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The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice to British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in connection with a defamation suit a Gujarat-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) has filed against the United Kingdom (UK)’s national broadcaster over its documentary “India: The Modi Question”.

Last week, on the occasion of ‘World Museums Day’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled what the Ministry of Culture called the ‘mascot’ of the International Museum Expo, currently being held at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the International Museum Expo 2023 at Pragati Maidan in Delhi, PM Modi said his government has prioritised preserving the country's heritage. He also lamented previous govts and said that enough efforts were not made in this direction post Independence. Prime Minister also unveiled the official mascot. However, the mascot sparked a debate on social media. We all remember the figurine, popularly known as Mohenjodaro Dancing girl. The figurine is currently at display in the Indus Valley Civilisation Gallery of the National Museum.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar along with his deputy Tejashwi Yadav and RJD chief have been meeting with leaders from the opposition. Watch this news report to know the probable reason behind the move.

Madhya Pradesh has become the first state in the country to conduct pilgrimage by air on government expenditure under the Mukhya Mantri Teerth-Darshan Yojana. Watch this news report to know more.

Watch advertising and marketing vetran Mr Tarun Chauhan speak about why people reconsume popular brands.And what the brand BJP has to keep in mind if it wants to comr back to power in 2024.

"Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah took oath invoking God as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka at the swearing-in ceremony held at Kanteerava stadium in Bengaluru on May 20, Saturday at 12.30 pm. Siddaramaiah staked a claim to form the government on Thursday, May 18, after he was chosen as the leader of the Congress Legislature Party in a meeting held in Bengaluru. His elevation ended days of tussle between DK Shivakumar and him for the post of Karnataka’s 24th Chief Minister. DK Shivakumar was sworn-in as the Deputy Chief Minister. G Parameshwara, KH Muniyappa, KJ George, MB Patil, Satish Jarkiholi, Priyank Kharge, Ramalinga Reddy and BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan were all sworn-in as ministers and they will be accorded the cabinet rank. Close to one lakh people were in attendance for the swearing-in. Political leaders such as MK Stalin and Nitish Kumar were among the invitees. After congress' victory in karnataka, for almost 4 days there was intense lobbying for the post of CM between Siddaramaia and DK Shivakumar. After days of logjam, both the leaders agreed to the formula proposed: Siddaramaiah as CM and Shivakumar as DyCM but he will retain the post of KPCC president as well.

“I beg you man, please don’t let him be in that jail. These holidays will come and he will break as a human being. His spirit will be destroyed because of some vested people. You promised you will reform my child and not put him in a place where he may come out completely battered and broken. And it’s no fault of his. …But please send my son home. You also know in your heart it’s been a bit too harsh for him by now. Please please I beg you as a father,” This was the desperate plea made reportedly by Shah Rukh Khan to Sameer Wankhede after the arrest of his son in Cordelia cruise drug bust case. On 2nd October 2021, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan was taken in custody by NCB officials, following a drug bust operation at Cordelia cruise off Mumbai coast. Some high profile passengers were arrested in this raid by NCB. But since it involved Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan, his case was of prime interest. Later as the case progressed there were questions raised on the manner the raid was conducted and entire operation and especially the role of NCB Zonal officer Sameer Wankhede came under cloud of suspicion. Almost a year and a half since then, CBI is now probing the matter. Recently CBI conducted a raid at Sameer Wankhede’s residence. The CBI chargesheet against Wankhede alleges that he made extortion bid and asked for 25 crores from the actor. There are more incriminating allegations, that we have explained in earlier videos. Defending himself in court, Sameer Wankhede has presented chats purportedly between him and Shah Rukh Khan. These purported chats between the two are doing rounds on social media in which SRK is seen imploring Wankhede to free his son, that some vested people are trying to destroy his spirit. What do the chats say? What was the reply of Sameer Wankhede to desperate pleas of a father? Let us talk about this in today’s video.

The Supreme Court Wednesday reserved its order on the Delhi government’s plea challenging the nomination of 10 aldermen by the Lieutenant Governor to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and observed that with the power, the L-G can “effectively destabilise” the democratically elected municipal corporation. Watch this news report by Mr Sujit Nair to know more.

Law minister Kiran Rijjiju was on Thursday replaced as union law minister. To know more watch this news report by Mr Sujit Nair.

Karantaka is all set to have its new CM and DCM. Here is a list of leaders who are invited and also a list of those who are excluded. Watch this news report by Mr Sujit Nair to know more.

"“Russian crude is substantially transformed in the third country and not treated as Russian anymore.” This was the reply of External affairs minister S Jaishankar when European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell’s call for action against the sale of Indian refined products, made from the Russian crude. Borrell called for a crackdown on India reselling Russian crude as refined fuel in Europe. Responding to this, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar asked him to Look at EU Council regulations, Russian crude is substantially transformed in the third country and not treated as Russian anymore. I would urge you to look at Council's Regulation 833/2014,"" he said. But this wasn’t the first time that S Jaishankar had to defend India’s choice to buy cheap Russian oil. Earlier also he had defended India's imports from Russia while indirectly criticising the West for pressurising New Delhi to minimise its trade with Russia in view of its military action in Ukraine. He wondered how Europe could make choices to prioritise its own energy needs and at the same time ask India to do something else. However, questions have been r aised on India’s decision to buy Cheap Russian crude and sell refined oil product to the west. Both from outside and inside. Last month, report by CREA said that India leads the group of ‘laundromat countries’ that buy discounted crude oil from Russia, refine it, and sell the processed products to European countries, thus sidestepping European sanctions against Russia. India has time and again said that its decision to buy cheap Russian oil is to take care the energy need of Indians. Once S Jaishankar had even said that “we don’t send people to buy Russian oil, we send people to buy oil in the market, buy the best oil.” He defended the move saying that India was looking after its interest. But since the fuel prices in India continue to remain at record high, critics are questioning who really is benefitting from the Russian Crude oil? Let’s break down this story in today’s video.

People in public life such as politicians, and even judges, have to be thick-skinned in this age of social media, the Delhi high court on Wednesday said on Wednesday as the bench started hearing East Delhi member of Parliament Gautam Gambhir’s defamation suit against a Hindi newspaper.

Following an FIR that was registered against four persons on the charge of defiling a place of worship, four Muslim men were arrested and booked by the police in Maharashtra's Nashik for allegedly forcing their way into the famous Trimbakeshwar temple on Wednesday. The state government has also set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the incident.

Days after questioning former J&K governor Satya Pal Malik, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is conducting searches at 12 locations, including the residence of the former media advisor to Malik, in Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, and Rajasthan in connection with a case of alleged corruption in the Union Territory.

October 1990, almost 30 years ago, Congress president Rajeev Gandhi addressed the media outside Bengaluru airport and in a moment removed the then Chief Minister of the state Veerendra Patil. At the time when this announcement was made, Veerendra Patil, who had suffered a stroke, was paralysed and bedridden. This sudden and shock removal of the CM stunned the entire nation. This was the incident that is said to have led the largest voter bloc in Karnataka:Lingayats deserting the Congress party. The whole story behind this infamous incident goes like this. The Rathyatra that passed through the state of Karnataka, led to major riots and violence in the state. 46 people died in the Communal riots. This happened a week after Veerendra Patil, then Karnataka CM, was bedridden due to paralysis. Karnataka being Congress ruled state, Rajiv Gandhi reached here for damage control. Now some reports say, without even meeting the bed-ridden CM, Rajiv Gandhi announced at the airport to reporters that Patil will be removed as CM and a new CM will be chosen by the party. Some other reports, including this 1990 report of India Today says, Rajiv Gandhi arrived at Bengaluru airport, went to meet Veerendra paatil at Cauvery bungalow, from there went to 1-2 violence hit areas and then while heading to Madras, he made the shock announcement at Bengaluru Airport. Although the party tried to do damage control by saying that it has done so, because Veerendra patil is ill, and state needs hands on CM at the time, the manner in which this was communicated, gave out a message that Congress party had humiliated Patil. This did not go down well with the Lingayats the community from which he hailed and in the subsequent elections, the community deserted Congress. In the subsequent years Congress tried its best to bring the community back to Congress but failed. Instad, Lingayat community rallied behind BJP and opened the door to south for the party. This went on for 30 years, but in the 2023 elections, Congress' lingayat vote share has significantly increased indicating that the community has shifted its political preference to the GOP again. In fact One of the Senior lingayat leader of the state MB Patil ahead of the poll said with several lingayat leaders of BJP joining Congress, the communty is coming back to Congress fold. The numbers prove the same.

In this news report Mr Sujit Nair speaks about Congress leader Sachin Pilot's Jan Sangharsh Yatra and the political turmoil in the state of Rajasthan.

The Congress wrested control of the crucial Karnataka from the Bharatiya Janata Party in the assembly election, boosting its prospects ahead of the Lok Sabha elections due next year. The Congress ended up winning 135 of Karnataka's 244 seats - a record in terms of both seats and vote share. The BJP could only win 66 seats and HD Kumaraswamy's Janata Dal (Secular) 19 seats. Accompanied by state Congress president DK Shivakumar, veteran leader Siddaramaiah and AICC in-charge of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala at a victory ceremony on Saturday evening, Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge said, “Those who wanted to make 'Congress Mukt Bharat' (Congress-free India) spoke many things against us but today one thing has come true and that is 'BJP Mukt Dakshin Bharat' (BJP free South India)."

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CBI books Sameer Wankhede for seeking Rs 25 crore bribe for not framing Aryan Khan. To Know More, Watch Full Report.

DK Shivakumar, overjoyed by the Congress's performance in the Karnataka assembly election 2023, on Saturday got emotional while recalling senior leader Sonia Gandhi's visit to Delhi's Tihar jail to meet him in 2020 when he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case.

The move to promote 68 judges of Gujarat has received a major setback from the Supreme Court. The top court has stayed the promotion of all these judges. Incidentally, the judge who sentenced Rahul Gandhi to two years imprisonment in defamation case is also included in the list. Earlier, the judge hit the headlines for being promoted in less time. Let's talk about this in today's video. Recently, the Gujarat High Court had approved the promotion of 68 judges and the Gujarat government had also issued a notification regarding this. However, two judicial officers raised questions on the way promotions were done. They filed a petition in Supreme Court and demanded a stay on promotions. In their petition, the petitioners have criticized the approach adopted by the High Court.The judges against whose promotion the petition was filed include Judge Harish Verma, who held Rahul Gandhi guilty of defamation, and Judge Jayesh L Chowtia, who issued summons to Kejriwal in the defamation case.

Amid heavy security, former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan today arrived at the Islamabad High Court for a bail hearing after the country’s apex court invalidated his incarceration yesterday evening.Watch this news report by Mr Sujit Nair to understand the case.

Watch Sujit Nair decode Maharastra's Shiv Sena versus Shiv Sena verdict by Supreme court with senior SC lawyer Viplav Sharma.

"“This beautiful Indian girl from London is a great admirer.” Just this one line text led to DRDO senior scientist Pradeep Kurulkar spilling secrets to Pakistani agent. The 59 year old was neither blackmailed nor threatened but Kept sharing secret information with the agent in exchange for nudes and sexting. The investigation has revealed that the honey trapped senior DRDO scientist shared crucial information regarding Brahmos Missile and Agnee missile with the Pakistani agent whom he had never really seen. The arrest of senior DRDO scientist Pradeep Kurulkar by Maharashtra ATS and subsequent investigation has revealed shocking information. Not only that, Kurulkar’s alleged connection with RSS is also under scrutiny on social media. Besides Congress has raised questions over the matter as DRDO comes under Prime Minister. What exactly is the matter? How Was Pradeep Kurulkar honey trapped? How was he caught and was he connected to RSS? Let’s talk about this in today’s video.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been for the first time found liable for sexual abuse against magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll. After a civil trial that lasted two weeks and under three hours of deliberation, the jury found Mr. Trump not liable for rape but liable for sexual abuse and defamation. The jury ordered him to pay Ms. Carroll 5 million dollars in compensatory damages. During the trial, she testified that Donald Trump had sexually assaulted her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in Manhattan in either 1995 or 1996.

"The movie, The Kerala Story has stirred controversy in the country even before it was released. While the movie has been criticized by Kerala leaders and people saying it is an attempt to defame the state, some states especially BJP ruled-like Madhya Pradesh and UP have moved towards making it a tax-free movie. Even the chief ministers of these states, promoted the movie and appealed to everyone to watch it. This came after the movie received support from PM Modi during a campaign rally in Poll-Bound Karnataka. Now On one hand when some state govts are making it tax-free and appealing people to watch it, on the other some state govts especially those ruled by the opposition are considering banning it, citing that the film may provoke people and create communal disharmony. On Monday, West bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in a Press conference announced that the movie will be banned in the state. The Makers have however moved to court against this ban. What is the entire matter? Let's understand in today's video.

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Some People in Kerala have opposed the movie. They say the movie is an attempt to defame the state. In a unique resistance against the movie, the people are sharing heartwarming stories of secularism, kindness and harmony beyond religious lines under the hashtag MyKerala Story. Oscar winning Indian Sound Designer Resul Pokutty too has urged people to share their stories using this hashtag

In this new show advertising stallwart and founder of TSC consultancy speaks about why brand BJP sells and where UPA is falling short.

In this report Mr Sujit Nair discusess about the recent murder that took place inside India's top jail, Tihar in presence of the police force.

In this news report Mr Sujit Nair speaks about the alleged assassination attempt on Vladimir Putin.

In this news report Mr Sujit Nair speaks about the ongoing violence in the state of Manipur and the reason why it broke out.

Is the film The Kerala story misleading and is it slandering the state's and country;s image?

In a move that came as a surprise to many, veteran politician Sharad Pawar on Tuesday resigned as president of the Nationalist Congress Party, the political outfit he floated more than two decades ago. "I have decided to step down as the president of the NCP," Pawar said at a press briefing. His announcement was greeted by loud exclamations from the gathering.

"Leader of Opposition in Kerala Legislative Assembly VD Satheesan on Friday said that the film ‘The Kerala Story’ should not be granted permission for screening. “The film ‘The Kerala Story’ which falsely claims that 32,000 women in Kerala converted and became members of the Islamic State, should not be granted permission for screening. The trailer clearly shows what the film intends to say”, Satheesan said in a Facebook post.

Six days after India's elite wrestlers took to the streets demanding a First Information Report (FIR) be filed against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, Delhi Police agreed to lodge the FIR on Friday, bringing what the wrestlers termed their "first victory in quest for justice." Appearing before a bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha, the police, represented by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, stated, “The FIR will be registered today.” The protesting wrestlers and their supporters, tracking the development throughout the day on social media, broke into a loud cheer as soon as the news was made public. Later in the day, two FIRs were lodged against Singh at the Connaught Place Police Station. The first FIR pertains to allegations levelled by a minor victim which is registered under POCSO Act along with relevant IPC sections concerning outraging of modesty etc. A second FIR was registered for carrying out comprehensive investigations into the complaints of others — adult complainants — under relevant sections, the Delhi Police said.

The CBI will on Friday question former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik in connection with its probe in the alleged insurance “scam” in the Union Territory which came to light after his statement that he was offered bribes to clear related files, officials said. A CBI team arrived around 11.45 am at the Som Vihar residence of Malik in the RK Puram area of the national capital to seek clarifications from him on his claims, they said. Malik is not an accused or a suspect in the case so far, they said. This is the second time in seven months that Malik, who has served as the governor of various states, will be quizzed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

As the date of polling for Karnataka Assembly comes closer, the politics and the campaign is getting more aggressive. A day ago, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge took a dig at PM Modi and without taking any name termed him Poisonous Snake. He also later apologized for the remark. But now a BJP candidate has hit back, calling Sonia Gandhi a Vishkanya and Rahul Gandhi a mad person. The war of words has raised the political temperature in the state. Let's talk about this in today's video. Karnataka BJP leader Basangouda Patil Yatnal drove headfirst into the raging name calling controversy when on Thursday, he asked whether Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was a “vishakanya” and called Rahul Gandhi mad, while attacking AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge for his “poisonous snake” remark about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking at a rally in Yelburga on Thursday evening, he also alleged that Sonia Gandhi was an agent of China and Pakistan.

In this news report Mr Sujit Nair speaks about atleate and Rajya Sabha MP PT Usha's statement on the Wrestlers protest agaisnt WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

A formal meeting between Foreign Minister S Jaishankar of India and his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is unlikely to take place when the latter visits India next month for a meeting of a regional bloc, sources said on Wednesday.

Senior Congress leaders Randeep Singh Surjewala, Dr Parmeshwar and DK Shivakumar have filed a police complaint in Bengaluru's High Grounds Police Station against Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah and organisers of a BJP rally for making provocative statements, promoting enmity and hatred and maligning opposition.

Ahead of the Karnataka assembley elections 2023 the pre poll survey's are predicting a hung assembley. Watch this news report by Mr Sujit Nair to know what the numbers have in store for the political parties.

With just 14 days remaining for the voting for Karnataka Assembly Elections, all the parties have intensified their campaigns. However, everyone is wondering what exactly is the mood of Karnataka? Which way the state is leaning? Currently the state has BJP govt led by BS Bommai, he has been at the top seat for little over 1 year. Before him, BS Yediyurappa was Karnataka CM. The state govt is marred with multiple accusations of corruption, it has also very infamously got the name of 40% Sarkara, there is internal struggle within the party as well as, senior leaders deserting the party. On the other hand, in Congress too fissures have been reported within the Siddaramaiah and DK Sivakumar camp. However, both the leaders have put up united front, or at least that is what they want to portray to the world. JDS is also trying to improve its tally this time around. But who has strong footing in this election? The election that is said to be the one to set tone for 2024 elections and likely fuel Modi’s southward journey. Let’s talk about this in today’s video:

The BJP trained its guns on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the expenditure on rebuilding and renovation of his official Civil Lines residence. The AAP hit back, saying the nearly 80-year-old house was structurally unsafe and had to be rebuilt. Alleging the Delhi government had spent over Rs 45 crore of taxpayers’ money on the project, Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Ramvir Bidhuri called Kejriwal a “luxurious king” and demanded his resignation. “When Delhi was struggling with Covid, CM of Delhi was spending crores on getting his house renovated. In 2013, he used to say he will neither take a house, security or official vehicle. But he ended up spending Rs 45 crore on renovation of his house,” alleged the BJP leader.

Five-time former Punjab chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patriarch Parkash Singh Badal passed away on Tuesday. He was 95. Badal was admitted at a hospital in Mohali more than a week ago after he complained of uneasiness while breathing. Badal passed away at around 8 pm on April 25. The hospital issued a medical bulletin shortly afterwards in which it said, "Despite appropriate medical management S Parkash Singh Badal succumbed to his illness. Fortis Hospital Mohali deeply condoles the death of S Parkash Singh Badal." Parkash Singh Badal served as the Chief Minister of Punjab five times. He was the chief minister from 1970-1971, from 1977-1980, from 1997-2002, and from 2007-2017 (two consecutive terms). He was also the youngest Chief Minister to have ever hold office in the state of Punjab.

With the week-long crisis in Sudan showing no signs of a truce, India on Monday launched ‘Operation Kaveri’ to evacuate its nationals from the violence-hit African nation. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said India’s ships and aircraft are set to bring the Indians back home. “Operation Kaveri gets underway to bring back our citizens stranded in Sudan. About 500 Indians have reached Port Sudan. More on their way,” Jaishankar tweeted. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had chaired a high-level meeting to look into the situation on Saturday. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement on Sunday that it has positioned two Indian Air Force C-130J on standby in Jeddah and the Indian Navy vessel INS Sumedha has reached Port Sudan. It said that the embassy is in touch with the Indians stuck in the African nation.

Three months back the Indian wrestling world was shaken, it was reckoned with a #MeToo moment. Hundreds of top wrestlers of the country, some olympic medal winners sat down at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, in cold winter. They were protesting against Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Singh. Their allegation is that Brij Bhushan Singh Sexually exploited some female sportspersons. The protest was called off after govt assured that their concerns will be addressed and Brij Bhushan Singh will step aside pending inquiry. Three months on, the wrestlers are back at Jantar Mantar. Seeking justice, the medal winning athletes spent their night sleeping on a footpath.

A district court jury in Australia’s Sydney found an Indian-origin man Guilty of 39 charges against him including rape. The jury found that the man posted deceptive job offers online to lure Korean women, spiked their drinks/food, and raped/assaulted them while they were unconscious. Over and above this horrendous crime, he even filmed it and saved it in his computer with a spreadsheet detailing the names of the Korean women, what he thought about them and whether he should pursue them or not. The videos were shown in the courtroom, and they were so unsettling that the jury asked to be sent home early. Reportedly, when the prosecutors, jury and court staff spilled into the hallway later, some had red eyes and some were visibly shaking. The Sydney morning herald termed him “one of the worst rapists” in the city’s recent history. But why am I telling you this story? Because the man in question here is reportedly connected to political elites in India. He is a founder and ex-chief of the organization “Overseas Friends of BJP”- Balesh Dhankhar. And he was clicked several times with the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi Who is Balesh Dhankhar? How did he trap Korean women in his web of lies? How was he nabbed? What is his connection with BJP? And how did he have access to the prime minister?

At least 31 people belonging to the Hakki-Pikki tribal community from Karnataka are stranded in Al-ashir, 1,000km from Sudanese capital Khartoum, where rival factions of the ruling military regime have been battling for control of the African nation. With appeals for help pouring in, the Indian embassy in Sudan has advised Indian nationals not to step out, ration their supplies and seek help from neighbours, as the situation seemed unlikely to change in the next few days. The stranded Indians have issued appeals for help. They have said that food is running out and they are not even getting water to drink. Hakki-Pikki’ is one of the major tribal communities in Karnataka. In Kannada, the word ‘Hakki’ stands for ‘bird' and ‘Pikki’ stands for the verb ‘to catch’. Therefore, the community is known as the ‘bird catcher,’ which is their traditional occupation. The Hakki-Pikki community migrated from the northern India population. According to the 2011 census, the population of Hakki-Pikki is 11,892. After their trade of bird hunting was outlawed, they were rehabilitated in the 1970s. They began doing odd jobs like working in fields and sharpening knives and sickles by riding around towns on bicycles after bird-hunting was banned. They also sell the herbal remedies they extract. The tribe is predominantly found in Shivamogga, Davanagere and Mysuru districts of Karnataka. In Karnataka, the Hakki-Pikkis are renowned for their indigenous medicines. The community resided in the dense jungles for a long time and created its own plant and herb-based medicine systems. The Hakki-Pikkis have traditional medical knowledge that is in demand in several African countries. Therefore, community members have been travelling to the continent for the last many years. Meanwhile, war of words broke out between former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and External affairs minister S jaishankar. Siddaramaiah tagged PM Modi, HM Amit shah, EAM S Jaishankar and CM Bommai on twitter and urged them for the safe return of stranded Indians from Hakki pikki tribe. He also blamed the union govt for not initiating a safe return of the tribals stuck in the African nation. Replying to it S Jaishankar said that he was ""appalled"" at these tweets. Responding to this, Siddaramaiah said if Jaishankar was appalled at appeals, then he can redirect the appeal to someone else. As per the updates, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a high-level to review the situation related to Indians who are stuck in Sudan. PM Modi has also directed the preparation of contingency evacuation plans.

Former governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Satyapal Malik who levelled serious allegations against PM Modi on Pulwama terror attack and said that PM is not much averse to corruption, has found himself in trouble now. The CBI has reportedly summoned Satyapal Malik to answer questions regarding corruption allegations he made. Earlier, on Friday, Satyapal Malik himself revealed that he was called by the CBI. Later PTI reported that CBI has sent the former governor of J&K the summons to appear before them for questioning. The case in question involves Reliance insurance. What's the matter let's talk about this in today's video.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi vacated his official residence in central Delhi today, the last day of the deadline following his disqualification as an MP of the lower house of the Parliament. Rahul Gandhi, and his sister and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, have visited the bungalow twice since the morning. The Lok Sabha Housing Committee, headed by BJP MP CR Patil, had sent him a letter asking him to vacate his 12 Tughlaq Lane bungalow, which he has been occupying since 2005, by April 22. Though he is required to move out according to protocol, Congress leaders have accused the Centre of political vendetta. A disqualified MP is not entitled to a government accommodation and gets a one-month period to vacate his official residence. Exiting his official residence for the last time, Rahul Gandhi said he was being ""punished"" for speaking the truth. He said he doesn't want to live in the house any more as it was given to him by the people of India but has now been "snatched away".

Remember? How in the run up to 2014, an alleged scam emerged involving Robert Vadra and DLF? The BJP picked it up and made into a poll issue. The UPA govt which was already battling allegations of corruption, was on the backfoot, especially because Robert Vadra is related to Gandhi family. And it worked for the BJP. The controversy around the land deal among several other corruption allegations on UPA, helped BJP to come to power in 2014. Now 11 years later, BJP govt in Haryana has told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that “no regulations/ rules have been found violated in the deal in question between Robert Vadra and DLF. Former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda who was CM at the time when this controversy erupted, said that he has always maintained that it was a politically motivated case and there was no corruption in it. Is it so? Let’s talk about it in today’s video. What was the controversial deal that tainted the UPA regime and almost brought Congress to its knees? And why has the Haryana govt under BJP has given the deal a clean chit?

Twenty to 25 leaders of various Khaps who had gone to Satya Pal Malik’s New Delhi house to show solidarity with the former Jammu and Kashmir governor who will be questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation were detained by Delhi Police on the afternoon of Saturday, April 22. It is not yet clear if Malik too has been detained, although The Wire can confirm that he has gone into the R.K. Puram police station along with the detained leaders.

If you’re wondering why is it unusually hot in your city these days? Well, you’re not alone. Today, the temperature in Mumbai is at 35 degree Celsius. On Wednesday, Mumbai recorded the third highest maximum day temperature in April in the last decade. And the situation is not very different in many other cities or even villages. This is because India is suffering from a heatwave. How bad is it? Well, according to a study Over 90 percent of India's total area is in the ""extremely cautious"" or ""danger zone"" of being hit by heatwaves. That’s how bad the situation is. But it is not only impacting your personal health but, in some cases, also killing people and hurting economy. In today’s video we will talk about the Why Heatwaves have become frequent in India? What are their impact? And most importantly, what should you do to keep yourselves safe from heatwave?

In a clash of notions on male and female between a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court and the Union government, Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Tuesday said there was no absolute concept of man or woman and the postulation was far more complex than categorising a person according to the born-with genitals.

Last year, on August 15th, India Celebrated Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. 75 years of Independence. In his speech at the Red fort PM Modi, spoke about the Nari Shakti passionately, the same evening 11 people convicted, not even accused, but those convicted of Bilkis Bano’s gangrape came out of jail, almost with a triumphant look on their face. Bilkis bano, who is now in her 40s was just 19 years old when she was gangraped during the 2002 Gujarat riots in the aftermath of Godhra train burning. Now, Supreme court which had asked the Centre to file its submissions in the matter said, Today it is this lady (Bilkis). Tomorrow, it can be you or me. The Supreme Court today inquired from the Gujarat Government about the reasons behind its decision to allow premature release of 11 life convicts in the Bilkis Bano case.

The Supreme Court begins hearing a batch of requests seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriages, a day after the government reiterated its opposition to any such legal move. Arguing against legal sanction to gay marriages, the centre yesterday termed such requests as ""mere urban elitist views for social acceptance"". A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, and Justices SK Kaul, Ravindra Bhat, Hima Kohli, and PS Narasimha heard the petitions.

Just ahead of Next month’s high stake Karnataka Assembly elections, the BJP is facing a full-blown crisis. Several senior leaders of the party are quitting. And well, they are not just quitting, they are also joining Congress. While the BJP barely recovered from the shock resignation of former DyCM Laxman Savadi, came another major jolt this week to the party. Senior leader of the party, 6 time MLA, Jagdish Shettar quit the BJP after not getting ticket from the saffron party. Hours after, he joined Congress. Not only that, he also secured a ticket for his traditional constituency. Now why has Jagdish Shettar’s resignation rocked the BJP in Karnataka? Because he is among the very first batch leaders of the party units in the state, enjoys goodwill of the sangh and influences at least 20-25 seats in Kittur Karnataka. While, former BJP CM BS Yediyurappa who is Shettar’s contemporary, has put up a brave face and said that he will stand with BJP and it will come back to power, one cannot say that Shettar and Savadi quitting has not worried the party at all. Let’s talk about this in today’s video.

There’s a saying in Marathi. Jaat kadhi jaat nahi. Caste never goes away. While this is relevant even today in societal construct, it is also true to political construct, as Politics is a part of the society. And certainly it plays a very important role when it comes to elections. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who was in karnataka’s Kolar on Sunday, as a part of party’s election campaign demanded a caste census. He dared the govt o release the caste census undertaken in 2011. He also demanded that the govt should do away with the 50% cap on reservation. In the past Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar demanded for the nationwide caste census. The demand prominently came from Bihar as the state is home to political leaders who rose to power from the Mandal-Kamandal politics. But it is probably for the first time that Rahul Gandhi has prominently made the demand for releasing the caste census. And it assumes much importance especially because of the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections. Let us discuss about this in today’s video. Why is caste census demand being made by Congress? Why now? And what are the impact of the demand on Karnataka?

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s visit to a Nandini store on Sunday intensified the Amul-Nandini row in Karnataka. While the Congress called the milk cooperative the state’s pride, the BJP dismissed the move as a “gimmick”. Hours after his rally in Kolar, Gandhi went to a Nandini milk parlour along with state Congress president DK Shivakumar. Tweeted a picture later, he said: “Karnataka’s Pride – NANDINI is the best!” The BJP quickly shot back, with Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya tweeting: “Glad that Rahul Gandhi thinks Nandini is the best. There is no doubt about it. I request him to intervene in Kerala for smooth sale of Nandini. If not, this will be yet another gimmick.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal while participating in the discussion in the House, narrated a story and targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The title of the story was Chauthi Paas Raja. He said that in this story there was only the king and there was no queen. He sarcastically said that after studying till the fourth standard, the boy dropped out and took up a job at a tea stall. Then he also became a king, but he was not educated, so he started feeling troubled that he was less educated, so he took a fake degree.

As many as eleven people were left dead due to heatstroke and over 120 people complained of heat-related health issues at the Maharashtra Bhushan award event in Navi Mumbai's Kharghar on Sunday. "Eleven people have died from heatstroke during Maharashtra Bhushan Award ceremony in Navi Mumbai's Kharghar," Maharashtra CMO said in a statement on late Sunday night.

In a bizarre blame game, almost hilarious to that effect has taken place in Tamil nadu. Last sunday, on the occassion of 50 years of Project Tiger, PM Modi visiter Bandipur Tiger forest reserve. In the two hour jungle safari, PM covered about 20 KM. For the trip, the Prime Minister sported camouflage clothing, with a hat. While, during his safari the PM spotted animals, from elephants, nilgai to deers and monkeys, he couldn't spot any tiger. But now, Madhusudhan, the 29-year-old driver of the vehicle in which the PM travelled, is being blamed, and some BJP leaders and senior forest department officials have demanded that action be taken against him for not choosing a route where tigers could be spotted. However, some forest officials blame PM's high security for this. These officials stood up for Madhusudhan and said “he did his job”. They claimed he “took the route which was finalised” by the PM’s security staff beforehand. The reserve’s director Ramesh Kumar was quoted as saying that “in the name of high security, vehicles repeatedly went on the selected route, hampering the sightings”.

Four years ago, Karnataka faced a political crisis. More than dozen MLAs from the ruling Cong-JDS govt switched sides and declared support to BJP, bringing down the incumbent govt. BJP was accused of engineering the Defection of MLAs and luring them with money. In the aftermath of the political crisis the party did form a govt in the state, but now the same BJp is facing massive revolt, with just less than a month to go for Karnataka assembly election. The party even before the announcement of the candidate list was facing factionalism, but after the candidate list, the saffron party's troubles have only increased. According to a report, the party is facing rebellion in as many as 40 constituencies. This has even prompted the dig from Congress, 40% commission govt facing rebellion in 40 constituencies. Let's talk about this in today's video.

Days after Kailash Vijayvargiya stoked controversy for his comments in which he compared the girls wearing “dirty clothes” with Shuparnakha (a mythical figure from the Ramayana), Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Friday slammed the senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader saying “our clothes aren’t ‘gandey' (dirty), your 'soch' (mentality) is.”

As the bail extended to Rahul gandhi by Surat court comes to an End today, session court in the city is hearing Rahul Gandhi's plea against his conviction. Rahul Gandhi was convicted in a defamation case over his statement how come all the thieves have Modi surname? The statement was made in 2019 in Karnataka's Kolar; however, the defamation case was filed by BJP leader purnesh Modi in Surat. A month ago, the Surat court found Rahul gandhi guilty. Following this, Rahul gandhi was disqualified from Lok Sabha, where he represents Wayanad constituency. Not only that he was also asked to vacate his bunglow. Days after his conviction Rahul gandhi moved to sessions court to challenge his conviction. Judge Robin Mogera is specifically hearing Gandhi's plea for a stay on his conviction.

In a major development, Gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad has been killed in an encounter by UP Police. Asad Ahmed was wanted in Umesh Pal murder case. He was killed in UP STF encounter in Jhansi. Not only that, but another person, Mohammed Ghulam was also killed in the encounter by the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force. The Team was led by Deputy SP Navendu and Deputy SP Vimal. According to ANI, Police recovered sophisticated foreign-made weapons from both. Asad’s encounter comes on a day when his father, gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed has been produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court in Prayagraj in the Umesh Pal murder case.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav in Delhi today, leading to speculation of a major coming together of opposition parties to take on the BJP in the national election next year. ""Nitish ji has taken a good initiative of gathering all opposition parties under one roof. We are on board with this and like the way it is adding up,"" Mr Kejriwal told reporters after meeting Mr Kumar.

Old, Rich, Opinionated and Dangerous- that's what George Soros was called by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar almost two months ago. He had said that people like Soros start questioning the democratic setup when the electoral outcomes are not according to their liking. His statement came after the 92 year old billionaire philanthropist at a munich conference said that PM Modi will have to answer foreign investors and parliament on fraud allegations against Adani. ""This will significantly weaken Modi's stranglehold on India's federal government and open the door to push for much-needed institutional reforms. I may be naive, but I expect a democratic revival in India"". His statements triggered a massive controversy in India. The central ministers jumped in defence of PM Modi and attacked George Soros. There have been multiple conspiracy theories revolving around George Soros and his open society foundation which gives grants to several human rights organizations, NGOs across the world. According to conspiracy theorists, Soros uses his money power to infuse funds in NGOs which in turn help in destabilizing govts in different countries. But while the Modi govt has been slamming George Soros, an Indian Express report says that India is a top contributor of UN Democracy Fund by George Soros, whose mission is to promote democracy across the world through local and international NGOs and civil society organisations (CSOs). Many of these NGOs are already linked with Philanthropic arm of George Soros.

On Monday, the Aam Aadmi Party became a national party, almost 9 years after the party fought its first election. On the other hand, parties like CPI, TMC and NCP lost the tag of National party. The celebrations are on among AAP workers. Whereas TMC chief Mamata Banerjee is miffed with the decision of Election commission and has moved to Supreme court. Now, you might wonder, few months ago Mamata Banerjee has launched a campaign to project herself as the leader of the Opposition, a national leader who can fight BJP. While her party has lost the national party tag, AAP of Kejriwal has gained the tag of National Party. So what goes into the consideration of terming a party, national party? How is being a national party different from other parties? How many national parties are there in the country? What is the benefit of being a national party?

Congress Chairperson Sonia Gandhi today criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government in an editorial. She criticised PM Modi and his govt for attacking India’s institutions, misusing government agencies, undermining the judiciary, and compromising the Indian media in an editorial for The Hindu. In the piece titled 'An enforced silence cannot solve India’s problems', Sonia said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statements ""either ignore the most pressing, vital issues of the day, or are platitudes and verbal gymnastics to gloss over or distract from these issues."" She said that Modi’s actions speak far louder than his words. While His statements — when he is not venting anger on the Opposition or blaming past leaders for today’s ills, His actions, leave little to the imagination on the government’s true intentions.

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"The move by Amul Cooperative Society — the dairy giant from Anand in Gujarat — to venture into the Bengaluru retail market with its dairy products (milk and curd) has been met with flak and suspicion by farmers and residents of Karnataka. Amul’s announcement comes at a time dairy farmers have been expressing concerns over the adverse impact the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) and its flagship brand Nandini — as well as farmers dependent on the cooperative — may face if richer and stronger brands like Amul are allowed to compete in the marketplace. Union Home Minister and Minister for Cooperation Amit Shah calling for “cooperation” between Gujarat’s Amul and Karnataka’s Nandini had led to a flurry of angry reactions from farmers and Kannada rights activists alike. Social media was abuzz recently with teasers and advertisements from Amul Cooperative Society’s Twitter handle. In one such teaser, the dairy giant stated that Amul milk and curd would be available from Kengeri to Whitefield, wishing everyone a ‘Taaza’ (fresh) day! Many residents of Bengaluru expressed discontent online over Amul’s move to enter Karnataka, which has its own Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) and its favourite brand Nandini for milk and curd. One netizen posted: “So this story is coming true of Amul taking over brand Nandini of @kmfnandinimilk.. Already Milk n Curd of Nandini r in shortage in Bengaluru n Nandini Ghee is out of stock since last 2 months…”

The Adani-Hindenberg row is a political hot potato in India. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been attacking BJP and Prime Minister Modi over his alleged closeness to the businessman. He has even accused the Prime minister of trying to defend his alleged Businessman Friend. In the parliament too, Congress demanded a JPC to probe the allegations levelled by Hindenburg on Adani. In this, Congress also received support from other opposition parties. Congress was able to bring as many as 19 opposition parties together over this demand. and that's why when NCP chief sharad pawar said that he believes Adani Group is being “targeted” by unknown entities with questionable motives, it left Congress red faced. But why did Sharad pawar say that? what's the reason behind it? and how did Congress react to it?

The number of corona patients in the country has started increasing once again. In the last 24 hours, 6,050 new cases have been reported in the country, while 14 people have died. The figure of active cases has also increased to 28 thousand 303. Here, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya held a review meeting with the States-Union Territories on Friday. Mandaviya has asked the health ministers of the states to visit all the hospitals on April 10 and 11 and review the mock drill. Mandaviya said- We have reviewed the current situation of Corona. States have been directed to identify emergency hotspots, increase testing, genome sequencing and improve hospital infrastructure.

"In the rapidly growing information world, we often come across Fake news, misinformation and disinformation. There are efforts to tackle the menace of the fake news. But the question is who should be in charge of busting fake news? Who should get to decide what is and what isn't fake news? Well, the govt has now decided to constitute a fact checking unit with sweeping powers to determine what is fake or false news related to the business of central govt. Not only that it will also have the authority to order takedown to intermediaries. Additionally, the govt has decided to give more powers to the Press Information Bureau (PIB) to fact-check any 'fake, false or misleading' information about the central government. The move however has received a sharp criticism from media bodies, editors guild and internet freedom advocates. Let's understand what are these rules? What the critics are saying and what will be its impact?

Earlier this week, Kannada Actor Kichcha Sudeep officially gave the BJP his support ahead of the Karnataka elections on April 5. The Vikrant Rona star has appeared earlier with several political leaders. He even was clicked with Congress Karnataka chief DK Shivakumar. But never expressed his political views earlier - this is the first time he has been seen in the political arena. In a press conference conducted By CM Basavaraj Bommai, Kichcha Sudeep stated that he will campaign for the BJP but will not contest the elections.Sudeep said he would campaign for candidates who Bommai suggests. "I have friends and well-wishers in all parties. Bommai, who I fondly call 'mama', was one of those few people who stood by me during the initial days of my career... I will stand by him and support him. It's my duty," he told reporters.

A few days ago, the Karnataka govt stripped the Muslim community in the state off 4% Backward Class quota in government jobs and education. On March 30, the government notified a decision taken by the cabinet to scrap the 4% backward classes quota for Muslims — they have been recognised as a backward class in Karnataka for more than 100 years — and to reallot the Muslim OBC quota to the two most dominant communities in the state, Lingayats and Vokkaligas. The changes in the reservation norms kicked up a major political storm in a poll-bound state. So much so that it also appeared in the meeting of 17 representatives of Muslim community with Home Minister Amit Shah. However, Amit Shah said that confusion is being spread and Pasmanda Muslims will continue to get reservation in Karnataka and clarification in such regard will soon be should by Law Ministry,

Two days ago we spoke about NCERT making some changes to the syllabus of 10, 11 and 12th standard and omitting some portions on Mughal history. Turns out not only chapters and paras related to Mughal history but some information regarding mahatma Gandhi has also been deleted from political science book of 12th class. According to an Indian Express report, Some information that was taught to class 12 students for more than 15 years about Mahatma Gandhi has been purged from the textbooks. Incidentally, these changes or omissions did not figure in the “list of rationalised content” officially released by the (NCERT) in June last year. but appears in the new textbooks printed that hit the market. Some of the information that were deleted were regarding Mahatma Gandhi's work on Hindu-Muslim unity and Extremist elements that were against it. One of the sentence also mentions the ban on RSS after Gandhiji's killing.

"In a relief for Kerala news channel Media One, the Supreme Court today lifted the ban imposed by the central govt last year. On January 31, 2022 MediaOne channel was taken off air after MIB decided to not renew the channel's license in the absence of security clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Court passed the judgment in a special leave petition filed by Madhyamam Broadcasting Ltd (MBL) - the company running the channel. It had challenged the Kerala High Court verdict upholding the ban imposed by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The channel's editor Pramod Raman and the Kerala Union of Working Journalists had also filed separate petitions challenging the High Court's judgment. The Supreme Court struck down the ban and pulled up the Ministry of Home Affairs for raising national security claims in ""thin air"" without facts. The top court said critical views of the channel against government policies cannot be termed as anti-establishment as an independent press is necessary for robust democracy.

On Monday, first national conference of All India Federation for Social Justice was held. The conference was spearheaded by DMK chief MK Stalin. The theme of the event is ""Taking Forward The Struggle For Social Justice And Joint National Programme For Social Justice Movement"". Stalin launched this platform in 2022. According to a press release, The Federation seeks to unite like-minded Leaders, political parties, social activists, organisations and civil society on a common platform to fight for social justice across the nation. Interestingly, almost all the opposition parties in the country attended the first ever national conference of the Social Justice federation. What Happened at the conference? Who said what? and is this another step in the direction to ensure larger opposition unity??? Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin made the first Presidential address at the All India Federation for Social Justice. The meeting was held in a hybrid mode. Stalin made a strong pitch for opposition unity ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, saying there was ""no use in seperate voices,"" and there should be collective effort towards ensuring federalism, equality and social justice. Stalin also batted for caste-based census. The Meeting was attended by top political leaders of India. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, General Secretary of CPI(M) Sitaram Yechury, General Secretary of CPI D Raja, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, President JKNC Farooq Abdullah, TMC MP Derek O Brien, NCP MLA Chhagan Chandrakant Bhujbal, AAP MP Sanjay Singh, RJD leader Manoj Kumar Jha, MP Muhammed Basheer, BRS MP Keshava Rao attended it. MDMK leader Vaiko, Thol Thirumavalavan of the VCK, MH Jawahirullah, MLA, ER Eswaran of the KMDK, and K Veeramani of the Dravidar Kazhagam, also attended the event.

"India on Tuesday outrightly rejected China's renaming of certain places in Arunachal Pradesh, and asserted that the state is an integral and inalienable part of India

The mughal history taught in India has always been a touchy subject politically. But what if it was also removed from the school textbooks? Well, Class 12 students of UP Board and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will no longer study the history of the Mughal courts. The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has removed chapters and topics related to ‘Kings and Chronicles; the Mughal Courts (C. 16th and 17th centuries)’ from history book ‘Themes of Indian History-Part II’ under its new rationalised syllabus to be taught in Class 12 from the academic session 2023-24. Similarly, lessons regarding the ‘Central Islamic lands’, ‘Confrontation of cultures’ and ‘The Industrial Revolution’ too have been removed from the Class 11 textbook ‘Themes In World History’, they add.

Since January, the Adani group of companies have been in the news. First, the Hindenburg report, its aftermath and now the demand for JPC by opposition into Adani group companies and allegations levelled by Hindenburg report. Amid this, a new development has caught attention. The former Ambassador of Israel to India Ron Malka has been appointed as Executive Chairman of Haifa Port Company (HPC), which is owned by a consortium of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) and Israel’s Gadot Group. The former Ambassador in a tweet on Sunday confirmed the news. He wrote, “I'm honored and privileged to take office today as Executive Chairman of the Haifa Port Company, on behalf of @AdaniOnline. The experience and expertise of Adani and Gadot, combined with the dedication of the port workers, will take Haifa Port to new heights of prosperity."" In July 2022, a consortium of India’s Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) and Israel’s Gadot Group won the tender for privatizing the Port of Haifa, the second largest port in Israel handling over half of Israel’s container cargo..

This week, Sexual Harrassment allegations rocked prestigious classical arts institute in Chennai Kalakshetra. Amid the continuous protest by students of the institute seeking action against the accused, an FIR was registered against Hari Padman, one of the four people who have been accused of sexual harassment at Kalakshetra Foundation's Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts in Chennai. He has been booked by the Tamil Nadu police under IPC Sections 354A (sexual harassment), 506 (criminal intimidation) and Section 4 (penalty for harassment of woman) of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Woman Act. This action comes on the second day of continuous protests by the students of Kalakshetra against the sexual harassment accused, and against the institution for their inaction. Hari Padman is likely to be called in for questioning soon. Hari Padman has been accused of sexually harassing several students over the years. Kalakshetra is a Union government-funded institution and has been declared an institute of national importance. Several students have accused the institution of propagating a toxic culture, and many allegations of sexual harassment were levelled against four faculty members: Hari Padman, Sanjith Lal, Sai Krishnan, and Sreenath. Chief Minister MK Stalin addressed the allegations in the Assembly on Friday and promised legal action if they were found to be true.

"A Supreme Court bench of Justices K.M. Joseph and B.V. Nagarathna had harsh words to say on the role of the state in taking action against incidents of hate speech. The bench was hearing a petition asking for contempt of court action against the Maharashtra government over their alleged failure to act against hate speeches during rallies. The petitions alleged that the state government was ignoring the Supreme Court’s own directions when dealing with processions of the Sakal Hindu Samaj. The Supreme Court bench had also asked authorities to take relevant action against proponents of hate speech without waiting for a complaint to be filed. The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, repeated its concerns over failure of authorities to take prompt action against instances of hate speech. “State is impotent, state is powerless; it does not act in time. Why do we have a State at all if it is remaining silent?” in very stringent words Justice KM Joseph aired his anguish during the hearing. Yesterday, Advocate, Mr. Nizam Pasha, appearing for the petitioner, had apprised the Court that the contempt petition has been filed based on a news article published in the the Indian Express, which mentioned that 50 rallies spurring hate has taken place in Maharashtra in the last 4 months.

Can there be a language debate over Curd? well, it has just started. With just few days left for Karnataka elections, the Hindi Imposition debate has made a comeback in the state. It all started with spelling curd on a packet of curd. Recently, A Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) order directed the Karnataka Co-operative Milk Producers Federation Limited to use the word ‘Dahi’ followed by the common regional name in brackets on the label of curd packets. This has angered pro-Kannada groups and invited stiff opposition from the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) board of directors. Anand Kumar, a director on the KMF board, said that dairy farmers will not allow KMF to sell curd packets using the word ‘Dahi’ in Karnataka. He alleged that the move was yet another attempt by the central government to “cunningly” impose Hindi on southern states.

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has notified that an interchange fee of up to 1.1 per cent will be applicable on merchant UPI (Unified Payments Interface) transactions from April 1.

For most part of the past week, the entire country is glued to only one news. Rahul gandhi's conviction in a defamation case by Surat court and his subsequent disqualification. It has been six days that Congress leader Rahul gandhi was convicted by a surat court in a defamation case and awarded 2 years imprisonment. The case was related to his 2019 statement where he had question why do all the thieves have Modi surname. The case was filed by one Purnesh Modi, stating that Gandhi's statement is an insult to the entire community. Soon after his conviction, Rahul Gandhi was swiftly disqualified from LokSabha and was asked to vacate his official residence. The COngress party across the country has descended on the streets, protesting Rahul gandhi's disqualifications. Protests are being organized almost everyday in the national capital. The party is conducting press conference across the country calling Democracy Disqualified, reportedly, some Congress MPs also showed willingness to tender their resignations from the lower house in support of Rahul gandhi but the party is still deliberating on it. Meanwhile, all opposition parties have united against BJP in parliament. The opposition parties also observed black day a day after Rahul's disqualification. For a change even AAP and TMC supported Rahul gandhi. As per the law, Rahul Gandhi has 3 months to appeal to a higher court. And if he is able to get a stay on the conviction, his disqualification can be revoked by the Loksabha. The question is, with a battery of legal stalwarts and best of the legal opinion available, why haven't Congress, rahul Gandhi moved to the Higher court to appeal against Rahul gandhi's conviction? Is Congress deliberately delaying it? or is there something else? Let's talk about this in today's video: Well some believe that Congress is in a legal fix over the appeal whereas some believe that the party is just biding time so that the issue continues to be in the news for some time.

On Monday, thousands of doctors and medical professionals took to the streets of Rajasthan's Jaipur. According to an estimate, about 20,000 doctors, their family members, and people associated with the medical profession including medical shop owners took part in the rally which started from the resident doctors hostel ground of the SMS Hospital. Even days before the massive rally, several nursing homes and hospitals remained closed due to a general strike called by the doctors and other medical professionals. Several patients were stranded, surgeries delayed bringing a pressure on the state's healthcare system. Now, All of these doctors and medical professionals belonged to or were related to Private hospitals in the state. They were protesting against the new Right to health bill brought by the Rajasthan Govt led by CM Ashok gehlot. Evemn the Indian Medical Association calling the bill Draconian observed Monday 27th march as Black day. The doctors across the private hospitals have demanded that the govt withdraws the bill. The Govt on the other hand, has refused to relent. So what exactly is the Right to health Bill? what are the provisions? why are Private hospital doctors protesting against it? Who gains and who loses from the new scheme? and How much this scheme means for Ashok gehlot who is eyeing for another term in the assembly elections, later this year?? Let's talk about this in today's video.

"Ever since Uddhav Thackeray lost Shivsena name and symbol to eknath Shinde, the former chief minister has begun an outreach programme. Under which a series of Open meetings are being organized in different parts of the state. The meetings are not only conducted with an eye on the upcoming BMC and state elections, but also to build back the party's core base that was split since Eknath Shinde's rebellion last year. Since the split in its core voter base that it has garnered over the years by advocating issues like Hindutva and Marathi pride, Shivsena has found a potential voter base in the Muslim community. The growing support of Muslim community for Uddhav Thackeray and Shivsena UBT is not something one could miss in Maharashtra politics. If anything, it is an indication of the new equations being built on the ground. In this video, let's talk about the increasing support for uddhav thackeray among Muslim community, what it means for a staunch Hindutva-propagating party like Shivsena, will it turn into a loyal voter base and how much will it help in terms of elections?

A joint meeting of opposition leaders in Parliament Monday morning - called by the Congress after Rahul Gandhi's controversial disqualification from the Lok Sabha - had two surprise attendees - Prasun Banerjee and Jawhar Sircar of the Trinamool, which has remained largely aloof from Congress-led attempts to unite the opposition and challenge the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party

The Bharatiya Janata party which is trying to make inroads in Kerala, this week received support from an unlikely quarter. A bishop in Kerala promised catholic votes to the BJP. This however has led to major controversy in the state. Joseph Pamplany, the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of (Thalassery) said that there was no need to keep the ruling party of the country away from the church. He was Addressing a meeting of the Catholic farmers’ conference in the north Kerala town. “The church has no aversion or untouchable attitude towards the BJP. After all, it is ruling party of the country. If the framers’ problems are addressed, we will vote for BJP,” he said. Natural rubber is priced between ₹130 and ₹150 now and he wanted to Centre to hike it to ₹300 a kilogram. “If the Union government raises the price of rubber, the church will naturally help the BJP to elect a member of parliament from the state,” the Bishop said. The church usually does not support any party, but it will support any Union or state government that will stand with farmers, he said, adding there is no need to misinterpret it as an alliance between the church and the BJP.

"The quick disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from Loksabha just a day after the Surat court convicted him in a defamation case for his 2019 comment, has stirred up Indian Politics. There is an outpouring support for Rahul Gandhi from opposition parties. Even p[arties like AAP and TMC which had distanced from Congress, have condemned the move and expressed support to Rahul gandhi in this phase. Meanwhile, this has sparked protests in every corner of the country by Congress workers who are calling a black day for Indian Democracy. As per the letter by lokSabha secretariat, the MP from Wayanad has been disqualified in terms of the provisions of Article 102(1)(e) of the Constitution of India read with Section 8 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Amid all of this political turmoil in the country one cannot help but notice how this is a replay of the events almost 50 years back. And we are forced to question is history repeating itself? Let me walk you through this piece of history, and you tell me the answer. Just like Rahul Gandhi now, his grandmother Indira Gandhi too was expelled from Loksabha and even sent to jail. This happened in 1978, after she lifted emergency imposed by her in 1975 and lost the subsequent elections.

After repeating it a number of times, I'm compelled to repeat this again. In Politics, no one is a permanent friend and no one is a permanent enemy. Those who are making blistering attacks on the opponent can be seen walking hand in hand the next day and vice versa. Similar was the experience for many yesterday. When Maharashtra's DyCM Devendra Fadnavis and Former CM Uddhav Thackeray walked inside the assembly compound together with smiles on their faces. This caught everyone by surprise as Devendra Fadnavis is alleged to have a hand in the collapse of MVA govt and enabling the rebellion by Eknath Shinde. So the bonhomie was enough to raise curiosity. But does that mean the animosity between Uddhav Thackeray and Devendra Fadnavis fading away???

Reacting to his disqualification as a member of parliament today, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said he is "ready to pay any cost". The move came a day after his conviction in a defamation case for a remark seen as an insult to Prime Minister Narendra Modi

"Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified as Lok Sabha MP a day after a Gujarat court sentenced him to two-year jail in a 2019 defamation case. The Wayanad MP was convicted over his ""why all thieves have Modi surname"" remark. The notice from LokSabha secretariat says ""Consequent upon his conviction by the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Surat in C.C./ 18712/2019, Shri Rahul Gandhi, Member of Lok Sabha representing the Wayanad Parliamentary Constituency of Kerala stands disqualified from the membership of Lok Sabha from the date of his conviction i.e. 23 March, 2023 in terms of the provisions of Article 102(1)(e) of the Constitution of India read with Section 8 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951."" However, the Congress is up in arms over disqualification of Rahul Gandhi. Party members gathered this morning outside party

"A court in Gujarat's Surat city, on Thursday, convicted Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case against him over his alleged Modi surname remark. He has been sentenced to 2 years in jail by the court. Rahul Gandhi has been convicted under IPC Section 504. The maximum possible punishment under this section is two years. The court also granted him bail and suspended the sentence for 30 days to allow him to appeal in a higher court. Gandhi was present in the court when the verdict was pronounced. The final arguments resumed in the case last month after the Gujarat High Court vacated its stay on proceedings imposed on plea by the complainant demanding Gandhi's personal appearance.