New Delhi: NDA candidate C P Radhakrishnan on Wednesday filed his nomination papers for the vice presidential election in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, and other senior leaders. Modi, flanked by Radhakrishnan and senior NDA leaders, handed over four sets of nomination papers to Rajya…
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was attacked during a ‘Jan Sunwai’ programme at her camp office in Civil Lines on Wednesday morning, her office said. According to a senior police officer, the accused has been detained, and he is being interrogated. North Delhi DCP and other senior police officers are at the spot….
New Delhi: India no longer has the appetite to take the first step in normalising ties with Pakistan after repeated betrayals, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Tuesday, urging Islamabad to demonstrate sincerity by dismantling terror networks operating from its soil. He was speaking at the launch of the book “Whither India-Pakistan Relations Today?”,…
New Delhi: The government is set to refer its three big-ticket anti-corruption draft laws that also have provisions for the removal of a prime minister and chief ministers arrested on serious criminal charges, to the joint committee of both Houses of Parliament. Home Minister Amit Shah is set to introduce the three draft laws —…
New Delhi: In a major thaw in their frosty ties, India and China on Tuesday unveiled a series of measures for a “stable, cooperative and forward-looking” relationship that included jointly maintaining peace along the frontier, reopening border trade, promoting investment flows, and resuming direct flight connectivity at the earliest. The announcements aimed at realising the…
There is a limit to how far political desperation can be dressed up as intellectual credibility. The Congress party, battered by successive electoral defeats and staring at another drubbing, has now latched on to dubious data from psephologist Sanjay Kumar, Co-Director of Lokniti-CSDS, to manufacture a fake scandal against the Election Commission of India (ECI)….
Year after year, the monsoon arrives as though it were an unexpected guest. Year after year, governments—state and civic alike—act surprised. And year after year, citizens drown in the same cycle of chaos, filth, and misery. If there is one thing that the recent spell of heavy rains has once again exposed, it is not…
The Indian selectors have announced the squad for next month’s T20 Asia Cup, but the tournament itself remains under a cloud. After the barbaric Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 innocent tourists at the hands of Pakistan-backed militants, there is growing public outrage demanding that India reconsider playing with Pakistan. The government has yet to…
Husband’s deliberate incompetence in household chores: The crisis of changing relationships Marriage is not just about living together; it is a partnership of equals. Household chores are as important as jobs or businesses. Deliberate incompetence ruins relationships. Sharing responsibilities equally is the foundation of a happy family. Modern marriage will last only if there is…
The murmurs stir in the shadowed hollows of Lanka. “’Tis the demoness, Surpanakha,” the whispers say, “She who sowed the seed of ruin.” By her goading, Ravana stirred enmity with Rama—and thus summoned the destruction of his house. The valour of Rama is sung in many tongues; yet our king, unprovoked, dared awaken his wrath….
