India may strike again within a year, warns Pakistan’s opposition leader Omar Ayub

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the National Assembly, Omar Ayub Khan, has raised concerns about another attack from India, citing New Delhi’s recent arms development. Khan also issued a sharp critique of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s leadership, highlighting Pakistan’s widening military gap with India. Speaking against the backdrop of rising regional tensions,…

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CM Naidu invites industrialists to invest in Andhra, calls next 10 years ‘inspiring’

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday invited industrialists to invest in the state and experience its governance, terming the next 10 years as inspiring times that they cannot afford to miss. Addressing the national executive committee meeting of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in Vijayawada, Naidu…

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Kharge’s strong rebuke to Tharoor signals discord in Congress, says ‘some people believe that Modi is first’

New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge offered a mix of humour and political clarity while speaking about senior party leader Shashi Tharoor at a press interaction on Wednesday (June 25). With a characteristic chuckle, Kharge remarked, “I can’t read English, but his language is very good. That’s why we made him a member of the…

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Shubhanshu Shukla lifts off to ISS, carrying hopes of 1.4 billion Indians: PM Modi hails launch of Axiom-4

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday welcomed the successful launch of the international space mission carrying astronauts from India, Hungary, Poland, and the US, calling it a proud moment for the country as Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla becomes the first Indian to head to the International Space Station. “The Indian astronaut, Group Captain…

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Columnist M S Shanker, Orange News 9

Will Tharoor Be the Next to Jump Ship?

The Congress may be celebrating a bypoll victory in Kerala’s Palakkad constituency, but beneath the surface, the party is in deep and irreparable turmoil. One electoral win does not hide the festering crisis within, especially when one of the party’s most articulate, internationally admired, and electorally viable leaders—Shashi Tharoor—is showing all signs of drifting away….

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