The movie ‘The Kerala Story’ has sparked controversies in recent times and raised various political discussions. Speaking on the same, Women and Child Development and Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani on May 9 said that every political organisation opposing this film stands with and supports terrorist organisation. She said, “Every political party that stands in opposition to this film, stands with terrorists organisation, that is my belief as a parent. Those political organisations that disallow citizens of our country are standing in support of such terror methods.”
10 May,2023 11:58 AM IST | Mumbai
The Russian and US defense ministers held a phone call on March 15 after the drone crash incident. A US military drone crashed over the Black Sea in an incident that Washington called “unsafe” and “unprofessional”. As per the US, Russian Su-27 aircraft damaged the propeller of an American MQ-9 "Reaper" drone. The US has taken a stern stance that it would “continue to fly and to operate wherever international law allows”. On the other hand, Russia claimed that the American drone was heading towards Russian-held territory. This is the first such instance since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict a year ago.
16 March,2023 02:58 PM IST
A US military MQ-9 surveillance drone crashed into the Black Sea on March 14. The incident happened as the drone was intercepted by the Russian fighter jets Su-27s. It was the first such incident since Russia's invasion of Ukraine over a year ago. The instance drew condemnation from the White House and the Pentagon. US Military said that the Russian fighter jets dumped fuel on the MQ-9, trying to damage it. However, the Russian Defence Ministry said that its aircraft had come into contact with the drone. It said that the drone had crashed after "sharp manoeuvring" and was detected near the Crimea peninsula. The Pentagon said that the incident likely caused damage to the Russian aircraft. #Russia #US #WorldNews
15 March,2023 02:55 PM IST | Mumbai
Delivering the inaugural address at the Raisina Dialogue, Italian PM Meloni shared her appreciation for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s hard work in handling a complex G20 presidency and reiterated Italy’s full support. She said regional affairs rapidly turn into global affairs in today’s interconnected world and unfortunately “Europe’s problem” has become the “world’s problem”. Earlier, EAM Jaishankar had said that “Europe thinks that Europe's problems are the world's problems but world's problems are not Europe's problems. Jaishankar made these comments amid persistent efforts by Europe to make India take tough position on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
03 March,2023 06:50 PM IST | Mumbai
Reacting to the External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar’s remark, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on February 26 said that India wasn’t a big economy when it was fighting with the Britishers. He said, “EAM said in an interview that India has a smaller economy than China, so how can we fight them? Was our economy very big when we were fighting with the Britishers.”
26 February,2023 09:33 PM IST | Mumbai
Amid the Opposition onslaught against the Centre over the Hindenburg report on the Adani Group and the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Tuesday the PM had been subjected to such allegations since 2002 and had come out shining and more popular. On the Adani issue, he said the BJP has nothing to hide and no one can accuse the government of crony capitalism.
15 February,2023 04:34 PM IST
Even as India today said that the recently broadcast BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, questioning his leadership during the 2002 Gujarat riots, was "propaganda", a Pak-origin British MP brought the topic up in the UK parliament only to be shot down by PM Rishi Sunak. Earlier in the day, the foreign ministry spokesperson said that “there is an agenda behind it (the film)”. PM Narendra Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat when communal riots erupted.
24 January,2023 02:29 PM IST | Mumbai
BJP Member of Parliament Pragya Singh Thakur urged the Hindu community to keep sharp-edged weapons at their homes in order to protect themselves. The BJP leader said that Hindus have the right to respond to those who attack them and their dignity. The MP from Bhopal said that people should at least keep knives. She said, "Keep weapons in your homes, if nothing else, at least knives used to cut vegetables, sharp. Don't know what situation will arise when. Everyone has the right to self-protection. If someone infiltrates our house and attacks us, giving a befitting replay is our right." She was speaking at the Hindu Jagarana Vedike's South Region annual convention, which was held at Shivamogga in Karnataka on Sunday. Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar lashed out at BJP MP Pragya Thakur's statement while addressing the party's 138th foundation day in Mumbai. He said, "The one who is a sanyasi will not talk about hatred and the one who talks about hatred cannot be a sanyasi"
29 December,2022 03:10 PM IST | Mumbai
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh gave a statement to the press, and in the parliament about the India-China face off, respectively. Amit Shah said, “I salute the valor shown by our Indian Army troops on the intervening night of December 8-9. As long as our government is there no one can capture even an inch of land”. Rajnath Singh added that no soldiers were seriously injured during the faceoff and he saluted their valor
14 December,2022 02:52 PM IST
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on September 25 raised questions about the "merits" of the US-Pakistan relationship and a relationship with Islamabad that has not served the 'American Interest'. He was addressing an event organised by the Indian American Community in Washington. "It’s a relationship that has neither ended up serving Pakistan well nor serving the American interests," Jaishankar said at an event organized by the Indian American community in Washington. Dr Jaishankar made this remark after the External Affairs Minister was questioned by one of the audiences on the US decision on the F-16 package for Pakistan.
26 September,2022 02:05 PM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
