Cockroach Janta Party takes agitation forward; protests at Lucknow and then in Amritsar tomorrow
New Delhi, 12 June– The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke kept his promise to take the agitation across the country joining a student-led protest in Lucknow on Friday at Eco Garden, intensifying a nationwide struggle to demand the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in competitive examinations, including the […]
India summons US envoy against over attacks on vessels carrying Indian crew; lodes strong protest
New Delhi, 12 June—In a move to counter the expected criticism from the opposition, the Modi government summoned again the US deputy chief of mission in Delhi on Friday within three days to protest against US military strikes on commercial vessels off the coast of Oman reportedly expressing its displeasure. Today’s action followed after three […]
US-IRAN WAR TRUCE TO BE SIGNED IN GENEVA NEXT WEEK
NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump said Washington had just made a great settlement of the war with Tehran and that only final documentation remained before a deal could be signed. However, Iran refused to confirm that. There might be peace ahead and the situation in the Middle East nearing normalcy as Donald Trump on […]
Democracy Deferred: The Supreme Court, Meenakshi Natarajan, and the Shrinking Space for Electoral Justice
When Procedure Defeats Representation The Supreme Court’s refusal to intervene in the rejection of Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination from Madhya Pradesh may be legally defensible within the narrow confines of existing electoral jurisprudence. Yet it raises troubling questions about the health of India’s democracy, the powers vested in Returning Officers, and the […]
DAWOOD GANG’S TARGETED KILLINGS IN INDIA TO SPREAD PANIC
NEW DELHI: The Dawood Ibrahim syndicate is reportedly assembling a fresh network of sharpshooters across northern India and neighboring states to execute targeted killings of high-profile individuals, intelligence agencies have revealed. An Intelligence Bureau official said that, unlike similar networks in the past, this one is not being pieced together to target high-profile politicians or […]
PAKISTAN FOOD CRISIS DEEPENS AS MEAT PRICES SOAR
NEW DELHI: Pakistan is facing growing economic pressure as inflation and living costs continue to rise. Despite repeated promises of relief from leaders in Islamabad, many families are still struggling to manage their daily expenses. Higher food, transport, and utility costs are putting a huge strain on household budgets, particularly for low-income families, forcing many […]
KHARGE, KHERA, 2 OTHERS ELECTED ‘UNANIMOUSLY’ FROM KARNATAKA
NEW DELHI: Three Congress candidates, including AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, and one BJP nominee were declared elected “unanimously” to the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka on Thursday, election officials said. Elections were announced to fill four Rajya Sabha seats from the state because the terms of current members — Iranna Kadadi and Narayana Koragappa (both from […]
US ENVOY SUMMONED AGAIN OVER ATTACKS ON SHIPS OFF OMAN COAST
NEW DELHI: India summoned the senior US diplomat in New Delhi Friday to “lodge a protest” against attacks on commercial vessels off the coast of Oman. This is the second time in 48 hours that New Delhi has summoned the top US official. The diplomatic move follows yet another incident on Thursday, where a commercial […]
PUSH FOR ‘AKHAND’ CONGRESS
NEW DELHI: Will Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress and Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SP) return to the Congress? Amid the unfolding crisis in the Trinamool Congress, there is strong speculation in political circles about the parties that broke away from the Congress planning to return to its fold. While Congress Organisation General Secretary KC Venugopal […]
