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Wednesday, May 20, 2026
TopicNishikant Dubey

Topic: Nishikant Dubey

Biju Patnaik row drew rare rebuke, but here’s why Nishikant Dubey is ‘indispensable’ to BJP

BJP leaders say controversies are a way for the four-term MP from Jharkhand to maintain visibility while taking on key opposition figures either inside or outside Parliament. 

After backlash, Nishikant Dubey apologises for ‘Biju Patnaik-CIA’ remark—‘incorrect interpretation’

'My thoughts on Nehru ji were misconstrued as being about Biju Babu,' writes BJP MP on X. His statement had sparked outrage with BJD demanding an unconditional apology.

Nishikant Dubey’s CIA agent remark for Biju Patnaik insult to his patriotism

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Nishikant Dubey needs ‘mental doctor’: Naveen Patnaik hits back at BJP MP’s ‘Biju-CIA link’ remark

Last week, the BJP MP had said that the former chief minister of Odisha was a link between the US government, the CIA, and Jawaharlal Nehru.

Nishikant-led House panel flags ‘regulatory gaps’ in online media & OTT, calls for more PIB fact-checks

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting acknowledges regulatory gap in dealing with online media & OTT platforms. Efforts are underway to develop broader measures, it states. 

As UIDAI’s budget falls to a fourth of funds sought, House panel asks it to publish utilisation reports

Funds allocated have declined over the years years, while the authority's stated requirement has grown. Panel tells UIDAI that 'cost-benefit analysis must guide all new initiatives'.

Need to clearly define ‘fake news’, revisit IT Act’s ‘safe harbour’ clause—parliamentary panel

Standing Committee on Communications and IT stresses that definition of fake news should maintain the 'delicate balance' between curbing false information and protecting freedom of speech.

Nishikant to Kangana, Rahul’s post on Gen Z sparks nepotism & ‘Nepal model’ barbs from BJP

After Rahul Gandhi says 'Gen Z will save the Constitution', BJP accuses him of trying to instigate civil war on the lines of Nepal and Bangladesh.

Midnight spectacle in Lutyens’ Delhi as Rudy beats Balyan in BJP vs BJP battle in Constitution Club poll

Contest between Rajiv Pratap Rudy & Sanjeev Balyan, both ex-ministers in Modi govt, for post of secretary (administration) at Constitution Club exposes rare vertical split in BJP.

Nishikant to Kangana—who was class bunker, who asked most questions, a Lok Sabha report card of BJP MPs

Ravi Shankar Prasad, Radha Mohan Singh, Mahesh Sharma & Sakshi Maharaj haven’t asked a single question, while first-time MP Praveen Patel asked 160.

On Camera

Norway’s Modi cartoon was not satire. Just colonial laziness

Political satire is indispensable to democracy, racial caricature isn’t. If Europe’s liberal press still cannot tell difference, then decolonisation never happened in their imagination.

Recovery of unclaimed shares, dividends now takes days, not yrs. EAC-PM credits investor watchdog revamp

PM-EAC paper says overhaul of Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority system sharply improved processing speed and reduced paperwork for investors.

Dragon’s armour: How Xi reshaped China’s military with theatre commands a decade before India’s push

While India yet to set in motion theaterisation of armed forces, China's military reforms combined China’s Army, Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force aimed at regional dominance & tight political control.

Pakistan is tactically brilliant, strategically disastrous. It’s primed for repeated blunders

Pakistan has ended up losing every war against India but that hasn’t prevented it from claiming victory. We will go over the evidence to anticipate what to expect next.