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Given the increasingly volatile West Asian landscape, rapid deployment of clean technologies is no longer just a climate imperative but a strategic necessity for India, one expert said. The possible disruption of ship movement through the Strait of Hormuz as a fallout of the recent offensive by the United States and Israel on Iran could […]
Piyush Rai had not claimed that the video was new. He told The Wire that the investigating officer had not reached out to him yet, and that he received a copy of the FIR from a reporter in Mathura. Uttar Pradesh police on February 28 registered a first information report against a journalist and eight others […]
Among all states where the SIR was conducted, Gujarat recorded the highest net deletion, with 68,12,711 electors removed. On January 26, Mir Hajibhai Kasambhai Rathod, a folk musician from Gujarat received the Padma Shri award, India’s fourth-highest civilian award, on the Republic Day. A day later, Rathod’s name in the electoral list drew objections from a local political leader. […]
Modi’s phone calls with the two West Asian leaders come even as India has yet to comment on the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader in the US-Israeli strikes. Just after condemning Iran’s missile strikes on the United Arab Emirates, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging an early cessation of […]
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera criticised the Modi government’s silence on the “targeted assassination” as an abdication of moral leadership and a betrayal of India’s traditional principles. The killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a joint US-Israeli airstrike has triggered has sparked sharp criticism from opposition parties in India. Leaders across political parties […]
While the summit intends to “democratise AI”, an analysis of its 793 public events reveals the agenda setting power rests with the government and large technology companies. Over the past week, Mathura Road in New Delhi witnessed last minute repairs to further improve its aesthetics, and the homeless people residing along it were forcefully evicted. This […]
In addition to news portal accounts, several Instagram pages that have criticised the Union government were also disabled in the past week. Meta has blocked Instagram accounts of the Malayalam newspaper Deshabhimani, the mouthpiece of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), and online news portal ‘No Cap’. The Instagram account of the national news portal The […]
In the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a forbidden language awakens after decades of silence. Lahore (Pakistan): The MAO College campus seems to be stuck in time. The white-washed building is located on the Lower Mall in Islampura, once named Krishan Nagar. Many in Lahore still address the area by its old name. The structure is colonial […]
The amount allocated this year is less than the revised estimate of the spend under this head, in this financial year. In its ‘outlay for major schemes,’ the annual budget lists schemes with an outlay of more than Rs 1,000 crore. Under ‘Control of Pollution’, it emerges that Rs 1300 crore is the revised estimate […]
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth Budget in the Lok Sabha today, February 1. This speech comes in the backdrop of global uncertainties, a shakeup of the world order under US President Donald Trump, a rupee at its worst health, and a slowdown in exports. Here are a few points of note from the […]
The Jal Jeevan Mission, for instance, was supposed to see a spend of Rs 67,000 crore. Instead, the revised estimates suggest the government spent only Rs 17,000 crore on the scheme meant to change millions of lives. While the Union Budget 2025-26 had been criticised at the time for not highlighting social sector spending enough […]
Complaints of caste-based discrimination in universities and colleges have risen by 118.4% over the past five years, according to data submitted by the University Grants Commission (UGC) to a parliamentary panel and the Supreme Court. The number of reported incidents increased from 173 in 2019-20 to 378 in 2023-24, the data showed. Between 2019-20 and […]
By Sanjay K. Jha Does our prime minister feel Hinduism is so fragile that it requires protection by abusive trolls and violent gangs? An illustrious member of the Hindutva ideological fraternity proudly declared after getting out of jail: “Dharm ka kaam jari rahega.” The gentleman from the Hindu Raksha Dal, facing several criminal charges, was […]
“Election commission gaslighting citizens is how trust has collapsed in our democracy,” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said, sharing an article on the use of removable ink at poll booths. The use of non-indelible ink, voters not being able to find their names on the lists, and allegations of cash distribution remain burning issues as votes […]
By Devirupa Mitra Three countries scored higher than India. Myanmar holds the top spot, followed by Chad and Sudan. However, many high-ranking nations including Myanmar and Sudan are already dealing with ongoing mass killings, making India’s position particularly noteworthy as a potential new flashpoint. India could be at serious risk of mass violence against civilians […]
Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, the bench said, stand on a “qualitatively different footing as compared to other accused.” They can only move for bail after a year or once the examination of protected witnesses is complete. The Supreme Court has rejected bail for Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, both incarcerated for over five years […]
Tarushi Aswani In Chhota Udepur, one teacher is often found teaching the entire school, with children of different ages and classes all sitting in the same room. In a sunlit classroom, around 30 children of different ages sit on the floor, holding notebooks and slates. The children are talking to each other in groups of […]
Why should Bhagwat’s comment matter beyond ideological posturing? Because it signals intent, and actions follow. At a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) centenary event in Kolkata on December 21, Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat made a declaration that crystallises the ideological project now driving Indian state policy. He said that India was already a “Hindu nation.” Speaking at […]
The Congress has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of indulging in political “musical chairs” by seeking to swap “one alleged corrupt official for another” and asked him to come clean on whether former Prasar Bharti chairman Navneet Sehgal, who is facing allegations of corruption, will be brought to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to replace […]
Corporate donations to political parties through electoral trusts tripled to Rs 3,811 crore in 2024-25 after the Supreme Court scrapped the contentious electoral bonds, The Indian Express has reported. According to contribution reports submitted to the Election Commission of India (ECI), nine electoral trusts donated a total of Rs 3,811.37 crore to political parties. Of that, the Bharatiya Janata […]
