Sharma's comments, made in a TV debate nearly 10 days back, and Jindal's now-deleted tweets sparked a Twitter trend calling for a boycott of Indian products in some countries
Ranaut also condemned death threats against Sharma and urged people to take the legal route if they wanted her to be held responsible for the comments she made during a TV debate nearly 10 days ago.
The Delhi Police has provided security to suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and her family after an FIR was registered on a complaint that she was getting death threats
UN chief Antonio Guterres strongly encourages respect for all religions, his spokesperson said overreports of two former BJP spokespersons making controversial statements about Prophet Muhammad
BJP must demand greater responsibility from its members
General Presidency for Affairs of the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet's Mosque in Medina on Monday condemned the "insulting statements" made by BJP leaders against the Prophet
She first shot into the limelight as a student leader with RSS-affiliated ABV when she was elected the president of the Delhi University Students Union in 2008.
Rahul Gandhi lashed out at the BJP government over the state of the economy, saying the per capita income of Indians is dropping but the government is suffering from "policy bankruptcy"
Several countries in the gulf region summoned Indian Ambassadors and expressed their strong protest against the controversial remarks made by Nupur Sharma against Prophet Mohammad
Pakistan said on Monday that it has summoned the Indian charg d'affaires to convey its categorical rejection and condemnation of the controversial remarks by two BJP leaders against Prophet Mohammed.
India on Monday hit out at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation for its criticism of the country in the wake of the alleged derogatory remarks made against Prophet Mohammed by two BJP functionaries
Saudi Arabia on Monday In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its condemnation and denunciation of the statements made by the BJP spokesperson, saying it insulted Prophet Mohammed.
Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Yadav on Sunday launched a scathing attack against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre and alleged that the country is "heading towards civil war".The former Bihar CM also called upon the people to unite against inflation and unemployment."The way BJP is working, the country is moving towards civil war. I call upon the people to unite against inflation, unemployment & corruption in the country. We've to fight united & we'll win," Lalu said at the Sampoorna Kranti Diwas while addressing virtually.Lalu also appealed to the secular forces to unite and fight together."We do not have to back off," he said.Meanwhile, Lalu was granted bail in the Rs 139.35-crore illegal withdrawal from Doranda Treasury by the Jharkhand High Court in April. The case is related to the fodder scam.In February, a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Ranchi held RJD chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad guilty of fraudulent ...
BJP national president J P Nadda will be on a two-day visit to West Bengal from June 7. Party state president Sukanta Majumdar told reporters here on Sunday night that Nadda is expected to arrive on June 7 evening and he will hold organisational meetings the next day. "We are happy that he will give us direction to intensify our battle against the corrupt Trinamool Congress government which has lost all credibility after being mired in one scam after another. His visit will boost the morale of rank and file of the party," Majumdar added. The visit is significant in the wake of key BJP state functionaries Babul Supriyo, Arjun Singh and Joy Prakash Majumdar switching over the TMC in recent times. Majumdar said Nadda will chair meetings with MLAs and MPs and that of the first working committee of the new state unit. TMC, however, refused to attach any significance to Nadda's visit. "J P Nadda had visited West Bengal so many times in the past but that has only led to more exodus from
Qatar, Iran and Kuwait on Sunday summoned India's Ambassadors and the key Gulf nations expressed their strong protest and condemnation of the controversial remarks of a BJP leader against Prophet
The BJP on Sunday suspended its national spokesperson Nupura Sharma from the party following her alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad which had ignited protests from Muslim groups.
The BJP government in Himachal runs via remote control from Delhi, says Congress's election panel chief in the state.
Punjab's main opposition party Congress has fielded former MLA Dalvir Singh Goldy, while BJP has announced the candidature of former legislator Kewal Dhillon for the June 23 Sangrur Lok Sabha bypoll
The Congress said BJP's action against its two spokespersons over their remarks against Prophet Muhammad came under duress following "threats from external powers" and exposed its "muscular posturing"
Qatar's Foreign Ministry said that it has summoned Indian Ambassador and handed over to him an official note on what Gulf country called "total rejection and condemnation" of the controversial remarks