Centre forms high-level panel on demographic change to tackle infiltration
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday announced that the Centre has constituted a high-level committee under retired Supreme Court judge Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar to assess demographic changes across India due to “illegal immigration and other unnatural causes”. In a message on ‘X’ in Hindi, he said infiltration and other reasons are…
Canadian police arrest 17 men believed to be of Indian origin for extortion
Ottawa: Canadian police have arrested 17 persons, believed to be of Indian origin, for their alleged involvement in extortion and organised crime targeting South Asian business owners and community members in the region. The Extortion Task Force of the Peel Police “dismantled a coordinated campaign of intimidation, threats, and escalating violence used to extort local…
Fourth MLA from AIADMK resigns, to join TVK
Chennai: AIADMK legislator Esakki Subaya on Tuesday met Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker J C D Prabhakar and submitted his resignation letter, making him the fourth party MLA to do so in two days. The Ambasamudram MLA tendered his letter offering to resign his post as MLA to the Speaker at the Secretariat here. The latter…
No forceful possession of Delhi Gymkhana Club land on June 5: SG Tushar Mehta to HC
New Delhi: The central government will not take forceful possession of the Delhi Gymkhana Club Land on June 5, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday. Following the submission, Justice Avneesh Jhingan said no interim order was required on the lawsuits by members and staff of the club against the Centre’s…
Govt will work to make Assam Rs 10 lakh crore economy by 2028: Himanta
Guwahati: Asserting that the assembly election results were an affirmation of the BJP-led NDA’s commitment to work for peace and prosperity of the state, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said his government will work to make Assam a Rs 10 lakh crore economy by 2028. Speaking during the debate on the Motion of…
Eye on China: Quad ramps up Indo-Pacific surveillance, critical mineral cooperation
New Delhi: The Quad grouping on Tuesday expanded cooperation in critical minerals and energy while unveiling new measures to boost maritime surveillance and port infrastructure across the Indo-Pacific against the backdrop of China’s growing military posturing in the region. The new measures were announced following a meeting of the grouping’s foreign ministers in New Delhi….
CNG price hiked by Rs 2 per kg
New Delhi: CNG price in the national capital was hiked by Rs 2 per kg on Tuesday, the fourth increase in less than two weeks. CNG will now cost Rs 83.09 per kg, according to Indraprastha Gas Ltd. This is the fourth such increase since May 15, taking the cumulative hike to Rs 4 per…
Iran’s nuclear dust can be destroyed in US or another location under IAEA supervision: Trump
Washington: US President Donald Trump said Iran’s enriched uranium can be turned and destroyed in the US, but his preference is for it to be destroyed “in place” or at “another acceptable location,” under the supervision of the IAEA. Trump’s comment marks a shift in his repeated statements that Iran hand over its enriched uranium…
Indo-Pacific must remain driver for global growth: Jaishankar at Quad meet
New Delhi: The Indo-Pacific must remain a driver for global growth and stability, and the Quad must work towards ensuring maritime security and promoting economic choices in the region, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday. In his opening remarks at the Quad foreign ministers’ meeting, he specifically called for “trusted and transparent” partnerships…
Reclaiming the Republic
The Union Government’s decision to reclaim the 27.3-acre land housing the Delhi Gymkhana Club has triggered outrage in elite circles, emotional appeals about “heritage,” and predictable accusations of state overreach. Yet stripped of sentimentality, the larger question confronting India is far more fundamental: can a developing nation of 140 crore people continue allowing vast tracts…
