NEW DELHI: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Friday defended his controversial “sharbat jihad” remark, saying he did not name any specific brand or community, even as criticism mounted over what was criticised as a communal statement allegedly aimed at the popular drink Rooh Afza. “I haven’t taken anybody’s name, but the Rooh Afza people took…
NEW DELHI: A political war of words broke out on Saturday over the extradition of 26/11 Mumbai attacks accused Tahawwur Rana to India, with Congress leader Digvijaya Singh crediting the UPA government for laying the groundwork, and Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC slamming the remark as “appeasement politics.”Rana, 64, a Canadian citizen and native of…
Jyotiraditya Scindia and Digvijaya Singh (R) NEW DELHI: Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh on Monday brushed aside Union minister Jyotiraditya Scinda’s recent remarks against him, referring to the latter as just a “child”.Singh, a former Madhya Pradesh chief minister, highlighted his role in bringing Jyotiraditya’s father, the late Madhavrao Scindia, into the…
NEW DELHI: The opposition is set to file a motion in the Rajya Sabha for removal of Allahabad HC judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav, whose controversial comments on a uniform civil code and Muslims at a VHP event triggered a major row, with even Supreme Court seeking a report from HC.While the motion is likely to…
BHOPAL: An FIR was registered against former MLA Lakshman Singh‘s son Aditya Vikram Singh – Congress MP Digvijaya Singh‘s nephew – after he confronted police officers in public in Raghogarh on Friday and tried to stop a nukkad natak being organised by the district administration for awareness on women safety.A video shows him having a…
