Dr Ambedkar was India’s first male feminist: Shashi Tharoor

New Delhi, 19/11: Dr B R Ambedkar was India’s first male feminist, who propagated such ideas decades back that could be considered as progressive even for the current generation of politicians, Congress leader and writer Shashi Tharoor said here on Saturday. He was speaking during an interaction programme at the ongoing Goa Heritage Festival.  …

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Satyendar Jain undergoing physiotherapy: Sisodia on footage of leader getting massage

New Delhi, 19/11: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday accused the BJP of leaking AAP minister Satyendar Jain’s videos from the Tihar jail here and claimed that he was undergoing physiotherapy for a spine injury.     Accusing the saffron party of resorting to cheap theatrics, he said Jain, who is in judicial…

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Rahul Gandhi says Savarkar helped British, Uddhav Thackeray disagrees

Mumbai, 17/11: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar helped the British, adding that he wrote a mercy petition to the then-rulers of India.     Addressing a press conference, Gandhi showed a paper to the media persons, claiming it was a letter written by Savarkar to the British.  …

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