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India Gazette
3 hours ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
"Do chutki sindoor ka mahatva aap kya jante hai Modiji": AAP's Sanjay Singh slams BJP
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): AAP leader Sanjay Singh launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led ruling party and criticised the BJP for its purported 'Ghar Ghar Sindoor Abhiyan,' calling it a cheap political stunt and labelling it 'One Nation, One Husband' scheme. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has, however, denied media reports claiming that the party is visiting house to house to distribute sindoor (vermilion). 'Do chutki sindoor ka mahatva aap kya jante hai Modiji?,' said Sanjay Singh. In a post on X, Sanjay Singh said, 'In Indian culture, women apply sindoor as a symbol of their husband's long life, respect and well-being. It reflects pride, dignity, and deep emotional meaning. But now, after pushing schemes like 'One Nation, One Election' and 'One Nation, One Leader', the Prime Minister appears to have launched 'One Nation, One Husband',' Singh said. The AAP leader questioned whether this campaign implies that all women in the country are being asked to accept Prime Minister Modi as their husband. 'What kind of mentality is this? Will all the country's women now accept PM Modi as their husband? For how long will the BJP engage in shoddy politics under the name of Operation Sindoor, and how long will it keep selling it?' he questioned. Adding further, he said, 'While four Pakistani terrorists involved in the Pahalgam attack remain untraced and PoK is yet to be reclaimed. The Indian Army had the upper hand and could have taken back PoK or even liberated Balochistan, but the Centre opted for a ceasefire under Donald Trump's pressure. And BJP karyakartas are now going door to door distributing sindoor without considering the sentiments of Indian women.' 'Have you thought about the emotions behind this tradition? Do you understand the significance of those two pinches of sindoor, Modiji?' Singh said. 'This is not just a political gimmick, it's an insult to women. Indian women will apply sindoor for their husbands, not for any political leader. Please stop this attempt to misuse our traditions for politics,' he added. Earlier on Friday, the Congress unit in Kerala had also attacked the BJP and shared a poster of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the caption 'One Nation, One Husband.' This was a jab at the BJP's campaign. The poster with PM Modi's image read, 'Modi government to deliver sindoor to every household. A month-long campaign from June 9, MPs to walk 15-20 kms daily.' Reacting to this, the BJP in Karnataka slammed the Congress party and posted on X. 'Congress insults Hindus day in and day out, then blames EVMs on the result day. A script uglier than the gold hidden where no sun shines,' it posted. Congress unit in Kerala hit back at the post and raised a series of questions over the campaign. 'Who is Modi to send Sindoor to any devout Hindu woman,@BJP4Karnataka? Is the man so drunk on power that he has lost it completely, or has the honour of our womenfolk and our sacred Hindu traditions become a joke for him? We reiterate: as per Hindu traditions, Sindoor is given to a woman by her husband. Modi should and can give Sindoor only to one woman from Gujarat, a retired School teacher who has long been abandoned. Take your Hindutva political 'traditions' elsewhere, BJP! Your arrogant leader and your morally bankrupt party must stop abusing Hinduism and Hindus for your selfish political needs,' the post read. India launched Operation Sindoor in response to the Pahalgam terror attack and launched precision strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The Indian Armed Forces responded effectively to subsequent Pakistani aggression and pounded its airbases. This military retaliation came after the April 22 attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, where 26 tourists - 25 Indian and one Nepali - were killed in an assault carried out by terrorists who, according to Indian authorities, came from Pakistan. The two countries have reached an understanding to stop military action following a call made by Pakistan's DGMO to his Indian counterpart. (ANI)
West Australian
11 hours ago
- General
- West Australian
Anxiety Aunt: Is it acceptable to be on FaceTime or speaker phone in a busy public place?
Dear Aunty, I frequent my local cafe regularly and usually sit at an outside table. It's a popular place so is usually noisy but it's a happy, busy atmosphere and we don't mind. Last weekend my husband and I met a friend there for her birthday, she's 77 and we're all getting a little hard of hearing, especially when it's noisy. We usually just talk louder. However, on this occasion a young mum with a toddler came and sat at the table next to us with her phone on speaker. She was on FaceTime with someone. She propped the phone on her water bottle and proceeded to have a very loud conversation. We all then found it hard to hear each other. I almost said something but didn't in the end. The person on the other end of the phone was even louder than the woman at the table. Is this bad cafe etiquette? If I get a call at a cafe, I move away to avoid disturbing others. What would your advice be if this happens again? Yours Annoyed Dear Annoyed, Oh, it will happen again, my dear, it's just a matter of where and when. Your Aunt isn't a fan of willy-nilly rules for everything but One would definitely consider a ban on being on speaker phone or FaceTime when in busy public places because it is rude, inconsiderate and smacks of self-entitlement. One has seen people on FaceTime while wandering around shopping centres and airports. One has even seen it inside cinemas and on planes before take-off and again after landing. If we were meant to spend our lives FaceTiming, evolution would have seen to it that our ears were at the front of our face and our eyes moved to the sides. But no, instead evolution is rewarding us with some kind of permanent horn thing on the back of our skulls because we all spend too long with our heads pointed down staring at our phones. Surely, if there was ever a warning against too much screen time, that is it! And while in your anecdote it was a young woman, in your Aunt's experience this kind of obnoxious behaviour transcends generations. And it's not just FaceTiming or talking on speaker phone that is problematic; in the wrong environment even just having your screen illuminated is out of line. One was recently at the theatre for a junior dance recital (the things One does for One's neighbours) where One witnessed a mother to One's right tell her teenage son to put his phone away when the gentleman to One's left (of baby boomer age) dug out his own phone. He then proceeded to check his WhatsApp messages throughout the live performance. One's blood pressure was already on the boil when he had the audacity to turn on his phone torch to check the program. It was like sitting next to a human lighthouse. One could not get over his lack of respect for the young performers whose moment on stage was being hijacked by someone with enough life experience to know better but the selfishness not to care. During a short break in performances, One took the opportunity to turn to the teen on One's right and loudly exclaim: 'well done on resisting the urge to touch your phone young man, if only others WHO SHOULD KNOW BETTER would follow your example'. The older gent then gave your Aunt the stink eye and a loud 'harrumph' before grudgingly shoving his phone in his pocket. The curtain wasn't even down before he'd retrieved it and was straight back on the WhatsApp chat. Probably complaining about an interfering old biddy at a theatre show. Hopefully karma steps in and his horn grows quicker than anyone else's, although maybe it was the horn that had him on WhatsApp talking to some would-be lady love. Good luck to her! But back to you, Annoyed. While evolution is certainly making changes to our physiology, it seems it can't meet our desire to transmit messages using only our minds. So, the only way to get people to realise their behaviour is unacceptable, causing offence or annoyance, is to speak up. You don't have to be rude or confrontational about it, but if we all just sit in silence then the FaceTime set will only get emboldened and louder.
Powys County Times
a day ago
- Sport
- Powys County Times
French Oaks redemption bid on the cards for Shes Perfect
Shes Perfect is set to return to France to atone for her misfortune in the French 1000 Guineas with a likely crack at the Prix de Diane. The Sioux Nation filly appeared to have given trainer Charlie Fellowes his first Group One success at ParisLongchamp when first past the post in the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches. She drifted to her left across the track, however, and as the winning margin over Zarigana was only a nose, she was placed behind that rival by the stewards. An appeal against that decision failed but Fellowes has not been deterred and feels the 10-furlong trip of the French Oaks should suit her perfectly. 'I think the plan at this stage is to go to the Prix de Diane,' said Fellowes. 'We're keen to explore 10 furlongs with her and she got headed by (third-placed) Mandanaba in the French Guineas and then fought back and got back in front of her, so I think she will stay. 'She's out of a Galileo mare so on pedigree she should stay and I've always thought on her home work she will stay, so I think we will try 10 furlongs and that is where we are leaning.'
Axios
a day ago
- Business
- Axios
Elon Musk's DOGE savings dwarfed by deficit-ballooning Trump bill
Elon Musk bemoaned President Trump's signature legislative effort in an interview with CBS News this week, saying he was "disappointed to see the massive spending bill," which is projected to add trillions to budget deficits. Why it matters: Musk and his businesses were walloped by backlash to his leadership of DOGE. Now the fruit of those efforts — more government savings — are at risk of being washed away by Trump's "One, Big Beautiful Bill." The big picture: Elon Musk claims that his DOGE team saved $175 billion in taxpayer spending, though an outside analysis estimates the verified savings are closer to $16 billion. The "One Big, Beautiful Bill," which passed the House this week, is projected to add $3 trillion to 5 trillion to budget deficits over the next 10 years. Even using Musk's most generous estimate, those DOGE savings would amount to just 6% of the projected increase to the deficit from the bill. Between the lines: The primary driver of deficits in the bill is the extension of Trump's 2017 tax cuts, which Republicans aim to partially offset with cuts to Medicaid, green energy tax breaks and other programs. The bill also includes significant new spending on border security and the military. The White House argues the bill will reduce the deficit by $1.6 trillion, claiming that tax cut extensions shouldn't count as new costs — and that Trump's policies will supercharge economic growth.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Evans, Boebert tout ‘Big, Beautiful, Bill' amid boos from Coloradans
DENVER (KDVR) — Members of Congress are back home this week. Many are checking in with their constituents across the Centennial State. Coloradans weigh in on what police should do about street racing Two Republican members of the congressional delegation stopped by the state capitol to discuss the 'One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act' making its way through Congress with members of the press. The visit did not go exactly as planned. Congressman Gabe Evans and Congresswoman Lauren Boebert came to the state capitol to answer questions about the president's so-called big beautiful bill. A handful of others showed up with concerns of their own. 'The plan is just to observe, we're not here to disrupt. We're just here to observe and to listen. We want to hold them accountable for the lies they are gonna tell today,' said Wynn Howell, Colorado director of the Working Families Party. 'This bill passed out of the House last week and it is a win for Coloradans and we're gonna talk about why it is a win for people in Colorado,' said Evans amid a swarm of boos from disgruntled Coloradans. There were disruptions during Evans and Boebert's stop at the state Capitol. Angry Colorado residents came out to voice their frustrations with the representatives who voted to pass the measure. Both representatives maintain the bill will only cut off benefits for people who should not be in the system. 'The president himself has said no cuts to lawful beneficiaries of Medicaid. That is absolutely correct under this bill. Again, we just ran through the categories of people that will be impacted by these reforms. It's people that are ineligible, it's illegal immigrants, and it's able-bodied working-aged adults who, with no dependents who choose not to work, volunteer or go to school part-time. That is their choice,' the congressman said as the crowd chanted about democracy. 'Waste, fraud and abuse, improper payments, that is what we are eliminating. We are not eliminating lawful use of Medicaid. This is was never supposed to be something that American citizens lived on for their lives,' Boebert said. Democrats at the state capitol fear the bill will have unintended consequences for other Coloradans, increasing premiums for people outside of Medicaid and disenrolling hundreds of thousands of people already in the system. 'People will get dropped in that process, but they aren't necessarily people who shouldn't be on there. They are people who are disabled, who are working at the margin, who are barely hanging in there and they are the ones who have trouble complying with these regulations,' said state Senator and Joint Budget Committee member Judy Amabile. 'Having a robust, strong Medicaid system that is ensuring that providers are reimbursed, at least in some way, Medicaid doesn't reimburse the costs- it reimburses the under costs. Ensuring that medical providers have some kind of reimbursement for this lowers costs for healthcare across the board. We've had a laser focus in the state on reducing premiums for Coloradans. This bill will increase premiums,' said state Senator and Joint Budget Committee Chair Jeff Bridges. Measles case confirmed in vaccinated Coloradan who flew into DIA State lawmakers said they still have not decided if they will come back in for a special session if the bill passes as it stands, but they are projecting the state will feel some major fiscal impacts from the legislation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
