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TopicVarun Gandhi

Topic: Varun Gandhi

How SC’s order on stray dogs got two Gandhi families speaking in a single voice

On Monday, SC said that stray dogs must be shifted away from residential localities in Delhi-NCR & that any organisation blocking the exercise would face 'the strictest action'.

Fielded in place of Varun, BJP’s Jitin Prasada leads by over 1 lakh votes in Pilibhit

Varun Gandhi, who had won the last election by a margin of over 2.56 lakh votes, stayed away from the party’s campaign in Pilibhit this time.

Maneka Gandhi says son Varun being denied LS ticket ‘was uncalled for’ — ‘He was a very very good MP’

Currently the longest-serving MP, Maneka, who will contest this election from Sultanpur, also said she was 'clueless' as to why several BJP MPs were not given tickets this time.

With Varun Gandhi out of the picture, PM Modi to canvass for BJP’s Jitin Prasada in Pilibhit

This is for first time PM will be addressing rally in Pilibhit for BJP candidate, says party functionary. BSP has fielded Anis Khan, while SP nominee is Bhagwat Saran Gangwar.

In its latest list, BJP fields Dharmendra Pradhan & Naveen Jindal, drops Gen VK Singh & Varun Gandhi

'Critic' of Centre & UP govt, Varun has been left out, while his mother Maneka has been fielded from Sultanpur. BJP's relying on young faces in some seats, star power in some, it is learnt.

Praising Modi, sharing stage with local BJP leaders, 2024 ushered in a ‘softened’ Varun Gandhi

Varun Gandhi’s criticism of Modi govt on issues including farmers’ agitation & Lakhimpur Kheri case led to speculation about whether he would get ticket from Pilibhit a 4th time.

Varun criticises Yogi govt’s suspension of Sanjay Gandhi Hospital Amethi licence over patient death

Action against hospital follows death of 22-year-old patient in a case of alleged medical negligence. FIR filed against its CEO and three doctors on 17 September.

Sidelined by BJP, shunned by family over ‘ideology’: The dilemma of being Varun Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that his cousin Varun has a different ideology. The statement seems to limit options for the Pilibhit MP, who’s been a vocal Modi govt critic.

On ‘sidelined’ Maneka & Varun Gandhi’s home turf, BJP on course for clean sweep

Maneka Gandhi’s parliamentary constituency Sultanpur is divided into 5 assembly constituencies, and so is Varun Gandhi's Pilibhit.

‘Indians bearing weight of govt’s kind-heartedness’: Varun Gandhi’s fresh salvo at Modi govt

Gandhi, who is the BJP MP from UP's Pilibhit, has been repeatedly launching tirades against his own party and government since the introduction of the now-repealed farm laws.

On Camera

Farrhana Bhatt on Bigg Boss 19 reopened Kashmir’s representation wound

Farrhana Bhatt’s presence on Bigg Boss 19 can’t redefine Kashmir. But it can remind the Valley that Kashmiris deserve to be seen in their full human range—not squeezed into specific categories.

Niti Aayog CEO has a message for power stakeholders. Buckle up for surge to feed EVs, data centres

Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.

India looks to Oman for spare parts to keep its fleet of Jaguars flying

India is now the only country still operating the Jaguar, long retired by its original users, France in 2005 and the UK in 2007, and secondary operators like Oman, Nigeria and Ecuador.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.