Ashoka Univeristy associate professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad (right). NEW DELHI: An associate professor from a private university was arrested on Sunday for a social media post related to Operation Sindoor. The arrest of Ali Khan Mahmudabad, who teaches at Ashoka University, was based on a complaint filed by a BJP Yuva Morcha leader, news agency…
MP deputy CM Jagdish Devda BHOPAL: Even as BJP is battling the crisis triggered by Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah’s comments on Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, a fresh controversy erupted Friday over a statement by deputy CM Jagdish Devda.Thanking PM Narendra Modi while lauding the military’s courage in Op Sindoor, Devda said at a training programme…
Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav sparked controversy. He mentioned castes of IAF officers Vyomika Singh and A K Bharti. He attacked BJP, accusing them of politicizing Operation Sindoor. BJP leaders criticized Yadav’s remarks. They condemned his statement as divisive and disrespectful to the armed forces. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath also slammed Yadav’s casteist…
As India and Pakistan grapple with renewed tensions after the deadly Pahalgam terror attack, a video of Pakistani Senator Palwasha Mohammad Zai Khan making provocative remarks in Pakistan parliament has gone viral, fuelling diplomatic ire and social media outrage. In a fiery speech delivered in Pakistan’s Upper House on April 29, the senator declared, “The…
Shikhar Dhawan and Shahid Afridi NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan strongly criticised Shahid Afridi after the former Pakistan captain blamed the Indian Army for the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed 26 lives. Afridi also questioned Pakistan’s involvement and criticised the media’s coverage of the incident.“Patakha phat jaata hai wahaan par, Pakistan ne kiya…
NEW DELHI: Taking serious objection to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi‘s remarks against V D Savarkar, Supreme Court virtually gagged him on Friday, warning him of suo motu action if he derided the freedom fighter and Hindutva proponent in the future. “…This is not the way you treat our freedom fighters,” Justice Dipankar Datta said.A bench…
NEW DELHI: Delhi high court on Tuesday reprimanded Pantanjali proprietor Ramdev for his alleged remarks against Hamdard’s Rooh Afza, accusing it of doing “Sharbat Jihad.”A bench of justice Amit Bansal said that the remarks ‘shocks the conscience of the court, this is indefensible”Representing Hamdard, senior advocate Mukul Rohtagi said that it was a shocking case…
Leader of oposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his “Constitution 1000 years old” remarks, and calling the comment “very strange,” he said that his party must be left confused and speechless after hearing him.While talking to ANI, BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi said that Rahul…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday flagged that worsening treatment of minorities in Pakistan and said that the situation is “extremely disturbing.”Seconding external affairs minister S Jaishankar’s remarks, Tharoor said that the government cannot convey its concerns directly because there is no real dialogue going on between India and Pakistan.“It is a clear…
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha on Friday witnessed a fiery showdown between the opposition leaders and the treasury bench over the remarks made by Samajwadi Party MP Ramji Lal Suman on medieval Rajput ruler Rana Sanga.The SP MP sparked outrage by labelling Rana Sanga a “traitor” for allegedly inviting Babur to India to defeat Ibrahim Lodi….