VETERAN ALAMGIR IS 23RD BANGLADESH PRESIDENT
NEW DELHI: Veteran Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been elected as the 23rd president of Bangladesh. While usually presidents in Bangladesh have been elected through a consensus, this was the first presidential election in 35 years that saw an election with the Jamaat also putting up a candidate. Former Chief […]
DUTY-FREE SUGAR IMPORT FROM PAK
NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s sugar industry is looking towards India as a potential market for its surplus stocks of sugar, hours after the Government of India opened the door to duty-free sugar imports amid a surge in domestic prices. The development comes at a strained moment in India-Pakistan relations. Pakistan-based daily, The News International, reported on […]
SC REDUCES LAW PRACTICE FROM 3 TO 1 YEAR TO BECOME CIVIL JUDGE
NEW DELHI: In a key judgment on recruitment of judicial officers, the Supreme Court on Friday upheld its May 2025 ruling that mandated law practice as a condition for entry into judicial service, but reduced the experience prescribed at the bar from 3 years to 1 year. Pertinently, the candidates who succeed at the judicial […]
Mrs. Sita Jha, Mother of Veteran Journalist Shrinand Jha, Passes Away at 95
Mrs. Sita Jha, mother of Shrinand Jha, a senior member of the Rashtradoot Delhi Bureau, passed away on Thursday morning. She was 95. She breathed her last in the early hours at Fortis Hospital, Sector 62, Noida. According to family sources, she had been seriously ill for the past few months. Shrinand Jha is a […]
SC SETS UP PANEL TO PROBE COP ACTION DURING NEET PROTESTS
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday constituted a five-member High-Powered Expert Committee (HPEC) to examine allegations of excessive and disproportionate use of force by the police, paramilitary forces, and other security personnel against peaceful protesters assembled at Jantar Mantar in Delhi and other states against the NEET paper leak. The committee is headed by […]
‘Who is true nationalist’ battle between BJP and Congress ‘Vande Mataram’ goes to people’s court
(Photo) Courtesy : The Week New Delhi, 20 August— A fierce battle about ‘Who is true nationalist’ between the ruling RSS- BJP and the principal opposition party the Congress is being currently fought in the people’s court as the ruling establishment is desperately trying to project its main political adversary in bad light over whether […]
Supreme Court forms panel to probe into Police excesses on protesters at Jantar Mantar on 20 July
New Delhi, 20 August—As promised earlier this week, the Supreme Court today announced a high-powered five-member panel headed by retired apex court judge R Subhash Reddy to probe the allegations of police excesses on protesters on July 20 at Jantar Mantar here. Besides Justice Reddy, the committee will comprise former Punjab and Haryana high court […]
SONIA’S MEMOIRS COMING SOON
NEW DELHI: For decades, Sonia Gandhi has remained one of the most private and enigmatic figures in Indian politics, with little known publicly about her life beyond politics, power and 10 Janpath. Her upcoming memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, promises a rare glimpse into the woman behind the politician—from her childhood in post-war Italy […]
Three Years of Miyawaki Urban Forestry in Dehradun: Over 90% Survival Rate
Dehradun : Three years ago, on August 20, 2023, a pilot experiment in urban forestry based on the Japanese Miyawaki technique was initiated near Major Vivek Gupta Chowk on the Panditwari Main Road in Vasant Vihar, Dehradun. As part of the initiative, more than 300 saplings of local and regionally suitable species were planted. The […]
CONG RAISES CASTE ALARM ON CENSUS 2027
NEW DELHI: India is preparing to count caste as part of the decadal Census nationally after decades, but a battle has already begun with the Opposition asking if the process is foolproof. The Congress party has questioned the way castes will be recorded in Census 2027, particularly the decision to use an open-ended question rather […]
