NDA BID TO SECURE 2/3RD MAJORITY IN LOK SABHA
NEW DELHI: The rebellion in the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress has revived talk that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is likely to bring the Delimitation Bill again in the Monsoon session. The session begins in the third week of July. The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty First Amendment) Bill, 2026 or the Delimitation […]
INDIA DEPLOYS 12 NUCLEAR WARHEADS IN A BIG POLICY SHIFT
NEW DELHI: Marking a significant shift in nuclear weapons policy, India has for the first time “deployed” 12 nuclear warheads. The revelation has been made in the latest report of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The world’s top arms-tracking organisation, SIPRI, in its latest report says that India for the very first time […]
Modi’s Infrastructure Push Powers Growth, But Private Investment Remains the Missing Link
NEW DELHI: When the Narendra Modi government completes twelve years in office this week, the headline number that matters is India as the world’s fourth largest economy. But it is not just the size of the economy; it is the stability of the scaffolding beneath it, and the way it has begun to carry industrial […]
SAUGATA ROY REJECTS BJP’S OFFER TO LEAVE TRINAMUL
New Delhi: Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and Lok Sabha MP Saugata Roy has claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) approached him with an offer to switch sides, but he firmly rejected the proposal. Speaking to reporters, Roy said he remains loyal to the party led by Mamata Banerjee and has no intention of […]
INDIA-US TRADE DEAL BY JULY
NEW DELHI: India could sign the first tranche of its long-awaited trade agreement with the United States as early as July, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday, signalling that negotiations between the two countries are entering the final stretch despite recent tariff tensions. The minister’s remarks come at a time when India […]
SOLAR STORM TO HIT EARTH MONDAY NIGHT
NEW DELHI: The sky over India is about to do something extraordinary. A massive solar storm is hitting Earth tonight, and auroras, popularly known as northern lights, are closer to home than you ever imagined. Here is everything you need to know before midnight. The Sun has been building to this for days. The star […]
ACTION SOUGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTIONS IN DELHI
NEW DELHI: Senior advocate Ajit Kumar Sinha, a court-appointed amicus curiae has moved the Supreme Court seeking various directions, including the one asking civic body MCD to file an affidavit indicating the survey conducted and action taken against illegal and unauthorised constructions in the national capital. The urgent intervention has been sought following the collapse […]
Ladakh leader joins Cockroch Janata Party protest
NEW DELHI: Activist and educator Sonam Wangchuk joined the Cockroach Janta Party’s protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, urging the government to address students’ hardships and reform the existing education system. “I don’t like protests, but we have to do it for justice,” he said while backing the demonstrators’ demands. Meanwhile, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, leading […]
RAJASTHAN TO LONDON COUNCIL SEAT
NEW DELHI: Over a century ago, Dadabhai Naoroji, who was known as the “Grand Old Man of India”, became the first Asian and Indian to be elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons in the UK in 1892. He represented the Central Finsbury seat in London. Dadabhai used Westminster to voice […]
Z+ security of Lalu, Rabri withdrawn: RJD men guard home with sticks
NEW DELHI: Upset over the Bihar government withdrawing their Z-plus security cover, former Chief Ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav and his wife, Rabri Devi, sent away the new security detail Saturday morning. The senior Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders were this week provided security cover by the Bihar Special Armed Police (BSAP) after the state government […]
