Hapless citizens, helpless Governments
The first phase of polling in Bihar on Thursday concluded largely peacefully, with stray incidents of violence being reported. The poll recorded a voter turnout of nearly 65 per cent, the highest in the State’s history. Elections were held across 121 constituencies in 18 districts, marking the beginning of a closely watched, high-stakes contest, seen […]
Delhi records best AQI from January-October: CAQM
As pollution levels in Delhi continue to be severe, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Friday claimed the Capital has registered best best-ever average Air Quality Index (AQI) for the period January-October. It also said the average AQI was the best ever during the eight years from 2018-2025 (barring 2020 — the year […]
Abhishek Banerjee slams CEC, alleges acting on Amit Shah’s orders
Trinamool Congress (TMC) general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday launched a fierce attack on Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India Gyanesh Kumar for acting under the instructions of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and warned him of consequences when the BJP Government would go out of power in the Centre. Banerjee, […]
Jobs for all, free electricity, IT parks among INDIA bloc’s 25 point Bihar poll manifesto
The INDIA bloc on Tuesday released its manifesto for the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls, in which a Government job to one member of every household, restoration of old pension scheme and 200 units of free electricity, making Jeevika didis permanent, are among the promises made by the coalition, if it comes to power. Releasing the […]
Two princes: PM rips into Opposition
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday stepped up his poll campaign in Bihar, charging the Opposition Congress-RJD combine in the State with insulting Chhathi Maiyya, having problems with the Ram temple at Ayodhya and protecting infiltrators for the politics of vote bank. He also took a dig at the Congress-RJD alliance, claiming the Congress wants […]
India, US renew defence ties framework
India and US on Friday gave a fillip to their ties by signing a pact on 10-year defence framework, which Defence Minister Rajnath Singh described as a signal of growing bilateral, strategic ties, even as Washington vowed to work closely with New Delhi to ensure a free and an open Indo-Pacific. Singh and US Secretary […]
Pakistan’s UN Shield for Terrorists Exposes Global Body’s Reform Failure: Jaishankar
India on Friday accused Pakistan of shielding terrorism at the United Nations, pointing out that Islamabad’s actions at the UN Security Council (UNSC) have exposed how the global body’s work has become “gridlocked” in the absence of long-pending reforms. Speaking at an event marking the 80th anniversary of the UN, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar […]
Bhagavad Gita ‘nectar of wisdom’ for modern world, say Chinese scholars
The Bhagavad Gita is the “nectar of wisdom” and a “miniature history of Indian civilisation” offering answers to the spiritual and material dilemmas faced by people in modern times, noted Chinese scholars said, articulating a rare public reverence for the ancient Indian scripture. Speaking on Bhagavad Gita at a symposium on ‘Sangamam – A Confluence […]
Waqf Act will be thrown into dustbin if voted to power: Tejashwi
If the INDIA bloc is voted to power in Bihar, the Waqf (Amendment) Act would be “thrown into the dustbin”, the opposition coalition’s CM candidate Tejashwi Yadav said on Sunday. Addressing back-to-back public rallies in the Muslim-dominated Katihar, Kishanganj and Araria districts, Yadav said his father, Lalu Prasad, the RJD chief, never compromised with communal forces […]
Indian Navy gets ASW ship with torpedoes
Anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft (ASW SWC) ‘Mahe’, equipped with torpedoes, multi-functional anti-submarine rockets and advanced radars and sonars, has been delivered to the Indian Navy, officials said on Friday. The first of the eight ASW SWCs being built by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi, is named after the historic port town in the Union […]