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In a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said he has met the PM in person a few times and found him "all show and no substance".
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00:00Bihar ballot battle
00:08Special intensive report poster stone dumped in dustbin
00:19No dumb in Prime Minister says Rahul Gandhi
00:25Narendra Modi, No problem is not a big issue
00:29The show is a big show, no dumb, I'm telling you
00:31You don't want to run away from the city
00:34You don't want to run away from the city
00:36What is the issue of this protest?
00:38BJP, Vipaksh just disrupts not debate
00:43You want to insult the opposition party
00:46And continue to stop the parliament session
00:51Sunset session suffers as Neta's bicker
00:55That's our top focus on 5 Live
01:00Good evening and welcome to 5 Live
01:01I'm Pooja Shali, thank you very much for tuning in
01:03The top story
01:05Coming in with regard to domestic politics
01:07Is what Rahul Gandhi has said about Prime Minister Modi
01:10And we'll also be meanwhile tracking
01:12Prime Minister Modi's visit to Maldives
01:14First, the headlines
01:16PM Modi touches down and Maldives gets a warm welcome from President Muizu at Malay Airport
01:25A huge change of stance on how the relationship between Delhi and Malay were barely about 18 months since the diplomatic controversy
01:33Diplomatic reset on agenda
01:35LOP Rahul Gandhi kicks off a storm with controversial remarks about Prime Minister Modi
01:44Claims the Prime Minister is all show, no substance
01:48Rahul Gandhi claims
01:49Dam nahi hai hai Modi mein
01:55A terrible tragedy in a school in Rajasthan
01:58Seven students
02:00Little children have died
02:02More than 15 injured
02:03After the roof of a primary school building
02:06Collapsed in Jhalawat
02:08Why did the administration not get it repaired in time?
02:11Who will be accountable and answerable
02:13For these young parents
02:15Who have lost their little children
02:20Bihar SIR controversy dominates parliamentary proceedings for fourth day in a row
02:25Opposition MPs led by Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi
02:27Staged through copies of the forms into garbage bins
02:30So it's a dustbin protest as much as a symbolic protest
02:34Sources say a resolution has been reached for next week
02:43Government has now indulged in a massive crackdown on applications
02:47The content that was soft pornography on digital content
02:5125 applications including
02:53Alt Balaji and Ullu have been banned
02:56It is primarily a precautionary measure
02:58To protect minors as well from watching so easily
03:01The pornography content
03:03So the top story is coming from the parliament
03:12And specially with regard to a face off
03:14Between what Rahul Gandhi has said
03:16And government at the centre about Prime Minister Modi
03:18It's a bitter word of words
03:20Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi
03:22Has taken a sharp dig at the Prime Minister
03:25And the words are scathing to say the least
03:28Calling Prime Minister Modi more of a spectacle
03:31Than a serious challenge to Rahul Gandhi
03:34The opposition and the Congress party
03:36I want to quote first what Rahul Gandhi says
03:39Prime Minister Modi mein dam nahi hai
03:42Is what he has said
03:43I have sized him up as a politician
03:46Is what he added
03:47He of course immediately received a sharp rebuttal
03:50From the top leaders, ministers and BJP mantris
03:53Saffron parties accusing the Congress MP
03:55Of insulting the PM
03:56That he's from the OBC community
03:58He has won people's mandate
04:00And yet he's being insulted and how
04:02By Rahul Gandhi
04:03Let's listen in first to what was said
04:05By Rahul Gandhi and BJP leaders
04:07By Rahul Gandhi
04:08By Rahul Gandhi
04:10By Rahul Gandhi
04:12By Rahul Gandhi
04:13By Rahul Gandhi
04:14By Rahul Gandhi
04:15By Rahul Gandhi
04:17By Rahul Gandhi
04:18By Rahul Gandhi
04:22By Rahul Armenia
04:32So he is not a serious problem, he is not a serious concern for Rahul Gandhi, for the
04:54opposition and the congress and this remember is a direct attack not about BJP or the RSS
05:00This is about Prime Minister Modi being attacked by Rahul Gandhi.
05:04So what we decided was, we decided to find out, remember that in politics it's the people's
05:10mandate, eventually that counts and decides who is a serious concern or not.
05:15So I decided to look at 2024, the election year clearly for our country and we made a
05:22quick comparison, how was the performance under Rahul Gandhi or the congress led India
05:27Bloc or Prime Minister Modi led or the BJP led NDA.
05:33The congress party or the India Bloc primarily and so to say under Rahul Gandhi here, won two
05:39states, state and union territory, Jharkhand and Jammu Kashmir only.
05:44But let's also be honest here, Jharkhand was won as JMM led India Bloc primarily because
05:50of the regional ally, similarly in Jammu Kashmir it was the national conference led India Bloc.
05:56Under Prime Minister Modi, it was Lok Sabha elections 2024, in fact 2014, 2019, 2024 Lok Sabha
06:02elections, a historic one under Modi brand name.
06:05Then Haryana, Maharashtra which was won by Mahayuti BJP set a record margin there.
06:10Arunachal Pradesh, in Andhra Pradesh though it was TDP led NDA.
06:15Then also came in Delhi 2025 elections barely about a few months ago, clean sweep by the
06:21Bharatiya Janata Party.
06:22There was also Sikkim, SKM led NDA that won with a thumping majority.
06:27So, from what we see, the election results, whether it's at the national level or at the
06:35assembly election results as well, it does show that the BJP is still faring well, even
06:39if we add Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh to the Congress party, happened a few years ago.
06:45But does it then match the tally even then?
06:47For Rahul Gandhi to say, I've sized him up as a politician, he's not a serious concern,
06:54he's all spectacle and show and nothing more.
06:57Let's listen in again to what Rahul Gandhi had said basically and to an extent that has
07:02clearly ruffled a lot of feathers in the BJP.
07:06No, Narendra Modi is not a big problem.
07:09I didn't get to meet before, now I didn't get to meet two or three times.
07:14I understood that I didn't get anything.
07:16Show is a show, I'm not a show, I'm telling you.
07:18You guys are not meeting me, I'm meeting you.
07:20Congress party and Indy Gadd Vandana,
07:24not only to do the work of the government, but to do the very high,
07:30the language, the language and the language of the country,
07:34the most popular OBC president of the country,
07:39the government of the government and the government of the government.
07:43No, Narendra Modi is not a big problem.
07:45With these comments coming in, I'll leave it to the viewer to decide.
07:48If Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Modi, if he compare his brand names,
07:52who has fared better when it comes to election results.
07:55But at this juncture, we can see that the political discourse is definitely turning more scathing.
08:00In fact, Kiran Rajiju also has spoken not just about the parliament issues and concerns of how there's been a complete disruption,
08:08but primarily about the kind of showdown that we are witnessing.
08:11As we'll pull all those GFX again, to be able to help the viewer understand of how eventually it is the public deciding.
08:19Public sab janti hai, public yaad bhi rakti hai, and those election results often are a deciding factor.
08:26Amit Bhardwa joins me for the latest on that.
08:28And Amit, I don't think I've heard Rahul Gandhi use such scathing,
08:34sarcastic remarks against PM Modi at least till now.
08:38Any details?
08:40Where was he speaking?
08:41What led him to say what he did?
08:43Pooja, you know, the Congress party is organizing this OBC Bhaagidari Mahasamil in Indian National Capital at Talkator Stadium.
08:54And Rahul Gandhi was speaking at this particular conference,
08:57addressing to his sympathizers and workers from the OBC community,
09:02who had come from several states of the country, including from down south.
09:06So, during this he mapped out what are the goals for him, bringing caste census across the nation,
09:12bringing caste census and caste reservation in the states covered by the Congress party,
09:18as well as introducing the caste based reservation in the private education system.
09:23But he said that, you know, there's a problem to this entire road map,
09:28and that's when the workers of the Congress party and the sympathizers of the Congress party present
09:32inside Talkator Stadium started taking PM Modi's name as possible problem roadblocks
09:39in that particular path that Rahul Gandhi or the target that Rahul Gandhi was speaking about.
09:44So, that's when Rahul Gandhi said,
09:45No, Mr. Modi is not a big problem for me.
09:50I have, I had not met him, now that I have met him twice or thrice,
09:54I can tell you that he is not a big problem.
09:56You are the one who have created the hype, the media has created the hype.
10:02Along with that, he said that, you know, it's all a big show.
10:06And he does not have the impact or power.
10:09The messenger getting a sharp retort from Rahul Gandhi rather than analyze what exactly happened with the results.
10:19But you tell me, Amit, you covered all the elections we had the past one to two years, especially 2024.
10:26What has been your assessment that it is about Modi brand value that still stands strong?
10:32Or do you think, as the Congress is saying, dumb nahi hai, kuchh darne ki baat nahi hai?
10:39Well, Pooja, you know, every election obviously have different factors at play.
10:44During the Lok Sabha election, you and I were on the ground
10:47and could sense it that it was on one side about brand Modi
10:52and on the other side, Rahul Gandhi's constitution book,
10:56you know, the book that he was waving across the country.
10:58In fact, the Congress party realized it too late that this trick of Rahul Gandhi
11:04is actually working on the ground and resonating with the people from the lower strata of the society,
11:10particularly amongst the Dalits and, you know, backward economically, backward classes.
11:16But it was too late for the Congress party to capitalize on it
11:20because this reservation will end or constitution will be amended narrative was percolating on the ground.
11:28So clearly it was a clash between brand Modi and this threat to reservation and constitution,
11:35the narrative that the India Bloc was trying to build
11:39and they could not in fact realize that, you know, it was actually percolating on the ground.
11:43What Rahul Gandhi in opposition has been maintaining
11:46that the government at the centre has been misusing,
11:50whether it's agencies, institution and insulting the constitution as well
11:54and that is why adding that we are not scared of the government at the centre of PM Modi.
11:58Alright, we'll be tracking more on that.
12:00Amit, appreciate you joining us for all the latest.
12:02So that's the big statement that has come in from Rahul Gandhi on PM Modi.
12:06But it also, remember, is an ongoing monsoon session, if I can call it ongoing
12:10because there have only been chaos, commotion and disruptions.
12:13But today as well, even though not much work is being done inside the House,
12:18but right outside the Parliament, protests by opposition are escalating.
12:22Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned following continued uproar by opposition.
12:26But what did we see right outside?
12:28What kind of protests and why?
12:30Here, a report on that and especially the kind of visuals that have been coming in.
12:35Listen in to what our NETAs have been saying.
12:37It's a controversy that's being binned off quite literally.
12:43Opposition parties led by Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi protested outside Parliament on Friday
12:47over the revision of voters list in Bihar.
12:52Congress MP and leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi,
12:58along with his sister and other India Bloc MPs symbolically tore up the SIR form
13:03and threw it into a dustbin inside the parliament complex.
13:07Right behind me you can see the visuals of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi,
13:11Ram Gopalya Gandhi and various other leaders of India Bloc who are protesting on the issues
13:16of the government.
13:17They are raising the slogans like SIR.
13:18They are raising the slogans like SIR.
13:19Vapa slow, Vapa slow, Vapa slow, Karnashya he nahi chaliki.
13:20So this is the issue which they have been doing.
13:21The Russian leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi along with his sister
13:22and other India Bloc MPs symbolically tore up the SIR form and threw it into a dustbin
13:28inside the parliament complex.
13:30Right behind me you can see the visuals of Rahul Gandhi and various other leaders of India Bloc
13:39who are protesting on the issue of SIR.
13:41They are raising the slogans like SIR, Vapa slow, Vapa slow, Karnashya he nahi chaliki.
13:47So this is the issue which the India Bloc has been raising.
13:51They should respond to the allegations, they should provide us with what we are asking
14:21for.
14:22Why are they not providing voters lists?
14:23It should be a transparent, it's a democracy.
14:26All political parties should have access to those, to that information.
14:30So why is it not being provided?
14:31The election commission is being held accountable because the government is being held
14:36on the issue of the government.
14:37The free and fair election of the whole country is working on the democratic set-up
14:42as a country.
14:44This followed a ruckus in Lok Sabha by opposition members for the fourth day in a row over alleged
14:59irregularities in the Bihar voter rolls.
15:02Opposition MPs stormed the well of the house, raised slogans and demanded an immediate discussion
15:07on the issue, forcing the speaker to adjourn.
15:25In a bid to restore order and ensure smooth functioning of the house, Lok Sabha speaker Omvila even called
15:30Om Billah even called an all-party meeting.
15:34According to sources, a consensus was reached during the meeting that the proceedings of
15:38the lower house will run smoothly and as per schedule from Monday onwards.
15:43But for today, there was no immediate breakthrough that could be achieved inside the house.
15:51Union Law Minister Arjun Raja Meghwal's speech was disrupted by massive sloganeering by the
15:56opposition.
15:57With no let-up in the ruckus, both houses of parliament will now resume business on Monday
16:13when the monsoon session resumes.
16:15Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Rijijju,
16:22Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Rijijju appealed to the opposition to not create ruckus
16:35and ensure a smooth functioning of the house.
16:43Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Rijijju appealed to the opposition to not create ruckus
16:48and ensure a smooth functioning of the house.
17:08Meanwhile, protests also rocked the BR assembly in Patna with opposition leaders protesting
17:13outside the assembly.
17:14We are a report, India Today.
17:20My colleague Amit Bhardwa joining me for the latest on that.
17:24Amit, so a lot of protests on the outside but no business much inside of the house.
17:30What are you picking up?
17:31One about the disruptions.
17:32Why is it still on?
17:34And what kind of protests are you witnessing right outside the parliament?
17:38You know, we need to actually break down the protests that are happening in the parliament
17:44during the monsoon session into three parts.
17:46Number one being the opposition MPs reaching the parliament maximum by 10.30.
17:52And I can tell you in the morning because I usually go on to speak to several of the India
17:57Bloc MPs and they are always in rush to ensure that they reach the parliament by 10.30 in the morning.
18:02That's when the protest outside the parliament floor of the house and inside the complex happens.
18:09So, for the half an hour, the messaging is sent to the people of the country that look,
18:14the opposition is protesting on this issue of the issue of ECI, SIR or Opposition Sindhur.
18:20In fact, now the attack is directly on the issue of election commission's special intensive review.
18:26And inside the parliament, the moment you have the proceedings beginning,
18:31what happens is that the opposition parties again begin the ruckus, the questioning,
18:36the placards are, you know, shown in the air, ensuring they come into the frame as well
18:41when the ministers are speaking, those who have put their question.
18:45So, that is the second part. And the moment the house gets adjourned again,
18:50the opposition MPs would be back to square one in the complex protesting and raising their concern.
18:56Right now, the entire focus seems to be on the issue of the special intensive review being carried out in Bihar.
19:03They say that this is a big threat to democracy. The government must answer.
19:07The sources within the government are saying that, look, this is an election commission of India issue.
19:12How can the government or the Bharti Ginta party respond to those questions on the floor of the house?
19:17And a similar protest, a similar activity is being witnessed in Bihar assembly election as well.
19:23Can we say that the streets of Patna to streets of Delhi, this SIR exercise of Bihar elections
19:31is going to be the big highlight by our members of parliament or the Bihar assembly leaders as well.
19:36Do you think that's what the India bloc will be focusing on in the days to come?
19:41Well, Puja, I think from Monday there should be some sort of order in the lower house at least
19:48because the opposition was seeking a detailed discussion on Operation Sindhur and the ceasefire and the issues around it.
19:55The government sources have confirmed that they have already decided that this discussion is going to happen.
20:02So we can expect and hope that at least the business of the house will be happening smoothly on that day
20:08when Operation Sindhur is to be taken up in the lower house.
20:11But what will happen in the Rajasaba is a bigger question right now.
20:15And, you know, there are a lot of members within the house from the Bharti Ginta party or NDA and India bloc as well,
20:21who have several technical questions to ask. I am underlining this, Puja.
20:25They are asking very technical questions on Air India, a crash that happened in Hamdabad, the ill-fated 171.
20:33But when you don't have a business happening in the house, how does the MOS?
20:38Exactly. For that, the house has to function for any debate or discussion to take place.
20:42Questions should be asked. Answers should be coming in from the government.
20:45But for now, it's been a week and we've seen it's a complete whitewash, so to say,
20:50or the flooded session that has happened in this monsoon session.
20:55Amit Bhardwaj will be tracking all the latest on that.
20:57Maybe from Monday, with Operation Sindhu discussion, there could be perhaps some order back in the house.
21:04Now, the government has issued a clarification as well on the rationale.
21:07With regard to the Operation Sindhu discussion, a written reply denying any role of international pressure in the launch of the operation.
21:15Responding to a question by Samajwadi Party MP Ramjilal Suman,
21:19Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Varjit Singh said,
21:22Opposition that the operation was a direct response to a barbaric cross-border terror attack by Pakistan-sponsored terrorists.
21:29The government in the written reply has said that the objective was to dismantle terror infrastructure,
21:34neutralize terrorists who are likely to be pushed into India.
21:39India's actions were described as focused, measured and non-escalatory.
21:43Remember, 16 hours have been allocated for a debate on Operation Sindhu in the upcoming week.
21:48So, we are expecting that the monsoon session from Monday at least not only will have a discussion on Operation Sindhu and more,
21:55but there will be other issues, other bills that will also come up for discussion.
22:00Let's listen in to the Minister.
22:02Today, the business advisory committee, the people of the speaker said,
22:09and we have also called the people of the leader of the leader of the leader of the leader of the leader.
22:14operation sindur per
22:16charcha karne keli tiyar hai
22:18toh aaj BAC me
22:20yeh nirnay huwa
22:23ke agle saptay
22:25yarni ke banday ko
22:27special discussion on
22:30terrorist attack
22:33in pahalgam
22:34and in
22:36response to that
22:38the operation sindur carried out
22:40by Indian armed forces
22:42is peh hum charcha kareng
22:44alright I'm now taking you
22:52to Maldives where Prime Minister Narendra Modi
22:54is meeting the Maldivian President
22:56Mohamed Moizu and holding
22:58delegation level talks in Mali
23:00what a huge change from
23:02the India out to India
23:04in now this time
23:06look at these images the two top
23:08leaders Prime Minister Modi
23:10and the Maldivian President sitting together
23:12all smiles discussing
23:14looks like a relationship building
23:16and we all know and remember the tensions
23:18that happened barely about 18 months ago
23:21now why is Prime Minister Modi
23:22in Maldives and right after his visit to the UK
23:26he's attending Maldives 60th Independence Day celebrations
23:28Prime Minister Modi when he arrived
23:30was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Republic Square in Mali
23:33and President
23:34Moizu not only received him rolling out the red carpet for our Prime Minister
23:37but also joined in the ceremony
23:39the Prime Minister also received a 21 gun salute at the ceremonial welcome in Mali
23:44right now as these delegation level talks are happening
23:48different issues of course will be on radar
23:50whether it's trade, tourism and more
23:53and I want to go across directly now to Mali
23:56joining me is Nahuda Fayez
23:59journalist with the latest on that
24:02Nahuda tell me what is the day looking like
24:05a different moment clearly between India and Maldives
24:08what kind of discussions are happening
24:10go ahead
24:10Hi thank you so much for having me
24:15good afternoon
24:16as you mentioned
24:17Prime Minister Narendra Modi
24:20has been
24:21has arrived this morning
24:23and he has been officially welcomed
24:25this afternoon
24:27so during the visit
24:28the Prime Minister is scheduled to hold official talks with President Dr Moizu
24:33which has begun right now at the President's office
24:36so with a
24:37I have been getting reports that
24:39it is going to be conducted with a focus on strengthening bilateral ties
24:43between the two neighbourly nations
24:45the two leaders will also exchange a number of memoranda
24:49of understanding and agreements
24:51and deliver joint press statements
24:53outlining the outcomes of their discussions
24:56so this historic visit
24:58is Prime Minister Modi's first trip to the Maldives
25:01since assuming his third term in office
25:03it also coincides
25:06coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Maldives independence
25:09and the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations
25:13between the Maldives and India
25:15so as you have mentioned before
25:19there was slight tension at the beginning of this administration
25:25especially when President Moizu took office
25:28in November of 2023
25:31but we have seen that
25:33this trip
25:36this visit of the Prime Minister
25:38is resembling a reset
25:40between the two countries
25:42so India has always been maintaining
25:46its neighbourhood first policy
25:49but we also know that it is important to highlight
25:53how India has been in support of the country
25:59since the bilateral establishments have taken place
26:04so this strategic reset after tension
26:07is a significant event that is taking place
26:11So let's talk about the body language here
26:14you know from the kind of tensions that prevailed
26:16right before elections in Maldives
26:18and now sitting together
26:19smiling
26:21handshakes as well
26:22President Moizu was there
26:23when Prime Minister Modi
26:25allied from the aircraft
26:26the red carpet that was rolled out for him
26:28so do you think that
26:30a lot
26:30can we say has changed
26:33or is said to change
26:34between not just two countries
26:35but
26:36the leaders as much
26:38and the impact it has
26:39especially on tourism
26:40in Maldives
26:41because I remember
26:42after the images
26:43that came from Lakshwadeep
26:44by Prime Minister Modi
26:46as a response
26:46there was a lot of impact
26:48on tourism in Maldives
26:49Yeah
26:50I think
26:51Maldives has
26:53you know
26:54shifted from
26:56that
26:56in other words
26:58I think we have
26:58kind of moved on
27:00from that
27:01it's been a long time
27:02and also
27:03since the visit
27:04of our President
27:06Moizu
27:06to India
27:07last October
27:08I think
27:09it was kind of
27:11an initial strain
27:12but not a break
27:14so President Moizu
27:15came to power
27:16with an India out message
27:17but both sides
27:18kept communication open
27:20to avoid a major fallout
27:22so
27:22and I'd also like to highlight
27:24that in
27:25the calm
27:26and strategic response
27:28from India
27:28because instead of
27:30reacting strongly
27:31Prime Minister Modi
27:32took a patient
27:33and respectful approach
27:34offering support
27:35without pressure
27:36so I think
27:37it's kind of
27:39a practical move
27:40over political rhetoric
27:42so President Moizu
27:44eventually shifted
27:45from strong
27:46anti-India statements
27:47to practical cooperation
27:48which assured
27:50a preference
27:51for results
27:52over slogans
27:53so I think
27:54India's
27:55and also I think
27:57recently when India
27:58or basically
27:59New Delhi
27:59held Mali
28:00as well
28:01when it came
28:01to economic cooperation
28:02there's been a lot
28:03of debt
28:04that Maldives
28:04has been
28:05and all of that
28:06will be under
28:07consideration as well
28:08thank you very much
28:09Nauda
28:09I'll keep coming back
28:11to you
28:11appreciate you joining
28:12us from on the ground
28:13for all the latest
28:13as well
28:14also how ironic
28:16and interesting
28:17despite the tensions
28:18earlier
28:18Prime Minister Modi
28:20becomes the first
28:21foreign leader
28:22to be visiting
28:24Maldives
28:24under the
28:25Presidentship
28:26of President Moizu
28:27and that perhaps
28:28also speaks a lot
28:29after concluding
28:31the UK visit
28:31Prime Minister Modi
28:32is currently in Mali
28:33the warm gestures
28:34were for all to see
28:35visuals on your screen
28:36there was of course
28:38the diaspora as well
28:39a cultural show
28:40and much more
28:41let's take a look
28:42at this report
28:42how the past few hours
28:43have been in Maldives
28:44a joyous reception
28:52an effusive handshake
28:58and plenty of warm hugs
29:01these gestures
29:05by President Moizu
29:06could not be more
29:07indicative
29:07of a reset
29:08of India Maldives ties
29:10and Prime Minister Modi
29:14was quick to affirm
29:15that India Maldives
29:16relationship
29:17will reach new heights
29:18Prime Minister Narendra Modi
29:24is the first head
29:25of the government
29:25to be hosted
29:26by President
29:27Mohamed Moizu
29:28this time Modi
29:32is the guest of honor
29:33for Maldives
29:3360th Independence Day
29:35India is expected
29:37to extend
29:38a line of credit
29:39worth 565 million dollars
29:42to Maldives
29:42and talks
29:43on a free trade agreement
29:44are expected
29:45to formally begin
29:46India is also expected
29:48to launch
29:49several India-assisted
29:50development projects
29:51both the optics
29:54and the deliverables
29:55on the agenda
29:56are a marked contrast
29:58from the frosty picture
29:59that was presented
30:00about 18 months ago
30:02ridden by debt
30:05from China
30:05the island nation
30:07had strained ties
30:08with India
30:08after Maldives ministers
30:10posted objectionable comments
30:12about the Indian Prime Minister
30:13PM Modi responded
30:16with serene pictures
30:18from Lakshwadeep
30:19bringing down
30:20Maldives tourism sector
30:22to an all-time low
30:23since then Mali has been
30:26on a corrective track
30:27and the gestures
30:28by President Moizu
30:29now affirm to it
30:31the relationship between Maldives
30:34and India has always
30:35demonstrated
30:36that India
30:37is the first responder
30:39whenever we dial
30:42the international 911
30:43India responds
30:45first
30:46India has
30:47never let us down
30:49despite the diplomatic
30:51tension
30:52India
30:53decided
30:54that the relationship
30:56is always between
30:57people to people
30:59Maldives President
31:01Mohamed Moizu's
31:02inclination toward China
31:03is well known
31:04but still with the
31:06recent developments
31:07India has managed
31:08to redraft
31:08the geopolitical equation
31:10in Southeast Asia
31:11Bureau Report
31:14India Today
31:15Alright so it's important
31:20to understand
31:21why this meeting
31:22this visit on your screens
31:23is very crucial
31:25and why it matters
31:26not just to Maldives
31:27of course
31:27but even to India
31:28Bilaterals with
31:30Maldivian President
31:31Moizu
31:31are on the cards
31:32so there will be
31:33of course different issues
31:34that will be discussed
31:35as well
31:36Then let's go on
31:37to how the focus
31:38has been on maritime ties
31:40Remember India's
31:41relationship with Maldives
31:42has wild geopolitical
31:44layers to it
31:45but it is
31:46the location
31:47specifically the location
31:49which adds
31:49to the maritime ties
31:51one of the reasons
31:51that even China
31:52has been trying
31:53to dominate
31:54over Maldives
31:56and that is why
31:56Maldivian President
31:57possibly realizing
31:58that India
31:59has not only been
32:00an ally
32:00but a long term friend
32:01Prime Minister Modi
32:03reiterating
32:04India's vision
32:05Mahasagar
32:06Mahasagar
32:07is more of an
32:08abbreviation
32:09in the sense
32:11of how these
32:11regions are coming
32:12together
32:13for growth
32:13and prosperity
32:14together
32:15building on the
32:17saw after
32:17President Moizu's
32:1824 India trip
32:19so there's been
32:21a step that was
32:21taken by the
32:22Maldivian President
32:23and India
32:24is taking another
32:25step here
32:25it's the neighbour
32:27first policy
32:28eventually
32:28that India
32:29has started
32:30that continues
32:31to be followed
32:31that there were
32:33some ups and downs
32:33but eventually
32:34the leaders
32:35the bureaucrats
32:36have sat together
32:37to ensure
32:37that any sort
32:39of tensions
32:40will be eased out
32:41so possibly
32:42in the weeks
32:43and months to come
32:44we will see
32:44better relationship
32:45and revival
32:46of not just tourism
32:47but trade also
32:48between Maldives
32:50and India
32:50a terrible tragedy
32:53has unfolded
32:54in Rajasthan's
32:55Jalavar
32:55and I would say
32:56an avoidable tragedy
32:57casualties
32:58have been reported
32:59and you'll be shocked
33:00to know
33:01that the deaths
33:02have been of
33:03little children
33:03the roof
33:04of a government
33:05Piplori Primary School
33:07collapsed in Jalavar
33:08leaving at least
33:09around seven children
33:10dead
33:11rescue operations
33:13have now concluded
33:14seven students
33:15confirmed have died
33:16but many have
33:17sustained serious
33:18injuries
33:18are currently
33:19undergoing treatment
33:20as well
33:20as per reports
33:21children
33:22these students
33:23were at the
33:23Piplori Government School
33:24were preparing
33:25for morning prayers
33:26when the incident
33:27took place
33:27that is when the roof
33:28collapsed on them
33:29look at the situation
33:31on the ground
33:31right now
33:32according to sources
33:33the building
33:33was in a dilapidated
33:34condition already
33:35several complaints
33:37were raised
33:37with this regard
33:38earlier
33:39who did not listen
33:41what was the
33:41administration
33:42the government
33:42doing at that juncture
33:44the school offers
33:45education
33:46till class 8
33:47all these minor
33:49students
33:50have lost
33:50their life
33:51and especially
33:52seven that I'm
33:53talking about
33:53and many injured
33:54who is answerable
33:56to their
33:56veiling family
33:57members
33:57who are carrying
33:58the mortal remains
33:59of their children
34:00Rajasthan
34:01Chief Minister
34:02Bhajan Lal Sharma
34:02has taken note
34:03of the incident
34:03the Chief Minister
34:04is assuring
34:05the injured children
34:06would get the best
34:07treatment at the hospital
34:08but a question mark
34:10still remains
34:10why was this school
34:12not repaired
34:13in time
34:14I
34:16Mabagwan
34:17Sipratna
34:17Kartah
34:18the
34:19un
34:19deongat
34:20chathro
34:21to
34:22Bhagwan
34:22Sri
34:23Bhagwan
34:24Sri
34:24Sri
34:24Charno
34:24Me
34:24Istan
34:25De
34:25or
34:26un
34:27K
34:27parijun
34:28foreign
34:58We have to take care of children and treat children.
35:00And we have to take care of them.
35:02What is the government?
35:04The government will provide us and how to do it.
35:06We have to take care of them and how to do it.
35:08Our government's leadership has become so unparalleled
35:12that we can't take care of them because of their own
35:15that they are not for 52 years.
35:18So I understand that we should not do the rights of children
35:23but we should take care of them.
35:25and we need to learn from the government and the government that is not safe for the children to sit on it.
35:40Absolutely disturbing, inexcusable.
35:43Just think of those seven children and seven families, the parents who sent their little boys especially to the school to study
35:50and had to take their mortal remains back home because the roof collapsed.
35:55Moving on now, a massive crackdown meanwhile by the government on online vulgar and obscene content on digital platforms.
36:02The government has banned in total 25 OTT platforms over allegations of streaming
36:07allegedly obscene, even sexually explicit content, or in other words, soft pornography.
36:14Platforms named in the ban include, on your screens, Ullu, Alt, Desiflix, Big Shots,
36:20Boomx, Mudex, Neonx, VIP, Mojflix, Trifix, Halchal, Gulab, App, Look Entertainment, Hit Prime, HotX, VIP, ShowX.
36:33You may not have heard of some of these applications or digital content, but I can tell you that the visuals were popular, viral and especially attracting the youth.
36:45Now, what is the charge then? Why would the government want to crack down on digital content?
36:49These apps allegedly were streaming soft pornography content disguised as erotic web series, but there was no appropriate moderation.
36:58Everything was out and about and that means available to minors as well, possibly for the viewing.
37:04And that is what the complaint and concern was. Acting on public complaints, the IT ministry with input from other key ministries and legal bodies have ordered these platforms to be blocked.
37:13The move is aimed at protecting minors, ensuring digital content stays within legal limits and of course the issue that has come in of decency on the digital content.
37:23I want to bring in my colleague Ishwarya Paliwal for the latest on that.
37:26Ishwarya, I understand for example, in films or other larger platforms, the guidelines can be very strict and also needs clearance sometimes.
37:34What was with this digital content that led to a government crackdown because it could lead to a debate?
37:39Freedom of expression, creative artists, let the viewer decide.
37:43Well, Pooja, you know, one of the things that we have seen the government do is that the government is very, very clear.
37:49You cannot be putting out content, especially content which is not monitored.
37:53So either parents need to do it or the platforms need to do it.
37:57The government has time and again told the platforms that you cannot be serving something which is not correct and this is exactly what has happened.
38:04You know, the 25 names of the websites which have now come up, those were being monitored by the government over the past six months.
38:12And after that, they have a detailed report with the kind of content which was coming on.
38:16A lot of them almost soft porn. That is something that the government reports are now pointing towards.
38:21And the government has said that this is a crackdown which they will not stop doing because this is something which will harm the youth of the nation.
38:28The government very, very clear. This is something which needs to be done.
38:31And we will see these kind of orders and these kind of takedowns being done in coming months as well.
38:36A separate cell, Pooja, let me tell you, in the IT ministry is specifically looking at all these platforms,
38:42all these platforms which the government believes are giving out content which are grabbing eyeballs but are not correct for the youth of the nation.
38:48Especially if it was regarding minors, if they had easy access to some of these apps and videos with disturbing content,
38:55that could have been a big concern as well.
38:57Ashwarya, appreciate you joining us for the latest on that.
39:00Now, let's bring you some international news.
39:04Two nations that have unexpectedly also joined in a conflict right now.
39:10That's Thailand and Cambodia.
39:12Even though tensions were there earlier, it seemed to have eased out.
39:16But you'd be surprised to know that at the heart of this bloody conflict right now is a border dispute over a 900-year-old Hindu temple.
39:26It's a Preya Vihar temple. It's a symbol of cultural pride.
39:30But a flashpoint for both Thailand and Cambodia. It stands right at the border. It's a cluster of temples.
39:36Why would there be military targets and strikes over that leading to even fatalities?
39:42A special report for you on that.
39:44Thailand and Cambodia are in a warlike situation.
39:50Hitting military targets and leading to casualties.
39:56At the center of the border dispute is this 900-year-old Preya Vihar temple.
40:01A Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva.
40:04Purged on a 525-meter cliff in Cambodia's Dangrek Mountains.
40:09Built under the Khmer Empire.
40:12A religious site for not just Cambodians but also their Thai neighbors.
40:16Roughly 95 kilometers to the west, lies the Tamo and Thom Temple.
40:22A 12th century Shiva shrine.
40:25These cluster of temples are the reason for latest clashes.
40:30The Khmer archeological complex built by King Jayavaraman VII.
40:35Is made of standstone, features a shivaling and also hosts Buddhist sites too.
40:40But how has an ancient temple ignited border tensions between two countries?
40:46The border conflict has been on since a century now.
40:50In 1907, French-drawn map placed the temple in French Protectorate of Cambodia.
40:56In 1962, the International Court of Justice ruled in favor of Cambodia when the matter reached the court.
41:03Thailand was ordered to withdraw the troops and return any artifacts that were removed after 1954.
41:09In 2013, after renewed clashes, the ICJ granted sovereignty not just to the temple but to the surrounding area in Cambodia.
41:18Cambodia's push for the UNESCO site tag to the temples also triggered the Thai opposition.
41:25The Thai government claimed that Cambodia deployed drones recently to conduct surveillance of Thai troops near the temple
41:32and that led eventually to the military strikes.
41:35The latest clashes marked the most violent escalation in over a decade, leaving at least 12 dead, dozens wounded and forcing mass evacuations.
41:47The bloody conflict shows how a colonial era border demarcation has brought two Southeast nations at a warring stage.
41:54Bureau Report, India Today.
41:55So, in slightly a way similar to India-Pakistan, it's again the colonial era border demarcation that is leading to now even the Southeast nations
42:07that are currently at literally a war-like situation.
42:11We'll be tracking on what exactly happens in this case.
42:14Moving on now, let me take you to the fashion stage.
42:18It's a global luxury brand Prada, again in hot waters and again with India.
42:23This time over footwear that I can say is strikingly similar.
42:28Speculation is on to traditional Indian designs.
42:32So, earlier remember, while it was a different issue, this time it's Punjabi Juttis allegedly.
42:37Earlier was Kolapuri Chappals.
42:39Now, many are speculating.
42:41Fashion experts are looking at it saying that this footwear looks similar to the Indian Juttis.
42:48Let's take a look at this and there are a lot of memes already that have come
42:52and Indians are not playing it lightly at all.
42:55Seems like Prada is about to get haunted by another controversy.
43:04Prada's website gives you glimpses of its antiqued leather pumps
43:09that bear an uncanny resemblance to the good old leather Punjabi Juttis
43:14that has been worn for centuries across Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
43:20Indian Juttis are born from age-old crafts.
43:25Leather is tanned, stitched, embroidered and sold.
43:29All within 150 to 1500 rupees.
43:32And now, take a look at Prada's antiqued leather pumps.
43:36Elongated toe, rugged leather.
43:38Almost identical silhouette.
43:40This priced at 1450 dollars which is 1.25 lakh rupees.
43:46Prada has been drawing sharp criticism for allegedly lacking attribution to the original Juttis artisans.
43:54Last month, Prada's open toe sandals from their Spring Summer 2026 menswear line looked far too familiar.
44:02Promoting backlash for mimicking Maharashtra's Kolapuri chappals.
44:06The bra later admitted to drawing inspiration.
44:09In a rare move, Prada sent a delegation to India to explore ethical collaborations.
44:15While the Italian brand's outreach to Indian officials and artisans is a step towards more ethical engagement,
44:22it also underscores how long overdue such collaborations are.
44:27As the lines between different cultures continue to blur in a globalised world,
44:32the demand to acknowledge and compensate source communities is becoming more urgent.
44:38Bureau Report, India Today.
44:40Terry Jean Bolaya, or famously known as the Hulk Hogan, a legendary figure earlier of the WWF and later the WWE,
44:54has died at the age of 71 at his Florida home.
44:58According to reports coming in, it was a cardiac arrest that led to his death.
45:03Here's a report, and I can tell you, even though he had no connect to India,
45:07many Indian fans, especially of our generation, have been putting forth tribute, and how, to Hulk Hogan.
45:16I want the whole world to realize that I've beat just your best.
45:20And at the end of WrestleMania V, I will be the World Wrestling Federation Champion.
45:26And what you gonna do, Macho Man, when the whole world full of Hulkamaniacs destroy you?
45:33When it comes crashing down and it hurts inside
45:41You gotta take a stand, it don't help to hide
45:48If you hurt my friends, then you hurt my pride
45:52I gotta be the man, I can't let it slide
45:56I am a real American
46:01He was the real-life superhero of 80s America.
46:04A living, breathing-action figure, who told kids to say their prayers and eat their vitamins.
46:10Terry Bolaya, better known as Hulk Hogan, is dead at 71.
46:15Hulk Hogan, he drops a big leg on him!
46:17He's now for the cover of the leg, one, two, he's got it!
46:21He body-slammed giants, headlined multiple WrestleManias, and turned pro wrestling into prime-time spectacle.