Name your leaders who fought for India's independence: Mevani Challenges RSS
Bantwal : Gujarat MLA and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani has challenged the RSS to reveal the number of its leaders who have given their lives for the independence of India. Mevani described those who are speaking about changing the constitution are anti-nationals.
Mevani was speaking at the 'Swabhimani Samavesha' organised as part of ' Save Constitution Campaign' at Sparsha Kalamandir at BC Road on Saturday.
Mevani stressed that we don not want the rule of Hindutva Corporates here. He urged all to come together and fight to form a secular government.
" Prime Minister Modi is reluctant to come to Karnataka. He only speaks of false development. Let him to come to Karnataka. He is also Gujarati and i am also Gujarati. Let us sit together in Karnataka and discuss about development" Mevani challenged Modi.
Actor, activist Prakash Rai who spoke on the occasion said BJP will never form the government in Karnataka. ' Wife of Mangaluru South BJP Candidate Vedavyas Kamath is seeking votes in the name of saving Hindutva. No one should use religion to seek votes. BJP is supporting rapists. First, it should stop that ' Rai urged.
K L Ashok, state committee member of ' Samvidhana Ulisi' campaign said that we don't vote for those who killed Gandhi and Gauri. Those who oppose Ambedkar and constitution have no right to rule our country. This is an election between hate and love and not between religions, said Ashok.
Student leader Richa Singh said party like BJP has only one agenda.They want to finish Loktantra ( Democracy) and implement Sangh Tantra ( Sangh rule). She called upon the 15 lakh youth voters who are voting for the first time to ensure that BJP does not come to power.
Senior activist Suresh Bhat Bakrabail presided over the event. D M Kulal, Haji Mustafa Kempi, Nirmal Kumar, Alwyn Colaco, Pushparaj Shetty, Vani Periyodi were present.
Event was inaugurated by releasing the book Red Alert. Umar UH welcomed the gathering. Ismath Pajeer compered the program.
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Cong takes swipe at PM over India not being part of US-led 'Pax Silica' grouping
New Delh (PTI) The Congress on Saturday said it is perhaps not very surprising that India is not part of a US-led strategic initiative to build a secure silicon supply chain, given the "sharp downturn" in the Trump-Modi ties, and asserted that it would have been to "our advantage if we had been part of this group".
Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the news of India not being part of the group comes after the PM had enthusiastically posted on social media about a telephone call with his "once-upon-a-time good friend and a recipient of many hugs in Ahmedabad, Houston, and Washington DC".
In a lengthy post on X, Ramesh said, "According to some news reports, the US has excluded India from a nine-nation initiative it has launched to reduce Chinese control on high-tech supply chains. The agreement is called Pax Silica, clearly as a counter to Pax Sinica. The nations included (for the moment at least) are the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia."
"Given the sharp downturn in the Trump-Modi ties since May 10th, 2025, it is perhaps not very surprising that India has not been included. Undoubtedly, it would have been to our advantage if we had been part of this group."
"This news comes a day after the PM had enthusiastically posted on his telephone call with his once-upon-a-time good friend and a recipient of many hugs in Ahmedabad, Houston, and Washington DC," the Congress leader asserted.
The new US-led strategic initiative, rooted in deep cooperation with trusted allies, has been launched to build a secure and innovation-driven silicon supply chain.
According to the US State Department, the initiative called 'Pax Silica' aims to reduce coercive dependencies, protect the materials and capabilities foundational to artificial intelligence (AI), and ensure aligned nations can develop and deploy transformative technologies at scale.
The initiative includes Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia. With the exception of India, all other QUAD countries -- Japan, Australia and the US -- are part of the new initiative.
New Delhi will host the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 on February 19-20, focusing on the principles of 'People, Planet, and Progress'. The summit, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the France AI Action Summit, will be the first-ever global AI summit hosted in the Global South.
Prime Minister Modi and US President Trump on Thursday discussed ways to sustain momentum in the bilateral economic partnership in a phone conversation amid signs of the two sides inching closer to firming up a much-awaited trade deal.
The phone call between the two leaders came on a day Indian and American negotiators concluded two-day talks on the proposed bilateral trade agreement that is expected to provide relief to India from the Trump administration's whopping 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods.
In a social media post, Modi had described the conversation as "warm and engaging".
"We reviewed the progress in our bilateral relations and discussed regional and international developments. India and the US will continue to work together for global peace, stability and prosperity," Modi had said without making any reference to trade ties.
