Naga talks under strain, interlocutor blasts state govt, ‘vested interests’
The altercation between the NSCN (I-M) and Nagaland Governor R N Ravi, that is threatening to disrupt the peace negotiations, is set to worsen, with Ravi blasting the state government and taking on the insurgent outfit in his Independence Day speech. Also the long-standing interlocutor for the Naga talks, Ravi called Nagaland “the worst-performing state… […]
India’s Covid-19 Recovery Rate Highest In World, Fatality Rate Lowest: Harsh Vardhan
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said that India has done its best in mitigating the effects of COVID-19 pandemic and that its recovery rate for coronavirus patients is highest in the world, whereas the fatality rate is the lowest. Starting with only one laboratory for testing coronavirus samples, there are now more than 1,400 […]
Day 81: Jammu, Srinagar Airports receive 25 domestic flights with 3,187 passengers
JAMMU, AUGUST 13: On day 81 of resumption of routine domestic operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 25 domestic flights with 3,187 passengers on board today arrived at Jammu and Srinagar Airports. A total of 722 passengers aboard 09 regular commercial flights arrived at the Jammu Airport while 16 domestic flights with about 2465 passengers on […]
Despite court order, ex-J&K Dy CM moves to new house near Army ammunition depot
Former Deputy Chief Minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir and BJP leader, Nirmal Singh, and his family moved into their newly constructed bungalow at Ban village, near the Army’s ammunition sub-depot (ASD) on July 23, despite earlier court orders in May 2018 directing authorities to ensure “strict implementation” of a 2015 government notification barring general […]
First thaw in freeze: India and Nepal will meet next week
For the first time since the deterioration of ties over the Kalapani boundary dispute, India and Nepal are likely to meet next week to review projects funded by the Indian government. The meeting will take place in Kathmandu where Nepal’s Foreign Secretary Shankar Das Bairagi will lead a team of officials while the Indian side will be led by […]
PM Modi urges states to ramp up testing, says their role is crucial in Covid-19 fight
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday pointed out the significance of each and every state in controlling the spread of the coronavirus disease in the country as he urged at least six of them to increase the number of tests to diagnose Covid-19. PM Modi held a video conference with the chief ministers of Andhra […]
Centre should take steps to undo economic disruption: Manmohan Singh
Protecting people’s livelihood, making adequate capital available for businesses and ensuring the autonomy of the financial sector are the three steps the government should take “immediately” to undo the economic disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said in an interview to BBC, urging the government to consider significant amounts of […]
Indian Rafales practise mountain night flying for Ladakh in Himachal Pradesh
India’s newly-acquired five Rafale fighters are practising night flying in the mountainous terrain of Himachal Pradesh so that the Golden Arrows squadron with its Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missile and SCALP air-to-ground stand-off weapon will be ready if the situation deteriorates on the 1,597 km-long Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Ladakh sector, people familiar […]
Amitabh Bachchan, Smriti Irani can’t wait for 2020 to end, share memes and comic strip. See here
The year 2020 seems to have irritated both Amitabh Bachchan and Smriti Irani. The actor and the politician shared memes about being fed up with the year, in which the world was thrust into a pandemic. Amitabh took to Instagram to share a comic strip, in which two people discuss how 2020 will become a symbol for […]
Art 370, CAA, triple talaq, Ram Mandir are just one cycle of Modi’s ‘permanent revolution’
After Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan, Article 370 and triple talaq, many Bharatiya Janata Party observers are asking, ‘What next?’ The clue to the BJP’s future agenda lies in two factors: one is in the past, in how the party’s politics changed after the 1992 demolition of Babri Masjid; and two, in how Prime Minister Narendra Modi sees his […]
