India, April 2 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday demanded the country's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna for astronaut Indian-origin Sunita Williams.

While raising the issue in the Rajya Sabha during the Zero Hour, party MP Nadimul Haque said the country is proud of the achievements of Williams and Butch Wilmore, who returned to Earth in late March after spending nine months onboard the International Space Station (ISS), the government should consider felicitating her.

Attack on Freedom of Expression

Citing the Censor Board's decision to order cuts for the Malayalam movie L2: Empuraan, CPI(M) lawmaker John Brittas on Wednesday said censoring certain portions of the film is an indication of freedom of expression being cu...