As former CAG Vinod Rai apologises to Sanjay Nirupam of the Congress, we revisit the scam that changed Indian politics, bolstered AAP and BJP.
Senior Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam calls the 2G spectrum case a politically-motivated move and holds it accountable for the current situation of the Congress party.
Former-Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh has levelled allegations of corruption against Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh
Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam said CM Uddhav Thackeray should have regular consultations with alliance partners over Covid-19 situation.
Karim Lala was one of the three top underworld dons of Mumbai for over two decades, from the sixties to the early eighties.
Nirupam's tweet came even as the NCP and Congress were preparing to hold meetings of their respective leaders.
Nirupam, who was replaced by Deora as the Mumbai Congress chief just before the Lok Sabha polls, was also absent, but he said Rahul had already been informed about his prior commitments.
The leader has openly threatened to sever ties with the party as he is miffed ever since Congress refused to allot ticket to a candidate backed by him.
In another tweet, Nirupam even hinted at quitting the party if the leadership failed to redress his grievances.
The letter is dated May 16, a week before he Lok Sabha election results were announced, and addressed to Milind Deora, Mumbai Regional Congress Committee (MRCC) chief who announced his resignation from the post Sunday.
The decision to withdraw the invitation to Sahgal (91), who was earlier at the forefront of the "award wapsi" campaign, was taken after a political outfit threatened to disrupt the function, the organisers said on Sunday.
Nirupam shared documents related to the organisations in Solapur which he said are controlled by the minister.
"Children and people do not know how many degrees the prime minister holds," Nirupam said.
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.