Author: Tandrima Ghosh

There were allegations of training to use firearms in the camp.  No, not against any militant group in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, but the Karnataka branch of the Bajrang Dal, a youth wing of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, a member of the Sangh Parivar. It is alleged that Bajrang Dal’s training camp at a school in Ponnampet, Kodagu district of Karnataka, on May 5-11, provided training in physical fitness, running sticks as well as firearms. Controversy erupted when pictures of members of the organization were targeted in the training camp. Karnataka Bajrang Dal leader and one of the organizers of the camp…

The new decisions announced by Sonia Gandhi at the end of the Thinking camp reflected the advice of Prashant Kishore rather than the demands of G-23. Outraged leaders of the G-23 group demanded that the Congress top leadership should be active. Decisions must be made in consultation with everyone. For that, a new parliamentary board of the Congress has to be formed. The members of the Working Committee, the highest policy-maker in Congress, must win the organizational election. The new decisions announced by Sonia Gandhi at the end of the Thinking camp on Sunday to revive the organization reflected the…

By, Tandrima Ghosh,May 14 After Narendra Modi came to power, the BJP introduced the custom of going into the “Barnprastha” arena at the age of seventy-five. Whose costume name is Margadarshak Mandali. Veteran leaders like LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi were pushed there. Modi indicated that he did not want to leave the chair. Modi will be 74 at the time of the next Lok Sabha elections. But Modi himself hinted on Thursday that he would like to be prime minister if he wins the 24th Lok Sabha polls. “I recently met with a senior opposition leader. “Modiji, the…

By Tandrima Ghosh, May 12 Supreme Court has given a big push to the Modi Government over the ‘sedition’ law . The apex court today ruled that no FIR or lawsuit could be filed under the sedition law. Both the Central and the states must abide by this directive. The apex court also said that those who have been sued under the Act will be able to apply for bail. Earlier on Monday, the court had asked the Central to reconsider the law. After that, strict instructions were issued for the hearing on Wednesday. No FIR can be registered under…

By Tandrima Ghosh, May 10 The posthumous Pulitzer Prize in 2022 was awarded to Danish film journalist Danish Siddiqui.This is the second time he has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize. He was a photojournalist for the Reuters news agency.  He was given this honor for covering the Corona weather in India.  Earlier, in 2016, Danish and Adnan Abidi received the Pulitzer Prize for being the first Indians to present a picture of the Rohingya refugee crisis to the world.  Danish was killed on July 17, 2021, while reporting on a clash between Afghan forces and the Taliban in Kandahar. Apart…

By Tandrima Ghosh, May 11 Demanding renaming of Qutub Minar and many streets in Delhi .The BJP had recently filed a petition in the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court seeking an inquiry into whether the Taj Mahal built by Shah Jahan was ever a temple named ‘Tejo Mahalaya’. A request was also made to open the closed rooms of the Taj Mahal and inspect it. The BJP also demanded to change the name of the road named after Shahjahan before. Pro-Hindu organizations have also joined the protest demanding renaming of the Qutub Minar and erection of a Vishnu…