‘If UPA era was jungle raj, NDA’s tenure is rakshas raj, says Tejashwi Yadav

Patna, 7/5: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday said that if the Congress-led UPA’s tenure at the Centre is called ‘jungle raj’, then the BJP-led NDA regime can be described as ‘rakshas raj’ Speaking to reporters, Yadav said the UPA government undertook several initiatives such as the National Food Security Act, Right to Education and…

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Remove fake content within 3 hours: EC tells political parties

New Delhi, 7/5: Amid complaints of spreading “doctored”, “misleading” and “derogatory” videos, the Election Commission (EC) on Monday asked political parties to remove “fake content” within three hours of coming to its notice. In a communication to parties, the EC also warned against misuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI) based tools to create deepfakes that distort…

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Delhi L-G recommends NIA probe against Kejriwal for allegedly receiving funds from banned terror organisation

New Delhi, 6/5: : Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena has recommended an NIA probe against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly receiving political funding from the banned terrorist organisation ‘Sikhs for Justice’, Raj Niwas sources said on Monday. There was no immediate reaction from the Aam Aadmi Party  

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Bengaluru police book Nadda, BJP IT cell chief, Karnataka BJP chief over provocative video

Bengaluru, 6/5: Bengaluru police have registered an FIR against BJP president JP Nadda, the party’s IT cell chief Amit Malviya and Karnataka state party chief B Y Vijayendra for posting a video on social media that allegedly shows the Congress favouring Muslims in reservation. The case was registered under IPC sections 125 (promoting enmity between…

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Pakistan does not have the aukaat to influence Indian election: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi, 5/5: Former Pakistani minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain’s ‘praise’ of Rahul Gandhi is a matter of ‘grave concern’ and Congress must explain the ‘deep love’ for its leader from a country that always attempted to destabilise India, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said., In an interview to PTI on Saturday, Singh also questioned Congress’ ‘relationship’…

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Radhika Khera quits Congress over ‘disrespect’ from party functionaries

Chattisgarh, 5/5: Congress National Media Coordinator Radhika Khera on Sunday resigned from the party, finding fault with the stand on Ayodhya Ram temple and complaining that she “did not get justice” from the party over the “disrespect” she faced from functionaries. Her resignation from the party came a day after former Delhi Congress President Arvinder…

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Siddaramaiah govt to give financial assistance to Prajwal Revanna’s alleged sexual abuse victims

Bangalore, 5/5: The Congress government in Karnataka will provide financial assistance to those allegedly sexually assaulted by JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna, the national party said on Sunday. Congress general secretary and the party’s Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala made this announcement at a press conference here in the presence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

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