Tag: BJP
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Parliametary panel would like to hear from Facebook about the WSJ report on hate speech, says Tharoor
Huge speculations began hours after Congress MP Rahul Gandhi spoke on the Wall Street Journal report on hate speech and alleged that Facebook Inc. overlooked the protocols to check the instigating posts linked to the BJP. The party leader and the head of the committee on Information Technology Mr. Shashi Tharoor declared that the House ... -
BJP in Tamil Nadu hints it may be bigger than ally AIADMK
A curious statement by senior BJP leader in the state has left their major ally in an uncomfortable position. With election season kicking in in Tamil Nadu, the war of words between parties has begun. Alliances are still fluid and there is still a lot of testing of waters. This could possibly be the reason ... -
Who is J&K new Lt. Governor?
Seasoned politician Manoj Sinha was given charge of helping the union territory navigate its new political circumstances. Manoj Sinha, a former union minister and BJP leader from Uttar Pradesh was handpicked by the Modi administration to take charge as the new Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. One year after its bifurcation, the union territory ... -
EC hires BJP-linked social media firms
The Election Commission has waded into controversy after it was revealed that it has hired firms close to the BJP to handle its social media accounts. A Right to Information application filed last year has resurfaced, raising some concerning questions about the Election Commission of India’s impartiality and the security of voter data. It turns ... -
Congress’ ambivalence on Ram Temple is unbecoming of it
On the eve of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ram temple in Ayodhya, several Congress leaders came out in open support while others chose to stay silent. The Ram temple in Ayodhya is the crowning achievement of the Modi government and BJP-RSS will continue to seek mileage from it for many elections to come. The ... -
Is Rahul Gandhi going rogue?
His latest videos on China suggest a growing schism between the old and new guards of the Congress. On Monday, Rahul Gandhi released a new video over Twitter, the fourth one over the past few days questioning the government’s position and statements on the China issue. He said it was clear that the Chinese had ... -
Rajasthan Guv Mishra’s 6-question reply to CM Gehlot’s urgent Assembly session request
Political crisis in Rajasthan has deepened amid the furore between the Sachin Pilot-led rebel faction and CM Ashok Gehlot’s camp of Congress loyalists. Rajasthan CM has been mulling over convening an assembly session to prove his majority. However, Rajasthan governor Kalraj Mishra questioned CM Gehlot over his request to convene an Assembly session ‘when his ... -
We are not anti-Hindu, says DMK
Ushering in the election season true BJP-style, a serendipitous video and a twitter war has brought Hindus to the centre of the debate in Tamil Nadu. In Tamil Nadu, the BJP’s ideology stands clear. And, for now, alone. It might not have yet successfully replicated here the messaging that has served it so well across ... -
Fate of Rajasthan government to be decided by the high court
A petition by Sachin Pilot and his rebel MLAs against the disqualification notices sent to them is coming for hearing tomorrow. A bitter drama has been playing out in Rajasthan since last week with Sachin Pilot in open rebellion against his party. While he has said that he is not joining the BJP, political pundits ... -
BJP demands ouster of TMC govt after MLA’s death
A party delegation from West Bengal met with the President two days after one of its MLAs was found dead in suspicious circumstances. Two days after the unnatural death of BJP MLA Debendra Nath Ray in Bindal village in North Dinajpur district, a delegation from the state unit met President Ram Nath Kovind asking for ...