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The impending immigration policies under Donald Trump, set to be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, have significantly disrupted human smuggling networks. One notable outcome is the decline in the number of Indian nationals apprehended at the US-Mexico border, with December 2024 reflecting the first winter decrease in four years. Traditionally, […]
The foreign ministers of the QUAD nations—Australia, India, Japan, and the US—will meet on January 21, a day after Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th President of the United States. This will mark one of the first foreign policy actions of the new administration, according to a media report on Friday. On Monday, Trump will […]
Indian citizens applying for asylum in the United States have risen to a staggering 855% since 2021, with Gujaratis topping the list. The number of asylum claims filed by Indians surged over the 2023 fiscal year to 41,330 compared with 4,330 in the 2021 fiscal year (FY21), according to data from the US Department of Homeland […]
Twelve Indian nationals serving in the Russian Armed Forces have died, while 16 others remain missing, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Friday. While addressing a weekly briefing, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal expressed deep condolences and provided updates on the situation, highlighting ongoing efforts to ensure the safe return of those affected. Jaiswal […]
Elon Musk’s high praise for the German far-right political party, Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), and his recent conversation with its chancellor candidate Alice Weidel has relaunched a debate around the world’s richest man’s influence in global politics. With little over a month to go for Germany’s federal elections, Musk took to X – a platform owned […]
Many celebrities, including Zaira Wasim and Sana Khan, have left the entertainment industry to pursue spirituality. Among them is Barkha Madan, a former model, beauty queen and actress, who transformed her life to become a Buddhist monk, now known as Gyalten Samten. Barkha first rose to prominence in the modelling world, participating in the prestigious […]
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi in a fiery rebuttal has flayed RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat over his comments on the Constitution, accusing him of treason. Addressing a gathering at Congress’s newly established headquarters at 9A, Kotla Road in New Delhi, he criticised Bhagwat’s recent comments suggesting that the Constitution was “not the symbol […]
Dense fog enveloped New Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), leading to delayed trains and over 100 deferred flights at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport due to poor visibility. Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Rajasthan are also expected to experience foggy weather in the next two days. According to reports, intense fog and cold […]
An unidentified person threw a stone at a train travelling to Uttar Pradesh, close to Jalgaon station in Maharashtra. The passengers were going to Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh fair, and they had boarded the Tapti Ganga Express from Udhna Railway Station in Surat. Following the incident, the glass window of a coach seat cracked. […]
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has refuted Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s claim on Monday that most incumbent governments, including India’s, lost elections in 2024 following the Covid-19 pandemic, stating that his remark was “factually incorrect”. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Vaishnaw stated that India, the biggest democracy in the world, held a general election […]
Can the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) upset the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) cart in Delhi? This is the question in the minds of a number of observers in the run-up to the Delhi assembly elections, scheduled on February 5. Prime minister Narendra Modi has already thrown his hat in the ring by labelling the […]
The city of Los Angeles is grappling with devastating wildfires that have engulfed half the city, claiming several lives and destroying numerous buildings. Despite the catastrophic fires, the city’s air quality remains significantly better than that of Delhi, India, where pollution levels continue to pose severe health risks. Days after the fires began, Los Angeles […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is still pained by the US’s decision to cancel his visa in 2005. He believes falsehoods perpetuated about him influenced the stance which, he maintains, was a slight to a democratically elected government and India. In a freewheeling interview, he also remembered that he aspired to become a sanyasi and a […]
India’s drop from 80th to 85th in the Henley Passport Index provides a lens through which the broader challenges of India’s democratic governance can be examined. According to the ranking, Indian passport holders can travel visa-free to just 57 countries, signalling a complex intersection of national policy, international relations, and governance quality. It’s a telling […]
New Delhi: Notwithstanding the government’s reluctance to reveal the cost of the prime minister’s gifts to foreign dignitaries, a disclosure made by Washington has said that a diamond Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted to US first lady Jill Biden in 2023 is worth about $20,000. At the rupee’s closing exchange rate on Tuesday (January 7) of roughly 85.7 to the dollar, the […]
Reliance Consumer Products Limited (RCPL) has launched RasKik Gluco Energy, a rehydrating and energy-boosting beverage aimed at catering to India’s hardworking population. Packed with the goodness of electrolytes, glucose and real lemon juice, this refreshing drink is priced at an accessible Rs. 10 per single-serve SKU. Introducing RasKik as its master brand for juices and […]
The proponents of Hindutva – from V.D. Savarkar, B.S. Moonje, K.B. Hedgewar, and M.S. Golwalkar – to their contemporary successors, have long admired the methods of Mussolini and Hitler. Despite differences in time and circumstances, striking parallels can be drawn between them and their fascist predecessors in Europe. Perhaps the most telling similarity is their […]
For all the occasionally toxic and personal attacks that mark political exchanges in this country, there is a great unifier in Indian politics that cuts across party lines, draws snickers from all sides and has remained constant over time. It is the male gaze. In 2005, when Lalu Prasad Yadav, then a minister in the […]
In the recently concluded Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, the Congress adopted a new slogan – ‘Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan’. It’s a call to revisit the foundational values and principles of India. In an era marked by growing polarisation, social inequalities and challenges to democratic institutions, this slogan embodies the ideals of non-violence and social […]
Srinagar: Union home minister Amit Shah’s attempt to link the name ‘Kashmir’ with Hindu Vedic sage Kashyapa has revived the debate about the Bhartiya Janta Party’s (BJP) alleged policy of imposing Hindutva on the country’s only Muslim-majority region. “We all know that Kashmir has been an abode of Kashyapa. It is possible that Kashmir was named […]
