Kolkata: As the second phase of the SIR gathers pace in West Bengal, block offices are turning into sites of anxiety, with elderly, disabled, and vulnerable voters enduring physical distress, long journeys, and loss of livelihood to prove they are “legitimate” electors, sharpening political fault lines ahead of the assembly polls. Across rural and urban…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the Somnath Temple in Gujarat, which was rebuilt after repeated attacks by foreign invaders, as a symbol of the indomitable spirit of Indian civilisation. In a blogpost to mark 1,000 years since the first attack on the Somnath Temple, the prime minister said, “There can be…
Hong Kong: Air freight operator Cathay Cargo plans to ramp up investments in India as it emerges as a global manufacturing hub, a senior official of the Hong Kong-based company said, describing the country as a “very important” strategic market. Cathay Cargo currently operates 13 freighter services a week to India – five to Delhi,…
Las Vegas/New York: A 27-year-old Indian woman, who was reported missing last week, was found dead and police are looking for her former boyfriend, alleging that he killed her and fled to India. Nikitha Godishala of Ellicott City was reported missing on January 2. Howard County police said in a statement on Sunday that she…
Haridwar: Shri Ganga Sabha, the organisation that manages and maintains Har Ki Pauri and the surrounding Ganga ghats in Haridwar, on Sunday, demanded that the Uttarakhand government declare the Kumbh Mela area a restricted zone for non-Hindus before the Ardh Kumbh in 2027. Speaking to reporters here, Shri Ganga Sabha president Nitin Gautam said, “It…
New Delhi: The US attack on Venezuela is a blatant violation of the UN Charter, the Left parties said on Sunday, while raising concerns over statements from President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The Left parties also held a protest at the Jantar Mantar here against the US action. In a statement,…
Indore: Twenty new patients were detected in Indore on Sunday after health teams screened over 9,000 persons amid a diarrhoea outbreak caused by contaminated drinking water in the country’s cleanest city, officials said. Officials said health teams examined 9,416 individuals from 2,354 households during an ongoing survey in the city’s Bhagirathpura area, where six persons…
When Belief Became Titles From Contenders to Champions — India Women’s Cricket Has Truly Arrived In the grand tapestry of Indian cricket history, some moments don’t merely shimmer — they redefine an era. The rise of the Indian women’s cricket team under Harmanpreet Kaur’s captaincy is precisely one such chapter. What we are witnessing is…
By Alekya Pratap Neelakantam No honest observer can claim that all is hunky-dory on women’s issues in India. Isolated atrocities continue to scar society and demand collective introspection. Yet, to deny the scale, intent, and continuity of the Narendra Modi government’s push for women’s empowerment would be willful blindness. For decades, successive governments spoke the…
Few political slogans have defined the Bharatiya Janata Party’s rise as sharply as its relentless attack on dynast or parivar politics. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, more than anyone else, has weaponised this narrative—projecting himself as the antithesis of inherited power, a leader who rose from the margins, armed only with merit, discipline and political instinct….
