SP TO SPLIT, CLAIMS UP MINISTER
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Wednesday claimed a big split in the Samajwadi Party after similar divide in Bengal and Maharashtra. He told reporters in Lucknow that senior SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav has given a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the mining scam and Gomti river front […]
2027 POLLS IN 5 STATES WON’T BE ADVANCED DUE TO CENSUS
NEW DELHI: Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa will be held as per schedule next year in February, sources said. Clarifying the news reports that the state elections could be advanced due Census and Kumbh, sources said that no such proposal is under consideration. Some political parties had said the second […]
WILL MAMATA GO TO PARLIAMENT OR REVIVE PARTY AT GRASSROOT LEVEL?
NEW DELHI: There are already speculations that TMC will send Banerjee to Parliament to counter the NDA government. Notably, West Bengal sends 16 Rajya Sabha MPs to Parliament. Rajya Sabha elections for the five Members, who completed their tenures, have already been completed this year. So, if Mamata Banerjee wishes to enter the Rajya Sabha, […]
“Could Prashant Kishor be able to invade BJP’s strong bastion ?”
Litmus Test awaits Jan-Suraaj in Bankipur Even though formal notification regarding bye election for Bankipur assembly seat of Bihar is yet to be released by Election Commission of India, the political temperature in the state in general and Patna in particular has soared significantly with the beginning of verbal duel and political tug of war […]
The Voice of God: A Birth Anniversary Tribute to the Timeless Legacy of Hemant Kumar
On June 16, the music world pauses to remember and celebrate one of its grandest titans, *Hemant Kumar* (born Hemanta Mukherjee). Gifted with a rich, deep baritone that could effortlessly soothe a broken heart or elevate a simple melody into a spiritual experience, he was fondly hailed as the *”Voice of God.”* The legendary composer […]
Abhishek Banerjee called to meet Speaker Om Birla at two- hour notice during ED questioning: says TMC
New Delhi, 16 June— A bizarre situation developed when Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla reportedly gave Trinamool Congress MP and General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee a tight 2-hour deadline to present his case before deciding on the rebel faction’s request for merger with little-known Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) even though the TMC leader was being […]
Cell Broadcast Alert System develops snags; put on hold
New Delhi, 16 June—Much touted Cell Broadcast Alert System for issuing advance notice about an impending disaster, calamity or a danger recently launched by the Modi government recently has been put on hold after reports of a technical glitch that led to an emergency warning being sent to unintended recipients. The government is making […]
SC QUERY ON AADHAAR AS PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP, DOMICILE
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Central government, State governments and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a petition seeking directions that Aadhaar be treated only as proof of identity and not as proof of citizenship, domicile, residential address or date of birth. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya […]
The Master of Dreams and Restraint: A 90th Birth Anniversary Tribute to Shahryar
On June 16, 2026, the literary landscape pauses to remember one of its finest architectural minds on what would have been his 90th birth anniversary. Akhlaq Mohammad Khan, known universally by his pen name *Shahryar*, remains a monumental bridge between the classical depth of Urdu modernism (*Jadidiyat*) and the golden, melancholic soul of Indian cinematic […]
MILITARISATION OF UPCOMING NEET RETEST?
NEW DELHI: The arrangements for high-level, classified, military-grade security and AI facial recognition for the NEET retest on June 21 will only add to the already ballooning exam pressure on candidates and create a new set of problems, former Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai said on Tuesday. The comments invited a sharp comeback from […]
