The Tanishq ad might have chosen to present a sugary-sweet version of how interfaith marriages work, but it seems to have brushed some very serious problems under the carpet. In Delhi, 28-year-old Dildar Qureshi pretended to be Rahul to befriend a 13-year-old girl, and has now kidnapped her and absconded. […]
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Indian Man Who’d Threatened To Keep Beheading Those Who Insult The Prophet Turns Out To Be Fan Of Kunal Kamra
Far-left personalities have been instigating violence for years in the name of art and comedy, and the results are beginning to show. Yesterday, French President Emmanuel Macron shared a heartfelt tweet honouring Samuel Paty, the teacher who’d been murdered by an Islamist for showing his class the Charlie Hebdo cartoons […]
Eros Now Shares Sexually Suggestive Messages On Navratri, Angry Netizens Threaten Boycott
Eros Now might be named after the Greek god of love, but it appears to have taken its things a bit too far with its Navrati messaging. ‘Boycott Eros Now’ is trending on social media after users were horrified at its Navratri posts on Facebook and Twitter. On Facebook, Eros […]
Tanishq Ad: Kerala’s Catholic Church Has Also Previously Called Out ‘Love Jihad’, Said Christian Women Lured Into Traps
The liberal intelligentsia that has spoken out in support of the Tanishq ad has chosen to dismiss those who opposed it as ‘trolls’ and ‘Hindutva bigots.’ But as it turns out, the issue of Love Jihad has been raised by an institution that has nothing to do with Hindutva, and […]
While France Gives Its Highest Civilian Award To Samuel Paty, India Has Forgotten Kamlesh Tiwari
Two men, across two two continents, were murdered for the same crime: insulting the Prophet Mohammad. But the reactions to the two murders couldn’t have been more different. France has posthumously given its highest civilian award, the Legion d’Honneur, to Samuel Paty, the teacher who was murdered by an Islamist […]
Tanishq Ad: Hindu Woman Stabbed To Death By Lover Syed Mustafa In Hyderabad
The furore over the controversial Tanishq ad has barely died down, but yet another grisly incident has shown just how far the ad was divorced from reality. A 23-year-old woman was stabbed to death allegedly by her lover and his brother in Hyderabad’s Rein Bazar area in the old city. […]
‘Woke’ Bajaj Sees Stock Price Fall 4 Percent This Year, Rival Hero Motocorp’s Price Has Risen 40%
Bajaj might be at the center of attention over the last few weeks — MD Rajiv Bajaj has gone public with a stand to pull advertising from ‘toxic media channels’ — but the company is floundering at the stock markets. Bajaj’s stock price is down 4 percent this year, while […]
Xiaomi’s App Not Showing Weather For Arunachal Pradesh On Indian Phones, Say Users
The perils of a Chinese company making phones for Indian users are slowly becoming clear. Xiaomi’s users have alleged that the company’s phones aren’t displaying weather for Arunachal Pradesh. Xiaomi is a Chinese company, and China contests the status of Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory. As such, users believe that […]
Ravish Kumar’s Brother, Accused Of Sexual Harassment Of A Minor, Gets Congress Ticket For Bihar Polls
The Bihar polls are fast approaching, and a very interesting candidate is in the fray. Brajesh Kumar Pandey, who is the brother of NDTV anchor Ravish Kumar, will fight the polls from the Govindganj assembly constituency of Purvi Champaran district on a Congress ticket. Ravish Kumar’s brother Brajesh Kumar Pandey […]
After Tata Tanishq Ad, New Tata Cliq Ad Mocks Yoga As ‘Boring’, Promotes Christian E-Marriages
Even as the Tata group was forced to take down its Tanishq ad for promoting love jihad, it’s gone ahead and released another ad that makes fun of yoga while promoting Christian marriages. A Tata Cliq ad, released on 14th October, mocks yoga as being ‘boring’. The ad features a […]