Just hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the Gate's Goalkeeper Award in New York for the success of Swachch Bharat Abhiyan, two Dalit kids were battered to death allegedly for defecating in the open in Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh.
The murder of two minor dalit kids in Shivpuri, allegedly for defecating in the open has once again brought into focus the tall government claims of providing toilets for all households under the Swach Bharat Misson. Also far from these claims, there are many houses across Madhya Pradesh where toilets have been built but are not used.
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.
