Rahul Gandhi did not insult Hindu religion: Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati

NEW DELHI: Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati of Uttarakhand’s Jyotish Peeth has come out in Rahul Gandhi’s defence days after the Congress leader launched a blistering attack on the BJP and the RSS on the floor of the Lok Sabha. Rahul Gandhi’s remark has led to a furore, with the right-wing ecosystem targeting him as anti-Hindu. “After […]

Mahua Moitra booked under new criminal law for social media post on NCW chief

Mahua Moitra booked under new criminal law for social media post on NCW chief

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Sunday registered an FIR against Trinamool Congress (TMC) parliamentarian Mahua Moitra for her ‘derogatory’ social media post on National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma. Moitra has been booked under Section 79 (word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of woman) under the newly-enacted Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), […]

Congress will defeat BJP in Gujarat as it did in Ayodhya: Rahul Gandhi

Congress will defeat BJP in Gujarat as it did in Ayodhya: Rahul Gandhi

AHMEDABAD: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said here on Saturday that his party will defeat the BJP in Gujarat in the next election the same way it did in Ayodhya in the recent Lok Sabha polls. The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha made the remark while addressing a party workers’ convention in Ahmedabad. […]

Article 370 had taken away people’s rights: PM Modi

Article 370 had taken away people’s rights: PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the Congress-led opposition saying that they couldn’t do away with the provision in Jammu and Kashmir, adding that Article 370 had taken away people’s rights. Referring to the abrogation of Article 370, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the Congress-led opposition saying that they couldn’t do away with the […]

Won’t comment on new criminal laws: CJI Chandrachud

Won’t comment on new criminal laws: CJI Chandrachud

NEW DELHI: Amid a heated debate over the three new criminal laws, Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud on Tuesday refused to comment on them, saying the issues arising from these statutes were pending before the Supreme Court. The new laws — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and the […]

LS polls marked end of communal politics in India: Akhilesh Yadav  

LS polls marked end of communal politics in India: Akhilesh Yadav  

NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said the 2024 Lok Sabha polls marked the end of communal politics in India, and were a moral victory for the INDIA bloc. Participating in the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the president’s address, the Kannauj MP also questioned the authenticity of EVMs and […]

90% conviction expected under new laws: Amit Shah

90% conviction expected under new laws: Amit Shah

Expresses Hope Regarding Reduction Of Crimes In Future New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday that justice would be delivered up to the level of the Supreme Court in all cases within three years of the registration of an FIR under the new criminal laws. Addressing a press conference after the new […]