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Time of India
2 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
'Don't Control Me': Jaya Bachchan Snaps At Priyanka Chaturvedi During Op Sindoor Speech
During a debate on 'Operation Sindoor' in the Rajya Sabha, MP Jaya Bachchan took jibes at the NDA government. Questioning the symbolic use of the operation's name, she said, 'The real sindoor was wiped off the women's foreheads,' referring to victims' widows. She accused the government of destroying the faith and trust of the people of Kashmir and urged leaders to be humble and responsible. She said that she would not make remarks to provoke a BJP-Congress fight. Meanwhile, Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi was seen giggling and trying to control her laughter during Bachchan's speech in Parliament.#jayabachchan #operationsindoor #rajyasabha #parliamentdebate #ndagovt #kashmir #indianpolitics #priyankachaturvedi #congress #bjp #toi #toibharat Read More
Time of India
22-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Cong, BJP spar as posters come up of arrested NSUI state chief with Rahul
Bhubaneswar: A day after National Students' Union of India's state president Udit Narayan Pradhan was arrested on charges of raping a 19-year-old student in the city, posters have surfaced throughout Bhubaneswar displaying images of the suspended Congress member alongside Lok Sabha MP Rahul Gandhi. The giant posters have come up at prominent places including Janpath, sparking heated exchanges between the Congress and BJP . State Congress president Bhakta Charan Das accused the BJP of having orchestrated this poster campaign to defame the party. "We are certain about BJP's involvement in this negative poster campaign against the Congress. This indicates BJP's apprehension towards Congress, which has strengthened its protests regarding the reported rise in crimes against women," Das said. "BJP cannot stifle our voice. Women safety is our biggest focus. Our protest will be intensified in the coming days," he added even as another Congress member criticised the BMC for not pulling down such unauthorised posters. The Congress formed a six-member committee on Monday to investigate the allegations against Pradhan. The party indicated it would support strict action if the charges were proven true. Responding strongly to the allegations, BJP MLA Babu Singh said, "Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones at others. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 15 most beautiful women in the world Undo The arrest of Udit Pradhan has exposed the double standard of Congress on issues of women's safety." Avilash Panda, state president of BJP's youth wing, criticised Congress for appointing Pradhan as NSUI Odisha president. "Days before his appointment (Aug 2024), he was arrested in a criminal case in Bhubaneswar. Still, the Congress made him the NSUI state president," Panda said. Amid the BJP-Congress confrontation over Pradhan's arrest, BJD president and former chief minister Naveen Patnaik expressed concern over an alleged increase in crimes against women. "A disturbing wave of crimes against women is gripping Odisha. This surge in sexual assaults reflects a troubling erosion of law enforcement. When various ranks of the police face interference and political pressure, accountability weakens — and women and girls pay the price first," Naveen wrote in a social media post.
Time of India
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey cites Himalayan 'CIA operation', claims Nehru surrendered to US
File photo: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: As Parliament's monsoon session approaches, the stage seems to be getting set for a BJP-Congress duel over "foreign interference", with BJP MP Nishikant Dubey circulating documents about Jawaharlal Nehru govt's decision to let US's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) install "two nuclear-powered devices" high in the Himalayas to monitor Chinese preparations for nuclear tests. In a post of X, Dubey attached a copy of an April 1978 letter from members of the US Congress addressed to the then US president Jimmy Carter. The letter expressed concern about a "CIA operation" in India in the 1960s, which the US foreign intelligence agency apparently carried out without keeping Indian government in the loop. The letter cited an 'Outside' article, published by Rolling Stone. According to author Howard Kohn there were "two nuclear-powered monitoring devices", allegedly for surveillance of Chinese atomic weapons testing, high in the Himalayas. The devices, containing plutonium, were placed on two mountains, one of which, Nanda Devi, is the source of India's Ganges River, the holy river for millions of Hindus, the letter stated. The then Congress government's decision to let CIA surveil on China's plans for nuclear tests has long been an open secret in many quarters. So was the unsuccessful effort to retrieve one of the monitoring devices, which was buried by an avalanche, by sending expeditions. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like An engineer reveals: One simple trick to get internet without a subscription Techno Mag Learn More Undo But BJP's decision to ignite a fresh debate at this juncture is significant because of indications that Congress may double up on its allegation that US president Donald Trump coerced Modi government into agreeing to pause Operation Sindoor. Dubey linked Nehru government's decision and disapparance of the devices to natural calamities by citing the article which said the untraceable device could be "leaking plutonium into the Ganges. If this is true, it would be a serious problem, indeed". Sharing the letter, Dubey asked whether Kedarnath disaster, Teesta River flooding, melting glaciers in Gangotri and Yamunotri, and even decreasing water level of Ganga could be linked to this incident. "The Nehru-Gandhi family bowed before America. Rahul Gandhi ji, Congress is responsible for the destruction of farmers and played with India's faith..." Dubey posted on X.
Time of India
02-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Is it so difficult to be patriotic: Salman Khurshid to those criticising his anti-terror mission
Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads New Delhi: After Shashi Tharoor, who recently hit back at those who politically criticised his conduct as a delegate of the Indian outreach mission , senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Monday asked "is it difficult to be patriotic?" in a passionate disapproval of the partisan criticism from the domestic political gallery of his spirited support of India's Operation Sindoor against Pakistan-sponsored terrorism and his defence of the state of affairs in J&K after the abrogation of Article 370. The former external affairs minister's remarks on these issues abroad had led to a BJP-Congress skirmish at home besides certain sections of the social media targeting him."When on a mission against terrorism, to carry India's message to the world, it's distressing that people at home are calculating political allegiances. Is it so difficult to be patriotic?" Khurshid said on social media. Incidentally, Khurshid is currently considered to be in the good books of the Congress leadership, a fact that still has not spared him of partisan criticism from the political told a news agency in Kuala Lumpur, "People keep saying, 'what are you doing in a delegation where there are people from BJP? What are you doing there? What are we doing here?" We are doing here, what is needed for the country. No matter which party you are from, today, what is needed is a single voice to speak in favour of the nation and that is what we are doing here. I think when I say, is it so difficult to be a patriot? That is the question that has to be asked of those who are putting out tweets and saying things that I think I believe are not very encouraging when you want to do something for the nation".He further said, "People are saying, he (Salman Khurshid) is supporting so and so and he is not supporting so and so; they are supporting the government etc. Have I come here to oppose the Government of India? If I wanted to do that, I would stay at home. I have come here to speak for India, whoever speaks for India and in whichever way they speak for India, whatever is said for India, we are here to support."A few days ago, Khurshid had said, as a member of the Indian delegation, that it was unfortunate that Pakistan wants to undo the prosperity that has come to Jammu & Kashmir following the abrogation of Article 370, and that the existence of Article 370 had somehow given the impression that J&K was separate from the rest of the country. While he earned criticism from certain sections for that comment, the fact is even the Congress leadership, which initially opposed the abrogation of Article 370, has since back pedalled on the issue, and is preferring these days only to seek the revival of statehood for J&K.
Time of India
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Cong, BJP root cause of all problems ailing country: Kejri
New Delhi: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday alleged that "mainstream politics" of parties like Congress and BJP for the past 75 years is the root cause of all problems ailing the country, as he tried to reclaim lost ground by projecting the work done his party on education, health and subsidised power as AAP's brand of "alternative politics". After AAP suffered a drubbing at the hands of BJP in the Delhi assembly polls in Feb that reduced the party in power to a 22 member opposition, Kejriwal's outreach on Tuesday was a clear attempt by AAP to try to re-invent itself. Kejriwal also accused the "mainstream" political parties for historically engaging in communal politics. "The world is moving towards AI. Meanwhile, these people are busy teaching our children Hindu-Muslim 24x7. This is the BJP-Congress model of mainstream politics," Kejriwal said. The former Delhi CM made the launch of AAP's new student wing — Association of Students For Alternative Politics — his platform to push for reviving the party's "alternative politics" pitch as it announced plans of reaching out to the youth and mobilising young voters. AAP's new students wing comes in the backdrop of Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti — AAP's original student wing launched in 2014 failing to make an impact. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Fastest Selling Plots of Mysore from 40L | 40+ Amenities PurpleBrick Learn More Undo Kejriwal also attacked the BJP-led dispensation alleging that "it's been barely three months since BJP formed govt in Delhi and it is working towards dismantling the education system in the national capital, built by the AAP during its tenure... For 10 years, the private schools couldn't raise fees. But in just three months of BJP rule in Delhi, all private schools are hiking fees again." "We ensured 24x7 electricity. That is alternative politics. But now, with BJP in power, Delhi is facing 3-4 hour-long power cuts again," he alleged. It is pertinent to point that since the Delhi Polls results, Kejriwal has chosen to stay away from the limelight in Delhi and has been largely focussing on Punjab while leader of opposition in Delhi assembly and Atishi and state convener Saurabh Bharadwaj have been leading the way on countering BJP as the opposition. In fact Kejriwal's address at the launch of ASAP was the first major outreach in the Capital since he last spoke on March 23 to mark Shaheedi Diwas at the party headquarters. Also an attempt by the party leadership to put up a united front comes in the backdrop of the storm brewing in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. As many as 15 AAP councillors resigned from the party citing stalled development works and internal discontent to form a new party the Indraprastha Vikas Party.
