Speaking to the media, the mother of the victim said, "Yesterday, my daughter told Prashant that she does not fear anyone and will vote for Kamal [the political symbol of the BJP]." She asserted that her daughter was strangled to death for suggesting that she would vote for the BJP in the bypolls. Investigation into the murder of Dalit woman in Karhal is underway.
Congress leader Kamru Zzaman Choudhury's suggestion to sell temple gold for clearing India's debt during a debate has triggered controversy, prompting sharp criticism.
Videos of the altercation between police and lawyers emerged on social media showing cops employing lathi-charge to drive out lawyers from the courtroom.
SP leader Akhilesh Yadav is reportedly unhappy with MVA's seat-sharing plan in Maharashtra, signalling possible alliance tensions. SP prepares to contest independently on 20 seats.
SP leader and actor Swara Bhaskar's husband Fahad Ahmad joined the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Chandra Pawar) on Sunday and was fielded from the Anushakti Nagar seat
The claim that the Hindu sages had been eve-teasing the women in Ayodhya was false. Ayodhya Police confirmed in a separate video that there was a fight between two groups as a result of which the ruckus happened on the road, the video of which was erroneously shared on social media.
Several Islamists on social media gave a clean chit to the SP leader Moeen Khan after DNA report of foetus matched with driver Raju Khan. But this premature celebration overlooks the fact that occurrence of rape isn't solely dependent on proof of fatherhood.