Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being anti-Hindu, senior members of Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha have said that the Centre’s demonetisation move would be the beginning of the end of his rule. The saffron organisation alleged that the policy had been introduced just before the start of the Hindu wedding season while BJP members were encouraging Islamic banks in the country. Questioning the government’s currency move, Mahasabha’s national general secretary […]

Raghavendra Singh, 29, has recently begun working as an Uber driver in Lucknow. As he pulls out of the local airport (which boasts a poster declaring it “the world’s No 2 airport”), Mulayam Singh Yadav towers on a hoarding near the over-head tracks for the city’s new metro. The poster, even from the ground, is visibly rippled, struggling against the wind to keep its place, twinning the politician’s desperate attempt […]

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament can call Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of demonetisation if it is not satisfied with the answers given by top finance ministry officials and the RBI governor Urjit Patel. The committee had sent a detailed questionnaire to Patel regarding demonetisation. A PAC meeting on this issue has been called on January 20th, in which Patel, finance secretary Ashok Lavasa and economic […]

Pinpricks India by lauding Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani as a “vibrant and charismatic leader.” Claiming that Kashmir was an “integral part” of Pakistan, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday needled India yet again by praising slain Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani as a “vibrant and charismatic leader.” Addressing the inaugural ceremony of a two-day international parliamentary seminar on Kashmir here, Mr. Sharif also praised the spirit and determination of the Kashmiri […]

India plans to build the world’s tallest statue, twice the height of the Statue of Liberty, honoring a 17th-century Hindu warrior king. King Shivaji fought India’s Muslim Mughal empire in the 17th century and carved out a kingdom in the Maharashtra region near modern-day Mumbai. Some Hindus credit him with establishing the “ideal Hindu kingdom,” one that revived many ancient traditions. He is particularly popular among the Hindu nationalists dominating […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented nothing short of a mini-rural budget in his much-hyped speech on New Year’s eve on national television, doling out sops targetting the poor and farmers. The package included interest subventions on small ticket home loans (up to Rs 12 lakhs), 60-day interest rate waiver on farm loans taken from cooperative banks, higher credit limit and government guarantee for small traders. Some good news indeed in […]

PM Narendra Modi has vowed to carry forward the war against corruption and black money post-demonetisation. In a big statement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the government will soon operationalise a strong law to effectively deal with ‘benami’ properties and this was just the beginning. He made this statement in his last monthly address this year in his “Mann ki Baat” programme. The PM defended the frequent changes […]

Declaring an all-out battle against the BJP-led central government over its demonetisation move, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today announced the launch of ‘Modi Hatao Desh Bachao (Remove Modi to save the country)’ campaign in all districts of West Bengal from January 1. Describing the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes as the “biggest scam” in post-independent India, the Trinamool Congress supremo said, “Demonetisation has caused economic […]

Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi has always addressed Indian Diaspora during his foreign tours, appealing and encouraging them to invest in their homeland. Behind the powerful speeches, actions and plans is Vijay Chauthaiwale, who plans how BJP’s foreign policy should be. Chauthaiwale, 53, was chosen by BJP President Amit Shah and since then, he has driven Modi’s efforts to reach roughly 28 million expatriates and people of Indian origin around the […]

Dhulagarh is burning and the nation chooses to remain quiet. 60 houses torched, 5 hours of violence leaving many badly injured and yet not a word was leaked. The West Benga Government is surprisingly quiet and cctv images leaked later show how the police chose to look the other way. What’s absolutely shocking is the fact that this is happening on the soil of a secular democratic republic with an […]