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Russia backs Indian bid for permanent Security Council seat
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov today backed India for becoming a permanent member of the UN Security Council. While addressing the 77th United Nations General Assembly, Mr Lavrov said, “We see prospective of making Security Council more democratic via representation of countries from Africa, Asia & Latin America. India and...
Internet abuzz with rumours of Xi’s house arrest, coup
The internet is abuzz with speculation about China President Xi Jinping being under house arrest. According to several posts on social media, Xi Jinping has been removed as the head of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and has been placed under house arrest. Neither the country’s ruling Chinese Communist...
Governor seeking agenda escalates AAP trust vote tussle
The Aam Aadmi Party versus Governor tussle in Punjab over a possible trust vote reached the next level, with Governor Banwarilal Purohit asking for the agenda of a second special assembly session proposed by the cabinet. While asking for Governor’s consent for an assembly session, a list of legislative...
Manmohan Singh was extraordinary, but India ‘stalled’: Murthy
N R Narayana Murthy, co-founder of IT giant Infosys, on Friday lamented that economic activities in India were “stalled” and decisions were not taken by the Manmohan Singh government in time in the Congress-led UPA-era. During his interaction with young entrepreneurs and students at the Indian Institute of Management...
Nitish, Lalu bid for national-level Grand Alliance
The two top leaders of the Grand Alliance in Bihar — Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Lalu Yadav — will meet Congress chief Sonia Gandhi in Delhi on Sunday evening, sources have said. This will be their first meet in more than six years. Sources said...
Cong attributes RSS chief’s mosque visit to Yatra success
Congress leader Gourav Vallabh on Thursday claimed that the meeting of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat with the All India Imam Organization president is the impact of the party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, and asked the RSS chief to join Rahul Gandhi in uniting the country. The RSS chief, who has...
Mann calls meeting of MLAs after Governor rejects trust vote move
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann called for a meeting of MLAs tomorrow after the Governor turned down the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s demand for a special session of the assembly to introduce a trust vote. The ruling Aam Aadmi Party called the governor’s decision “murder of democracy”. Governor...
Nationwide NIA raids against Popular Front leaders
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday morning raided the premises linked to Popular Front Of India (PFI) in several states, government sources said. In a massive crackdown on PFI, the anti-terror agency carried out raids in ten states, including Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil...
Indian land of New Delhi’s size in Chinese hands: Rahul Gandhi
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday continued his tirade on the ruling BJP at the Centre and alleged that it was spreading hatred among the people of the country, resulting in foreign powers occupying the Indian territory. Addressing a massive crowd at the Ernakulam district border where the...
Kejriwal calls for ‘Bharatiya education system’
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday called for a “Bharatiya” or indigenous system of education in the country in the place of the one inherited from the British. Speaking at a town-hall meeting with parents and teachers here as part of his campaign for the coming Assembly elections...
Cong, CPM accuse Mamata of ‘going soft’ on Modi
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday have made her the target of the Congress and CPM. Their spin — the Chief Minister is “going soft on him”. Mamata Banerjee, an unrelenting critic of the Prime Minister, had surprised many by her comment...
Tejashwi says Amit Shah visit will stoke communal tension
Union home minister Amit Shah’s visit to Bihar will be to “stoke communal tension” and the entire country knows this, Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav said today, echoing his alliance partner Janata Dal United. While Mr Yadav has been a staunch critic of the BJP, this was the...
EC has recommended Soren’s disqualification: Source
After high drama over a sealed envelope in Jharkhand, sources have said the Election Commission, while holding Chief Minister Hemant Soren guilty in the illegal mining case, has recommended only “disqualification”. This means that after the Governor notifies the disqualification order on a gazette, Soren will have to resign....
BJP-Shinde camp claim big win in key Maharashtra polls
BJP’s Maharashtra unit president Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Monday claimed 259 candidates supported by his party and 40 nominees backed by the Eknath Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena have been elected as sarpanches in the just-held elections to gram panchayats in the state. Voting for elections to 547 gram panchayats...
No objectionable videos, claims Chandigarh varsity
Amid raging controversy over alleged leaked videos of hostel girls, the Chandigarh University have said that no “objectionable video was made of any students except a personal video shot by a girl, which she shared with her boyfriend”. The girl has been arrested. The statement by the University comes...
UP seminary says no objection to Madrasa survey
Prominent Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband on Sunday said it has no objections to the Uttar Pradesh government’s survey of private madrassas but the whole system of such institutions should not be denigrated if a few don’t follow rules. At a conference of representatives from various madrassas held at...
Anti-terror agency raids locations In Andhra, Telangana
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today raided multiple locations in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana over the alleged involvement of some members of the Popular Front of India (PFI) in “anti-national activities”. The raids were conducted at premises linked to the accused and suspects across Kurnool, Nellore and Nandyal in Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana’s Nizamabad....
Need to rethink Collegium system, says Law Minister
Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju suggested there is a need to rethink the collegium system to expedite the process of appointment in higher judiciary as there are concerns about the existing process. He said appointments in higher judiciary are “pending”, but “not due to the law minister...
