Thursday, January 15, 2026

Topic: BJP

“They spoiled Ladakh, now want to spoil Jammu”: Omar Abdullah on BJP leaders demand for separate statehood

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday strongly criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its renewed demand for separate statehood for...

Backlash after BJP leader’s Islamophobic video confronting airline staff in Mumbai

A video showing a BJP-affiliated leader confronting airline employees at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport has triggered widespread criticism, with rights advocates and social media users accusing her of verbally harassing and religiously profiling Muslim staff members.

BJP–RSS member arrested in Kerala for attacking children’s Christmas carol group

A BJP–RSS member has been arrested for allegedly attacking a Christmas carol group comprising children in Puthussery, Palakkad, just a kilometre away from Walayar, where a Dalit migrant worker from Chhattisgarh was brutally lynched.

BJP worker given grand welcome after release on bail in assault case involving Dalit officer

A local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker from Mau, accused of assaulting a Dalit official of the state power department, was accorded a grand welcome by party supporters after his release on bail from Mau district jail, triggering sharp reactions on social media after videos of the event went viral.

TMC slams BJP after Bengali traders in Odisha given ultimatum to leave

The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of fostering anti-Bengali sentiment after four migrant traders from West Bengal said police in...

Tata Group’s Progressive Electoral Trust donated 83% of its funds to BJP in 2024–25

In the first full year after the Supreme Court scrapped electoral bonds, political parties have reported a sharp rise in declared corporate and trust-linked donations. The Tata group–controlled Progressive Electoral Trust (PET) accounted for the most substantial inflows. Of the total ₹915 crore routed through PET in 2024–25, the BJP received ₹757.6 crore, nearly 83% of the trust’s disbursals.