INDIA Allies Not Happy with Gandhis’ ‘Impromptu’ Protest, Congress Firefights
New Delhi: What was meant to be a joint show of strength by the INDIA bloc against the Election Commission has left some allies feeling sidelined. On Tuesday, around 200 Opposition MPs gathered near Parliament’s Makar Dwar and marched towards the EC office demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The protest was […]
India Proposes Three-Part Truce to Keep Grain and EnergyMoving in Russia-Ukraine War
India has come up with a straightforward three-part idea to try and ease some of the real-world headaches from the Russia-Ukraine war. It’s not about settling every big political fight at once. It’s about the things that hit ordinary people hardest — keeping food and fuel moving. The proposal is simple. First, stop the attacks […]
India-US Trade Deal Stuck? Sitharaman Says Give-and-Take ‘Very Difficult’
The India-US trade deal has been dragging on for months, and now Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has come right out and said what a lot of people were already sensing. The talks have hit a plateau. Beyond this point, any more give-and-take is going to be very, very difficult. She said this on Monday while […]
Why TVK Joins INDIA Bloc and Puts Vijay’s PM Ambition on Hold
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, the party led by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, formally joined the INDIA bloc. TVK ministers Aadhav Arjuna and Marie Wilson walked into the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee office in Chennai for a meeting that also had the CPI, CPI(M), VCK, MDMK and IUML. Congress state chief Manickam Tagore came out and […]
Delhi Police Misbehaved With Women Protesters At Jantar Mantar: Rahul Gandhi
You know how sometimes you hear something and it just sits heavy in your chest? That’s exactly how this whole thing at Jantar Mantar feels right now. On Saturday, while people were out protesting and demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the electoral rolls revision process, things turned […]
12 minutes of madness: How Flydubai pilot, passengers saved plane midfall
On Flydubai Flight FZ1073 last Wednesday. One minute they’re flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv like any other trip, the next the plane is falling out of the sky and a fight for survival is unfolding right in the cockpit. What happened over those roughly 12 minutes of pure chaos is the kind of story […]
Jantar Mantar Protest LIVE: Section 163 Imposed, Delhi Cops Say Slogan Shouting, Dharnas and Public Speeches Not Allowed
If you’re in Delhi or just keeping an eye on what’s happening today, Friday 2 October, things around Jantar Mantar are locked down pretty tight. It’s Gandhi Jayanti, so a holiday, and a bunch of student groups plus some activists had called for a protest against the Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar. They’re angry about […]
EC removes Form 6 change two Commissioners had called ‘illegal’
New Delhi: In a quiet but significant climbdown, the Election Commission of India has finally taken off that extra declaration from the online Form 6 in states where the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls has already finished. The same change that two of its own Election Commissioners had repeatedly labelled “illegal” and “unauthorised” is […]
Revanth Reddy’s Airport Naming Move Revives Telangana’s Kakatiya Legacy Debate
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy asked people for name suggestions for the upcoming Mamnoor airport in Warangal last week, and the responses poured in fast. What started as a straightforward call on social media has turned into a full-blown conversation about history, symbols, and what Telangana wants to put front and centre. Kakatiya names […]
US and Iran Talk Separately Through Mediators in Fresh Push to End Seven-Month War
On Monday, officials from both sides spoke separately with mediators in what looks like the latest attempt to stop a war that’s already dragged on for seven months. No face-to-face meeting, nothing dramatic announced, just the familiar shuttle-diplomacy pattern that’s defined most of the contacts since the fighting started. An official briefed on the process […]
