KHARGE, KHERA, 2 OTHERS ELECTED ‘UNANIMOUSLY’ FROM KARNATAKA
NEW DELHI: Three Congress candidates, including AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, and one BJP nominee were declared elected “unanimously” to the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka on Thursday, election officials said. Elections were announced to fill four Rajya Sabha seats from the state because the terms of current members — Iranna Kadadi and Narayana Koragappa (both from […]
US ENVOY SUMMONED AGAIN OVER ATTACKS ON SHIPS OFF OMAN COAST
NEW DELHI: India summoned the senior US diplomat in New Delhi Friday to “lodge a protest” against attacks on commercial vessels off the coast of Oman. This is the second time in 48 hours that New Delhi has summoned the top US official. The diplomatic move follows yet another incident on Thursday, where a commercial […]
KALYAN BANERJEE SAYS: “IT’S EITHER ABHISHEK OR ME”
NEW DELHI: For 15 years Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress were untouchable. Three consecutive Assembly election wins built her legacy and four straight Lok Sabha polls – in which the Trinamool was the single-largest party – cemented it. But on Thursday the Trinamool lurched deeper into an existential crisis after party veteran Kalyan Banerjee […]
INDIANS TRAINING AI ROBOTS FOR HOUSEHOLD JOBS
NEW DELHI: With a smartphone strapped to her head, Indian housewife Nagireddy Sriramyachandra films herself slicing mangoes to train AI-powered robots to take on household jobs in the future. Earning just over two dollars for an hour of video, her mundane recordings are invaluable for global tech companies teaching machines how to move like humans […]
CONG IN SC OVER MEENAKSHI NATARAJAN NOMINATION’S REJECTION
NEW DELHI: The issue of the rejection of Rajya Sabha nomination of Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan in Madhya Pradesh has now reached the Supreme Court. The Congress has moved the top court to contest the dismissal of its candidate’s nomination. This legal action follows the Returning Officer’s rejection of Natarajan’s nomination papers due to objections […]
MONSOON HAS STALLED IN INDIA
NEW DELHI: India’s southwest monsoon made a strong start after arriving over Kerala on June 4, spreading rapidly across parts of southern India, the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Northeast within a matter of days. But after that initial burst, its progress across the country has become more gradual, with large parts […]
GODZILLA THREAT TO INDIA
NEW DELHI: A warming patch of water thousands of kilometres away in the Pacific Ocean may soon begin influencing daily life across India. Scientists are increasingly watching the development of El Nino, a natural climate pattern that can alter weather around the world. While it originates in the tropical Pacific, its effects often reach India […]
SC RESETS ITS MORAL COMPASS ON PRE-MARITAL SEX
NEW DELHI: For decades, India has treated pre-marital sex as a morality test. It influenced marriage prospects. It shaped reputations. In some cases, it even affected careers. A person’s romantic history often became shorthand for their character. Last week, the Supreme Court challenged that assumption. In a judgment arising from the case of a Telangana […]
MODI’S FALSE CLAIM OF BEING LONGEST SERVING PM
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday claimed that he had completed 12 years at the helm of the Indian government, marking a political journey that has reshaped the country’s electoral and governance landscape. He is, however, not yet the longest serving PM as Jawaharlal Nehru was there for nearly 17 years and Indira […]
HOW NOT TO RETIRE FROM POLITICS: ASHOK GEHLOT’S GRAND MELTDOWN
NEW DELHI: The top of the pack is Ashok Gehlot, 75, desperate and all guns blazing. Is it the Delhi-Jaipur-Jodhpur heat, a denial of Rajya Sabha berth, or the Nehru-Gandhi family’s refusal to honour him with a sit-down, long conversation for the past three years, or the prospect of losing out on key AICC posts, […]
