NITIN GADKARI IN ETHANOL-BLENDING CONTROVERSY
NEW DELHI: India’s ethanol blending programme has nearly achieved its 20% target five years ahead of schedule, cutting crude import costs and marking a major leap in sustainable fuel transition. India’s fuel pumps are undergoing one of the decade’s biggest transitions. The country’s Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme has moved from a pilot stage to […]
TUSSLE BETWEEN CONG & BJP IN ASSAM
NEW DELHI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has projected strong confidence in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s prospects, asserting that the party is well placed to retain power in the 2026 Assam Assembly elections and again in 2031. He claimed the Indian National Congress remains electorally unprepared and lacks the momentum to mount a serious […]
DELHI HIGH COURT’S NOTICE TO GANDHIS IN NATIONAL HERALD CASE
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and sought their response on an appeal filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging a trial court order refusing to take cognisance of ED’s chargesheet against the Gandhi’s and others in the National Herald case. Solicitor General […]
THACKERAY BROTHERS REUNION IN MUMBAI POLLS
NEW DELHI: The Thackeray family – regarded as the ‘first family’ in Mumbai political circles – took a step closer to a grand electoral reunion Monday morning, after sources said a seat-share agreement had finally been agreed for next month’s Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections. It will mark the first time in 20 years the two […]
KARNATAKA CM TUG-OF-WAR INTENSIFIES: SIDDARAMA REJECTS POWER SHARING CLAIM
NEW DELHI: Siddaramaiah has underlined his intention to remain Chief Minister of Karnataka despite steadily increasing pressure from his deputy, DK Shivakumar, who has pinned hopes of a mid-term leadership change on an unspoken 2023 deal – that the two will ‘share’ the state’s top job, each holding it for 2.5 years. Karnataka Chief Minister […]
SHANTI’ BILL’ IS A RADIOACTIVE GAMBLE WITH INDIA’S FUTURE, SAYS THAROOR
NEW DELHI: The ‘Shanti Bill’ passed by Parliament this week shields foreign suppliers from being sued, says Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, stressing that it looks like a law written by the nuclear lobby, for the nuclear lobby. “In the halls of Parliament, we are used to debating laws that are dry, technical, and frankly, often […]
FOG PREVENTS PM’S RALLY IN WEST BENGAL
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally virtually in West Bengal’s Nadia after failing to reach the rally site due to dense fog. His helicopter had to return to Kolkata airport after failing to land at the Taherpur helipad due to low visibility Saturday afternoon. It hovered over the helipad for some time […]
NEW NUCLEAR BILL THAT WAS PASSED BY PARLIAMENT
NEW DELHI: The government passed the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India bill, or SHANTI, for an administration that loves acronyms – in Parliament’s winter session, which concluded Friday. The SHANTI bill was approved via voice vote amid a walkout by most opposition lawmakers to protest something else entirely – the […]
DELHI CHOKES, BUT MPs SCRAP AIR CRISIS DEBATE OVER BAD “ATMOSPHERE”
NEW DELHI: India’s lawmakers were supposed to discuss the horrid blanket of toxic air smothering the national capital region sometime during Parliament’s winter session, which wrapped up Friday without discussing it. Discussions were held (and protests staged) over electoral reforms and the G RAM G bill that replaces the MNREGA scheme enacted in 2005 by […]
UNEASE IN TDP OVER ELEVATION OF NITIN NABIN IN BJP
NEW DELHI: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is keeping a close watch on rapid internal developments within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) following the appointment of Nitin Nabin as the party’s new working president—an organisational move that has quietly sent ripples across the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). […]
