CAUVERY WATER DISPUTE HEARING ON AUG 13
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear on 13 August a plea by the Tamil Nadu government seeking directions to Karnataka for the immediate release of its share of Cauvery water. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana took note of submissions that in a […]
OPPOSITION WALKS OUT AS RAJYA SABHA PASSES BANKERS’ BOOKS EVIDENCE BILL
NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill amid an Opposition walkout. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman referred to it a “sad state”, saying the Opposition had “chosen to walk out from an important debate.” Sitharaman said the Bill, which proposed amendments to the 1891 Act, would “strenghten public confidence.” The […]
AMARINDER WARRING LAUNCHES OUTREACH FOR PUNJAB CONG WORKERS
NEW DELHI: Amid growing questions over his leadership, Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring has launched a new digital outreach programme to reconnect with the party’s grassroots workers. Titled “Sunday With Warring and Warriors”, the initiative comes a day before Punjab in-charge Bhupesh Baghel is expected to meet the party high command and present […]
Modi government seeks to outsmart the opposition saying Amit Shah ready for debate on student protests but opposition must listen peacefully
New Delhi, 10 August— In a cunning move to project the unrelenting Opposition negatively in the public eyes, Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju today put unprecedented conditions saying that the government is ready for a debate in the Lok Sabha on the student protests as well as police action and Union home minister Amit Shah will […]
India must tokenize mining assets to ensure transparency, higher revenue
Over the years, the mining sector has been the main driver of economic growth all over the world providing necessary resources such as gold, copper, lithium, bauxite, iron ore, coal and rare earth metals. Nonetheless, investments in traditional mining operations have continued to be the playground of large institutional investors, private equity firms, and ultra-high-net-worth […]
Indian-American Community to Celebrate 80th Independence Day in New Jersey
The Indo American Cultural Society of USA Inc., under the leadership of its President Pradip (Peter) Kothari, will organise India’s 80th Independence Day celebration and flag-hoisting ceremony in Iselin, New Jersey, on August 15, 2026. The event, organised in association with the Man Making Group and Oak Tree Iselin Presbyterian Church, will begin at 11 […]
News of The Day
1.Parliament Deadlock to Continue Till Shah Gives Statement: Priyanka Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday said the Parliament deadlock would continue until Home Minister Amit Shah makes a statement on alleged police excesses against students. With four days remaining, key bills on women’s reservation, delimitation and FCRA face uncertainty. 2.BJP Backs Jharkhand Student Protest, […]
A Shivling Claim Is Not a Licence to Invade Deoband
The proposed Ganga-water procession is not an act of faith but a test of whether the rule of law still restrains majoritarian provocation The proposed visit of the Hindu Raksha Dal to Darul Uloom Deoband on August 11 is being presented as a religious act: a group carrying Ganga water from Haridwar to offer it […]
