

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31

Jul

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War of words between Rahul and Rijiju

A war of words erupted in the Lok Sabha today between Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju during the discussion on the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, after the Congress leader made a remark while narrating a conversation with a student. The expression drew objections from the Treasury benches and was later expunged by Speaker Om Birla.   Participating in the debate, Rahul recounted a conversation he had with a young student on the meaning of being a student.   "You said to me that you are a student. What…

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30

Jul

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National Conference president and three-time former J&K Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday questioned “if PoK is our part, why don’t the central government speak about killings there”.

  Expressing concern over the killings of civilians by Pakistani troops in PoJK, National Conference president and three-time former J&K Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday questioned “if PoK is our part, why don't the central government speak about killings there”.   “They keep saying PoK is ours. If it is our part, why don't they speak about the killings there,” Abdullah told reporters today.He expressed concern over killings of civilians by Pakistani troops in PoK.According to media reports 20 civilians were killed by the Pakistani troops in Rawalakote area of PoJK on Monday while polls were held in the…

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30

Jul

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Union Ministers and BJP leaders today criticised Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his remark on the Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the Lok Sabha regarding alleged police action during the students’ protest.

Union Ministers and BJP leaders today criticised Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his remark on the Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the Lok Sabha regarding alleged police action during the students’ protest.      Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday hit out at Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, saying the Congress leader had "trapped himself very badly" and that he "feels sorry for him.   LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi had earlier alleged that HM Shah was either "culpable or…

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29

Jul

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BRS inspects KCR-initiated TIMS Alwal Hospital

A delegation of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Wednesday visited the 1,000-bedded Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS) Hospital at Alwal, a major public healthcare project initiated during the previous BRS government led by former Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR).   The visit comes amid allegations by the opposition party that the Congress government has delayed the completion and operationalisation of the hospital despite repeated assurances that the remaining works would be completed at the earliest.   Speaking to reporters during the visit, BRS Official Spokesperson Dr Manne Krishank criticised the Congress government over what he described as…

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28

Jul

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TDP urges action against rumour-mongers on public exams

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu on Tuesday defended the Andhra Pradesh government's conduct of the District Selection Committee (DSC) teacher recruitment examination, alleging that the opposition YSRCP was spreading rumours about the recruitment process, and urged the Centre to consider provisions to punish those deliberately spreading misinformation about public examinations.   Speaking during the debate on the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha, Lavu said the previous DSC examination held in 2018 faced delays and irregularities, with answer papers evaluated only in 2022. He urged the Government to look…

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