Supriya Krishnamurthy

Students of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) staged protests over the appointment of Muslim professor, Firoze Khan, as Sanskrit professor. The BJP has condemned the protests and extended support to the Muslim professor. 

Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong has stated that China wants India and Pakistan to join hands. China stressed that it sincerely look forward to good relations between China and India, China and Pakistan as well as India and Pakistan, he added. India has consistently maintained that talks and terror cannot go hand in hand.

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) received a bolt from the blue after its lone sitting MLA in Haryana joined the BJP on September 26. SAD hit out at the BJP for inducting Kalanwali MLA Balkaur Singh but the BJP maintained that the relationship between the two parties will be unaffected despite differences. 

Ramesh Solanki, a member of the Shiv Sena has approached the Mumbai police and filed a complaint against popular media-services provider and production company Netflix. This on the lines that the company has hurt Hindu sentiments in shows such as Leila, Ghouls and Sacred Games. 
 

Baahubali starrer Prabhas, rumoured to be dating Tollywood actress Anushka Shetty, was in Bengaluru to promote his upcoming action-thriller Saaho. The actor has hinted at a possible negative role in the film.

Saravanan, a contestant on Kamal Haasan’s show Bigg Boss Tamil has hit the headlines after he admitted to groping women on public transport, while many laughed including the Ulaganayagan. Soon after, he received backlash for his act and has now apologised for his “small mistake”. 

CP Singh, BJP minister in Jharkhand was seen convincing a Muslim lawmaker from the Congress to chant Jai Sri Ram and even went on to say that his ancestors chanted the slogan too

After publicly announcing his resignation as Congress president, Rahul Gandhi has launched attacks on the BJP only to receive backlash from the saffron party

After India faced their first loss in an ICC World Cup 2019 match against England, Mehbooba Mufti, former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, blamed the orange jersey. The BJP hit back saying statements are simply trivial
 

The TMC-BJP clash continues in West Bengal and has intensified after a 40-year-old man was killed on Saturday. The TMC has blamed the BJP for his death. However, the BJP hit back saying that the TMC poses a threat to anyone who doesn't agree with them.