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Ananthkumar Hegde, Pragya Thakur, Ramesh Bidhuri — why BJP denied tickets to Hindutva firebrands

Latest to join list is former Union minister and six-time MP Anantkumar Hegde. Yet some like Shobha Karandlaje & Madhavi Latha have managed to get poll tickets.

Now, BJP MP taunts Ceat tyres for Aamir Khan ad saying ‘burst crackers but not on road’

Bengaluru: Even before the controversy over Fabindia’s Diwali collection named ‘Jashn-e-Riwaaz’ could die down, another Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Karnataka has taken offence to...

BJP issues notice to UP MLA whose aide ‘shot’ a man, but that has meant little in past cases

From a spate of notices to UP MLAs this year to MPs like Pragya Thakur, there are many instances of BJP not taking action against errant leaders.

BJP asks Karnataka leaders Anantkumar Hegde, Vaman Acharya to apologise for Gandhi remarks

Hegde had described Mahatma Gandhi-led freedom struggle as ‘drama’, while Acharya had initially backed him, saying the MP’s comments were ‘thought-provoking’ before retracting them. 

BJP issues show cause notice to Anantkumar Hegde over remarks in freedom movement

The Congress demanded an apology after BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde claimed India's freedom movement was staged, and was an 'adjustment' with the British.

BJP ‘unhappy’, Congress demands apology after Hegde says freedom movement was staged

BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde Sunday said the freedom movement, led by Mahatma Gandhi and others, was a 'drama' staged with the approval of the British.

BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde tells IAS officer ‘to go to Pakistan’ for resigning from service

Hegde said Sasikanth Senthil's resignation from the Karnataka IAS was an act of arrogance, and called for the govt to take action against him.

Not just Pragya Thakur, BJP disciplinary panel doesn’t really punish any of its leaders

From Sakshi Maharaj to Aakash Vijayvargiya, most of the cases were referred to the disciplinary committee but there was no action, except perhaps a rebuke.

Anantkumar Hegde unfit to be minister, deserves to be sacked: Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi slammed BJP leader Anantkumar Hegde after his controversial remarks about a Congress leader's wife at a public event.

The Constitution is not the sum of its words, not reducible to any one or two of them

Our Constitution is not defined by individual words such as “socialism” or “secularism.” It is constituted by the text as a whole, by its structure, by the historical processes, movements, and debates that led to its framing. , writes Gautam Bhatia

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India’s $44 billion space dream rests on getting SATCOM right

The Satellite Communication vertical is expected to contribute approximately $14.9 billion by 2033, with $12.7 billion projected from the domestic market and $2.2 billion from exports.

60% increase in India’s carbon emissions by 2050, coal to remain top energy source: BP Energy Outlook

The country will account for 12 percent of global energy demand by 2050 from 7 percent in 2023, adds BP report.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.