China has announced the start of construction on an ambitious railway line that will connect its Xinjiang province to Tibet. The project is a key part of China’s plan to build a 5,000-kilometer plateau rail network centered on Lhasa by 2035. However, the route’s proximity to the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the de facto…
NEW DELHI: In a significant clarification, the Supreme Court has ruled that an Aadhaar card cannot be treated as conclusive proof of Indian citizenship. The observation was made during a hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the special intensive revision of electoral rolls being conducted in Bihar by the Election Commission of India (ECI)….
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India has issued a landmark directive, ordering the release of all convicts who have been sentenced to a “fixed-term life imprisonment” after they have completed their prescribed prison term. The ruling, which came while the court was addressing the case of Sukhdev Yadav, a convict in the 2002 Nitish…
Thiruvananthapuram – M.V. Govindan, the state secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), has launched a blistering attack on Father Varghese Pamplany, the Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Thalassery, labeling him an “opportunist” and stating that no one else speaks as “strongly of opportunism.” The criticism comes amidst a heated political…
Washington, D.C. – Michael Rubin, a former Pentagon official and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, has launched a scathing attack on Pakistan’s army chief, General Asim Munir, following a series of controversial remarks made by Munir on US soil. Rubin has not only compared Munir to Osama bin Laden but has also…
New Delhi – In a significant move signaling escalating trade tensions, India has imposed an immediate ban on the import of certain jute products from Bangladesh through all land border crossings. According to a notification from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), these consignments will now only be permitted to enter India through the…
Chennai– Tamil film star and leader of the political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), Vijay, has expressed support for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s recent protests against alleged irregularities in the electoral process, describing the situation as a threat to democracy. Vijay, in a statement, backed the central demand made by Gandhi and other opposition leaders…
Washington, D.C. – The United States has officially designated the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its armed wing, the ‘Majeed Brigade,’ as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). The announcement, made by the US Department of State, is a significant move that builds upon the BLA’s previous designation as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) entity in…
Kyiv – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to limit India’s purchases of oil from Russia, stressing that such trade is a vital source of funding for Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine. The conversation, which took place over the phone, saw Zelenskyy express his gratitude for India’s humanitarian support…
Bengaluru:Karnataka Cooperation Minister K.N. Rajanna has submitted his resignation after the Congress high command instructed him to step down, following his controversial remarks on the party’s allegations of “vote theft.” The resignation has triggered a fresh political row, with the opposition BJP seizing the opportunity to criticize the Congress for stifling internal dissent. The controversy…
