70 THEFTS IN 45 DAYS IN RAM MANDIR

NEW DELHI: Seventy incidents of thefts in 45 days were identified by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in its 9-page preliminary report that underlined ignorance of frisking protocols and counting lapses. It has flagged a series of systemic failures in supervision, CCTV monitoring, and cash-counting procedures. Here are the key findings 1. Supervisory lapsesThe SIT […]

EL NINO RAISES SEA TEMPERATURES: INDIA ON HIGH ALERT

NEW DELHI: The tropical Pacific Ocean has warmed significantly compared with the same period last year, offering new evidence that heat is building in one of the world’s most important climate regions as El Nino rages. Daily sea surface temperature data from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) show the Nino 3.4 area, […]

MAMATA SEIZES BARULPUR RAPE & MURDER TO RECLAIM POLITICAL GROUND

NEW DELHI: The horrific rape and murder of a minor girl in West Bengal’s Baruipur, around 30 km from Kolkata, a lynching, allegations of a local BJP leader helping the accused, and Mamata Banerjee’s claims of being put under house arrest have posed the first major challenge for the Suvendu Adhikari-led BJP government. The challenge […]

BHUPENDER YADAV’S 3 TOP AIDES REMOVED

NEW DELHI: In a crackdown in the Environment ministry, its cabinet minister Bhupinder Ydav’s three top aides were removed with immediate effect on “administrative grounds.” In a surprise move at the top, the central government has transferred out three senior aides from the office of Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav in one go. The changes were announced […]

The Sovereign of the Silver Screen: Five Years Without Dilip Kumar

“Hamare baad mehfil mein afsaane bayaan honge,Baharein humko dhoondhegi na jaane hum kahaan honge…”(In our absence, stories will be told in the gathering; spring will search for us, knowing not where we have gone…) Five years ago, on July 7, India lost its true cinematic Kohinoor. The passing of Mohammed Yusuf Khan—immortalized forever as Dilip […]

The Architecture of Paradox: Unmasking the Selective Memory Behind Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s Iconography

In the contemporary theatre of Indian politics, history is rarely left to rest; it is continuously excavated, weaponized, and remodeled to serve modern ideological projects. The recent state-sponsored hagiography surrounding Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee—marked by newly declared public holidays and the fervent elevation of his stature to that of a flawless founding father—is a classic […]

KRISHNA MOHAN, A DALIT, IS NEW GENERAL SECRETARY VICE CHAMPAT RAI

(Photo) Courtesy : The Print NEW DELHI: The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Monday accepted the resignations of General Secretary Champat Rai and trustee Anil Mishra, appointed newly inducted trustee Krishna Mohan, a Dalit leader and former Indian Forest Services in Maharashtra, as the Interim General Secretary and announced a fresh administrative review […]

Trump reaches out to FIFA chief to get a one match ban on US striker lifted

(Photo) Curtesy :AP News New Delhi, 06 July—Bizarre but it happened in the ongoing football World Cup competition when US President Donald Trump flexed his muscles for a partisan goal applying pressure upon FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to suspend a one-match ban on the Americal star striker Falorin Balogun to enable him to play against […]

AGNIVEERS TO BE RETAINED AFTER 4 YEARS OF SERVICE

(Photo) Curtesy : Firstpost NEW DELHI: The Indian Armed Forces are reportedly proposing to retain a higher percentage of Agniveers after their 4-year service, beyond the current retention for 25% for each arm of the tri-services. The first batch of Agniveers recruited under the Agnipath scheme is yet to conclude their 4-year service. They began […]