SECURITY LAPSES IN POST-POLL STRONGROOMS IN ASSAM
NEW DELHI,16 April 2026 : Assam’s Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia has raised serious concerns over alleged lapses in the security of strongrooms storing post-poll election materials, prompting him to write to Assam’s Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Goel. Notably, Assam recorded high voter turnout of 85.96% of 2.51 crore voters in the single-phase polling held […]
RAHUL SAYS GOVT AVOIDING OBC QUOTA
NEW DELHI,16 April 2026 : Lok Sabha opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday pressed for delimitation based on 2026 caste census and not on the old data in which the Other Backward Castes (OBCs) will be denied their share. He told reporters in the Parliament House premises that the Congress will fully back the government […]
PM MODI SPEAKS ON WOMEN’S RESERVATION BILL
NEW DELHI,16 April 2026 : In a 3-day Parliament special session, the Centre on Thursday introduced the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha, marking a significant legislative move during the ongoing special session of Parliament. Prime Minister Modi spoke on the significance of the women’s reservation. Ever since discussions around women’s reservation began in […]
62% OF POLL BODY OBSERVERS IN BENGAL FROM BJP-RULED STATES
NEWDELHI, 15 April 2026, Election Commission has appointed 294 General Observers in West Bengal, effectively ensuring that each Assembly constituency is monitored by one IAS officer. Notably, 62 per cent of these officers are from BJP-ruled states, while 111 officers are from Opposition-ruled states. It has appointed 549 General Observers, 180 Police Observers, and 358 […]
MADHYA PRADESH KEENLY WATCHES 2 CANDIDATES IN KERALA, TAMIL NADU
NEW DELHI,15 April 2026 : The outcome of polling in two seats in Kerala and Tamil Nadu may raise a political storm in the heartland state of Madhya Pradesh, nearly 2,000 kilometres from the southern states. Two Rajya Sabha MPs from Madhya Pradesh, Union Ministers Dr L Murugan and George Kurian, are candidates in Tamil […]
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 […]
