Politics
News and views regarding the political landscape of India. From national political parties to regional news, we try and cut through the noise to explain how Indian politics is shaping up.
As Congress rushes to take credit for Chandrayaan, here is how ISRO’s requests for funding were ignored during UPA rule
Congress president and Rajya Sabha MP Mallikarjun Kharge wrote a long post on Twitter (X) first congratulating the country for the success of Chandrayaan 3 and then rushed to credit Nehru for it.
Read why people are talking about the movie ‘Koi Mil Gaya’ after Mamata Banerjee’s speech about Chandrayaan-3 went viral
The social media memes mocked Mamata Banerjee for confusing India's first astronaut with a Bollywood actor and calling Rakesh Sharma's famous spaceflight a 'Moon landing mission'.
Telangana: BRS MLA and ex-Deputy CM Thatikonda Rajaiah rolls on the floor, cries near Ambedkar Statue after being denied a party ticket
Former Deputy CM of Telangana, Thatikonda Rajaiah got emotional and broke down in front of his supporters after he was denied a ticket
Chhattisgarh: ED raids at premises linked to CM Baghel’s political advisor and OSD, transactions worth 5000 crores on gaming app under probe
An official quoted in the Indian Express stated that the current ED raids are linked to its investigation into the banking transactions of the Mahadev online gaming application. Large transactions worth Rs 5,000 crore are said to have taken place through this application which is under scrutiny.
Mamata Banerjee sends Muslim leader to Nuh out of concern for Muslims ‘spending sleepless nights’ after Hindu religious procession came under attack
Mamata Banerjee has sent a Muslim representative to Haryana's Nuh citing concerns for Muslims as an attempt to absolve the culprits of violence.
West Bengal: Police arrest one Mohammed Abbas for brutal murder of minor girl in Siliguri, accused remanded to police custody
The Matigara police and the Special Operations Group (SOG) launched a manhunt and arrested Mohammed Abbas from his hideout in the Lenin Colony of Siliguri.
Mamata Banerjee increases the monthly allowance of Imams and purohits: Here is how Hindu priests are given half as much as Islamic clerics
8 years after the honorarium scheme for Imams and muezzins came into force, Mamata Banerjee announced allowance for Hindu priests in September 2020.
‘No evidence of hate speech by Monu Manesar, Bittu Bajrangi’s arrest not for rioting or violence’: What Haryana ADGP Mamata Singh said about Nuh...
I doubt that an announcement that he is arriving for a yatra falls under the ambit of hate/inciteful speech" Mamata Singh said to News18 on 19th August.
Sangrur: One farmer dead, several cops injured after tractor-trolley driven by protesting farmers goes on a rampage, incident caught on camera
Tensions were heightened following a clash between the police and the protesting farmers who were going to participate in a protest in Chandigarh against the Bhagwant Mann government.
‘SC guidelines on rehabilitation were violated, Swati Maliwal is using unfortunate incident to gain attention’: NCPCR Chief Priyank Kanoongo
Kanoongo expressed apprehensions that the present case of alleged rape of the minor girl is not an ordinary case rather it could be a case of trafficking, which needs thorough investigation.