Aswathaman had been earlier arrested in a case related to the threatening of a businessman in Ennore. According to sources, he suspected that Armstrong was the reason for his arrest and had developed an enmity towards the latter.
Congress motormouth Mani Shankar Aiyar compared the situation in violence-hit Bangladesh with India and tried to push his agenda that There are concerns about fairness of Indian elections.
In the article, Yogendra Yadav argues that apart from asking about caste, the census will also seek details like availability of basic amenities like electricity, water, cooking gas, housing conditions etc. So, if it is about conducting a socio-economic survey and the objective is to uplift the people standing at the last rung, then there is no need to ask about people’s caste identity.
The Gadgil Commission called for the complete cessation of development activities such as the construction of dams, thermal power plants and mining in Ecologically Sensitive Zones of Western Ghats.
Rahul Gandhi recently received an invitation from the party’s overseas unit, the Indian Overseas Congress (IOC), to visit the United States of America, Canada, and Europe
With Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi giving a breach of privilege notice against PM Modi for sharing the speech of Anurag Thakur made in the Lok Sabha, sources said that that the BJP MP's remarks are part of parliamentary record and the notice does not hold ground
From asserting that asking the caste of a person is like abusing him, Congress leader Gurjeet Singh Aujla went on to say that his party is in favour of the caste census.