MODI’S GOVT RED FACE,OPPOSITION ATTACK HEAVILY
MODI’S GOVT FACE JOINT OPPOSITION ATTACK OVER TRUMP’S TARIF NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump’s controversial announcement of heavy tariffs on Indian goods has sparked a fresh economic and political storm in India. Already grappling with economic distress and post-pandemic recovery challenges, the Indian economy now faces renewed uncertainty, with the stock market reacting sharply […]
SIR DRIVE NEXT IN DELHI AND BENGAL
NEW DELHI The Election Commission Starts Preparation for Special Intensive Revision in Delhi. Delhi starts preparing for a complete overhaul of its electoral roll, just as is currently happening in Bihar. Tuesday morning, the website of the Chief Electoral Officer in Delhi uploaded the rolls published for the 2008 special intensive revision. Till Monday, the […]
NO CONCRETE ANSWERS IN OPERATION SINDOOR DEBATE
NEW DELHI: The two-day marathon debate in the Lok Sabha as also two days of debate in the Rajya Sabha on Operation Sindoor—India’s military retaliation against Pakistan following the brutal Pahalgam massacre—ended without answers to the most pressing questions raised by the Opposition. What was projected as a decisive strike to “destroy terror camps in […]
IS THE UK MAKING AMENDS FOR COLONIAL ATROCITIES ?
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement There is no shred of doubt that the much-awaited Comprehensive Economic and TradeAgreement(CETA) finally signed between India and UK has created unprecedented bonhomiein diplomatic circles. Through this deal, it is being pre-empted that the bilateral trade in goodsand services which is now worth $ 56 billion would double by 2030. […]
OPPOSITION CORNERS GOVT IN PARLIAMENT
OPPOSITION CORNERS GOVT ON PAHALGAM AND OPERATION SINDOOR New Delhi; A united opposition for two days on Monday and Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Modi government first in the Lok Sabha and then in the Rajya Sabha , accusing it of complete failure in preventing the recent terror attack on pilgrims in Pahalgam, […]
SC PULLS UP JUSTICE VARMA FOR CHALLENGING INQUIRY
SC PULLS UP JUSTICE VARMA FOR CHALLENGING INQUIRY AFTER JOINING IT NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday (July 28) asked Justice Yashwant Varma how he could challenge the in-house inquiry held against him after participating in the process. The Court also asked him why he waited for the inquiry committee to submit the report […]
SC CALLS FOR MASS INCLUSION,NOT MASS EXCLUSION
SC CALLS FOR MASS INCLUSION, NOT MASS EXCLUSION, IN BIHAR ELECTORAL ROLL CASE NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to include Aadhaar in the list of acceptable documents in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar in an inconclusive hearing. The Bench of […]
POLITICAL STORM OVER IMPEACHMENT OF JUSTICE VARMA
NEW DELHI: The impeachment proceedings initiated against Former Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma have ignited a fresh phase of confrontation between the ruling BJP and the Opposition’s INDIA bloc in the Lok Sabha, threatening to further paralyse the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament. The decision to move against Justice Varma who was immediately […]
BIHAR “SIR” SPARKS UPROAR IN PARLIAMENT AGAIN
PARLIAMENT PANDEMONIUM DESPITE GOVT YIELDS TO DEBATE ON PAHALGAM NEW DELHI: Pandemonium prevailed in Parliament forcing adjournment of both the Houses shortly after 2 pm on the fourth day of the monsoon session despite the government conceding full-fledged debate on Pahalgam and related issues. In the business advisory committees, the government yielded to 16 hours […]
CEC DEFENDS BIHAR ELECTORAL ROLLS REVISION
NEW DELHI: Batting aggressively on the front foot before the issue comes before the apex court on 28 July, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Thursday presented his case offering a strong defence of the Election Commission’s push for a special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar. “Should the Election Commission […]
