India's bad boy billionaire - Vijay Mallya... who had become the poster boy for India's bank defaults after he left India in 2016... has spoken for 4 whole hours... proclaiming that he is NOT a 'chor'. That's right - in a podcast with creator Raj Shamani, Vijay Mallya who is wanted in India on charges of fraud and money laundering involving over ₹9,000 crore tells his story... saying that he can be called a fugitive, but not a thief because there is no 'chori'. Since you may not have 4 hours to really watch the whole podcast - here's a breakdown in just 8 minutes!
6 Jun 2025Union Minister Kiren Rijiju re-introduced the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in Lok Sabha. The Bill amends the Waqf Act of 1995, which governs the management of Waqf properties in India. The Bill proposes sweeping changes which give the Union government authority to regulate Waqf properties and settle disputes - due to which opposition parties and many prominent Muslim groups rejected the Bill when it first came up in 2024. Eventually, the government referred the Bill to a house panel headed by BJP MP Jagdambika Pal. The government says the 1995 law has some loopholes with regard to regulating Waqf properties, title disputes, and the illegal occupation of Waqf land. A major concern by the critics of the Bill is that it allows government a handle to regulate the management of Waqf properties, and the power to determine whether or not a property is a Waqf. Watch for all you need to know
2 Apr 2025Bournvita was hit by the biggest controversy they've ever seen in April 2023, when an influencer who calls himself 'Food Pharmer' uploaded a video on his social media handle criticising Bournvita, saying that it contains an excessive amount of sugar which was not safe for children. This video went viral - people questioned and criticised Bournvita and demanded answers from Mondelez-owned Cadbury. In fact, the influencer even got a legal notice from Mondelez India dismissing his allegations as unscientific and distorted. But... this only intensified the public scrutiny. This entire controversy led to a probe even by the child rights body, who asked Cadbury to withdraw all misleading ads, packaging and labels. It all ended with Bournvita actually losing its status as a health drink, with the Indian government asking e-commerce sites to remove that tag from all such products. But all of this happened a while ago... so why are we talking about it now? Well, that's because now, more than a year after the controversy, Bournvita seems to have launched a large-scale campaign led by influencers, to highlight the fact that the drink has lower sugar content and even nutritional benefits. Can this help them regain the confidence of consumers? Watch!
28 Mar 2025Noida-based wellness startup YesMadam, known for its at-home beauty services, has come under fire for allegedly firing over 100 employees after conducting an internal survey on workplace stress. The move, which many are calling insensitive and counterproductive, has sparked widespread outrage online. Watch for more information!
10 Dec 2024Big companies have been at the centre of controversies like the recent ones over Cerelac, Bournvita and spices for far too long now. Every time anyone points out a problem with say excess sugar like in the case of Cerelac and Bournvita, FMCG companies have the same response. They argue that they're not breaking food regulatory norms. Well, they ARE right about that. But that still doesn't mean that the food is 'healthy' or 'nutritious' for you. But in a world with so much messaging and advertisements, how will you ever really know if what you're consuming is actually GOOD for you? Well, there's one golden rule - READ FOOD LABELS. Because guidelines demand that companies have to put on the pack what's inside it. It's just that most people don't KNOW how to, due to which many get taken advantage of. Well DON'T be that person - watch this video for a comprehensive guide on how to read food labels and ensure that you can't get tricked!
14 May 2024Prime Minister Narendra Modi renewed his attack on the Congress over partition of India, and also said it was the Indira Gandhi government which gave the Katchatheevu Island to Sri Lanka in 1974. The prime minister said the DMK government in Tamil Nadu keeps writing to him urging to bring Katchatheevu back to India. Today, the Foreign Minister S Jaishankar also spoke on the Katchatheevu controversy. While referring to the Katchatheevu island's history, the FM blamed PM Nehru for ceding control to Sri Lanka. Watch this video to find out what's the Katchatheevu island controversy.
2 Apr 2024Actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut found herself in the middle of a political row when Congress leader Supriya Shrinate shared an Instagram post about the Queen actor on her Instagram. The now-deleted post came a day after the Bharatiya Janata Party fielded Kangana Ranaut from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi. Though Supriya blamed the ‘parody’ account for the post, it, however, was followed by netizens digging out Kangana’s old statements that had sparked rows. From her thoughts on real freedom to her comments about farmer’s protest, Kangana is not new to political controversies. Watch this video to know about five top occasions when she sparked a row
26 Mar 2024Foreign minister S Jaishankar met his Maldivian counterpart in Uganda amid strains in India-Maldives ties. Among the main topics of discussion was the withdrawal of Indian troops from the island nation, which has given a March 15 deadline. But why is March 15 as a specific date so important for Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu? Watch
19 Jan 2024Speaking about the ongoing India vs Maldives diplomatic issue, foreign minister S Jaishankar says that while 'politics is politics', people do understand the importance of relations with India. This comes even as the Maldivian government has now set a date, 15th March, for India to withdraw troops from the island nation. This also comes just after Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu's visit to China, after which he said that 'Maldives is not in any country's backyard'. Watch
15 Jan 2024Elon Musk Has Stumped Twitter Users Once Again With His Move To Limit The Number Of Posts Users Can Read On The Platform. On 1 July He Tweeted That Users With Unverified Accounts And New Unverified Accounts Would Be Limited To Reading 600 Posts A Day And 300 Posts A Day, Respectively, While Those With Verified Accounts Could Read 6,000 Posts A Day. These Temporary Limits Were Later Raised To 10,000 Posts A Day For Verified Users, 1,000 A Day For Unverified Users And 500 A Day For New Unverified Users. Musk Believes The Move Will Address The Extreme Levels Of Data Scraping And System Manipulation.
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