Bharatiya Janata Party

Rousing reception for Rahul Gandhi as Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Delhi

Rousing reception for Rahul Gandhi as Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Delhi

December 24, 2022

Thousands of people were already gathered at Badarpur border in south Delhi just as first rays of sun had barely begun to penetrate the dense smog of toxic fumes that have enveloped the national capital for over two weeks. Waving both the tricolors, the National Flag and the Cong...

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Demolition of protestors’ homes: Bulldozing freedom & laws

Demolition of protestors’ homes: Bulldozing freedom & laws

June 15, 2022

The demolition of the homes of activist Javed Mohammad and some persons who protested in Allahabad against the insult of Prophet Muhammad by two spokespersons of the Bharatiya Janata Party is not only in violation of all rules but is also entirely illegal, say legal experts. They...

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BJP’s Islamophobia boomerangs as Islamic nations seek apology

BJP’s Islamophobia boomerangs as Islamic nations seek apology

June 6, 2022

It is a sight that few in India, leave alone the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, would have expected to see in a country that has been very friendly to India for the past several decades, ever since the two established diplomatic relations. Photographs of Indian Prime Minister Nar...

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Karnataka students forced to miss exam as SC defers hearing in Hijab row

Karnataka students forced to miss exam as SC defers hearing in Hijab row

March 26, 2022

With the Supreme Court rejecting petition by Karnataka students to take up their challenge of the Karnataka High Court order on Hijab ban, uncertainty clouds the future of several Muslim girl students in government-run schools in the southern state since they are bound to miss th...

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Hijab Row: Attack on Constitutional rights, say students

Hijab Row: Attack on Constitutional rights, say students

February 18, 2022

Thursday marked 5th day that the hearing of petitions against the ban in Hijab in schools in Karnataka was heard in the Karnataka High Court. The petition was filed after the state government suddenly imposed a ban on sporting of Hijab in schools, even though this practice has be...

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Parties split over Election Commission ban on physical campaigning

Parties split over Election Commission ban on physical campaigning

January 14, 2022

On January 8, 2022, the Election Commission of India announced the schedule for holding elections to assemblies in five states, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur. Alongside the schedule, the Commission also laid down guidelines for holding the polls as well as f...

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BJP continues slugfest with AAP over new liquor stores in Delhi

BJP continues slugfest with AAP over new liquor stores in Delhi

January 8, 2022

On November 17, when Delhi saw the opening of 850 brand new and swanky liquor stores, as part of the new excise policy of the government, they represented different things for different people, especially the political parties. For the ruling Aam Aadmi Party, the new stores were ...

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Cynically combatting Covid-19 in India

Cynically combatting Covid-19 in India

January 5, 2022

On Tuesday, hours after chief minister Arvind Kejriwal tested positive for Covid-19, the Delhi government announced further restrictions on movement in the national capital, imposing a weekend curfew, to add to the night curfew already in place, in addition to having closed gyms,...

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After Dabur, Sabyasachi receives flak from rightwing troll police

After Dabur, Sabyasachi receives flak from rightwing troll police

October 28, 2021

Designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee’s latest ad campaign to promote his luxury mangalsutra collection has triggered a social media turmoil as the ad features heterosexual and same-sex couples posing for pictures wearing his newly launched ‘Royal Bengal Mangalsutra’. T...

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Over 73 pc Indians use digital news platforms, distrust traditional news media, says report

Over 73 pc Indians use digital news platforms, distrust traditional news media, says report

June 28, 2021

The annual Reuters Digital News Report, 2021 released recently made some noteworthy revelations in terms of credibility of digital news platforms among readers, the lasting impact of the ongoing pandemic on media houses and reliance on social media for news due to lack of trust i...

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Time for Indian government to rein in its aggressive tax officials

Time for Indian government to rein in its aggressive tax officials

December 26, 2020

On Wednesday, Permanent Court of Arbitration based in the Netherlands awarded USD 1.2 billion plus costs and interest in damages to the British energy company Cairn Energy Plc in a tax dispute with the Indian government over retrospective application of tax. The case dates back t...

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Arnab Goswami arrest no attack on press freedom

Arnab Goswami arrest no attack on press freedom

November 5, 2020

Moments after a team of Raigad police officials raided residence of Arnab Goswami, managing director of Republic Media Network, on Wednesday and arrested him on charges of abetment to suicide a strong and sharp response came from the ruling BJP and several union ministers slammin...

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