Pappu Yadav: ‘90% of women can’t enter politics unless …’: Pappu Yadav’s ‘bedroom’ slur stirs big row; BJP seeks action | India News – The Times of India

Pappu Yadav: ‘90% of women can’t enter politics unless …’: Pappu Yadav’s ‘bedroom’ slur stirs big row; BJP seeks action | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Independent MP from Bihar’s Purnia Pappu Yadav‘s comment on men’s “predatory” gaze on women, especially in politics, has drawn sharp reactions from the state women’s commission and the BJP. Yadav was speaking on 131st Constitutional (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which failed to pass in the Lok Sabha, and since then, has been used by…

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‘Nehru papers not missing’: Government clarifies after Congress seeks apology; cites 2008 transfer to Sonia Gandhi | India News – The Times of India

‘Nehru papers not missing’: Government clarifies after Congress seeks apology; cites 2008 transfer to Sonia Gandhi | India News – The Times of India

Former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (File photo) NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday issued a statement, a day after the Congress demanded an apology citing a government reply in Parliament that said no papers were “missing” from the Prime Ministers Museum and Library (PMML). In a series of posts on X, the Ministry of Culture…

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Video: Congress leader’s AI clip of PM selling tea at red-carpet triggers row; BJP hits back | India News – The Times of India

Video: Congress leader’s AI clip of PM selling tea at red-carpet triggers row; BJP hits back | India News – The Times of India

Screenshot from AI video posted by Ragini Nayak NEW DELHI: An AI-generated video posted by Congress spokesperson Ragini Nayak depicting Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “chaiwala” (tea seller) sparked a furious response from the ruling BJP. The clip shows PM Modi selling tea at an international summit, holding a kettle in one hand and…

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‘Pets not allowed outside, but inside’: Rahul Gandhi reacts to Renuka Chaudhary bringing dog in Parliament; BJP hits back | India News – The Times of India

‘Pets not allowed outside, but inside’: Rahul Gandhi reacts to Renuka Chaudhary bringing dog in Parliament; BJP hits back | India News – The Times of India

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday weighed in on the controversy over colleague Renuka Chowdhury bringing a stray dog to Parliament House, saying pets are not allowed outside the complex but “inside”.“Dog is the main topic of today, I believe. What has the poor dog…

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Delhi blast triggers political firestorm: Opposition seeks Amit Shah’s resignation; BJP hits back | India News – The Times of India

Delhi blast triggers political firestorm: Opposition seeks Amit Shah’s resignation; BJP hits back | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: A day after a powerful car explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort killed at least 12 people and injured several others, opposition parties have launched scathing attacks on the Centre. Leading the charge, Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai demanded home minister Amit Shah’s resignation, calling him “directly responsible” for the tragedy. Terror Angle…

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‘Surname’ row: BJP accuses Congress of stoking divide in cricket team | India News – The Times of India

‘Surname’ row: BJP accuses Congress of stoking divide in cricket team | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed on Wednesday stoked controversy after she questioned the non-selection of Sarfaraz Khan for India’s recent cricket assignments. She asked whether Khan was not selected in the India A cricket squad “because of his surname”, drawing an angry attack from BJP which accused Mohamed and her party of seeking to…

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MBBS student ‘gang-raped’ in West Bengal, friend held | India News – The Times of India

MBBS student ‘gang-raped’ in West Bengal, friend held | India News – The Times of India

DURGAPURA: A second-year MBBS student (23) of a private medical college in Bengal’s Durgapur was allegedly gang-raped by four to five unidentified men Friday, shortly after she stepped out for dinner with a classmate, reports Mohammad Asif. Police have detained the classmate after the survivor’s parents, from Odisha’s Balasore, alleged he and his associates were…

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Evening news wrap: Hazratbal plaque vandalism sparks row in J&K; Trump plays down India–US concerns. Read this, and more | India News – The Times of India

Evening news wrap: Hazratbal plaque vandalism sparks row in J&K; Trump plays down India–US concerns. Read this, and more | India News – The Times of India

A political row erupted in Jammu and Kashmir after the national emblem was found on a plaque at the revered Hazratbal shrine. The BJP condemned the vandalism and promised strict action, while CM Omar Abdullah questioned why the emblem had been installed there in the first place.In Washington, President Donald Trump moved to reassure that…

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‘Misleading’: India rejects Navarro’s ‘Brahmins profiting’ remark; calls it ‘inaccurate’ | India News – The Times of India

‘Misleading’: India rejects Navarro’s ‘Brahmins profiting’ remark; calls it ‘inaccurate’ | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: India on Friday strongly rejected Peter Navarro’s “Brahmins profiting from Russian crude” remark, calling the statement inaccurate and misleading. Navarro, trade advisor to US President Donald Trump, made an obtuse remark claiming that New Delhi has been “indirectly funding” Russia’s war in Ukraine through discounted oil purchases, and that Brahmins are “profiting at…

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