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Time of India
an hour ago
- Politics
- Time of India
‘Ahilyabai was a paragon of women strength'
Lucknow: Emphasising the importance of historical female figures, BJP's state president Bhupendra Singh on Saturday said, "Queen Ahilyabai Holkar was a formidable administrator, warrior and a driving force behind economic and cultural revival. " Addressing a seminar that marked the 300th birth anniversary of Ahilyabai, Singh said, "She was a paragon of women's strength whose contributions to justice and entrepreneurship made her different." Power and urban development minister AK Sharma highlighted Ahilyabai's extensive work in temple restoration and her initiatives aimed at economic fortification and women's empowerment during her rule. He noted her unique ability to blend tradition with progress, which significantly benefited society. Rajya Sabha MP Dinesh Sharma reiterated Ahilyabai's pivotal role in cultural heritage preservation amid the adversities of Mughal and British rule. Meanwhile, BJP's Lucknow district president Anand Dwivedi said that the BJP organised a series of programmes from May 21-31 under a campaign to further promote the legacy of Ahilyabai. The seminar attracted numerous party workers and community members, reflecting the lasting impact of Ahilyabai's contributions to society and culture, serving as an inspiration for future generations.
Economic Times
4 hours ago
- Politics
- Economic Times
Why facts not given to citizens, Parliament: TMC on CDS acknowledging loss of aircraft
ANI Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Sagarika Ghose speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi on Thursday. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) accused the BJP-led Centre on Saturday of not presenting facts before citizens and reiterated its demand for a special session of Parliament, following Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan's acknowledgement of aircraft loss in recent hostilities with Chauhan has, however, dismissed Islamabad's claim of downing six Indian jets as "absolutely incorrect".TMC's deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha Sagarika Ghose shared a clip from the CDS' interview to Bloomberg TV on X and asked, "Why should international media report this first? Why were these facts first not given to India's citizens, to Parliament and to people's representatives?" In another post, Ghose said, "There are now too many citizens' concerns regarding Operation Sindoor that must be raised in the national interest. This is how a strong democracy renews itself and learns from experiences." "Citizens and opposition must be taken into confidence. The Narendra Modi government can no longer deny the opposition's demand. A special session of Parliament must be convened in June," she added. In the interview, Gen. Chauhan was asked whether India lost combat jets during the recent four-day military clashes with Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack."So the good part is that we were able to understand the tactical mistakes which we made, remedy it, rectify it and then implement it again after two days and flew all our jets again targeting at long range," the CDS asserted that it is more important to find out why the aircraft were lost and that the Indian military hit back after rectifying the declined to specify the losses in terms of numbers but clearly pointed to the fact that the Indian military carried out high-precision strikes deep inside Pakistani territory. Gen. Chauhan is currently in Singapore to participate in the Shangri-La Dialogue. Previously, Indian Air Force's Director General of Air Operations Air Marshall A K Bharti had acknowledged that "losses are a part of combat" and said all IAF pilots returned home safely. Air Marshall Bharti made the remarks at a media briefing on May 11, when asked about India's aircraft losses during Operation Sindoor.
India Today
11 hours ago
- Business
- India Today
9th time in 20 days: Jairam Ramesh asks PM to clarify 'Donaldbhai's' Pak claim
The Congress intensified its demand for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break his silence on the repeated claims by his "friend Donaldbhai" (US President Donald Trump) that his threat of cutting trade with India and Pakistan led to the fresh attack by Congress's Jairam Ramesh came as Trump reiterated his claim that he avoided a potential nuclear disaster by mediating the ceasefire between India and In a scathing post on X, the Rajya Sabha MP pointed out that through the repeated assertions by Trump - the ninth time in 20 days across 3 countries - the equivalence of India and Pakistan gets has always insisted on "de-hyphenation". The reference is to the term "Indo-Pak", which is how the West saw South Asia in the 90s in an attempt to balance its relationship with both nations."This is the 9th time in 20 days, across 3 countries and 3 cities. Donaldbhai keeps repeating the same sequence of events of how he got the 4-day India-Pakistan war to stop - US intervention and the use of trade instrument to stop nuclear escalation. The equivalence of India and Pakistan gets reiterated yet again," Ramesh government has always maintained that New Delhi and Islamabad "directly negotiated" the ceasefire and the US had no role in COMMERCE SECRETARY'S COURT SUBMISSIONadvertisementThe Congress leader also referred to US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick's recent submission before a court that the threat of tariffs helped the US broker a ceasefire between India and issue was raised by the Trump administration before the Court of International Trade to defend its sweeping tariffs on the trade court blocked Trump's tariffs from going into effect. A day later, an appeals court temporarily reinstated the to it, Ramesh tweeted, "President Trump's commerce secretary has made exactly the same claims in his submission to the New York-based Court of International Trade. But Donaldbhai's friend Narendra Modi continues to ignore his claims with absolute silence. Why doesn't the PM speak up?""Is President Trump also doing what Modi does all the time and so well (i.e. lying)? Or is he speaking even 50% truth?" he further said.
Deccan Herald
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Deccan Herald
Bold statements, questions on Op Sindoor and Musk's resignation
Hello there Readers! Welcome back! A lot has unfolded in the political landscape over the course of the week. A language row broke out between Karnataka and Tamil actor Kamal Haasan; opposition parties are increasing pressure on the Modi government to answer questions around Operation Sindoor, while fissures are widening between Shashi Tharoor and the Congress. On the world stage, we take a look at the latest political twists surrounding Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Grab a cup of coffee and sit back as we give you a rundown of the latest events in the political came first? Kannada? Tamil? .Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan announced his entry to Rajya Sabha with the support of the ruling party in Tamil Nadu, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). But was quick to get tangled in controversy, Hassan during the promotion of his new film Thug Life said 'Tamil gave birth to Kannada.' Clarifying that his remarks on Kannada were made out of love, he said, that 'love will never apologise'.The actor's statement spurred a row, with people from Karnataka, across party lines, slamming his remark and demanding an apology. The Karnataka government said it would seek a ban on the actor's films if he did not apologise for his comment.'Kamal Haasan should apologise for speaking lightly about Kannada. If he doesn't, then the government will write to the Karnataka Films Chamber of Commerce seeking a ban on his films,' Kannada & Culture Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi Minister Siddaramaiah also refuted Haasan's claim. 'The Kannada language has a very long history. Poor (Kamal Haasan) does not know,' he of the Opposition R Ashoka described Kamal Haasan as a 'madman' and called upon Kannadigas to boycott him. 'His remarks about Kannada make it clear that he's an urban naxal,' he Hassan found support among political leaders in Tamil Nadu. Defending the actor, they said he merely stated the truth and that it is always 'difficult to accept the truth.'.United front was short united front put up by political parties in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack was short-lived. Now questions are being raised and the demand for a special parliamentary session on the attack and Operation Sindoor is of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, sharing an interview clip of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, accused the latter of giving Pakistan prior information about 'Operation Sindoor', an allegation rebutted by the MEA as "utter misrepresentation of facts".Jaishankar told a Parliamentary panel that Pakistan was informed about Operation Sindoor only after India struck nine terror camps in that country and that his remarks were 'twisted' and 'misrepresented' to suggest that the neighbouring nation was informed prior to the military action. Responding to questions from MPs about US President Donald Trump's recurring remarks on ceasefire, Jaishankar insisted that there was 'no interference' by the United States in the ceasefire decision, which was taken after talks between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) on a request from the Pakistan Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy joined in to question Prime Minister Narendra Modi on why the government ended military operations against Pakistan half-way and failed to seek all-party opinion before declaring a pressure on the Modi government, Trinamool Congress, RJD, Samajwadi Party, CPI(M) and CPI have joined in to demand a Special Session of Parliament on the Pahalgam terror attack and India's Operation Sindoor. I.N.D.I.A. bloc is mulling submitting a joint letter to the government. .The chasm strain between senior Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and his party seems to be widening. Tharoor appeared to suggest that Congress governments did not conduct surgical strikes like the Modi government did by claiming that the country breached the LoC for the first time in 2016. Congress leaders retorted, they listed eight instances of surgical strikes between 2000 and 2014 for the past around nine years, highlighting that the UPA government was in power for a substantial time during this Tharoor's own words against him, Congress leader Pawan Khera shared an image of a page from Tharoor's 2018 book The Paradoxical Prime Minister: Narendra Modi and His India, in which he criticised the Modi government while acknowledging strikes conducted by Congress his own Prime Minister has been holding rallies in different states and has not shied away from blowing his own trumpet in the aftermath of the successful Operation Sindoor. His choice of words and braggadocio has certainly raised some eyebrows. In his first visit after Operation Sindoor to Gujarat, Modi was heard saying, "When someone wipes off the vermilion (sindoor) of our mothers and sisters, their (terrorists) destruction is also certain." "Sukh chain ki jindagi jiyo, roti khao varna meri goli toh hai hi (Live life peacefully... eat food or else my bullet)," Modi thundered at the India's fight against terrorism, Modi at a rally in West Bengal warned that India would act decisively against all those who sponsor terror and Operation Sindoor is not yet over. Modi made another bold statement, claiming that India has become the fourth-largest economy in the world, surpassing Japan. However, NITI Aayog member Arvind Virmani has clarified that India would overtake Japan by the end of 2025 to become the fourth-largest in the theatrical statements, Amit Shah said, 'Under Modi's leadership, Operation Sindoor was undertaken. We have shown (to the world) the importance of 'ek chutki sindoor'.'Modi is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at Rio de Janeiro in early July. New Delhi is keen to continue the process of normalising its bilateral relations with Beijing despite China's close ties with Pakistan. Didi brings up Modi's pastNot one to take criticism lying down, the Bengal CM lashed out at the prime minister after he targetted the Trinamool Congress during his latest visit to West a press conference, Banerjee said, "Please remember, every woman has respect, they accept sindoor only from her husband... The way you are talking... you are not the husband of everybody; why are you not giving sindoor to your Mrs first?""First, he (Modi) used to call himself a tea-seller, then a chowkidar, and now he has come to sell sindoor. He cannot sell sindoor like this," Banerjee said, drawing condemnation from the BJP for her choice of new in the a surprising turn of events, Tesla CEO and the unofficial First Buddy Elon Musk is stepping down from his role in the Donald Trump administration after spearheading a controversial push for greater efficiency. Musk's efforts disrupted several federal agencies, but in the end, he fell short. The reason for his exit is still unknown. However, the announcement follows close on the heels of Musk criticising Trump's marquee tax bill, calling it too expensive and a measure that would undermine his work with the DOGE Service. DOGE will live on without Musk, the administration said. 'Elon is terrific,' Trump said, praising the billionaire. "This will be his last day, but not really, because he will, always, be with us, helping all the way."In a setback to Trump's tariff wars, a panel of federal judges blocked him from imposing some of his steepest tariffs on China and other US trading partners. It was stated that he vastly overstepped his ability to issue those expansive duties under federal law and ordered an immediate block on them. The United States Court of Appeals swiftly came to the rescue of Donald Trump. Pausing the lower court's ruling to consider the government's appeal, the court ordered the plaintiffs in the cases to respond by June 5 and the administration by June 9.A federal judge said on Thursday she would extend an order blocking President Donald Trump's administration from immediately revoking Harvard University's ability to enroll international students, a victory for the Ivy League school that is entangled in multiple battles with the brings us to the end of this week's political roundup. DH Political Theatre will come back again next week with more political advancements from around the world. Exit Stage Left, DH Newsletters Team
Hans India
16 hours ago
- Politics
- Hans India
BJP core committee decides to fight against ‘goonda' Cong govt
Bengaluru: BJP president B Y Vijayendra on Thursday said that the party's state core committee has decided to fight against the 'goonda' Congress government and its policies vociferously on the streets, as he accused it of targeting party leaders and right wing activists. He said the party also discussed strengthening the organisation and the state-wide tour of leaders to prepare the ground for taluk and zilla panchayat polls. The state chief was briefing about the Karnataka BJP core committee meeting today that was attended by former Chief Ministers B S Yediyurappa, Sadananada Gowda, Basavaraj Bommai, party's state in-charge and Rajya Sabha MP Radhamohan Das Agrawal, co-in-charge Sudhakar Reddy, among others. 'The Congress government in Karnataka is intoxicated by power. BJP karyakartas are being targeted. Suhas Shetty (Hindutva activist) was murdered in Mangaluru. Also there was arrest of Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader as part of a conspiracy. The Congress goondas have shown their goonda behaviour against the Leader of Opposition in Legislative Council and the Dalit Leader Chalavadi Narayanaswamy in Kalaburagi,' Vijayendra said. Speaking to reporters here, he said despite BJP MLC and opposition chief whip N Ravikumar expressing regret over his certain remarks, a FIR has been registered against him, based on a complaint by a third party, aimed at defaming him at the behest of the Congress government. 'The BJP has decided that it will not budge to such things and to fight vociferously on the streets against the goonda Congress government, which is anti-poor, anti-farmer and corrupt, by instilling confidence among party workers and leaders,' he said, adding that the fight will happen on a continuous basis and announcements will be made accordingly in the days ahead. Responding to a question, the state president further said there is no confusion among leaders in the BJP and all are united in fighting against the corrupt Congress government. 'The goal ahead of us is to fight on the streets against this anti-people, corrupt, goonda Congress government,' he said. The core committee discussed organisational matters, how to strengthen it, and travel across the state in the wake of upcoming zilla and taluk panchayat polls and others, Vijayendra said. Noting that disciplinary action taken against MLAs Basangaouda Patil Yatnal, S T Somashekar and Shivaram Hebbar by expelling them from the party for six years based on the recommendation of the state core committee, he said, 'We thank the party's national leadership for it.' The core committee also lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the armed forces for the action against terrorists and Pakistan, following the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 tourists were killed, he added. Vijayendra said on the advice of the core committee, a team composed of a few of its members, legislators, former legislators, will be sent to all divisions in view of organisation and upcoming local polls. Regarding constituting a coordination committee for proper coordination with alliance partner JD(S), Vijayendra said there is coordination already, and regarding formation of any committee for it, both party leaders will discuss and decide.
