Move over Captain-Sidhu political feud. Aroosa Alam is the new buzzword in the Punjab politics. For the last few weeks Punjab politics centered around the tussle between former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and state Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu. But, for two days, former Pakistani journalist Aroosa Alam, friend of the Captain has been hogging the limelight in the state politics. The Pakistani journalist is now being alleged of links with the notorious Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI). It all started after a war of words erupted between Captain and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Twitter over the topic…
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A section of media is calling him ‘Singham’. Family of Sameer Wankhede, the zonal director of the Narcotics Control Bureau, who took on the mighty Bollywood giants in drugs cases, is also being targetted.Wankhede, who is heading the operations against narcotic drugs menace in Mumbai, is facing several threats and pressures after the NCB caught Bollywood entertainer Shahrukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan on October 3 from a cruise rave party. Apparently, till now, this officer was all clean, but after he caught Aryan, several allegations have been levelled against him. Most of these allegations are being levelled by none other than…
Additional Sessions Judge dismisses Sharjeel’s bail plea stating that his “speech tends to have a debilitating effect upon public tranquillity, peace and harmony of the society.” Additional Sessions Judge Anuj Kumar dismissed the bail application of Sharjeel Imam in the Delhi’s Saket court. Sharjeel was arrested on January 28, 2020. He has been accused of instigating Muslims against the present Modi government by creating false impressions amongst them regarding NRC and CAA. The former JNU student became notorious overnight when video clips showing Sharjeel Imam went viral on social media. The clips have been alleged to be a part of…
As #ShameOnYouCeatTyres was trending on top of the microblogging site twitter, a letter from BJP MP Ananthkumar raising objection to a controversial advertisement by Ceat Ltd. has come to light. The letter dated October 14, has been addressed to Anant Vardhan Goenka, the CEO and MD of Ceat Ltd. In the letter, Ananthkumar has appreciated the company for creating an ad with a public message and requested him to address other more important issues through advertisements. Sh. Ananthkumar has written, “Your company’s recent advertisement in which Amir Khan advising people not to burst firecrackers on the streets is giving a…
Hitting back at the statement given by Harish Rawat, Punjab incharge of Congress Party, Amarinder Singh, the former Chief Minister of Punjab questioned Rawat’s concept of secularism. He said, “It was OK to join forces with so called communal parties as long as it suits Congress purpose. What’s this if not sheer political opportunism?” He further added, “Today you are accusing me of helping my rival Akali Dal for four and a half years. I have been fighting court cases against them for the last 10 years.” Pointing to the fact that Navjot Singh Sidhu, the current President of Punjab…
Loss of Captain Amarinder Singh has seriously dented the prospects of Congress party in the forthcoming state elections. Rattled by Amarinder’s announcement to float a new party before the elections, INC is playing the role of a jilted lover. To rub salt to the wounds, Amarinder Singh has hinted at a truck with BJP with some conditions. AICC general secretary and Punjab incharge Harish Rawat tried to portray him as non-secular politician. Taking a dig at Amarinder’s statement regardingBJP he said, “His statement is really shocking. It seems he has killed the ‘secular Amarinder’ within him.” In a bid to…
Hindu devotees, busy in celebrating Durga Puja were attacked by Muslim mobs in different parts of Bangladesh. As usual, the excuse for these dastardly acts were rumours that Quran, the religious book of Mohammedans was desecrated in one of the Durga pandals. According to reports, Hindu temples have been vandalised in Chandpur’s Hajiganj, Chattogram’s Banshkhali and Cox’s Bazar’s Pekua. The sites of Durga Puja pandals was littered with broken Moortis of Hindu deities and blood of innocent Hindu devotees. An attack was launched on Durga Puja venue at the Lakshmi Narayan Akhra temple in the district’s Hajiganj upazila on Wednesday…
Registration of 13 land deals in Uttarakhand within two days have come under scanner. According to BJP leader Ajendra Ajay, the buyers are from Sambhal and Aligarh districts of Uttar Pradesh and belong to a “Particular Community”. Allegations are that the sellers belonging to SC/ST community have been forced and coerced to sell their land. The disputed land belongs to Sarna village of Nainital district. It is reported that the CM has initiated a high-level inquiry into the case. According to Uttarakhand Zamindar Destruction and Land Reform Act – 1950, land belonging to persons from Scheduled Caste community can not…
In a departure from past template, Yogi Adityanath refused to succumb to pressure created by vested interests in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident. Talking at a conclave organised by a private news channel, he said, “Every citizen is equal before the law and according to the Supreme Court, no one should be arrested without evidence, when investigation is underway. FIR has been lodged against a written complaint and no one will be spared,” the chief minister said at a conclave organised by a private news channel. Yogi’s stand is a clear departure from the routine method adopted by law enforcement agencies…
Tata Sons re-acquired Air India from the clutches of government after a gap of 68 years. They beat the only party in fray, Ajay Singh. Chairman of SpiceJet, Ajay Singh had put in a bid of ₹15,100 crores. Tata Sons bid of ₹18,000 crore was a winner by a long way. The reserve price of the debt ridden Air India was fixed at ₹12,906 crore. Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Secretary of Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) announced at the media briefing, “M/s Palace Pvt Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons, had the winning bid”. As for…