AUSTRALIA TO RETURN STOLEN INDIAN ARTEFACTS
NEW DELHI: Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke, who also holds the arts portfolio, has made one of the strongest public commitments yet to the repatriation of stolen Indian cultural artefacts, declaring that unlawfully held items in Australian institutions amount to theft and pledging his government will act on its own initiative rather than waiting […]
TRUMP ACCUSES CHINA OF MEDDLING IN US ELECTIONS
NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump is expected to make fresh allegations about China’s role in US elections during his primetime address on Friday morning. According to CBS, the speech will include claims that Beijing gained access to US voter data and that the CIA knew about it but did not inform Trump while he […]
FORMER JAPANESE MINISTER BLAMES INDIA FOR BULLET TRAIN FAILURE
NEW DELHI: In a scathing critique of the India-Japan High-Speed Rail (HSR) project, Hideki Makihara, Japan’s former Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, has publicly accused India of stalling the project. Taking to the social media platform X, the former minister did not mince his words regarding the bilateral negotiations and accused the Indian […]
NHRC SEEKS DETAILS OF RAJASTHAN MATERNAL DEATHS
NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of the reported maternal deaths in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara and Banswara districts and issued a notice to the Chief Secretary of the Rajasthan government, seeking a detailed report within two weeks. The Commission acted on media reports highlighting the deaths of women […]
Visibly weakened Sonam Wangchuk says he’ll survive till July 20, fasting continues
New Delhi, 17 July—Demonstrating his steely resolve, Educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk today expresses his resolve saying that he would “stay alive till July 20 at any cost”, even as his indefinite hunger strike entered its 20th day midst a warning from medical experts that his prolonged fast was reaching a critical stage. As the […]
Bulldozing a University, Bending the Rule of Law
The demolition order against Mohammad Ali Jauhar University raises uncomfortable questions about selective enforcement, constitutional guarantees, and the future of educational institutions in India The Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to order the demolition of 38 out of 40 buildings at Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur is far more consequential than a routine urban-planning dispute. […]
