How many controversies must Meta stumble into before sovereign nations begin treating it as a geopolitical actor rather than just another social media company? The temporary restriction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s video may have been dismissed by Meta as an “inadvertent technical error.” But India has every reason to ask a far more fundamental…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti on Tuesday said Chief Minister D K Shivakumar phoned him requesting his resignation from the post, adding that he would decide after discussing the matter with BJP and JD(S) leaders. He also asserted that electing the council chairman and assembly speaker is the prerogative of the House, not…
New Delhi: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that it has undertaken a comprehensive overhaul of the conduct of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) to eliminate paper leaks and systemic failures. In a compliance affidavit filed before a bench headed by Justice P S Narasimha, the Ministry of Education said the reforms are aimed…
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi, and urged him to expedite political reservation for Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the 40-member legislative assembly of the state. In a post on X after the meeting, Sawant said Shah gave a “positive assurance” on his appeal. “Grateful…
New Delhi: An Indian-flagged merchant vessel with 13 Indian nationals aboard came under attack off the coast of Yemen on Tuesday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. All the Indians have been rescued, it said. New Delhi condemned the attack and said targeting of commercial shipping in the region must stop. “We condemn the…
For decades, critics of India’s economy have measured success largely through the prism of consumption, often overlooking the foundation upon which every developed economy has been built—investment. Yet the latest indicators tell a compelling story. India’s Gross Capital Formation (GCF) as a share of GDP continues to remain robust, underlining a quiet but decisive transformation…
As India’s aviation market expands, the real race is shifting beyond passenger numbers to the businesses, investments and economic ecosystems taking shape around its airports. India’s airport story has long been told through passenger numbers, which remain the clearest indicator of how quickly Indians are taking to air travel and have been reinforced by the…
That your e-paper, Orangenews9, is being widely read and debated, and that readers’ questions are answered without any prejudice, reflects the good journalism that your digital media platform follows. Such engagement is essential in any healthy democracy, and Bharat is no exception. Renowned scientist and columnist Dr R.K. Chadha recently wrote an article, Will the…
Every year during the holy month of Shravan, the streets of North India are filled with saffron as millions of Kanwariyas participate in the Kanwar Yatra. They walk hundreds of kilometers carrying sacred Ganga water from pilgrimage sites like Haridwar and Gangotri to offer it to Lord Shiva. This is a remarkable example of devotion,…
Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula In the sacred assemblies of the Vedic seers, when the dawn spread its first rays across the silent horizon and the altar fire rose toward the heavens, the venerable sage Śaunaka Gṛtsamada lifted his voice in the stately cadence of the Jagatī metre to invoke Brahmanaspati, the Lord of the Sacred Word. In…
