STRONG EARTHQUAKE TREMORS FELT IN DELHI-NCR
NEW DELHI: Delhi and NCR areas felt strong earthquake tremors Saturday evening. The actual earthquake of 6.2 magnitude in Richter Scale actually struck the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan Saturday evening, according to initial seismic reports. It was so strong that the tremors were felt across parts of Pakistan and northwest India, including Delhi. The […]
NAGA BODIES’ ALARM OVER SITUATION IN MANIPUR
NEW DELHI: The United Naga Council (UNC), the apex civil body representing the 21 Naga tribes of Manipur, on Saturday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Government for immediate intervention in the rapidly deteriorating security situation in the state’s Naga-inhabited areas. The Council alleged that the region is witnessing a “proxy war” […]
‘Ashamed they stayed so long’: Udhhav Thackeray lashes out at rebel MPs
New Delhi, 27 June— In a determined attempt to keep the morale of the party rank and file high, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday sought to reassure party workers after the recent defection of several MPs, asserting that the “true Shivsainiks” continued to stand by him while launching a sharp attack on leaders […]
Setback for M K Stalin as MDMK walks out of DMK-led Alliance
New Delhi, 27 June—In yet another setback to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) has formally withdrawn from the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA), ending a political association that the party said had lasted for nine years. “It is an open secret that arrangements were made to install […]
CONG CALLS FOR DISSOLVING AYODHYA’S RAM MANDIR TRUST
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday questioned Prime Minister Modi’s silence on a big loot from the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya and wanted dissolution of the trust he had set up to run the temple s the people have lost confidence in it. Party spokesman Akhilesh Pratap Singh told a press conference here that the […]
PASSPORT VALID DOCUMENT FOR ELECTION COMMISSION
NEW DELHI: Election Commission officials have clarified that Indian passports continue to be among the 12 valid supporting documents required by voters to prove their eligibility to be on the voters’ list under the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls. They were responding to a query following a controversy that arose after the Ministry […]
LOT OF SIMILARITIES BETWEEN PM MODI AND TRUMP
NEW DELHI: Despite the recent turbulence in India-US ties, the personal chemistry between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump remains the ultimate anchor of the relationship, said US Ambassador Sergio Gor. Gor, who has worked closely with Trump, emerging as one of his most trusted aides, said there were a lot of […]
SECOND EARTHQUAKE IN PAKISTAN
NEW DELHI: A 5.4-magnitude earthquake in Richter Scale struck Pakistan on Saturday, just hours after a 5.3-magnitude tremor shook the country on Friday evening, adding to concerns over heightened seismic activity across several parts of the world. The latest quake comes as Venezuela continues to grapple with the aftermath of two devastating earthquakes that have […]
SC SETTLES 7-DECADE OLD LAND DISPUTE
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court recently decided a seventy-year-old land dispute by upholding a sale deed signed in 1957. Four generations of a family got embroiled in the litigation for over seven decades. A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and NV Anjaria finally decided a seven-decade-old dispute over 15.5 bighas in Narsipur Kalan village […]
Two Years as Leader of the Opposition: Rahul Gandhi’s Report Card as the Voice of Democratic Dissent
From Parliament to the Streets, Has the Congress Leader Redefined the Role of the Opposition? Two years after assuming office as the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha on 26 June 2024, Rahul Gandhi has transformed a constitutional position that had remained vacant for a decade into one of the most visible […]
