DEFECTIONS SURGE IN BIHAR AHEAD OF FINAL CANDIDATE LISTS
NEW DELHI: As Bihar heads into the crucial assembly elections, political loyalties are shifting at an unprecedented pace across party lines. With both the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition Mahagathbandhan expected to release their final list of candidates by Sunday evening, the state is witnessing a flurry of defections as ticket aspirants […]
FARCE OF NOBEL PEACE PRIZE TO MARIA MACHADO
NEW DELHI: Michelle Ellner,a Venezuelan-American, on Saturday slammed selection of Maria Corino Machado as the Nobel peace prize winner, noting that her politics brought so much suffering and there is nothing remotely peaceful about her politics. If this is what counts as “peace” in 2025, then the prize itself has lost every ounce of credibility, […]
SC SEEKS CENTRE, EC RESPONSE ON VOTING RIGHTS OF UNDERTRIAL PRISONERS
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the Union government and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a public interest litigation (PIL) demanding recognition of voting rights for nearly 4.5 lakh undertrial prisoners currently lodged in jails across the country. A Bench headed by Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice K. […]
NCR STATES CALL FOR LIFTING BAN ON GREEN CRACKERS
NEW DELHI: The National Capital Region (NCR) states on Friday requested the Supreme Court to allow the bursting of green firecrackers in Delhi and surrounding areas during Diwali. Solicitor general Tushar Mehta, representing the NCR states, told a bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran that green firecrackers could be […]
DEADLINE TO REGISTER WAQF PROPERTIES MAY BE EXTENDED
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear an application seeking an extension of the six-month deadline for registering all Waqf properties, including Waqf-by-user lands, on the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs’ UMEED portal — the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development platform launched in June 2025 to streamline and monitor Waqf […]
VENEZUELA OPPOSITION LEADER AWARDED NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 2025
VENEZUELA OPPOSITION LEADER AWARDED NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 2025, NOT TO TRUMP NEW DELHI: The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday announced that Maria Corina Machado was awarded the prestigious honour for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to […]
BJP DROPS 25 SITTING MLAS,CENTRAL PANEL TO FINALISE 125 SEAT LIST
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is banking on a bold gambit in the upcoming Bihar elections — it has removed around 25 sitting MLAs from its candidate list, as it finalizes proposals for 125 seats. The state election committee, in a marathon 3-hour meeting in Patna, forwarded three names per seat to the […]
CHAUTALA CHALLENGE TO CONG IN HARYANA
NEW DELHI: A year after Congress’ unexpected loss in Haryana under the Hooda’s, Indian National Lok Dal president Abhay Singh Chautala is stirring the political waters. The INLD, once sidelined, is reviving its legacy under his leadership, targeting Jat voters with a blend of nostalgia and organisational energy. Chautala’s challenge is clear: reclaim the community […]
CHIRAG PASWAN-PRASHANT KISHOR ALLIANCE IN BIHAR?
NEW DELHI: A Chirag Paswan-Prashant Kishor alliance for next month’s Bihar election cannot be ruled out, because ‘doors are always open in politics’, Lok Janshakti Party sources said on Tuesday. Talk of Paswan and poll strategist-politician Kishor, who will make his electoral debut, linking up is the latest ‘twist’ as seat-share talks rumble on between […]
ISRAEL AT WAR WITH ITSELF, SAYS NYT
NEW DELHI: The New York Times on Tuesday carried a write-up by its correspondent Roger Cohen on how Israel is at war with itself. Here is the write-up: Two years after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, Israel is torn. Its war in Gaza has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians. But it has not freed all […]
