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 […]
India, Bharat, Hindustan: What’s in a Name?
As India marks its 79th Independence Day, the debate over the nation’s name reminds us that our greatest inheritance is not a single word but a civilisation shaped by many histories, many languages and many identities Every Independence Day invites a nation to reflect not merely on the moment it became free, but on the […]
Sumit Sarkar:A scholar who transformed the writing of modern Indian history
India has lost one of its most distinguished historians. Professor Sumit Sarkar, among the most influential scholars of modern India in the post-Independence era, passed away on Thursday, 13 August 2026, at the age of 87 after a prolonged illness. His death marks the end of an extraordinary intellectual journey that transformed the study of […]
SUKHBIR BADAL ATTACKED BY A NIHANG IN NANDED
(Photo) Courtesy : The Hindu NEW DELHI: Akali Dal chief and former deputy chief minister of Punjab Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked in Maharashtra’s Nanded on Thursday. According to the preliminary information, Badal was attacked on the outskirts of the city after he visited a gurudwara there. He was attacked by a Nihang Sikh with […]
WORLD ORGAN DONATION DAY ON AUG 13
NEW DELHI: World Organ Donation Day is observed globally on August 13 every year to raise awareness about the life-saving importance of donating organs and tissue. During organ donation, it’s easy to imagine one donor saving one patient. Organ donation can be so much more than a one-for-one deal. In fact, one decision to give […]
LOK SABHA SESSION ENDS WITH VANDE MATARAM
NEW DELHI: On the last day of the Monsoon Session, Lok Sabha proceedings opened with Vande Mataram on Thursday, marking a first for Parliament, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and a full House in attendance. After six stanzas of the National Song were played, the Lower House was subsequently adjourned […]
PURIFICATION CEREMONY IN UTTARAKHAND WHERE KHARGE ADDRESSED
NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha witnessed a massive uproar after Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said a ‘shuddhikaran’ (purification) ceremony was held at the Haldwani venue where he addressed a rally in BJP-ruled Uttarakhand. As soon as Kharge raised the issue, Union Minister JP Nadda called the incident “unfortunate” and asserted that the BJP doesn’t subscribe […]
INDIA GETS 10% US TARIFF ON LABOUR PRACTICES
NEW DELHI: India has secured a lower 10 per cent tariff under the latest US trade measures, after initially being considered for a higher 12.5 per cent rate, officials said on Thursday. The revised rate follows discussions between New Delhi and Washington on labour practices, with officials saying India’s constructive engagement helped it move into […]
Ruling BJP and Opposition indulge in blame game holding each other responsible for a wasted Monsoon session
New Delhi, 13 August- In the 80th year of the country’s independence, the country’s politics has come to such a sorry pass that the ruling BJP led NDA and the INDIA block opposition today indulged in blame game accusing each other for wasting the 25-days long Monsoon session of parliament coming to end today while both […]
RSS and Hinduatva groups feed students on protest in Jharkhand
(Photo) Courtesy : Telegraph India New Delhi, 13 August– Interesting dimensions have emerged on the continuing protests in Jharkhand as it became knows that workers of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Hindutva groups are prominent among those who are feeding the protesting students in Jharkhand, which has a non-BJP government, in stark contrast to the agitation […]
