Mani Shankar Aiyar suspended from the party for calling Modi 'neech'


Mani Shankar Aiyar suspended from the party for calling Modi 'neech'

After he sparked off a political broil by calling PM Narendra Modi a "neech aadmi", senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has been suspended from the party's primary membership. Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to publicly censure this offensive remark. On the...

I was never Sunni Waqf Board's lawyer: Kapil Sibal


I was never Sunni Waqf Board's lawyer: Kapil Sibal

As a retort to PM Modi's comments, Kapil Sibal has said that he was never a Sunni Waqf Board lawyer and was representing an individual in the Ayodhya case. Recently, PM slammed Kapil Sibal for seeking deferment of the Ayodhya case in the Supreme Court till the 2019 Lok Sabha elections....

U.P. endorses Centre’s triple talaq draft bill


U.P. endorses Centre’s triple talaq draft bill

Uttar Pradesh has become the first State to endorse the Central government’s draft bill that makes instant triple talaq a cognizable and non-bailable offence. On August 22, the Supreme Court struck down triple talaq, calling the practice unconstitutional. Under the draft bill, triple...

Shashi Kapoor cremated with state honours


Shashi Kapoor cremated with state honours

Famous for his charming smile, the quintessential romantic hero of Bollywood, Shashi Kapoor, who was the third and youngest son of theatre and film doyen Prithviraj Kapoor, passed away on Monday evening. The veteran actor was cremated with state honours at the Santa Cruz Hindu crematorium....

Modi lauds Shahzad Poonawalla


Modi lauds Shahzad Poonawalla

Questioning the lack of internal democracy in the Congress party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the “bravery” of Maharashtra Congress leader Shehzad Poonawalla, who had termed the process of electing Rahul Gandhi as party's national president as a sham. While campaigning in...

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