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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
TopicAshwini Upadhyay

Topic: Ashwini Upadhyay

SC issues notices to Centre, EC on plea seeking ban of ‘irrational freebies’ ahead of polls

The PIL filed by BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay said there should be a ban on such populist measures to gain undue political favour from voters as they violate the Constitution.

Manish Tewari’s binge-tweeting, Aparna Sen scolds `Madam CM’ & who’s Jairam’s quiz partner

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

BJP spokesperson tweets photo of African slave trader, claiming it’s Tipu Sultan

Ashwini Upadhyay’s tweet came on the day the Karnataka govt was celebrating Tipu Sultan’s birth anniversary, against which the BJP had raised objections.

This BJP leader is the uncrowned king of ‘political interest litigation’

Ashwini Kumar Upadhyaya has filed PILs on issues that are on top of his party’s agenda — such as yoga, Vande Mataram and nikah halala.

Decision on minority status for Hindus won’t be revealed before 2019 polls

National Minorities Commission says demand is 'untenable', but BJP govt can’t send out this message ahead of Lok Sabha polls.

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Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.