In Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, the state headquarters of the BJP is just opposite the Rajsik Vidhan Sabha building of that state. The entrance to the assembly is just after crossing the main road from the BJP office, although the present Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath rarely visits the party office. During the polls, […]
Read MoreOn a stifling hot day this May, farm worker Shobha Londhe is reminded of the desperate conditions that led her husband to take his own life. It’s the hottest and driest summer in years, she said, and for farm workers that often means little to no income, rising debts and intolerable heat. Londhe, a resident […]
Read MoreIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said had he been in power in 1971; he would have taken Kartapur Sahib from Pakistan before freeing their troops. Addressing a rally in Punjab’s Patiala — his first in the state — for the seventh phase of Lok Sabha polls, the Indian PM said Punjab and the Sikh […]
Read MoreIndia spent USD 8 trillion in new investments over the past decade, over half of what the country has done since its independence, according to a report put out by DSP Asset Managers. Over the last seven and a half decades, that means since India’s Independence in 1947, USD 14 trillion has been spent on […]
Read MoreThe temperature reached 47.8 degrees in most of the regions, including the capital of India, New Delhi. In such a situation, the state government of Delhi has issued a five-day ‘red alert’. The period of this red alert has started from Monday. A temperature of 47.8 degree Celsius was recorded in Delhi’s Najafgarh district last […]
Read MoreOn Friday afternoon in the dusty town of Rae Barili, it was May sunshine. The local ITI ground was overflowing with people from twelve o’clock, and when Priyanka Gandhi Vadra spoke at around 3:30, the ground filled with about 1,300 people roared! A short speech of only three and a half minutes, counting 210 seconds. […]
Read MoreThe India and Mongolia Defence Ministries organised the 12th Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting on May 16-17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and reviewed the progress on various bilateral defence cooperation initiatives and identified means to further enhance cooperation between the two countries. The meeting was co-chaired by the Joint Secretary (International Cooperation), Ministry of Defence Amitabh […]
Read MoreBy Sanjay Kapoor Amethi/Rae Bareli, India – Irfan*, a tea stall owner, is convinced that change is afoot. “There has not been much traffic on this road from Rae Bareli to Amethi ever since the Congress lost power in 2014,” he says, referring to two towns and a party that for decades have been synonymous […]
Read MoreAgainst the context of Israel’s military operation against Hamas in Gaza, India has denounced the conflict’s civilian casualties and called the humanitarian catastrophe it has created in the area “simply unacceptable.” Per an ANI report, “The conflict in Gaza has been going on for over seven months, and the humanitarian crisis it has triggered has […]
Read MoreBy Shola Lawal India has signed a 10-year agreement to develop and operate Iran’s strategic Chabahar Port as New Delhi aims to boost trade ties with landlocked Afghanistan and Central Asian countries, bypassing ports in its western neighbour and arch foe Pakistan. “It [the port] serves as a vital trade artery connecting India with Afghanistan […]
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