CANDID CHAT OF PM MODI & RAHUL IN PARLIAMENT COMPLEX
NEW DELHI,11 April 2026 : A video of a public, cordial conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi – a rarity in India’s current polarised politics – has gone viral on social media. The PM and the Congress MP were among leaders who had gathered at the Parliament complex […]
PIYUSH GOYAL TALKS TO SAUDI TRADE MINISTER ON SUPPLY CHAINS
NEW DELHI,11 April 2026 : Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal today held discussions with Saudi Arabia’s Trade Minister Majid bin Abdullah Al Qassabi on ways to strengthen supply chains disrupted due to the West Asia crisis, after holding talks with his counterparts from the UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait. All these countries are members of […]
BJP PROMISES UNIFORM CIVIL CODE IN BENGAL IN 6 MONTHS
NEW DELHI,11 April 2026 : Unveiling the Bharatiya Janata Party’s manifesto ‘Sankalp Patra’ ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the party would implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state within six months and provide Rs 3,000 per month to strengthen women’s financial independence. Calling the manifesto […]
DECODING BHADRALOK VIEWS ON SIR IN BENGAL
NEW DELHI,11 April 2026 : In Kolkata’s social vocabulary, a particular group has long held a special place – the ‘bhadralok’, or what is often referred to as the ‘madhyabitta’ (middle-class). In English-language discourse, this social class was once described as the “middling class”, and the term later evolved into the “educated middle class”, sometimes […]
WHY US VICE-PRESIDENT CHOSEN TO NEGOTIATE IN ISLAMABAD TALKS
NEW DELHI,11 April 2026 : Vice President JD Vance has appeared as one of the most reluctant defenders when Washington started a war with Iran. Six weeks later, he finds himself in Islamabad, preparing for talks with top Iranian leaders to conclude a war that has sent shockwaves through global markets. Reports suggest Vance was […]
OVER 84 LAKH VOTERS ADDED IN FINAL UP SIR LIST
NEW DELHI,11 April 2026 : Uttar Pradesh’s electorate grew by over 84 lakh to 13.39 crore after the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), according to the final voter list published on Friday. Addressing a press conference at the Lok Bhawan Media Centre in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa said the […]
REPOLL IN ASSAM’S KARIMGANJ NORTH
NEW DELHI,11 April 2026 : The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday ordered a repoll for Assam’s Karimganj North following a detailed post-poll scrutiny of Form 17A and other poll-day records. According to the ECI, the repoll is scheduled to be conducted on Saturday, April 11. The Commission stated that the scrutiny of documents […]
HEAVY POLLING IN SOUTHERN REGIONS
NEW DELHI ,10 April 2026 : Voters across Assam, Kerala and Puducherry turned out in large numbers on Thursday in the Assembly elections. Puducherry recorded a turnout of o 86.9 per cent, while Assam saw 84.4 per cent and Kerala reached 75 per cent. Poll official, Deben Horo, was found dead in Assam’s Sonitpur district […]
COCOA KEEPS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE HEALTHY
NEW DELHI,10 April 2026 : There’s an indigenous group of people called the Kuna in Panama that are a fascinating story in longevity as well as stellar cardiovascular health, and lack of metabolic diseases like Diabetes, etc. They drink an average of 5 cups of a type of cocoa every day and they have 9x […]
QUESTIONS ON PAK’S BROKER STATUS IN IRAN WAR
NEW DELHI ,9 April 2026 : While Pakistan tried to project itself as a peacemaker, it was the White House that pushed Islamabad to broker a temporary ceasefire with Iran, according to a report by the Financial Times. The report poses serious questions about Pakistan’s independent diplomatic stance, suggesting Islamabad was not a neutral broker […]
