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Rajiv Kumar, an officer of the Indian Administrative Service of Bihar/Jharkhand cadre 1984 batch, will take over as the next Chief Election Commissioner of India, effective May 15, 2022, as per the appointment by the President. Kumar will be replacing Sushil Chandra, who was in charge of the last five state assembly elections in 2022. […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi this morning tweeted and applauded the Supreme Court’s decision to put the sedition law on hold until further notice. In his post, he wrote in Hindi, and said that speaking and telling the truth is an essential part of patriotism and not treason. He insisted that listening to the truth is […]
Police arrested five Bangladeshi nationals with original Aadhar cards in the Surat district of Gujarat. According to the reports, an authorised agency issued these identification cards to Bangladesh residents who entered India illegally. Jabir Patel, a 25-year-old Baroli resident, is under police custody for attaining Aadhar cards for two Bangladeshis. Additionally, he had applied for […]
In its ruling on Tuesday, the Supreme Court said that the central government has three months time to hold consultations with state governments on the issue of granting minority status to Hindus in the states where they are numerically less as compared to other groups and communities. A bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul […]
If inflation is burning a hole in your pocket, the upwardly mobile price of edible oils is acting like fuel to fire. In the eight-year period 2014-2022), edible oil prices have rise 350 percent. In the week past, it breached the 400 percent increase mark. 35% Import Duty Goes Into Govt Coffers; 100% Brunt Borne […]
Claims and counter-claims apart, allegations and counter-allegations apart, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress, the key rivals in Gujarat’s December 2022 electoral contest, seem to have already identified the bottomline for victory and survival respectively. The Adivasi and the Dalit Vote — in that order. This explains two simultaneous tribal meets, a three-day National […]
Justice Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala will take over as the new Supreme Court Judge and will be sworn-in to the position on Monday. Then Justice Pardiwala is in line to become the CJI in May 2028 and will have a tenure of two years and three months. Common sentiment regarding his appointment is positive and most […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has slammed Narendra Modi-led central government over deaths in India due to the spread of Coronavirus. Gandhi, quoting a World Health Organization (WHO) report, said that 47 lakh people have died in India due to corona, but the Indian government estimates the death of just 4.8 lakh people. “Science does not […]
If inflation is burning a hole in your pocket, the upwardly mobile price of edible oils is acting like fuel to fire. In the eight-year period 2014-2022), edible oil prices have jumped 350 percent. In the week past, it breached the 400 percent increase mark. Analysts attribute the abnormal upswing to a dependence on imports […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today concluded his 3-nation tour and is already on his way back to India on Thursday. He visited France, meeting the newly re-elected President Emmanuel Macron, Copenhagen where he was welcomed by Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen and also met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin. This brief 3-day trip was […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Denmark on Tuesday as part of his Europe visit and used a FOMO to entice business leaders to invest in India. He explained that those who do not invest in India will surely lose out on a lucrative opportunity. PM Modi interacted with business leaders as part of the India-Denmark […]
Rahul Gandhi’s video of being spotted in a nightclub in Nepal with a young woman, was blown out of proportion by the BJP and social media. Some TV channels even said that the woman may be a Chinese diplomat. The gossip was reduced to nothing after the Congress said that Rahul was in Nepal to […]
Not one to mince words where it comes to calling out a spade, Congress leader Jignesh Mevani sneered at the ruling BJP for “using a woman” to “frame a case” against him. The Dalit leader was finally released on bail Saturday morning and lambasted the BJP for doing a “cowardly thing.” Mevani was arrested in […]
In what may come as a huge relief to lakhs of Dalits, human rights activists and the Congress, firebrand Independent MLA Jignesh Mevani was on Friday granted bail in the second case slapped on him by the Assam Police in a space of eight days. Mevani, who led a major Dalit movement in Gujarat after […]
In India, the number of COVID cases has seen a sudden upsurge. At IIT-Madras, 11 more students tested positive, bringing the number of COVID cases to 183. A bulletin released by the central government mentions that the country reported 3,377 new corona cases within 24 hours on Friday. The number of cases in India is […]
Have you ever realized that festivals from different religions often coincide? Today, the world is reeling from religious violence, communal clashes and all sorts of political debates and propaganda that might provoke enmity between people of two different religions. People barely think before spreading hate over some religion or its practices. Some might not like […]
While the chief justice has made some important decisions, there are a number of pending constitutional matters before him. Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana, also famously known as the people’s judge, completed one year in office on April 24. During his first year, he has been vocal with his criticism of the government while […]
The investigating team working on the murder of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and famous South politician J Jayalalithaa has completed its probe. It is due to deliver its findings to the state government. The investigating team’s report on the circumstances surrounding Jayalalithaa’s death took more than four years to complete. The commission will submit […]
In his 600-slides lengthy presentation to the Congress leadership, election strategist Prashant Kishor put forward a specific route to revive the grand old party. “Forming an Empowered Action Group (EAG) to lead upcoming state elections in 2022-2023 and for the 2024 General Elections is his plan of action. For this, he needed the chairmanship of […]
The labelling of journalist Rifat Jawaid as a ‘jihadi’ and holding Rohingya and Bangladeshi Muslims responsible for riots in Delhi indicate which way the party is headed in the hate-filled political environment. With its victory in Punjab, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) now runs governments in two states. This has given rise to the perception that […]
