INDIA TO EXCHANGE TERRITORY WITH MYANMAR
NEW DELHI: India and Myanmar are reportedly exploring a possible territorial exchange to settle a decades-old undemarcated section of their shared border along Manipur. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi on Tuesday, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “There are certain areas on the border which are yet to be settled. Discussions […]
PARLIAMENT’S SPECIAL SESSION FOR DELIMITATION, WOMEN’S QUOTA BILLS ON AUG 17
NEW DELHI: Despite repeated disruptions washing out much of the Monsoon Session, the Narendra Modi government is preparing to push ahead with two of its most ambitious legislative proposals in a single package. Government sources said it is likely to convene a special session of Parliament on August 17 after the Monsoon Session ends on […]
CENSUS PHASE 2 BEGINS ON AUG 17
NEW DELHI: Phase 2 (Population Enumeration) of Census 2027 will begin in mid‑August 2026 in Ladakh and other snow‑bound areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, with online self‑enumeration followed by door‑to‑door enumeration in September. The census will collect caste data for the first time since 1931 and will also record details such […]
PAK BANS AL JAZEERA AFTER REPORTS ON PoK CRACKDOWN
NEW DELHI: Pakistan has reportedly blocked access to Al Jazeera after the influential Qatari broadcaster released a series of reports on Islamabad’s brutal crackdown on anti-government protests and election-related protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif-led government has not announced any formal ban on the broadcaster so far, but multiple users across […]
SC: STATES CAN CLOSE FIRs AGAINST PROTESTERS
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on August 3 clarified that the States are at liberty to close or withdraw the FIRs, in accordance with law, against students over their participation in the student protests. It clarified its July 28 order, which had observed that the States can proceed with the investigation in the FIRs. The […]
OPPOSITION CALL FOR AMIT SHAH’S PRESENCE IN PARLIAMENT
NEW DELHI: Opposition MPs from the INDIA bloc staged a demonstration near Makar Dwar in the Parliament House complex on Monday. The protest focused on the suspected theft of Ayodhya Ram temple donations and police excesses against students protesting the NEET paper leak. Prominent leaders including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Dimple Yadav, and Mahua Moitra demanded […]
PRASHANT KISHOR WINS BJP-STRONGHOLD BANKIPUR BYPOLL
NEW DELHI: Prashant Kishor used to help others win elections. Now he has won one himself. That too, in a BJP stronghold in a BJP-ruled state, in a seat represented by BJP chief Nitin Nabin over several terms. A former poll strategist who now heads the Jan Suraaj Party (JSP), Kishor has become the newest […]
LASHKAR COMMANDER BEHIND MIGRANT KILLINGS IN J&K
NEW DELHI: Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Latif Bhat and his associate are likely to be behind the recent targeted killings in Jammu and Kashmir, including the death of two migrant workers in a terrorist attack in Kulgam on Friday. Security agencies suggested that Bhat’s aide, Waris Shah, provided logistical support and recce for the attacks. Two migrant […]
TERROR PLOT TO HONEY-TRAP POLITICIANS IN BENGAL
NEW DELHI: The West Bengal Police’s Special Task Force (STF) has arrested an alleged woman accomplice of suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed operative Hamim Mondal who was recently arrested. According to police, the woman, identified as Arpita Sarkar, was arrested from Jharkhand’s Sahebgunj on Friday and brought to Bardhaman in Bengal. Suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed operative Mohammad Hamim Mondal was […]
WITHDRAW CASES: CJP’S ABHIJEET DIPKE ON PM MODI’S FORGIVENESS
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s latest Instagram address, in which he said he had forgiven students who used abusive language against him during the recent protests, has drawn a sharp response from Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke, who questioned whether the government would now withdraw criminal cases against the protesters. Commenting on […]
