The BJP's Rath Yatra in West Bengal was halted before it could roll out in December apparently because of far-fetched intelligence reports and not tips from the ground as originally claimed, an India Today investigation has found.
The probe found there was hardly any specific intelligence to justify the ban.
In West Bengal's Bankura district, JP Singh, an officer in charge of intelligence watch, confessed that his unit's report was based on diktats from the top.
A day after US President Donald Trump on Monday announced the landmark India-US trade deal and that he would reduce reciprocal tariffs from 25 per cent to 18 per cent, a massive political war has erupted in Delhi.
In an exclusive interview with India Today's Geeta Mohan and Marya Shakil, American journalist Tucker Carlson spoke on a wide range of issues, including the US-India trade deal and the role of social media.
This Get Real India report focusses on a horrific crime in Maharashtra's Nanded district, where a seven-year-old girl was allegedly murdered by her father to contest panchayat elections.
This edition of News Today focusses on the newly announced trade pact between India and the United States following a phone call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump.
