TRUMPS WARNS OF BOMBS IF NO DEAL
NEW DELHI ,21 April 2026 : The future of the second round of peace talks between Iran and the United States, planned to take place this week in Pakistan, remains uncertain after officials in Tehran threatened not to attend after the US seized an Iranian-flagged vessel near the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend. The […]
LIQUOR BAN FOR 96 HOURS IN BENGAL AHEAD OF PHASE 1 POLLS
NEW DELHI ,21 April 2026 : A ban on the sale of liquor, which begins two days before the election, has been brought forward for West Bengal. With the election due on April 23, the ban has already been put in place. The sale of liquor has stopped in the areas where polling will be […]
RAHUL’S CHENNAI SPEECH MISTRANSLATED IN TAMIL
NEW DELHI ,20 April 2026 : If election campaigns are theatre, then Rahul Gandhi’s rally in Tamil Nadu – ahead of Thursday’s polling – may go down as an unintended comedy classic, thanks to real-time translation that seemed at odds, even contradictory, with the message he was trying to deliver. For those who understood English, […]
SC REJECTS ADDITION OF 7 LAKH NEW VOTERS IN BENGAL
NEW DELHI ,20 April 2026 : The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain an oral plea made against the addition of nearly 7 lakh new voters in West Bengal using Form 6 after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Making an oral mention before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice […]
FIRE AT RAJASTHAN REFINERY DAY BEFORE ITS INAUGURATION BY PM MODI
NEW DELHI ,20 April 2026 : Twenty four hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi was scheduled to inaugurate a refinery in Rajasthan, a massive fire broke out at the facility, sending huge black clouds of smoke in the air. The refinery, India’s first greenfield integrated Refinery-cum-Petrochemical Complex at Pachpadra in Balotra district, is a joint […]
SEVENTH SESSION OF LOK SABHA CONCLUDES
NEW DELHI,18 April 2026 : Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday concluded the seventh session of the 18th Lok Sabha, noting that the productivity was around 93 per cent. He said there were 31 sittings lasting for 151 hours and 42 minutes. The general discussion on the Union Budget lasted around 13 hours, in […]
WOMEN’S RESERVATION, DELIMITATION BILLS DEFEATED AS NDA MISSES 2/3RD MAJORITY
NEW DELHI,18April 2026 : The Constitution amendment bills for women’s reservation and delimitation were defeated in the Lok Sabha Friday night as the NDA could not get 2/3rd majority to pass them. In the voting, 298 MPs supported the bills while 230 voted against them, with a total of 489 members participating. To pass the […]
INDIAN REFINERS SETTLE IRAN OIL DEALS IN CHINESE YUAN
NEW DELHI,18 April 2026 : Indian refiners are making payments using Chinese yuan for the limited cargoes of Iranian oil they are buying under the temporary US sanctions waver. The transactions are being routed through ICICI Bank, a report added. Reacting to this, the government has said that such transactions are entirely within the rules. […]
RAHUL DUBS CENTRE LINKING DELIMITATION, WOMEN’S BILL AS “PANIC REACTION”
NEW DELHI,17 April 2026 : On the second day of special Parliament session, Lok Sabha Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the women’s quota bill is meant to “side line the caste census.” “Everyone knows the kind of discrimination faced by OBCs, Dalits, minority communities, and women in Indian society. This bill is meant […]
TRUMP SAYS HE MAY TRAVEL TO ISLAMABAD
NEW DELHI,17 April 2026 : US President Donald Trump said he had a “very good talk” with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while expressing optimism about a ceasefire effort between Israel and Lebanon. “I had a very good talk with him… he’s doing great,” Trump said of Modi, describing the exchange as positive. In the […]
