Politics

Jan Suraj Party (JSP) founder and election strategist Prashant Kishor beats BJP candidate Neeraj Kumar Sinha by a handsome margin in Bankipur Assembly by-election.

The CJP founder says he has received threats pressuring him to join BJP, with messages suggesting his family's life would improve if he joins the ruling party. Such intimidation would not stop him from supporting the students' movement, he says.

“Your skin is brighter than the country's future,” says Dipke in response to Modi’s selfie video in which he welcomed the passing of the anti-paper leak law in Parliament. Modi called the amended law a major step towards making the examination system credible.

As the Bill for amended law on paper leaks is tabled in Rajya Sabha, Union minister Jitendra Singh says the previous UPA govt did not form a national exam body despite a need for it. Congress says paper leaks are due to BJP govt’s actions and inaction.

Saurav Das, an independent investigative journalist who came to national limelight as CJP’s official spokesperson, said the BJP MP’s language was unbecoming and that her words did not seem to come from a person who is mentally stable.