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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
TopicManeka Gandhi

Topic: Maneka Gandhi

Air India hostess who accused boss of sexual harassment to meet Maneka to push her case

The complainant, who is said to want to ‘fight this till the end’, is willing to move court if necessary.

Meeting with BJP chief Amit Shah, ministers not for coordination: RSS

Functionaries of RSS met BJP Chief Amit Shah on Monday to deliberate on government programmes and policies including education policy.

Maneka Gandhi accuses animal panel members of using national emblem to influence & extort

Gandhi accuses animal welfare board members of using the national emblem to influence state governments and extort personal favours.

Maneka Gandhi wants J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti to stop the use of horses in Vaishno Devi

Union minister says equines should be instead replaced with battery-operated carts as they are a source of a highly contagious disease called glanders.

Child rape will now be treated as a criminal act that meets the test of ‘rarest of rare’

High acquittal rates, high drop-out rates due to delayed court procedures, and an absurdly lenient sentence in child rape cases is a travesty of justice.

Tata Trusts & Animal Welfare Board vie for obscure govt institute Maneka Gandhi founded

The National Institute of Animal Welfare was founded in 1999, and has moved from ministry to ministry without producing much work of note.

Maneka Gandhi wants illegal ‘beef’ cold storages in poll-bound Karnataka shut

Union minister says ruling Congress government is not doing enough to check cattle smuggling and cow slaughter in the state.

Women’s groups have turned marital rape into a ‘catchphrase’: Maneka Gandhi

The WCD minister says criminalising marital rape would serve no purpose; claims finance ministry was compelled to cut GST on sanitary pads from 18 to 12 per cent.

Maneka Gandhi spares none at women’s commission event, rips into members past and present

When a member of the Odisha state commission said they had no vehicles to commute, Gandhi retorted: ‘It’s not my job to get you a Mercedes’.

Govt plans law to ban triple talaq, 3 months after saying not necessary

Weeks before Gujarat polls, NDA govt forms ministerial panel to frame law to put an end to the practice.

On Camera

Why Hyderabad restaurants don’t make it to the top. Obsessed with comfort food, no PR

Most of the fancy or high-end restaurants opening up in Hyderabad these days are pretty much stuck on the same blueprint—big space, and inauthentic menus.

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.

ISKP & Lashkar converging under aegis of Pakistan’s ISI to take on Baloch fighters

ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.

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.