BJP

Who is Ankhi Das of Facebook; why everyone is Googling her

WSJ in its report had said that Facebook India's public policy director Ankhi Das didn't allow company's hate speech policy action against BJP ministers for their inflammatory messages despite finding them dangerous and capable of inciting violence.

Aug 17, 2020

Kunal Kamra takes a shot at LK Advani; uses Dhoni's retirement as a pitch as many call it distasteful

Kunal Kamra has come under attack from a section of netizens for trolling BJP leader LK Advani while praising MS Dhoni.

Aug 17, 2020

'Losers, you were caught red-handed': Ravi Shankar slams Rahul Gandhi over FB jibe

India's IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has come forward to address Rahul Gandhi's claims against Facebook favouring BJP and RSS. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted that BJP and RSS spread fake news and hatred through it and use it to influence the electorate.

Aug 16, 2020

Atal Bihari Vajpayee death anniversary: PM Modi, Prez Kovind and other leaders pay respects

Two years since Atal Bihari Vajpayee's death, BJP's top leaders of today recall the politician for his charisma and his leadership.

Aug 16, 2020

Fact Check: That's a photoshopped image of tricolour at Srinagar's Lal Chowk

Many Indians, including several BJP MPs, fell for a photoshopped image depicting tricolour at Srinagar's Lal Chowk ahead of India's Independence Day.

Aug 15, 2020

Not SDPI, but drunkard planted flag on Adi Shankaracharya statue in Sringeri

A drunkard planted SDPI's flag atop the statue of Adi Shankaracharya statue in Sringeri sparked a huge row in the district in Karnataka. As SDPI was falsely accused, the CCTV footage revealed that it in fact was a drunk man who had committed the act.

Aug 14, 2020

BJP worker attacked by terrorists in J&K's Budgam, dies; 4 party leaders resign

Abdul Hamid Najar is the third BJP worker targeted by terrorists within the past one week and the second one to get killed. Earlier, a BJP leader was killed and another injured in south Kashmir's Kulgam district.

Aug 10, 2020

Fact Check: No, Amit Shah hasn't tested COVID negative yet

A now-deleted tweet by BJP leader Manoj Tiwari led people to believe that Union Home Minister Amit Shah has recovered from the fatal COVID-19.

Aug 9, 2020

AAP launches new initiative, calls Karnataka govt's fight a 'total disaster'

The Aam Aadmi Party in Bengaluru has launched a new initiative called AAP Cares. The volunteer-led initiative is meant to control and mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

Aug 6, 2020

BJP leaders to join Mamata Banerjee's TMC; Bengal BJP rubbishes report

Shortly after a report claimed that around 21 BJP leaders are in touch with the TMC, senior BJP leader of the state Mukul Roy has rubbished the report ahead of the 2021 assembly elections in the state.

Aug 3, 2020

Home Minister Amit Shah tests COVID positive; admitted to hospital

Home Minister Amit Shah has tested positive for COVID-19. The minister got himself tested after showing symptoms for the virus, now on the advice of doctors he has been admitted to Medanta hospital.

Aug 2, 2020

Ashok Gehlot knocks at PM, President doors to resolve Rajasthan crisis

There is no doubt the Rajasthan crisis has gotten out of hand. CM Gehlot has now been reported as reaching out to the President and the Prime Minister to seek resolution.

Jul 27, 2020

Amid COVID crisis, CM Yediyurappa celebrates 1-yr in office in Karnataka digitally

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrated its 1-year rule in Karnataka, with a 90-minute inaugural programme in the city, streamed digitally in all the 30 districts across the state for the benefit of the party cadres and the public.

Jul 27, 2020

ABVP president "desperately seeks compromise" over harassment of 60-year-old Chennai woman

In an apparent audio-video expose leaked on Twitter, ABVP president Dr. Subbiah Shanmugam is allegedly heard conceding, the BJP functionaries were directly sent by the RSS to cover up the woman's harassment charges against him.

Jul 26, 2020

BJP government to celebrate one-year rule in Karnataka

Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa will be addressing the people live on television on the same day, and hold a digital rally on August 1 with the party's leaders and cadres across the southern state, Deputy Chief Minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan said on Saturday.

Jul 26, 2020

Karnataka: Siddaramaiah reveals details of BJP govt's misappropriation of funds of over 2,000 cr, demands probe

Siddaramaiah has revealed a long list of details of the BJP-ruled Karnataka government's misappropriation of funds over Rs 2000 crore, the former CM has demanded a probe into the matter.

Jul 23, 2020

BJP set to unfurl tricolour across J&K to celebrate anniversary of scrapping Article 370

Bhartiya Janata Party's J&K unit has decided to mark the first anniversary of revocation of Article 370 with mega celebrations from August 5 for 15 days. The UT will witness unfurling of tricolour in all zonal, tehsil and district headquarters.

Jul 23, 2020

BJP demands CBI probe into audio tapes released by Congress amid Rajasthan crisis

The BJP on Saturday hit back on the Ashok Gehlot Government when it not only denied charges of alleged bid to break the Congress party but also alleged that the dessert state is witnessing an "indirect emergency".

Jul 18, 2020

J&K BJP leader kidnapped in Baramulla; massive manhunt underway

Meraj-ud-Din Malla, Vice-President of Watergam Municipal Committee in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, was abducted on Wednesday by unidentified persons, police sources said.

Jul 15, 2020

BTP MLA Rajkumar Raut alleges police brutality, says held hostage for opposing Gehlot

BTP MLA Rajkumar Raut alleged that his car keys were taken away by the police when he was going to his area and police has been misbehaving with him.

Jul 14, 2020