Hey Ram!BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj was on Thursday at the centre of a controversy when he described Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse as a 'patriot', sparking outrage following which he retracted. The MP from Unnao said, `Godse was an aggrieved person. He may have done something by mistake but was no an anti-national. He was a patriot.`
The Religion conversionThe opposition parties on Wednesday targeted the BJP and RSS in both Houses of Parliament over alleged forced conversion of 57 Muslim families in Agra and accused the government of following the Hindutva agenda, a charge rejected by BJP ministers.
Another 16/12 ?Authorities in the Indian capital, Delhi, have banned international taxi-booking service Uber after a driver allegedly raped a female passenger.
Business ClassAam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday triggered a controversy for flying to Dubai on a business class ticket. Party sources said Kejriwal was invited to attend an awards ceremony where he would be felicitated as the most influential person of the year by the World Brand Summit. A photograph of Kejriwal sitting in the business class was taken by a passenger, giving fresh fodder to the Opposition.