IPS officers’ body condemns Sadhvi Pragya’s remark on Karkare

A day after 2008 Malegaon blasts accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur said Hemant Karkare, the 26/11 martyr, died because of her curse, the association of Indian Police Service officers condemned the statement. Read More
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Priyanka Chaturvedi quits Congress, joins Shiv Sena

Priyanka Chaturvedi, one of Congress’s national spokespersons, quit her party after 10 years and joined the Shiv Sena in less than 24 hours. She blamed the Congress for reinstating party workers who misbehaved with her at an event in Mathura. Read More
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In MP, Election Commission bans ‘chowkidar chor hai’ Congress ad

The Election Commission in Madhya Pradesh, while banning the Congress Committee’s audio and video campaign which promotes “Chowkidar Chor Hai” slogan, has ordered to end its broadcast. Read More
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Malegaon accused Pragya joins BJP, pitted vs Digvijaya in Bhopal

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, one of the 2008 Malegaon blast prime accused, joined the BJP. She will be pitted against senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh from Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency. Thakur is currently out on bail in the case, which saw over 40 killed. Read More
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Twitter hides Yogi’s ‘green virus’ tweets, acts against other users

After Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath referred to the Indian Union Muslim League as a “green virus”, Twitter has withheld his two controversial tweets while acting on Election Commission’s directive. Read More
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AAP, Congress tie-up looks dead, Rahul says Kejriwal took ‘U-turn’

The chances of an alliance between the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress for the Lok Sabha election in Delhi has run into trouble with the Congress president, Rahul Gandhi, accusing the AAP leader, Arvind Kejriwal, of taking “yet another U-turn”. Read More
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Supreme Court seeks Rahul’s explanation on contempt plea

The Supreme Court, on Monday, issued a notice to the Congress president, Rahul Gandhi, on a contempt petition filed against him by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi, the court has asked Gandhi to explain his remarks made on the Rafale case verdict. Read More
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Meenakshi Lekhi sues Rahul Gandhi over ‘chowkidar chor hain’

BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi filed a petition in the Supreme Court for criminal contempt against Congress chief Rahul Gandhi over his “chowkidar chor hain” comment on the Rafale controversy. Lekhi claims Gandhi attributed his own statement as the court’s verdict. Read More
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Congress complains to EC against Irani for ‘lying’ on her education

The Congress, on Friday, filed a memorandum with the Election Commission of India seeking an “urgent and necessary intervention” against “deliberate, corrupt and wilful falsification of facts” by Union minister Smriti Irani regarding her educational records. Read More
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Veterans ‘write to president’ against politicization of military

Over 150 defence veterans have purportedly written an open letter to President Ram Nath Kovind against political parties using the military for their political objectives, especially during the election season. Read More
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