US sanctions four Indian companies over trade with Iran challenging India’s sovereignty
New Delhi, 25 August— In a clear violation of the accepted norms and practices of international trade, the United States has sanctioned four India-based companies for importing petroleum and petrochemical products from Iran, according to a press release by the US State Department. Having miserably failed to make Iran bend to its whims and fancies […]
Supreme Court protects journalist Abhishek Upadhyay who broke Ayodhya Rammandir temple scam story
New Delhi, 25 August—In a mov to defend the freedom of expression, a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana today issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and directed that a copy of FIR lodged at Indirapuram in Ghaziabad be provided to Abhishek Upadhyay. It also sought a compliance […]
When Language Becomes a Licence to Livelihood
Maharashtra’s Marathi test risks turning cultural pride into coercive exclusion Language is an important marker of identity. Marathi, like every Indian language, deserves respect, protection and promotion. But there is a profound difference between encouraging people to learn a language and making their livelihood conditional upon passing a state-administered language test. Maharashtra’s current crackdown on […]
STUDENTS FACE WATER CANNONS IN PATNA
NEW DELHI: Students protesting against the 70th Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) examination broke through police barricades while marching from Gandhi Maidan towards Raj Bhavan in Patna on Tuesday. The protesters were demanding the cancellation of the 70th BPSC examination. The protesters tried to move towards the restricted area despite police barricading the route. The […]
SC DIRECTS TARUN TEJPAL TO SURRENDER IN TWO WEEKS
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal to surrender within two weeks, rejecting his plea for exemption from surrendering before his appeal against his conviction and 10-year jail term in the 2013 sexual assault case is heard. Justice Alok Aradhe directed Tejpal to furnish a surrender certificate, and ordered […]
SC NOTICE TO 20 TRINAMUL REBEL MPs
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to 20 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs on a writ petition filed by the party’s general secretary and Lok Sabha leader Abhishek Banerjee. He had sought directions from the court for an expeditious decision on the disqualification petitions pending before Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. However, despite […]
NITIN GADKARI SEEKS NEW GENERATION TO TAKE OVER
NEW DELHI: It has nothing to do with politics and has been taken out of context, Nitin Gadkari’s office clarified on Tuesday, shortly after the Minister’s remark that younger generation should be given more responsibility as “he could no longer take on as much work as before”. The Minister’s office stated that he was speaking […]
CONG’S CJP STRATEGY: KEEP DISTANCE, LEARN LESSONS
NEW DELHI: On August 22, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ to Pune for an event exclusively for young women. On the surface, it was a small scheduling decision, yet it reflected the outcome of a two-month debate within the Congress. The format was significant too. Students spoke about violence, restricted mobility, unequal […]
ONION PRICES RISE 59%: ‘KANDA EXPRESS’ TRAINS FROM NASHIK TO 5 CITIES
NEW DELHI: Onion prices have risen sharply in recent weeks, prompting the government to step up supplies from its buffer stock through a special rail initiative aimed at cooling wholesale and retail prices. The government has started transporting onions by rail from Nashik in Maharashtra to five major cities — Delhi, Chennai, Kochi, Madurai and […]
DELHI H1N1 SURGE: BENGALURU IS STILL WORSE
NEW DELHI: H1N1 influenza is making headlines again as cases rise in Delhi and Bengaluru. Delhi has reported 1,777 H1N1 cases up to August 20, 2026, with H1N1 accounting for most of the city’s reported Influenza A infections this year. Importantly, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said the circulating virus is not […]
