Rajat Sharma

It is a fact that for several days the social media was agog with threats about teaching VHP processionists a lesson in the name of Monu Manesar.

The house of one of the accused was set on fire by a mob of angry women in Manipur. But, in West Bengal, reports have come of women candidates of BJP being beaten up and stripped.

Every Indian hangs his or her head in shame. There is demand to hang the culprits in public. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed anguish saying the heinous incident has shamed the entire country.

Speaking in the assembly, Azmi, while raising the issue of riots in Aurangabad (now Sambhajinagar), said, Islam does not allow any Muslim to sing ‘Vande Mataram’.

At present, Modi appears to be on a strong wicket. Opposition leaders argue that BJP had garnered 45 per cent votes in 2019 LS elections.

In Delhi, the National Democratic Alliance consisting of 38 parties met on Tuesday to chalk out its future plans. On Monday evening, the opposition leaders met informally at a dinner.

A war of words erupted between Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj and Lt Governor VK Saxena over relief work, with Saxena saying, this was not the time for blame game.

Ring Road near ITO was flooded on Thursday, even as water flowed on the main road in the posh Civil Lines of Old Delhi. Yamuna water level continued to rise as more water was released from Hathnikund barrage in Haryana.

Six members of a family died and two are battling for life after a private bus, that came from the wrong side for nearly eight kilometres, crashed into a Mahindra TUV vehicle.

Scientists have been warning since the last ten years, sending red signals, and appealing to countries to join hands to prevent global warming. Most of their appeals have fallen on deaf years, on the ground.

The present conviction is a serious matter affecting a large segment of society and needs to be viewed by this court with the gravity and significance it demands.

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan showed his large-heartedness and fulfilled his responsibility as the head of his state. Chouhan told Dashmat Ravat, that he hung his head in shame when he watched the video in which a person urinated on him.

Ajit Pawar proved that he has the support of most of his MLAs and his partymen, and has the backing of the government. He is hopeful of getting the party name and symbol from the Election Commission.

Two months ago, Ajit Pawar had told his uncle that most of the party legislators wanted to join the BJP-Shiv Sena government.

The fact is, Ajit Pawar made the ground slip from under his uncle’s feet, and yet the uncle is still to utter a word about his rebel nephew.

All hotels and restaurants have been asked to close early, while bus and tram traffic across France have been closed from 9 pm onwards. There are reports that President Emmanuel Macron may be forced to declare an emergency if the unrest continues.

Addressing a gathering at Eidgah ground in Lucknow, Maulana Khalid Rashid Firangi Mahali described uniform civil code as an 'unessential issue' and said, in a pluralist country like India having diverse religions, customs, food habits and traditions, a single uniform civil code cannot be implemented

The first sign came from Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party. Secondly, almost all major opposition parties, except Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM, Farooq Abdullah’s National Conference and Mehbooba Mufti’s PDP, are in a position where they can neither oppose nor openly support uniform civil code.

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board sat in a late night virtual conference and decided to submit its views to the Law Commission, since the Commission had sought views from all stakeholders.

The Pakistani army announced it has dismissed three senior officers, including a Lieutenant General, and concluded disciplinary proceedings against 15 army officers, including three Majors and seven Brigadiers, for their role in the May 9 nationwide violence after Imran Khan was arrested.