Tag Archives: Bharatiya Janata Party

Author and social activist Tushar Gandhi attributes shift to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. Source link

Blocking of the content is allowed via “emergency powers” under India’s information technology rules and YouTube and Twitter have complied, a government adviser said in Twitter posts on Saturday. Source link

Fans are desperate to watch the Indian acting legend – the fourth richest actor in the world – return to the screen after a 4-year gap, but protesters want the action movie banned before it hits the screen. Source link

Critics have slammed the march as a ‘stale idea’, not having a clear message to voters and Gandhi’s lack of accountability to Congress party supporters. Source link

As India marks the 75th anniversary of the end of British rule, its economy is booming, although there are problems, including inequality, polarisation, child malnutrition and not enough jobs to go around. Source link

The expansion of the anti-meat campaign could set the stage for India’s general election in 2024 as the BJP, under repeated backlash for politicising food, seeks to retain power. Source link

While some analysts say the storm will blow over, opposition lawmaker Shashi Tharoor warns India’s international reputation is in ‘peril’ and the time has come for Modi to choose between ‘polarisation and prosperity’. Source link

Muslims have taken to the streets across India in recent weeks to protest against the anti-Islamic comments by two members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Source link

Saudi Arabia became the latest Gulf country to condemn the remarks made by Bharatiya Janata Party spokeswoman Nupur Sharma about Islam’s Prophet Mohammed last week. Source link

After communal violence flared across the country last week, authorities in Madhya Pradesh bulldozed the homes of suspected Muslim rioters without a police investigation. Source link