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Chandigarh, Jul 02: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary, Tarun Chugh on Wednesday accused the Bhagwant Mann government of unleashing a "new era of Emergency" in Punjab, in which the Opposition's voice is being muzzled. Reacting strongly to the detention of former Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal and other senior Akali leaders in Mohali on Wednesday, Chugh alleged, "Draconian laws were being enforced in Punjab at the behest of Arvind Kejriwal, and all democratic rights of ...Read More >
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday accused the ruling DMK government of imposing a "silent emergency" in the state, following police action against participants of the Murugan Devotees' Conference held in Madurai last month. BJP spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad strongly condemned the filing of police cases against several leaders, including Tamil Nadu BJP President Nainar Nagendran, former party chief K. Annamalai, and Hindu Munnani leader Kadeswara Subramania ...Read More >
Chandigarh [India], July 2 (ANI): BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh came down heavily on the Bhagwant Mann-led government in Punjab for "unleashing a new era of Emergency" in Punjab, in which the Opposition's voice is being "muzzled". Reacting strongly to the detention of former Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal and other senior Akali leaders in Mohali today, Chugh said in a statement that "draconian" laws were being enforced in Punjab at the behest of AAP National Convener Arvind Ke ...Read More >
MADURAI: Likening the custodial murder of Ajith Kumar in Tiruppuvanam to an 'organised crime by police where the state kills its own citizens,' Madras high court lambasted the Tamil Nadu police and said the action against the perpetrators should be more stringent than in normal murder cases.A division bench of Justice S M Subramaniam and Justice A D Maria Clete pointed to 44 external injuries on the person of Ajith Kumar and said no part of the body was spared by the delinquent cops. "Even an or ...Read More >
Lucknow: Members of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of the Congress, took to the streets on Tuesday to protest the Uttar Pradesh govt's decision to merge primary and upper primary govt schools with fewer than 50 students. Calling it an 'authoritarian move,' scores of NSUI workers attempted to gherao the Vidhan Sabha. "The move is expected to lead to the closure of over 27,000 schools across the state. This will result in an increase in school dropouts, particularly ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jun 29 (PTI) The AAP on Sunday suspended Amritsar North MLA and former IPS officer Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh from the party for five years for allegedly indulging in anti-party activities. Kunwar's suspension came days after he questioned the Vigilance Bureau's action against Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who was arrested in a disproportionate assets case on June 25. The decision to suspend Kunwar from the party was taken by the AAP's political affairs com ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Saturday that 'socialism' and 'secularism' are "Western concepts", and these words should be struck off the Constitution. He said these words were included in the Preamble of the Constitution by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi when the country was under Emergency rule, and these have no place in the Indian civilisation. "How can I be secular? I am a hardcore Hindu. A Muslim person is a hardcore Muslim person. How can he be sec ...Read More >
Jaipur: Two workers died while five others are feared trapped after soil caved in during pipeline excavation work in Rajasthan's Bharatpur on Sunday morning, police said. According to officials, some labourers were filling a 10-foot-deep trench dug to lay a pipeline near Jangi ka Nagla village when the soil caved in. Twelve workers got trapped under the soil. Upon hearing the cries, other labourers and project staff started rescue attempts, but the depth and heaviness of the soil made immediat ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a scathing attack on those who imposed the Emergency in 1975, saying it was not just a "murder of the Constitution" but also an attempt to turn the judiciary into a "slave." In his monthly radio programme 'Mann ki Baat', PM Modi urged the nation to remember the resilience of those who resisted the Emergency and to draw inspiration from their courage to safeguard the Constitution. "Those who imposed Emergency no ...Read More >
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said Indian fishermen continue to be arrested by Sri Lankan authorities because of an agreement signed during the Emergency period, which stripped them of fishing rights in certain sea areas, news agency PTI reported. Speaking at an event organised by the BJP Yuva Morcha to mark 50 years of the Emergency, Jaishankar said the agreement would not have happened if Parliament had been working properly back then. 'No debate, no consensus' "Big decis ...Read More >
Guwahati, June 28: Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy reaffirmed the Central Government's full support to the mineral and coal-rich North Eastern states at a Mining Ministers' Conclave held here on Saturday. Addressing the gathering on the second day of the event, the Minister highlighted the Centre's commitment to strengthening mining infrastructure, fast-track project approvals, and promoting sustainable mining practices in the region. He stated that the development of the Nor ...Read More >
New Delhi/Guwahati, Jun 28 (PTI) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday said the words inserted in the Preamble of the Constitution through an amendment during the Emergency era were a 'festering wound", lending weight to the call by a top RSS leader for a review of the added terms 'secular' and 'socialist'. Wading into the political row sparked by RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale's call for a national debate on whether the terms 'secular' and 'socialist' to define India's foundat ...Read More >
New Delhi: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said the Emergency was imposed in India due to a "self-righteous and authoritarian mindset, combined with opportunism and a lack of democratic ethos." He added that such tendencies still existed in the country's political landscape.Singh was speaking at a symposium held at the Delhi legislative assembly to mark 50 years of the Emergency. The event saw political functionaries, journalists, and civil society members reflect on the period as one ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jun 28 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Saturday that 'socialism' and 'secularism' are "Western concepts", and these words should be struck off the Constitution. He said these words were included in the Preamble of the Constitution by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi when the country was under Emergency rule, and these have no place in the Indian civilisation. "How can I be secular? I am a hardcore Hindu. A Muslim person is a hardcore Muslim person. How ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) A symposium held at the Delhi Legislative Assembly on Saturday to mark 50 years of the Emergency saw leaders, journalists and civil society members reflect on the period as one of the darkest chapters in India's democratic history. The event, titled "Na Bhoolein, Na Shama Karen", called for renewed national introspection and a commitment to safeguarding democratic values, an official statement said. Addressing the gathering, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said that th ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) A symposium held at the Delhi Legislative Assembly on Saturday to mark 50 years of the Emergency saw leaders, journalists and civil society members reflect on the period as one of the darkest chapters in India's democratic history. The event, titled "Na Bhoolein, Na Shama Karen", called for renewed national introspection and a commitment to safeguarding democratic values, an official statement said. Also Read | Bodoland Lottery Result Today, June 28, 2025: Assam State L ...Read More >
IMPHAL: Former Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh said on Friday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is doing everything it can to restore peace and bring back a "popular government" in the northeastern state. "We are not fighting any political party. Our only aim is to end the crisis and bring peace to the state," he told the media after attending a BJP meeting at Thambal Sanglen in Imphal, chaired by state BJP president A. Sarda Devi. He said the law and order situation has improved and ...Read More >
Kochi, Jun 28 (PTI) Kerala Culture Minister Saji Cherian on Saturday alleged that since the BJP came to power at the Centre there have been several instances of creative freedom being questioned with the most recent being the denial of certification to upcoming Malayalam film 'Janaki Vs State of Kerala (JSK)' over its name. Cherian said that despite a BJP Union Minister of State, Suresh Gopi, acting in the film, it has been denied clearance for public viewing and asked, "What is wrong with the ...Read More >
Srinagar- Jailed Lok Sabha MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, will observe a 24-hour hunger strike inside Tihar Jail from 8 pm Saturday to 8 pm Sunday, in protest against what he calls the "continued denial of democratic rights" to the people of Kashmir. In a statement issued on Friday, Rashid's party, the Awami Ittehad Party (AIP), said the hunger strike comes amid the national political discourse around the 1975 Emergency and growing accusations of authoritarianism be ...Read More >
Highlighting that foundation stones of projects worth over ₹80 crore would be laid during his visit of Lahaul and Spiti and Kinnaur districts, Union minister for parliamentary affairs and minority affairs Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said tribal districts of Himachal Pradesh would witness revolutionary transformation as several development projects were in the pipeline. He also accused the Sukvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government of "misleading" the people regarding the Union government's role ...Read More >
Gurgaon: MCG additional commissioner Yash Jaluka directed bulk waste generators (BWG) across the city to ensure proper disposal of waste by private agencies who are assisting them. Giving these instructions in a meeting held on Friday, he said it is often observed that BWGs hand over their waste to private agencies, which only sort valuable items and dump the remaining waste on roads, drains, vacant land or public places. This, he said, not only affects cleanliness of the city but also poses a t ...Read More >
Srinagar, Jun 27: The jailed Member of Parliament (MP) and Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) president Engineer Rashid has announced that he will observe a 24-hour hunger strike inside Tihar Jail, from 8:00 pm Saturday, June 28 to 8:00 pm Sunday, June 29, to protest the "continued denial of democratic rights" to Kashmiris. AIP Chief Spokesperson, Inam Un Nabi, in a statement issued here, said the hunger strike also seeks to highlight the "deafening silence" of national parties about the hundreds of Kas ...Read More >
Bengaluru, June 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Commenting on the registration of FIRs against Karnataka BJP for criticising former PM late Indira Gandhi, Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi called her a Hitler and challenged the ruling Congress to initiate action against him. Speaking to the media in Bengaluru on Friday, he slammed, "Most of those now allied with the Congress were jailed during Indira Gandhi's Emergency. Let CM Siddaramaiah recall those days. In ...Read More >
Srinagar: Amid the ongoing political slugfest between BJP and Congress over the Emergency period and comparisons to authoritarian rule, jailed Member of Parliament and Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) leader Engineer Rashid has announced a 24-hour hunger strike inside Tihar Jail, starting at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 28, until 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 29. According to AIP Chief Spokesperson Inam Un Nabi, Engineer Rashid made this decision known during a recent meeting with his family, emphasising t ...Read More >
Srinagar, Jun 27 (PTI) Jailed Lok Sabha MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid will observe a 24-hour hunger strike inside the Tihar jail to protest the "continued denial of democratic rights" to Kashmiris, his Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) said on Friday. Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, will observe the hunger strike from 8 pm on Saturday to 8 pm on Sunday. Also Read | PM Narendra Modi To Inaugurate Centenary Celebrations of Acharya Shri 108 Vidyanand Ji Maharaj at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi. "Amid the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI) RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale's call for reviewing the words 'socialist' and 'secular' in the Preamble of the Constitution is not about dismantling it but about restoring its "original spirit", free from the "distortions" of the Congress' Emergency-era policies, according to an article published in an RSS-linked magazine on Friday. Citing the Constituent Assembly debate on the issue, it said Hosabale's call resonates with the democratic principles championed ...Read More >
Mumbai: Maharashtra's state government's push to introduce Hindi as a optional third language in schools from Classes 1 to 5 has sparked strong political backlash, with both Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) and Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) announcing mass protests against the move. Shiv Sena (UBT) will hold a rally from Hutatma Chowk to Azad Maidan on July 7, while MNS, led by Raj Thackeray, will march from Girgaon Chowpatty to Azad Maidan on the July 5. The opposition fro ...Read More >
Chandigarh, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) BJP national General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Thursday slammed former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for "weaponising state agencies" to arrest Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia. "This is pure political vendetta. Kejriwal apologised to Majithia in 2018 for levelling baseless and unfounded charges on drugs, if that apology was genuine, how is it that Majithia has become an accused today? That expose ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Thursday took strong action against the police officers allegedly responsible for the Bengaluru stampede, suspending several high-ranking officials, including the city's police commissioner. Addressing a press conference, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah also announced a one-man commission to probe the lapses that triggered the deadly stampede. "Cubbon Park Police Station police inspector, station house master, station house officer, ACP, Central Division DCP, ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Last week, President Donald Trump announced that he had fired the head of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington. "Upon the request and recommendation of many people, I am hereby terminating the employment of Kim Sajet as Director of the National Portrait Gallery," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. "She is a highly partisan person, and a strong supporter of DEI, which is totally inappropriate for her position. Her replacement will be named shortly." There is no reason to d ...Read More >
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