Controversy

While explaining his hurried first throw, Olympic gold-medallist, Neeraj Chopra, said that he asked Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem to pass the javelin he was searching for as Nadeem was standing around it. Many misunderstood his comments and assumed Nadeem was tampering with Chopra's javelin. "I would request everyone to please not use me and my comments as a medium to further your vested interests and propaganda", the 23-year-old stated.

West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh on March 24 cornered controversy by asking CM Mamata Banerjee to wear 'bermudas' to show her leg injury. Addressing a rally at Purulia, Ghosh questioned why don’t CM wear bermudas instead of draping a saree. Criticising BJP leaders as a pervert, TMC MP Mohua Moitra tweeted terse saying "these depraved monkeys think they are going to win Bengal.” Reportedly, CM Banerjee has been campaigning in a wheelchair… read-more

In the ongoing ‘Tandav’ controversy, the Allahabad High court on February 4 provided interim protection to Aparna Purohit, Content Head at Amazon Prime India. The court stated that no coercive action or arrest against the official can be taken until the next order. Moreover, it also observed that the web series "was a work of fiction" and had "no intentions" to hurt religious sentiments. However, the court reserved the anticipatory bail… read-more