No Interim Relief to 27 Lakh Deleted Voters in West Bengal
NEW DELHI, 14April 2026 ,In a significant development ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, the Supreme Court of India on Tuesday declined to grant interim voting rights to nearly 27 lakh voters whose names were deleted from the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice […]
US WANTS 20-YEAR FREEZE ON IRAN’S NUCLEAR DREAM, TEHRAN INSISTS ON 5
NEW DELHI,14 April 2026 : Tehran has reportedly proposed suspending uranium enrichment for up to five years — an offer the Trump administration rejected, insisting on 20 years. A disagreement over Tehran’s nuclear activities was the central sticking point in the weekend negotiations between Iran and the United States in Pakistan. Washington has proposed a […]
GENEVA OR ISLAMABAD VENUES FOR SECOND ROUND OF TALKS ON THURSDAY
NEW DELHI,14 April 2026 : The United States and Iran ended 21 hours of face-to-face talks in Islamabad on Sunday without reaching a deal, leaving the fate of the fragile, two-week ceasefire still unclear. After failed talks in Islamabad, a new round of negotiations between the US and Iran may be held later on Thursday, […]
TRUMP’S HORMUZ BLOCKADE BAD NEWS FOR INDIA
NEW DELHI,14 April 2026 : Wire editor Siddharth Varadarajan says Trump’s Hormuz blockade is a bad news for India. The United States says it has begun enforcing its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a move essentially aimed at ensuring Iran is unable to export oil or import anything through the narrow waterway which the […]
US-IRAN TALKS FAILURE IN ISLAMABAD “INCHES AWAY”
NEW DELHI, 13 April 2026 : Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that Tehran was just “inches away” from a peace deal with Washington before the weekend talks with the United States collapsed in Islamabad. He said the Iranian delegation negotiated with the US in “good faith” for an end to the war, but according […]
EIGHTH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION INVITES CONSULTANTS
NEW DELHI ,12 April 2026: The Government of India, in an April 10 notification, is inviting applications for engagement as a Consultant at the Eighth Central Pay Commission on a contractual basis. Interested candidates can visit the official website of the commission, 8cpc.gov.in ,to fill out the online application form. The Eighth Central Pay Commission has […]
Between Hope & Hell, A Familiar America
New Delhi ,12 April 2026 ,With a complete lid on information, the talks in Islamabad, continuing till 3 AM, two hours before this is being written, allow no peep into where the myriad issues that triggered the West Asia conflict stand. Only “a stepping stone”, as Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif put it, they will […]
Asha Bhosle : The Voice That Refused To Fade Into Silence
Mumbai ,12 April 2026 ,The passing of Asha Bhosle on April 12, 2026, in Mumbai marks not just the loss of a legendary playback singer, but the closing of a luminous chapter in the history of Indian music. She was 92. For more than eight decades, Asha Bhosle’s voice mirrored the shifting moods of a […]
PIYUSH GOYAL TALKS TO SAUDI TRADE MINISTER ON SUPPLY CHAINS
NEW DELHI,11 April 2026 : Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal today held discussions with Saudi Arabia’s Trade Minister Majid bin Abdullah Al Qassabi on ways to strengthen supply chains disrupted due to the West Asia crisis, after holding talks with his counterparts from the UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait. All these countries are members of […]
WHY US VICE-PRESIDENT CHOSEN TO NEGOTIATE IN ISLAMABAD TALKS
NEW DELHI,11 April 2026 : Vice President JD Vance has appeared as one of the most reluctant defenders when Washington started a war with Iran. Six weeks later, he finds himself in Islamabad, preparing for talks with top Iranian leaders to conclude a war that has sent shockwaves through global markets. Reports suggest Vance was […]
