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Water level of Yamuna in Delhi region has crossed the danger mark and an alert by the state government has been issue of flood. According to Irrigation and Flood Control department of Delhi government people residing in the low-lying areas will be evacuated. A press statement released by East...
Before the swearing ceremony of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan as the next prime minister of the country the Indian high commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria is learned to be calling him for a meeting on Friday. Sources claim the meeting has been finalized and prior to it only...
A controversy has sparked in India whether China was given the license to print currency in past following an article titled “Why other countries are giving China a license to print money”. It is learned from the article that China is printing foreign currencies on a huge scale and...
By Harihar Swarup The 2019 Lok Sabha elections have been shaping as the battle of alliances. The most important player in battle of alliances is BSP supremo Mayawati. Also, on these alliances depend the future of the BSP leader. Seat sharing arrangement between Mayawati and Janata Congress, Chhattisgarh,...
North Korea has written a new letter to Donald Trump asking for a second meeting and it is learned the White House is looking for a date. Since June 12 summit both the leaders are in talks about nuclear programme of North Korea. However, the discussions have been criticized...
About half ton people have been killed in Indonesia after a massive earthquake of 7.5-magnitude brought down buildings and triggered tsunami. In a video footage waves of water as high as 10 feet could be seen ramping in Palu, about 80 kilometers away from the epicenter. According to disaster...
By B. Sivaraman “Stop killing us!, screamed the banner at the exceptional protest at Jantar Mantar on 25 September 2018. The protest by Safai Karamchari Andolan (SKA) led by Bezwada Wilson was a unique event at many levels. It is a rare event where students from JNU, considered...
By Anjan Roy There is a Moorish footprint in India which India does not much remember though Morocco does somewhat endearingly. That long-forgotten link was recalled by members of a Moroccan delegation which visited this country on the occasion of opening of its National Tourism’s office in New...
By Ben Chako Jeremy Corbyn’s conference speech was a call to arms for the labour movement, a clear challenge to all those who oppose Tory austerity to unite and bring an end to it for once and for all. Unity and diversity were key themes throughout the speech, as...
Process of filing objections to NRC re-opened by the Supreme Court – The Supreme Court declared the process of filing claims against exclusions from the National Register of Citizens open for a second time in light of the gravity of the issue. A list of 10 documents which can...
By Raman Swamy The Supreme Court has laid down important checks and balances to ensure that Aadhaar is used only for the genuine purposes for which it was created – for targeted delivery of financial benefits for the poor and the underprivileged. The Modi government was trying...
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Church leadership does not seem to be in a mood to learn lessons from the arrest of Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who has been accused of repeatedly raping a nun, if the initial response is any indication. The Kerala Catholic Bishop’s Council (KCBC)...
By Amritananda Chakravorty “It is directed under Article 142 that the existing data which has been collected shall not be destroyed for a period of one year. During this period, the data shall not be used for any purpose whatsoever. At the end of one year, if no...
By Aditya Aamir You think ‘Thugs of Hindostan’ and you think ‘Aamir Khan’, criminal politicians, Mumbai dons, shady lawyers, sleazy diamond merchants, kingfisher beer and Philip Meadows Taylor, God rest his soul. Oops! He will not be happy at all. For several reasons, including because the Supreme Court of...
By Sushil Kutty As is ‘five’ is an odd number and one of the five justices stood up and asserted his uniqueness, he dissented! Four justices ruled Aadhaar is constitutionally fair, Justice DY Chandrachud raised his hand in class and proclaimed, “No it’s unconstitutional!” But people who went to...
By L.S. Herdenia BHOPAL: The BJP-sponsored ‘Maha Kumbh’ on 25th September was indeed a huge affair. There are varied claims about the turnout. BJP claims that more than five lakh party men came. Originally it has fixed a target of ten lakh. But despite its best efforts, the target...
By Nitya Chakraborty As more and more reports are coming out pointing at the personal involvement of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the selection of the Anil Ambani led Reliance Defence as against the public sector HAL as the offset partner for the Rafale project, all focus has...
By Mriganka M Bhowmick The controversy around Rafale deal has put PMO in a tight spot. The restructuring of the deal from 126 fighter jets with co-manufacturer HAL to 36 off-the-shelf fighter jets was formulated and executed by Prime Minister Modi and his team. No one either in the...