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 […]
Part 2 : (A People’s Movement and Democratic Resistance is the Way Forward)
6. Economic Inequality, Migration, and the Decline of Mountain VillagesThe economic landscape of Uttarakhand is marked by profound regional disparities. Industrial development, investment, and employment opportunities have remained concentrated in the plains—particularly in Dehradun, Haridwar, and the Terai region—while the hill districts have continued to suffer from migration, unemployment, and inadequate basic infrastructure.The state’s impressive […]
