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 […]
Party chief will be elected in ‘not too distant future’, Sonia Gandhi to remain interim president till then: Congress
The Congress on Sunday sought to set at rest the speculation over extending the tenure of Sonia Gandhi as the party’s interim chief beyond August 10, saying she will continue to occupy the post till the process of electing a new president is completed. A Congress functionary said the extension is a technical requirement as […]
Gehlot urges 200 Rajasthan MLAs to ‘save democracy’, says toppling elected govt political sin
New Delhi: Ahead of the assembly session in the state, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has written a letter to all 200 MLAs in the state, asking them to “stand with truth” and “save democracy”. In his letter Sunday to the MLAs from parties including Congress, BJP and others, Gehlot asked them to stay clear of […]
US, Pak, China watching, so didn’t upload defence reports: outgoing CAG
Rajiv Mehrishi, who completed his term Friday as Comptroller and Auditor General of India, said he did not make defence audit reports available online because “someone in Washington, someone in Beijing and someone in Islamabad may also be watching”. “The idea is to make (these reports) not too easily accessible. There is no need.” He […]
India-China can overcome differences with some kind of equilibrium, says Jaishankar on long-term ties
India and China can overcome their differences in the long-term if they reach “some kind of equilibrium” but achieving this is one of the big challenges faced by the country, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday. Jaishankar made the remarks while participating in an interactive session organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry […]
15 killed, 50 trapped after landslide in Kerala’s Idukki: What we know so far
Rescuers retrieved at least 15 bodies and struggled to free around 50 others feared trapped under debris in Kerala’s Idduki district on Friday after torrential rains triggered a massive landslide in the area, officials said. Local authorities said the settlement of tea estate workers in Rajamalai of Idukki was hit by the landslide early on Friday. Kerala […]
India Rejects Pakistan’s Criticism of Launch of Construction of Ayodhya Ram Temple
India on Thursday strongly rejected Pakistan’s criticism of the launch of construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya and asked the neighbouring country to refrain from “communal incitement”. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava also asked Pakistan to desist from interfering in India’s internal affairs. “We have seen the press statement by the Islamic Republic […]
