SANCTIONED TANKER TURNS BACK TO HORMUZ AFTER FAILING IN US BLOCKADE
NEW DELHI,15 April 2026: The US-sanctioned tanker Rich Starry made its way back to the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday after exiting the Gulf the day before, shipping data showed, failing to break through a US blockade on vessels calling at Iranian ports. US President Donald Trump announced the blockade on Sunday after weekend peace […]
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 […]
OWAISI CLAIMS MAMATA TREATED MUSLIMS “LIKE CATTLE”
NEW DELHI,14 April 2026 : Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is the one who helped the BJP grow and she is also the one to use a use and throw policy with the Muslims, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said on Tuesday. Owaisi, who has often been accused of playing the B Team of the BJP […]
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 […]
PM INVOKES NATIONAL SECURITY IN BENGAL
NEW DELHI,13 April 2026 : The area in and around Bengal’s Siliguri is of utmost importance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, invoking national security in the poll bound state today and blaming its ruling party for taking a soft line on secessionists. Speaking at a rally in north Bengal’s Siliguri, PM Modi said the Trinamool […]
THIS GUJARAT CANDIDATE REPRESENTS ALL 3 PARTIES — BJP, CONG & AAP
NEW DELHI,13 April 2026 : In an unprecedented turn of events that has left both voters and political analysts baffled, a single candidate has filed nomination papers representing three rival parties for the same seat. Bharat Singh Vakhala, a prominent local figure, filed his candidacy for the Pipero seat of the Dahod District Panchayat in […]
SC WON’T INTERFERE UNLESS WINNING MARGIN LESS THAN NUMBER OF EXCLUDED VOTERS
NEW DELHI,13 April 2026 : The Supreme Court on Monday remarked the Election Commission of India (ECI) created a “logical discrepancy” list of doubtful voters only during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal. Justice Joymalya Bagchi, sitting on a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, added […]
SC NOTICE ON BIOMETRIC, FACIAL RECOGNITION FOR VOTING
NEW DELHI,13 April 2026 : The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a contentious proposal seeking the introduction of biometric authentication and facial recognition systems in India’s voting process, issuing notice to the Central government and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a public interest litigation that could reshape the mechanics of electoral […]
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 […]
