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After the Defence Ministry's acknowledgement of Chinese troops transgressions into the Indian territory in different parts of Eastern Ladakh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday asked why the Prime Minister was lying over the issue. "Why is the PM lying?" a tweet by the Wayanad MP, which also had an English newspaper's article over the Defence Ministry's acknowledgement embedded, read. Gandhi has time and again raised the issue, especially since the Galwan valley clash which led to 20 Indian Army personnel losing their lives in a violent face-off with Chinese troops. Sushant Singh Rajput death case: Bihar DGP accuses Mumbai Police of being unprofessionalBihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey on Thursday accused Mumbai police of being unprofessional on their action of quarantining Patna Superintendent of Police (SP), Vinay Tiwari. … [Read more...] about ‘Why is the PM lying?’ asks Rahul Gandhi after Defence Ministry’s acknowledgement of Chinese transgressions in Ladakh

Ram temple bhoomi pujan | A violation of Constitution, says Sitaram YechuryCommunist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said on Wednesday that the ceremony to lay the foundation stone of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a violation of the Constitution in letter and spirit. … [Read more...] about Morning digest: India records highest-ever single-day COVID-19 recoveries; Murmu resigns as Lieutenant-Governor of J&K, and more

Opposition parties on Tuesday questioned the "silence" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the violent clash between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh and asked them to take the nation into confidence on the matter, while the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party asserted that India's borders will remain intact under Modi's leadership. … [Read more...] about Sino-India face-off: Opposition questions PM’s ‘silence’

Political analyst Professor Rajendra Sharma said the Congress lacks consistency in its stand. “The best course for the Congress should have been to stick to the CWC resolution which seemed to be well balanced. But it wants to be a part of majoritarian politics and was feeling left out,” said Sharma who heads the political sciences department at Rohtak-based Maharishi Dayanand University. … [Read more...] about Congress looks to alter perception on Ram Mandir issue

"Sweets worth around Rs 10,000 crore were sold across the country on Raksha Bandhan last year. This figure is expected to come down to around Rs 5,000 crore this time," the director of the Federation of Sweets and Namkeen Manufacturers, Feroz H Naqvi, said on Sunday. … [Read more...] about Muted Raksha Bandhan celebrations amid COVID pandemic