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The Bharatiya Janta Party or the BJP is India’s biggest national party and currently rules the country. It was formed in 1980, though its origins lie in the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which was founded in 1951. The BJP has been in power since 2014, with Narendra Modi as India’s prime minister.

Govt asks Twitter to drop ‘manipulated media’ tag from ‘toolkit’ tweets

PTI -
Sources said the govt has asked Twitter to not interfere in the investigation process to determine the veracity of the content, which deals with an alleged Congress toolkit.

Congress asks Twitter to suspend JP Nadda & Smriti Irani’s account in ‘toolkit case’

PTI -
Congress alleged that the 'gross misuse' of Twitter by the senior functionaries of BJP has led to dissemination of ‘false information and has the potential to cause social unrest’.

Twitter marks Sambit Patra post on Congress ‘toolkit’ as ‘manipulated media’

PTI -
BJP leaders, including Patra, have posted several tweets against Congress over the toolkit. Twitter says it 'may label Tweets' that include 'deceptively altered or fabricated' media.

Elections over, but no let-up in Governor Dhankhar’s ‘activism’ in Mamata’s Bengal

Madhuparna Das -
In 2 weeks since Mamata Banerjee took oath as Bengal CM a third time, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has visited political violence-hit areas and allowed current and ex-ministers to be prosecuted.

Why tech experts think BJP’s Sambit Patra’s claim about Congress toolkit could be fake

Regina Mihindukulasuriya -
BJP leader Sambit Patra shared two screenshots to connect the alleged toolkit to ‘tarnish the image’ of PM Modi to Congress MP Rajeev Gowda’s office.

7 leaders dead: Angry MP political families ask if postponing polls would’ve ‘shaken democracy’

Fatima Khan -
Top BJP and Congress politicians campaigned in Damoh for 17 April bypoll, even as Covid cases surged. Seven leaders died, while others lost family members.

‘Call it Modi strain’: BJP says Congress created toolkit to defame PM, Congress calls it fake

Unnati Sharma -
Alleged Congress toolkit was shared by BJP's Sambit Patra, who said the country's name is being tarnished 'with the help of foreign journalists'. Congress said will file FIR.

‘It’s humanity’: BJP defends minister for helping Mallika Dua after Right-wing slams party

Shanker Arnimesh -
Pro-BJP individuals & Right-wing supporters criticised Union Minister Hardeep Puri for responding to Mallika Dua's tweet and arranging tocilizumab for her mother. Dua & her father, journalist Vinod Dua, are BJP critics.

Mask-less in Bhopal, BJP MP Pragya Thakur says cow urine prevented her from getting Covid

Shubhangi Misra -
In a video of Pragya Singh Thakur's address to a group of people in Bhopal, she can be heard saying drinking desi cow's urine every day reduces infection in lungs.

No RSS clean chit — Why BJP’s back-patting leaders must hear Mohan Bhagwat’s speech again

D.K. Singh -
Unlike BJP leaders who have started believing their own positive narrative, the RSS’ feedback from the ground is much more sobering. Many Sangh volunteers succumbed to Covid-19.
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After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

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Defence

Indian envoy in Oman dons Army combat print for photo ops, sparks controversy

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Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.

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