Even as the country is coming together to battle the coronavirus, Aam Aadmi Party is still doing what Aam Aadmi Party does best. AAP MLA Raghav Chadha yesterday claimed that the Yogi government was beating up migrants who were leaving Delhi and heading home towards Uttar Pradesh. “Sources tell me […]
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Shashi Tharoor Shares Article Praising Kerala Govt From Fake Hoax Site, Refuses To Take It Down
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is lionized by India’s liberals for his English — they fawn over his vocabulary, they swoon over his accent, and they proclaim him an intellectual because he uses words that they need a thesaurus to understand. But beneath Tharoor’s veneer of linguistic sophistication might lie what […]
UP: Anti-CAA Rioters Present 1st Installment Of Rs. 80,856 As Penalty For Damaging Public Property
The anti-CAA rioters who’d vandalized public property in Uttar Pradesh are — quite literally — being made to pay for their crimes. Rioters in Kanpur have presented a cheque of Rs. 80,856 as the first installment of their penalty for damaging public property. The money will be used to repair […]
Yogi Govt Imposes 6 Month Jail, Monetary Fine For Those Who Refuse Coronavirus Quarantine
The Yogi government had been proactive in dealing with the last man made disaster to hit the state — officials had seized the properties of rioters who’d damaged public property during the CAA riots, and then had publicly displayed their pictures to get them to pay up. It is now […]
Coronavirus: Stay Away From Crowds, Says Mamata Banerjee While Addressing Crowd Of 10,000
If some of India’s politicians are any indication, the world might be justified in its concerns around how India will deal with the coronavirus outbreak. “We need to take precaution for one or two months and avoid crowded places. Avoid human contact for some time. Replace handshake with namaskar and […]
After Joining BJP, Jyotiraditya Scindia Says Congress Govt Corrupt, Didn’t Fulfill Promises
Minutes after joining the BJP, Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia has launched a scathing attack on his former party. “I have always maintained that my aim is to work for the people, and politics is only a medium towards that aim,” Scindia said during his formal induction into the BJP. “But […]
I Was Forced To Buy Priyanka Gandhi’s Portrait: Yes Bank’s Rana Kapoor
There’s finally some clarity on why Yes Bank’s Rana Kapoor bought a painting from Priyanka Gandhi for Rs. 2 crore. Yes Bank CEO Rana Kapoor has said that he was forced to buy the painting from Priyanka Gandhi, reports Republic. “I had to be on the right side of the […]
Rana Uncle, Pls Call: How Milind Deora Got Yes Bank’s Rana Kapoor To Buy Priyanka Gandhi’s Painting
Republic TV has accessed startling documentation that details how the controversial sale of Priyanka Gandhi’s painting to Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor came about. In a series of emails, Congress MP Milind Deora can be seen to be acting as a conduit between Rana Kapoor and Priyanka Gandhi, and negotiating […]
This Is The Painting That Priyanka Gandhi Sold To Yes Bank’s Rana Kapoor For Rs. 2 Crore
As news had broken yesterday of Priyanka Gandhi having sold a painting to Yes Bank’s Rana Kapoor for Rs. 2 crore, there had been much outrage — some had wondered about the links between the Gandhis and founder of the beleaguered bank, and others had expressed anger over clandestine financial […]
[Updated] Yes Bank Founder Rana Kapoor Purchased Priyanka Gandhi’s Painting For Rs. 2 Crore: Report
Update: Congress now says that the painting in question wasn’t made by Priyanka Gandhi — it was an MF Hussain painting that had been presented to her father Rajiv Gandhi, and was subsequently inherited by her. The Congress claims that at the entire amount was disclosed in Priyanka Gandhi’s income […]