Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that he will be starting a video series for "those interested in the truth" from July 14 with the intent to "make our current affairs, history and crisis clear and accessible".He also claimed that a large part of the Indian media had now been "captured by fascist interests" and asserted that the "narrative of lies" is tearing India apart.In a series of tweets, the Wayanad MP said, "Today a large part of the Indian news media has been captured by fascist interests. A hate-filled narrative is being spread by television channels, Whatsapp forwards, and

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, his son and two other family members have tested positive for the coronavirus in Mumbai. In a tweet on Saturday, the 77-year-old Bachchan said his family and staff have also undergone tests. His 44-year-old son and fellow actor, Abhishek Bachchan, tweeted Saturday night that he also has tested positive for the virus and is hospitalized. He described their symptoms as mild. Maharashtra state Health Minister Rajesh Tope tweeted on Sunday that Abhishek Bachchan's wife, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and their eight-year-old daughter too have tested coronavirus posit

"The Uttar Pradesh administration has done the right thing by taking action against my son," said an old and feeble Ram Kumar Dubey, father of gangster Vikas Dubey.The father supported said his son killed eight police officials and it was an unforgivable sin."Had he listened to us, his life would not have ended this way. Vikas never helped us in any way. Due to him, even our ancestral property was razed to the ground. He also killed eight policemen, which is an unforgivable sin. The administration has done the right thing. Had they not done so, tomorrow others would have acted similarly," Ram

History sheeter Vikas Dubey, who was captured on Friday in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain has been shot dead in an encounter, while he was trying to flee from police van that met with an accident. Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) was bringing him back to Kanpur from Ujjain. Dubey, the main accused in the Kanpur shoot out case was arrested by the police in Ujjain on Thursday morning. He was on the run for the last six days and had come to Ujjain to offer prayers at Temple, where he was identified by a security guard at the shrine.The gangster is the main accused in the encounter that took place

Former Bandipora BJP president Wasim Bari, his father and brother, succumbed to their injuries after terrorists fired upon them, said Police on Wednesday."Former Bandipora BJP president Wasim Bari, his father and brother, all 3 succumbed to their injuries," said Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh.Terrorists fired upon BJP leader Wasim Bari outside his shop near Bandipur police station at around 9 pm, sources said on Wednesday."The family had a component of 8 security people but unfortunately, none of them was kept along at the time of the incident," Singh added.In the firing, his brother Umar

The Inspector General (IG) of Kanpur Range, Mohit Agarwal spoke on Kanpur police encounter case. He said, "Today, three police officers have been suspended after their suspicious activities linked to Vikas Dubey surfaced." "25 teams of 40 police stations have been formed to carry out searches to arrest people involved and very soon we will arrest all," Kanpur Range IG added. Cops put up posters of history-sheeter Vikas Dubey in UP's LakhimpurPolice officials put up posters of history-sheeter Vikas Dubey in UP's Lakhimpur district on July 06. He is the main accused in Kanpur encounter which too

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday condoled the death of Sikh pilgrims who were killed in an accident in Pakistan."Pained by the tragic demise of Sikh pilgrims in Pakistan. My thoughts are with their families and friends in this hour of grief. I pray that those pilgrims injured recover at the earliest," Modi tweeted.At least 19 Sikh pilgrims were killed and at least 8 people were injured after a passenger bus they were travelling in collided with a passenger train on Friday, reported Pakistani media citing officials.The coaster was carrying Sikh pilgrims, who were reportedly returning from

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the phone on Thursday and the two leaders agreed on the importance of closer India-Russia ties for jointly addressing the challenges of the post-COVID world. According to a PMO release, Prime Minister Modi congratulated Putin on the success of the 75th-anniversary celebrations of the victory in the Second World War and also for successful completion of the vote on constitutional amendments in Russia.The Prime Minister recalled the participation of an Indian contingent in the military parade held in Moscow on June 24 as

Indian Youth Congress (IYC) on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra did not speak on India-China border tensions, unemployment, increasing price of petrol and diesel and "businesses going down" during his address to the nation."As expected, Prime Minister once again mute on China! Why?" IYC said in a tweet."Nothing on dispute with China, nothing on impact of petrol and diesel prices, nothing on businesses going down and nothing on young people who are unemployed. Modiji came and gave a rehearsed, prepared speech," it said in another tweet.Referring to government decision of banning 59 Chi