CONG ACCUSES AMIT SHAH OF “VOTE CHORI” & “VOTE REVDI” IN BIHAR

NEW DELHI: Claiming that Home Minister Amit Shah is banking on “vote chori” and “vote revdi” in Bihar, the Congress on Monday asserted that the politically conscious people of Bihar will defeat these “machinations.” It ridiculed Shah’s claim to win more than 160 seats in the state. In an X post, Congress general secretary (communications) […]

INDIA LAUNCHES ‘SWADESHI’ 4G NETWORK

NEW DELHI: The launch of the ‘Swadeshi’ 4G stack marked India’s entry into a league of nations such as Denmark, Sweden, South Korea, and China, which manufacture homegrown telecom equipment. In a major boost to tele-communication infrastructure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated BSNL’s ‘Swadeshi’ 4G stack, marking India’s entry into a coveted league […]

EX-BJP MP SEEKS PROBE INTO LADAKH VIOLENCE

NEW DELHI: A top BJP leader from Ladakh has questioned the Government’s handling of the situation and the killing of four protesters in security forces’ firing on Wednesday. Demanding a judicial probe, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, the former MP and face of the BJP in the region, has said that innocent people have been killed and […]

BAREILLY CLERIC ARRESTED ON HIS “I LOVE MUHAMMAD” VIDEO

NEW DELHI: Tauqeer Raza, a local cleric and chief of Ittehad-e-Millat Council, whose call for protest supporting the ‘I love Muhammad’ campaign led to chaos in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly, was arrested on Saturday. His call for protest supporting the ‘I love Muhammad’ campaign led to chaos in Bareilly and he was arrested on Saturday. According […]

LADAKH LEADER SONAM WANGCHUK’S ARREST SPARKS NATIONAL OUTCRY

NEW DELHI: The arrest of noted environmentalist and social activist Sonam Wangchuk in Ladakh has triggered a storm of political reactions across the country, with observers warning of far-reaching national repercussions. Wangchuk, who has long championed peaceful protest rooted in Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy of non-violence, was taken into custody under Section 163 after two days […]

BIG INDUS RIVER GIFT TO NORTH INDIA AHEAD OF 2029 LOK SABHA POLLS

BIG INDUS RIVER GIFT TO NORTH INDIA AHEAD OF 2029 LOK SABHA POLLS NEW DELHI: India is gearing up to make massive changes to the Indus River system to meet the water demands of the northern states. In a strategic move after suspending the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan, the government is now trying to […]

SC ALLOWS RAMLILA ON UP SCHOOL PLAYGROUND

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday lifted the Allahabad High Court’s stay on the 100-year-old Ramlila festivities at a school playground in Firozabad, but asked the UP government to find another spot in future so that students have exclusive use of the playground so that the students do not lose their play space. A […]

GAG ORDER LIFTED: THAKURTA WIN’S IN ADANI CASE

THAKURTA WINS AS DISTRICT JUDGE LIFTS GAG ORDER ON REPORTING ON ADANI ENTERPRISES NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday lifted the gag order imposed by a civil court restraining journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta from reporting on Adani. District judge Sunil Chaudhary said that Thakurta will not be bound to follow the gag order till […]

ONCE NITISH KUMAR’S TRUMP CARD, EBCs NOW RAHUL’S BIHAR BET

NEW DELHI: The EBCs, once ignored, now find themselves at the centre of every strategists map. They are the swing vote, the hinge upon which power quietly turns in Bihar. In politics of Bihar, caste is both compass and trap: it orients every voter, every party, every pledge, even as it binds them to inherited […]

RAMLILA CELEBRATIONS ON SCHOOL GROUND

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is to hear on Thursday a challenge on Ramlila celebrations at a school ground in Uttar Pradesh, questioning use of secular spaces for religious events. The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear urgently a challenge to an Allahabad High Court order barring Ramlila celebrations at a school ground in […]