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, […]
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 […]
