New Delhi: The Monsoon session of Parliament is likely to commence from July 20 and is expected to go on for three weeks, officials said on Tuesday. The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) is yet to take a final decision. Usually, Monsoon and Winter sessions have 20 sittings and are spread over four weeks….
Chester-Le-Street: England have their tactics drawn up for Vaibhav Suryavanshi even as suspense prevails over the Indian batting sensation’s T20I debut in the series opener here on Wednesday. The three-time world champions India will take on England in a five-match series starting here on Wednesday, and it remains to be seen if the 15-year-old Suryavanshi…
Washington: The US Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship, upholding that any person born on American soil is a citizen. The Supreme Court ruled that the 14th Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship to children born in the US, including those whose parents are in the country unlawfully or…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday spoke with his Irish counterpart Helen McEntee and conveyed his best wishes as Ireland assumes the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Jaishankar said they also discussed ways to deepen India-Ireland cooperation, including in trade and education. “Glad to speak to FM @HMcEntee of…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation on Tuesday with President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian, who briefed him on the recent developments in West Asia and the way forward. The prime minister said he reiterated in his interaction with the Iranian leader the importance of freedom of navigation in the Strait of…
Vinay Rao (…..Contd) To understand why none of these questions found their way into the courtroom, one must first understand what many affiliated clubs within the Hyderabad Cricket Association have gradually become. For a significant section of HCA’s membership, cricket development has ceased to be the primary purpose of affiliation. The affiliated club is no…
The Bharateeyan Opposition today appears trapped in a dangerous political cycle. Every electoral defeat is no longer treated as the verdict of the people but as evidence of an institutional conspiracy. Parliament, constitutional authorities, and even the Election Commission of Bharat (India) (ECB(I) are routinely accused of acting at the behest of the ruling dispensation….
Politics in Telangana is entering a decisive phase. The honeymoon period of the Congress government is fading, while the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), once the dominant political force in the state, continues to grapple with an identity crisis after transforming itself from the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) into a national party. As one struggles to…
The alleged ₹661 crore IDFC Bank scandal in Haryana has not only given rise to allegations of financial irregularities but has also sparked serious debate about administrative accountability, financial discipline, institutional transparency, and the credibility of governance. According to news reports, the names of senior IAS officers have surfaced in the case, investigative agencies are…
Historically, India lived with the behemoth that was the Congress party. While several other political parties coexisted with strong ideological identities of their own, they largely remained also-rans, unable to surpass the Congress. However, the 1950s and 1960s witnessed the emergence of a genuine multi-party system, with new political formations and organised opposition groups entering…
