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New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi has launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, demanding that he apologise to the nation over his remarks in Parliament regarding a book allegedly authored by former Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane’s unpublished memoir on the 2020 Galwan Valley stand-off. Trivedi said Gandhi’s claims have been “unequivocally dismantled” after both Penguin, the publisher, and General Naravane himself clarified that no such bo…

New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday called for initiating a privilege motion against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his allegations that the BJP was attempting to portray former Army chief General M.M. Naravane’s book as “unpublished”, even though, according to the Congress leader, the memoir is already available in the public domain.The political confrontation intensified amid the ongoing deadlock in Parliament over the former Army chief’s y…

New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday strongly criticised the registration of an FIR by the Delhi Police over the alleged circulation of an unpublished book authored by former Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane, accusing the BJP-led government of using investigative agencies to deflect attention from serious national issues and silence the Opposition in Parliament.Reacting to the development, Congress MP Ujjwal Raman Singh said the party was raising concerns mentioned i…

New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Amid the Parliament stalemate over former Army chief General M.M. Naravane’s unpublished memoirs, Rahul Gandhi escalated his attack on the government and Penguin, the book’s publisher, claiming the memoirs are in the public domain and accusing the BJP of trying to brush it under the carpet to prevent the “inconvenient truth” from spiralling out. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, speaking to the media, after the adjournment of the House on Tuesd…

Chennai, Jan 8 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will inaugurate the 49th edition of the Chennai Book Fair on Thursday, marking the formal opening of one of South India’s most celebrated literary events. The book fair will run until January 21 at the Nandanam YMCA Ground.The annual fair, a cornerstone of Chennai’s cultural calendar, will be open to the public from 11:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., with free admission for all visitors.This year’s edition stands out for its sheer scale and diver…