THE US has requested the UN Security Council to support its proposed Gaza peace deal, signalling a concerted effort to end the ongoing hostilities. President Biden’s plan, unveiled on May 31, outlines a process that begins with Hamas returning all...
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SHORTLY after assuming charge as Foreign Minister for a second term, S Jaishankar said with reference to Pakistan that India would want to find a solution to the years-old cross-border terrorism. ‘That cannot be the policy of a good neighbour,’...
THE tragic incident in Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir, where a bus carrying pilgrims was attacked by terrorists, resulting in the loss of nine lives, underscores a renewed and disturbing wave of terror in the region. The attackers, armed with AK-47s...
AT the helm of a genuine coalition government for the first time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is heading a 72-member Union Council of Ministers, which has been formed after taking several factors into consideration — experience, youth, caste matrix, upcoming...
IN a significant verdict on Friday, a CBI court in Mohali sentenced former Punjab Police DIG Dilbagh Singh to seven years of rigorous imprisonment and ex-DSP Gurbachan Singh to life imprisonment for their roles in the 1993 fake encounter killing...
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THE farmers’ agitation of 2020-21 continues to be an emotive issue in Punjab, going by the ugly episode involving newly elected BJP MP Kangana Ranaut and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constable Kulwinder Kaur. The latter slapped the actor-turned-politician at...
A recent Unicef report highlights a grim reality: over 180 million children under five globally live in severe food poverty, an alarming crisis that affects one out of four kids in this age group. This stark statistic underscores the urgent...
ADDRESSING a meeting of the NDA parliamentary party, which elected him as its leader on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that he would strive to ensure unanimity in all decisions of his government during his third term. The PM...
THE Supreme Court’s directive to Haryana to ensure that the additional water Himachal Pradesh has agreed to supply reaches Delhi underscores the issue of water politics in India. Since HP does not share a border with Delhi, the water must...
ECONOMIC issues such as unemployment, high inflation and falling income levels played a key role in determining voters’ choices in the Lok Sabha elections, according to a post-poll survey conducted by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS)...
IN a remarkable turn of events, N Chandrababu Naidu has been catapulted from political obscurity to the pivotal role of ‘kingmaker’ — along with Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav — after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. This shift not only...
IN its manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP patted itself on the back for turning the ‘people’s dream of five centuries’ into reality by building the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. The party was hopeful that the inauguration...
BAGGING seven of the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab, the Congress has made a comeback in the state after the debacle in the 2022 Assembly polls, even as the ruling Aam Aadmi Party has managed to win three seats....
LOUD and clear is the message conveyed by India’s voters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi — never take us for granted. The BJP-led NDA has managed to get the better of the INDIA bloc in the 2024 General Election, but...
SOUTH Africa is at a pivotal juncture following the historic 2024 election results, which have ended the African National Congress’ (ANC) three-decade dominance. The ANC, which liberated the country from apartheid and established its democratic foundations under Nelson Mandela, has...
THE BJP-led Centre’s sustained infrastructure push in Arunachal Pradesh has helped the party sweep the Assembly elections and retain power in the border state. The BJP won 46 seats in the 60-member House. The Congress, with just one seat, was...
The suspension of six J&K transport department officials following a mishap in which an overloaded bus fell into a gorge in Akhnoor, leaving 22 dead, underscores the dire need for accountability and systemic reform. The bus, with a capacity of...
POLLING in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and other states, besides Chandigarh, on June 1 brought to an end the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections. The Election Commission of India (ECI) deserves kudos for having conducted the long-drawn-out polls by and large smoothly....
THE Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has taken a much-needed step to smoothen the health insurance landscape by mandating a three-hour limit for settling cashless health claims. This significant directive is aimed at enhancing the efficiency and...
DONALD Trump has become the first US President to be convicted of felony after a grand jury in New York found him guilty — on as many as 34 counts — of falsifying business records to conceal a hush money...
THE tragic death of a 40-year-old man due to heatstroke in Delhi underscores the lethal consequences of the ongoing heatwave. With temperatures reaching unprecedented levels, including a questionable 52.9°C in Delhi, the NCR is grappling with an environmental crisis with...
A decade after upping India’s economic outlook from ‘negative’ to ‘stable’, S&P Global Ratings has raised it to ‘positive’ on the back of ‘robust economic growth, pronounced improvement in the quality of government spending and political commitment to fiscal consolidation’....
FORMER Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s candid admission that his country violated the 1999 Lahore Declaration marks a significant moment in the history of India-Pakistan relations. Twenty-five years on, Sharif’s apparent reference to the Kargil War has turned the spotlight...
THE acquittal of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others in the Ranjit Singh murder case is a major embarrassment to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Pronouncing its verdict, the Punjab and Haryana High Court...
RECENT confessions by former officials, exposing alleged extensive surveillance operations conducted during the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) rule in Telangana, have plunged the party leadership into a deepening controversy. Former Task Force OSD P Radha Kishan Rao and former additional...
BOMB threats have become alarmingly frequent across the country in recent weeks, even though all have turned out to be hoaxes. Tissue paper with ‘bomb@5.30’ written on it was found in the lavatory of an IndiGo plane at the Delhi...
INDIA’s presence at the 77th Cannes Film Festival marked a significant milestone for its independent filmmakers. This year, India celebrated multiple firsts, showcasing its film industry’s immense talent and potential on a global platform. The festival’s recognition of Indian films...
A new study has concluded that cancer is increasingly affecting younger people in India. According to the Cancer Mukt Bharat Foundation, launched by a group of oncologists, 20 per cent of the cancer cases in the country are being detected...
WHEN the results of Haryana’s 10 Lok Sabha seats that went to the polls on Saturday are out on June 4, they will, sadly, reflect the muffled voices of women voters in the 18-19 age group, drowned out by the...
THE fire at a Rajkot game zone, which left 27 persons dead, and the death of seven newborn babies in a Delhi hospital on Saturday are stark examples of how cheap life is in India. Just over a week ago,...
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