“Zuckerberg, Apologise Within 3 Days”: Panel’s ‘Safe Harbour’ Threat
India’s parliamentary panel just told Mark Zuckerberg and Meta exactly that — and they didn’t mince words. On Wednesday the Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, led by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, gave Zuckerberg a straight three-day deadline. He has to come out with a full, unconditional apology for the way Facebook took down […]
Jharkhand Students on Hunger Strike, and Abhijeet Dipke Just Backed Them — Here’s What’s Really Going On
There’s a group of young people sitting at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium in Ranchi right now, and some of them have stopped eating. Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto started an indefinite hunger strike late on Sunday. By Tuesday a few more had joined him. They’re tired. Not the kind of tired you get after a […]
Will India let Sheikh Hasina speak on August 5? Bangladesh is saying don’t
Bangladesh has told India, quite plainly, that they don’t want Sheikh Hasina giving any political speech from Indian soil on August 5. That day is exactly two years since she left Dhaka after the big protests that ended her time in power. She’s been staying in India since then, mostly keeping quiet. Now she’s planning […]
Suspect Had Jantar Mantar Plot. Girlfriend’s Social Media Exposed Him
That’s pretty much what happened with this case that West Bengal’s Special Task Force just cracked open. A young guy from Bardhaman and a girl from Jharkhand, who first met online, ended up in the middle of what police are calling a Pakistan-linked terror module. And it was her social media trail that helped pull […]
India’s Tightrope: Trying to Pull Money from Both China and America Without Falling Off
India’s been doing this balancing thing for years, and right now it’s getting messier and more interesting at the same time. On one hand you’ve got China — still the big supplier of everything from phone parts to solar panels. On the other, the Americans, who bring deeper pockets, better tech partnerships, and fewer political […]
Attack on Hindu Society’: Poonawalla Slams Rahul Gandhi Over Ram Temple Theft Skit
Opposition MPs decided the best way to talk about the Ram Mandir donation mess was to put up a full street play right there at Makar Dwar. Pappu Yadav turned up in saffron clothes, looking like a temple priest, with a photo of Lord Ram and donation boxes in front of him. Rahul Gandhi walked […]
Shilpa Bhatt Honoured with ‘Naari Samman’ by HT Digital Streams Limited for Excellence in Entrepreneurship
Dehradun: In recognition of her outstanding contribution to the food and hospitality industry, entrepreneur Shilpa Bhatt, Founder of Pizza Italia, has been honoured with the Naari Samman for Excellence in Entrepreneurship by HT Digital Streams Limited. The award celebrates women entrepreneurs who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, innovation, and a commitment to creating successful businesses while […]
Suvendu Adhikari is the second least wealthy CM in the country, according to ADR
o this new ADR report just came out and it’s kind of wild. West Bengal’s Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is officially the second poorest among all the chief ministers in India right now. His total declared assets are around Rs 85.87 lakh. Only one person has less — Jammu and Kashmir’s Omar Abdullah, who is […]
What Happened After Rahul Gandhi’s Remarks On Amit Shah? The Inside Story of a Stormy Lok Sabha Day
Rahul Gandhi was speaking on that anti-paper-leak bill. He was talking about the student protests in Delhi over the NEET mess, and then he went straight at Amit Shah. He said the Home Minister either ordered the police to use force on those kids — including pellet guns — or he didn’t even know it […]
Welcomed Him Like a Superstar: Priyanka Gandhi Hits Out at BJP MPs for Felicitating Pradhan
Yesterday, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was speaking about on Tuesday when she tore into BJP MPs for the way they welcomed Dharmendra Pradhan back into Parliament. Just two days after Pradhan resigned as Education Minister, some of his party colleagues in the Parliament complex greeted him with a traditional cap, a stole, and loud […]
