India: author Arundhati Roy to be prosecuted over 2010 Kashmir remarks Official from ruling BJP party allows action against Booker winner under controversial anti-terrorism law The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2024
Booker-winning author Arundhati Roy to be prosecuted under anti-terror laws in India Roy faces charges over a speech she gave about Kashmir in 2010 The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2024
NEET: Students protest in Patna demanding cancellation of exam, burn effigies Amid the ongoing row over irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-Undergraduate) students staged a protest in Patna on Saturday, demanding cancellation of the exam. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Jun 15, 2024
Hafta letters: Hafta on YouTube, accountability, election coverage Last week’s letters: Newslaundry · Jun 15, 2024
Congress holds 'Matka Phod' protest against water crisis in Delhi Congress workers on Saturday held a 'Matka Phod' (break pitchers) protest in Delhi's Krishna Nagar area against the AAP-led Delhi government and the BJP-led government. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Jun 15, 2024
Delhi is faced with an acute water crisis. Who is to be blamed? Amid extreme heat, Delhi is facing a severe water crisis. Pictures and videos being widely-shared on social media show locals running and climbing onto water tanks to fill their vessels. A political blame game has also ensued between the AAP, the BJP and Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena over the… Newslaundry · Jun 15, 2024
Days after poll win, Yusuf Pathan sent ‘encroachment’ notice by Gujarat civic body Two days after he was elected as the Baharampur MP on a Trinamool Congress ticket, cricketer-turned-politician Yusuf Pathan received a notice from the Vadodara Municipal Corporation asking him to vacate encroachments on land owned by the civic body. And five days later, a local BJP leader wrote to the civic… Newslaundry · Jun 14, 2024
Andhra Pradesh Ministers get portfolios, Pawan Kalyan to be Chandrababu Naidu's Deputy Day after taking charge of his office after being sworn in as the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, the Chandrababu Naidu led Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Government allotted portfolios to 25 Ministers in his Cabinet. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Jun 14, 2024
JD-U will support BJP candidate for Lok Sabha Speaker, asserts KC Tyagi "JDU (Janata Dal-United) and TDP (Telugu Desam Party) are strongly in NDA. We will support the person nominated (for Speaker) by BJP," Tyagi said. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Jun 14, 2024
'Police to bring Yediyurappa from Delhi for questioning in POSCO case': Karnataka Home Minister The BJP has alleged a conspiracy by the Congress in the case to divert attention from a corruption case involving Minister B Nagendra. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Jun 14, 2024
‘Vote against jail’: How two Modi critics won India election from prison In Kashmir and Punjab, candidates jailed for being alleged national security threats have won. What does that say? Al Jazeera · Jun 14, 2024
Assembly bypolls: BJP announces candidates for Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced its candidates for next month's assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Jun 14, 2024
Ownership, money, Modi 3.0 uncertainty: A sobering reality check for election cheer The Lok Sabha elections will continue to be analysed threadbare for some time to come. They were unexpected, revelatory about the Indian electorate and uplifting, even if momentarily, because they suggested that democracy is still alive in India. Newslaundry · Jun 13, 2024
Arunachal Pradesh : Pema Khandu takes oath as Chief Minister for 3rd consecutive term Pema Khandu became Chief Minister for the first time in 2016. He was reelected as leader of the BJP Legislature Party in Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Jun 13, 2024
Dynamite News · Jun 13, 2024 Pema Khandu to be sworn in as Arunachal Pradesh CM today; Amit Shah, JP Nadda to attend ceremony Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister-designate Pema Khandu will take oath as the CM of the state for the third consecutive term on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite News:
Dynamite News · Jun 12, 2024 Mohan Majhi takes oath as BJP's first chief minister in Odisha Four-time MLA Mohan Majhi takes oath as BJP's first Chief Minister in Odisha, ending Naveen Patnaik's 24-year reign. Read further on Dynamite News:
Newslaundry · Jun 12, 2024 Of Modi 3.0’s 72 ministers, 7 switched allegiance after 2019 poll announcement There are seven turncoats among the 72 leaders who are part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new council of ministers. Two of these have been given cabinet posts, and five assigned the charge of minister of state. The BJP-led NDA had fielded 77 defectors during the Lok Sabha polls.
Dynamite News · Jun 12, 2024 Mohan Charan Majhi to take oath as Odisha CM today; PM Modi to attend ceremony Two deputy chief ministers - first time MLA Pravati Parida and six-time legislator Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo - will also be sworn-in today. Read further on Dynamite News:
Al Jazeera · Jun 12, 2024 Peace eludes India’s Manipur even after defeating BJP over ethnic violence In riot-hit state, hopes of change following the governing party’s defeat are shortlived as deadly clashes continue.
Newslaundry · Jun 11, 2024 BJP tally didn’t dip only due to minorities. But blaming them is both easy and strategic Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was the first. A “certain community”, he said, was responsible for the defeat of the BJP in three northeastern states: Manipur, Meghalaya and Nagaland. Sarma, it seemed, was referring to Christians.
Dynamite News · Jun 11, 2024 Mohan Charan Majhi to be new Chief minister of Odisha Mohan Majhi will be the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Minister of Odihsa. Read further on Dynamite News:
Top News · Jun 11, 2024 Modi Retains Key Ministers Despite BJP's Election Setback Prime Minister Narendra Modi sworn in for a third term despite BJP's loss of majority. Challenges and praise surround his leadership.
Newslaundry · Jun 11, 2024 Exit polls, foreign investors, and stock market mayhem: What really happened? Praveen Chakravarty, who is the chairman of Professionals’ Congress and data analytics of the Congress party, recently wrote a piece in the Deccan Herald, titled The world’s first ‘Exit Poll Stock Market Scam’.
Dynamite News · Jun 11, 2024 Naidu, Nitish Are 'Dissatisfied Souls': Sanjay Raut after portfolio allocation in Modi 3.0 Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday claimed that BJP's allies Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu are "dissatisfied souls". Read further on Dynamite News:
The Times of India · Jun 11, 2024 Mansukh Mandaviya takes charge of Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs Mansukh Mandaviya assumed his role as the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs on Tuesday, pledging his full dedication to enhancing the nation's sports landscape.