Congress leader Supriya Shrinate’s ‘controversial’ post - which she later said she had not made - on BJP’s Kangana Ranaut triggered a row on March 25. The post used Kangana’s image with an objectionable caption which was later deleted. Soon Kangana Ranaut hit back at the Congress leader, saying that she has played various roles in movies and every woman deserves dignity. Supriya Shrinate claimed that the post, which has since been taken down, was made by someone who had access to her FB & Insta accounts. She also said, anyone who knows her will know that she would never say that for a woman and blamed a parody account for misusing her name. The post was made a day after the BJP fielded Kangana Ranaut from Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi. Meanwhile, BJP leaders slammed Supriya Shrinate over the post and demanded that she should be immediately sacked.
26 March,2024 11:43 AM IST
Speaking about a viral video showing a group of Sadhus being purportedly thrashed by a mob in the Purulia district in West Bengal, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur on January 13 criticised the West Bengal government against appeasement politics and Law and Order issue in the state.While talking to the media, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said, "Appeasement politics has created such an environment. Law and order have collapsed in West Bengal...the question is why is there such anti-Hindu thinking?"
13 January,2024 02:57 PM IST | Mumbai
On the day when PM Modi visited Lakshadweep, the UT became the 10th most searched word on Google in India. PM Modi shared a post of his visit to Lakshadweep which made headlines and went viral in no time. But, the popularity of Lakshadweep as a tourist destination invited ‘distasteful’ remarks from Maldives Govt. Reacting to a post featuring PM Modi's visit, Maldives MP Zahid Rameez said that the idea of competing with them is “delusional”. Reacting sharply to Maldives Govt, social media users from India triggered a meme fest to lambast politician. Netizens shared several posts on the ‘X’ giving a ‘reality check’ to the Maldives. With ‘Boycott Maldives’ trending, a user shared a post featuring Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal’s famous meme template. Notably, Maldives may be one of the top tourist spots, but PM Modi’s vision for Lakshadweep has propelled UT's tourism prospects. PM Modi’s focus is to uplift the lives of the people of Lakshadweep through various development projects. The Central Government plans to make Lakshadweep a major tourist hub like Maldives. PM Modi Govt has infused more than Rs 1,150 crore to enhance Lakshadweep’s infrastructure.
07 January,2024 05:02 PM IST | Mumbai
Hitting out at Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar for his remark on the Israel-Palestine conflict, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that Pawar would send his daughter Supriya Sule to Gaza. Sarma's remarks came days after Sharad Pawar said that former Prime Ministers of India also “stood firmly with Palestine”. Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's support for Israel as "unfortunate", the NCP chief said that he neglected the real issue. Pawar said "The entire land is of Palestine and Israel encroached on their land. That place, land and houses, everything was of Palestine and later Israel took over it. Israel is an outsider and the land is originally of Palestine." Pawar's remarks were condemned by the BJP. Earlier today, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said it is "very disturbing" when a senior leader like Sharad Pawar makes such "preposterous statements" NCP Leader Supriya Sule also responded to Himanta Biswa Sarma's statement.
19 October,2023 06:00 PM IST | Mumbai
Harish Salve, former Solicitor General of India, married his British partner Trina in London on Sunday. The wedding was attended by high-profile guests including Nita Ambani, steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal and model Ujjwala Raut. However, it was former IPL chairman Lalit Modi’s presence that has stirred a political controversy, drawing flak from opposition parties. Lalit Modi, who lives in London, left India in 2010 amid investigations into alleged tax evasion and money-laundering. The Opposition questioned the "presence of a fugitive" at the wedding of Salve, one of the country's seniormost lawyers, who was also recently appointed to a high-level committee headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind to explore the possibility of 'One Nation, One Election’. Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi slammed the Centre over Lalit Modi's presence at the wedding. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) also reacted to Lalit Modi’s presence at the wedding and called it a “black mark on PM Modi’s reputation”. After Indian Premier League (IPL) 2010, Lalit Modi was suspended from the BCCI after being accused of financial irregularities and misconduct. He has been in London since 2010 when he left India amid investigations into tax evasion and money-laundering cases.
05 September,2023 05:34 PM IST | Mumbai
Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) was officially renamed as the Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library (PMML) Society with effect from 14th August. Over the renaming of the museum, a row erupted between Congress and BJP. Congress lashed the Modi Government’s decision of changing the name of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library. While, BJP countered Congress’ attacks over renaming the museum. Earlier, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh had denounced the renaming of the museum. He had said that the government has a single point agenda of denying, distorting, defaming and destroying the Nehruvian legacy.
16 August,2023 03:32 PM IST | Mumbai
As Mumbai witnessed its first rains over the weekend, starting from June 24, journalists asked Chief Minister Eknath Shinde a question about waterlogging in the city. He expressed his displeasure on this question. Instead of acknowledging the issue, CM Shine said we should welcome the rains rather than complaining about waterlogging in the city. He was interacting with reporters after the Maratha Mandir Amrit Mahotsav in Mumbai. Meanwhile, Shinde paid a visit to the flood-affected areas of the city on Sunday morning to assess the situation after the first rainfall. With a keen focus on preventing waterlogging in these areas, Shinde inspected the measures implemented to tackle this issue. Meanwhile, UBT leader Aditya Thackeray slammed CM Shinde for his response and called it as shameless.
26 June,2023 04:25 PM IST | Mumbai
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s comment on Barack Obama’s statement on minority rights in India stirred a controversy. In a tweet, he said there are many "Hussain Obamas" in the country and the state police will act according to its priorities. The Opposition was quick to hit back at the Assam chief minister. Sarma’s tweet was in response to a journalist’s tweet who posed a question asking if any FIR has been lodged against Obama for hurting religious sentiments. Congress spokesperson and social media head Supriya Shrinate was quick to attack Sarma on his tweet. Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi also reacted to Sarma's tweet. Meanwhile, Nirmala Sitharaman had attacked Obama too, stating that the US had bombed several countries with Muslim majority population and former Commisioner of US Religious Freedom Body said that we should spend more energy on complimenting India than criticizing.
26 June,2023 04:16 PM IST | Mumbai
While addressing a press conference in Mumbai, Shiv Sena Leader (Uddhav Faction) Sanjay Raut on June 24 said that Uddhav Thackeray has said in the Opposition meeting that, if there will not be a power change in 2024, then this will be the last election, so to protect democracy, the Opposition parties have to stay united and fight the election. Whereas on June 23, BJP Leader Smriti Irani taking a jibe at the Opposition leader said, “Alliance of selfishness, India on target. The political parties which did not see eye to eye with each other, united with a resolve that deprives India of economic progress. Whenever these political parties come together, they bring corruption, nepotism and economic progress of the nation. They brought with them the allegation of narrowing.” The Opposition meeting took place on June 23 in Bihar’s Patna where the Oppositions leaders had gathered to formalise the strategy for 2024 polls.
24 June,2023 04:53 PM IST | Mumbai
Khalistan Tiger Force chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar was gunned down outside a Gurdwara in Canada's Surrey on June 18. Hailing from Jalandhar in Punjab, Nijjar was wanted in India by the National Investigation Agency. As per Vancouver Sun, IHIT will work closely with Canada’s spy agency on this case of “targeted murder”. Notably, Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) is Canada’s largest homicide unit responsible for suspicious deaths. Nijjar’s lawyer Gurpatwant Singh Pannun told Postmedia that Nijjar was warned about threats on his life earlier.
20 June,2023 03:33 PM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
