INDIA STORY THROUGH I-DAY SPEECHES FROM RED FORT: India Strategic
(Photo) Courtesy : Firstpost As India celebrated the 80th anniversary of Independence, it is evident that the annual ceremony at Delhi’s Red Fort has become much more than a national ritual. It reflects India’s changing priorities, aspirations and identity. When the Prime Minister Narendra Modi unfurled the Tricolour from the ramparts of Delhi’s Red Fort […]
Fidel Castro at 100: The Rebel Who Made History Tremble
On 13 August 2026, Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz would have turned 100. A century after his birth, the Cuban revolutionary remains one of the most consequential and contested figures of the modern age: admired by millions as an apostle of national dignity and social justice, condemned by others as the architect of a one-party state […]
The Architecture of Our Republic: Why History Cannot Be Written from Scratch
As India celebrates its 80th Independence Day on August 15, 2026, the rhetoric of our public square is frequently dominated by a narrative of total rupture.A political discourse has taken root that suggests the nation’s true history began only in recent memory, portraying the preceding decades as a period of inertia or drift. Yet, no […]
JNU Professor’s Independence Day address to Sardar Patel Vidyalaya in Delhi cancelled after VHP threat
New Delhi, 14 August—In an unfortunate development reflecting a sharp deterioration in the secular ethos in the national capital, an Independence Day address by political scientist and JNU Professor emerita Zoya Hasan at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya in Delhi was cancelled at the last minute today after a group of VHP members reportedly gathered outside the school. […]
Railways defrauded passengers to tune Rs 168 crores, finds CAG in its audit report through superfast surcharge
New Delhi, 14 August—In a scathing audit report, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has found that the Indian Railways defrauded passengers collecting around ₹168 crore in superfast surcharge trains that did not meet the prescribed speed criteria. The irregular collection took place between April 2022 and March 2023 and involved more than […]
After Galwan, Now Arunachal: Kharge Demands Answers From Modi and Shah
New Delhi, 14 August—Maintaining pressure on the BJP led NDA government, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge today demanded answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah over reports that China has restricted Indian troops from patrolling certain areas of Arunachal Pradesh. Kharge said India stands firmly behind its armed forces and remains united against […]
SC QUASHES HATE SPEECH COMPLAINT AGAINST RAHUL FOR CALLING SAVARKAR BRITISH AGENT
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday quashed a criminal complaint and summons issued against Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over certain remarks he made against Hindutva idealogue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. Gandhi had described Savarkar as a collaborator with the British and further stated that Savarkar received pension from […]
CONG: GOVT’S FEAR OF DEBATE CAUSED MONSOON SESSION WASHOUT
NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh and Lok Sabha deputy leader Gaurav Gogoi on Friday claimed the government was so frightened in the just-concluded Parliament’s monsoon session that both Prime Minister Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah remained absent on all 19 days of the two Houses. Right at the start, they said the […]
DRUG KINGPIN EXTRADITED TO INDIA
NEW DELHI: Virender Singh Basoya, a fugitive drug kingpin who was wanted in a Rs 13,000 crore case, has been brought back to India from the UAE, with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) taking him into custody. Basoya was arrested in the UAE in June this year after an Interpol red notice was issued at […]
DELHI HIGH COURT, AIRPORT GET BOMB THREAT
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court received a bomb threat via email on Friday, a day before Independence Day. The High Court is in touch with the Delhi Police, furhter investigation underway. Including the Delhi High Court, five locations in the national capital received bomb threats, a day before the country celebrates its 80th Independence […]
