BJP-led NDA uses Jharkhand youth protests to counter INDIA bloc’s Amit Shah demand
New Delhi, 11 August—In more than apparent move to turn the tables on the INDIA block’s demand of Union Home Minister Amit Shah making a statement on Police brutalities against protesters at Jantar Mantar on 20 July, the ruling NDA MPs today led a march inside Parliament shouting slogans over the “brutal” police action on […]
The Eternal Flame of Youthful Sacrifice: Remembering Khudiram Bose on His Martyrdom Anniversary
On this day each year, the nation pauses to remember a boy who became a legend before he had lived long enough to grow a full beard. Khudiram Bose, executed on 11 August 1908 at the age of eighteen years, eight months and a handful of days, remains one of the purest emblems of courage […]
KASHMIRI PANDIT EMPLOYEES SENT ON LEAVE AFTER TERROR THREAT
NEW DELHI: Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandit employees have been sent on administrative leave till 25th of August following a purported threat letter issued by a group linked to Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Fear gripped Kashmiri Pandit employees after a purported threat letter naming some employees and listing their contact details was circulated recently. Official […]
OPPOSITION WALKS OUT AS RAJYA SABHA PASSES BANKERS’ BOOKS EVIDENCE BILL
NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill amid an Opposition walkout. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman referred to it a “sad state”, saying the Opposition had “chosen to walk out from an important debate.” Sitharaman said the Bill, which proposed amendments to the 1891 Act, would “strenghten public confidence.” The […]
AMARINDER WARRING LAUNCHES OUTREACH FOR PUNJAB CONG WORKERS
NEW DELHI: Amid growing questions over his leadership, Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring has launched a new digital outreach programme to reconnect with the party’s grassroots workers. Titled “Sunday With Warring and Warriors”, the initiative comes a day before Punjab in-charge Bhupesh Baghel is expected to meet the party high command and present […]
CJP’S NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN FOR BETTER RURAL GOVT SCHOOLS
NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Tuesday announced a nationwide campaign to improve government schools in villages, calling on parents to conduct social audits of basic facilities and sarpanches to take up the task of improving the institutions. The campaign will be launched on August 15, with the CJP calling upon […]
SC NOTICE TO REPATRIATE NETAJI’S ASHES FROM JAPAN
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response from the Centre on a plea by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s daughter seeking directions for return of his “ashes” from Tokyo’s Renkoji temple. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana issued notice to the Centre seeking its response on […]
No Quietude for Equal Citizens: Why ‘Minority Dharma’ is a Recipe for Permanent Second-Class Status
Ibn Khaldun Bharati’s recent column in The Print frames the so-called Cockroach (CJP) protests as a turning point that should persuade Indian Muslims to embrace political quietude. He calls this the “Minority Dharma”: depoliticisation, disbanding the vote bank, accepting permanent minority status without collective political assertion, and earning the majority’s goodwill by staying out of […]
CAUVERY WATER DISPUTE HEARING ON AUG 13
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear on 13 August a plea by the Tamil Nadu government seeking directions to Karnataka for the immediate release of its share of Cauvery water. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana took note of submissions that in a […]
OPPOSITION WALKS OUT AS RAJYA SABHA PASSES BANKERS’ BOOKS EVIDENCE BILL
NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill amid an Opposition walkout. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman referred to it a “sad state”, saying the Opposition had “chosen to walk out from an important debate.” Sitharaman said the Bill, which proposed amendments to the 1891 Act, would “strenghten public confidence.” The […]
