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.
'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.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting acknowledges regulatory gap in dealing with online media & OTT platforms. Efforts are underway to develop broader measures, it states.
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'.
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.
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.
Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
Modi is new Indira. Wants a committed judiciary, control everything.
This is why 400 paar failed, this is why Indira lost.
This nation knows faults in judiciary, but its still better than a compliant judiciary.