Maneka Gandhi

Pilibhit Voting: Don’t Know who’s Jitin Prasad, We Know Only Modi

Instead, the BJP has placed its bet on Jitin Prasada, PWD Minister in Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh, which has left many locals feeling disconnected and uncertain about the upcoming Lok Sabha election.

Dangers of animal rights activism in India

In 2014, the Supreme Court’s A. Nagaraja judgment held that the tradition of Jallikattu or ‘bull jumping’ was ‘violative’ of Article 51-A(g) of the Indian Constitution, that calls for citizens to have ‘compassion’ for living creatures and effectively banned Jallikattu. “Compassion” is also the basis of the Animal Birth Control Rules, meant to ostensibly control the stray dog populations in public spaces, but ironically mandates that stray dogs remain homeless, fed and maintained, in public (and private) spaces.

Maneka Gandhi’s PFA approaches Gurugram Court against Elvish Yadav 

NEW DELHI: Maneka Gandhi’s animal welfare NGO, People for Animal (PFA), has approached the Gurugram Court seeking the filing of an FIR against YouTuber Elvish Yadav and Haryanvi singer Rahul Fazalpuria for their alleged use of snakes and endangered species in their videos. Although a complaint was lodged with the Gurugram Police, as of now, […]

Will move court to make Gurugram police file FIR against Elvish Yadav: BJP MP Maneka Gandhi’s PFA

NEW DELHI: Animal rights activist and Bharatiya Janata Party’s member of Parliament Maneka Gandhi questioned Gurugram police’s alleged lack of action in filing a First Information Report against the controversial YouTuber Elvish Yadav, on Monday. Saurav Gupta, a PFA activist, told The New Indian, “If Gurugram police don’t file an FIR, they will be compelled […]

EXCLUSIVE | Noida Police transfers Elvish Yadav’s snake venom case to another station

NEW DELHI: In a recent development, the Noida Police has transferred the case related to YouTuber and Bigg Boss OTT 2 winner Elvish Yadav’s alleged involvement in snake venom and an illegal rave party from the Sector 49 Police Station to the Sector 20 Police Station. The decision came on the orders of the Noida […]

Allegations against me baseless: YouTuber Elvish Yadav on snake venom smuggling row

NEW DELHI: After facing allegations of acquiring and trading illegal snake venom at rave events, Elvish Yadav, the winner of Bigg Boss OTT Season 2, vehemently dismissed the accusations as “false” in a video posted on microblogging site X, on Friday. Yadav said that the allegations were not even “one per cent true” and all […]

BJP’s Maneka Gandhi calls for Big Boss winner Elvish’s arrest

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Maneka Gandhi called for the arrest of Big Boss OTT S2 winner Elvish Yadav’s arrest after a video of him holding and playing with a snake surfaced on social media on Friday.  Gandhi’s call for his arrest had been on the pretext of a complaint that had been filed […]

Shameless, Abominable: Maneka Gandhi’s PFA Sends Legal Notice To U’Khand Govt On Equine Deaths

DEHRADUN: After the deaths of over 60 equines in Char Dham trek routes, especially in Kedarnath, former union minister Maneka Gandhi’s ‘People For Animals’ (PFA) has sent a legal notice to state government officials including the chief secretary and director general of police of Uttarakhand. “Keeping in mind your esteemed positions in the state machinery, […]