In terms of women’s empowerment, India’s Muslims appear to be taking one step forward, and two steps back. In the run-up to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal elections, an unusual campaign poster has gone viral. The poster is to promote the campaign of one Asra Fatima, who, as her poster tells […]
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Delhi Has Used Only 1.6% Of The Rs. 883 Crore Environmental Cess Collected To Fight Pollution
The Delhi government might have banned crackers on Diwali, but hasn’t quite shown the same alacrity in figuring out other ways to fight pollution. The Delhi government has used only 1.6% of the Rs. 883 crore “environmental cess” that it has collected over the last four years to fight pollution, […]
Bihar’s Newly-Elected AIMIM MLA Refuses To Say “Hindustan” In Oath, Insists On Saying “Bharat”
AIMIM’s entry into Bihar has heralded the party’s entry into north India, and it seems to have brought with it a whole new brand of politics. Newly-elected Bihar AIMIM MLA Akhtarul Iman today objected to the word “Hindustan” while being administered oath of office. The MLA sought the Protem Speaker’s […]
Congress’ First Transgender National General Secretary Apsara Reddy Quits Party, Says Rahul Gandhi’s Performance Has Destroyed The Party In Tamil Nadu
The dust has barely settled from the Congress’ drubbing in Bihar, but its effects are already being felt across the country. Apsara Reddy, who’d become the first transgender National General Secretary of the Mahila Congress in January last year, has quit the party. She’ll rejoin BJP ally AAIDMK, which she’d […]
Shashi Tharoor Gloats That Narendra Modi Is Not Mentioned In Obama’s New Book, Fails To Realize Book Describes Events Only Until 2011
It turns out that mastery over the English language doesn’t quite guarantee that common sense comes along with it. The Congress party has been smarting over the last few days after Barack Obama had described its scion in less than flattering terms in his latest memoir. “Rahul Gandhi has a […]
Rahul Gandhi Is “Nervous, Unformed”, Lacks Aptitude Or Passion: Barack Obama In New Memoir
It’s not just Indian voters who haven’t exactly been thrilled by Rahul Gandhi over the years — foreign leaders seem to think much the same. Former US President Barack Obama has described Rahul Gandhi is less than flattering terms in his latest memoir titled “A promised land.” As per a […]
Uddhav Thackeray Uses Racially-Charged Goumutra Jibe To Mock BJP
The transformation of Shiv Sena is finally complete. From starting off being a party that defended Hindu interests, Shiv Sena is now using racially charged epithets that are more commonly used by terrorists to mock the community. Speaking at Shiv Sena’s annual Dusshera rally, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray said 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 […]
Youth Congress Forgets Basic Mathematics, Attacks Govt For Lowered Unemployment Numbers
When a party promotes people based on their surnames instead of merit, incompetence can flow all the way to the very bottom. Yesterday, Youth Congress accounts across the country tried to attack the government over the unemployment issue. But there was only one problem — they used lowered unemployment numbers […]
Gujarat Home Minister Directs Police To Register Case Against Those Spreading Fake News About Attack On Tanishq Showroom
The far-left extremists who’d spread the fake news about an attack on a Tanishq showroom are about to realize that there are real-world consequences of lying on the internet. Pradipsinh Jadeja, who handles the Law and Justice and Home Ministries in the Gujarat government, has directed for a case to […]