Columnist-M.S.Shanker

Another Congress Self-Goal

It is high time the Congress and its motley band of allies ended their manufactured outrage over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar’s electoral rolls. The Supreme Court, while hearing petitions against the Election Commission’s decision for the second day, has made it abundantly clear: the EC is well within its constitutional and legal…

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PM Modi to lead 79th Independence Day celebrations from Red Fort, showcasing vision of ‘Naya Bharat’

New Delhi: The nation will celebrate its 79th Independence Day on August 15 (Friday), with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the grand ceremony from the historic Red Fort in Delhi. This year’s celebrations revolve around the theme ‘Naya Bharat’, reflecting India’s path toward becoming a prosperous, secure, and bold nation, aligned with the vision of…

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After finding CBI, ED ‘ineffective’ against opponents, BJP now using EC to fix Bihar polls: Tejashwi

Patna:  RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday charged the Election Commission with trying to “fix” upcoming Bihar assembly polls in favour of the ruling BJP at the Centre which, he claimed, found the CBI, ED and Income Tax department “ineffective” against the saffron party’s political opponents. Yadav went hammer and tongs at the EC at…

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Owaisi warns Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif over Indus Water Treaty remarks: ‘BrahMos hai humare paas’

Hyderabad: Hyderabad MP and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi hit out at Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif over his threat to India on the Indus water treaty, saying that the Pakistani leader “should not talk nonsense” and added a BrahMos warning. Referring to India’s long-range, supersonic missile, Owaisi said, “BrahMos hai humaare paas (We have BrahMos) and…

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BJP counters ‘vote chori’ charge, alleges Sonia Gandhi’s voter list entry preceded citizenship

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday launched a counterattack against Congress over allegations of electoral malpractice, questioning the timing of former party president Sonia Gandhi’s inclusion in the voter list and accusing opposition leaders of benefiting from irregularities in voter rolls. Addressing a press conference, Union Minister Anurag Thakur alleged that some…

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US, Pak to deepen bilateral cooperation to tackle leading militant groups

Islamabad: Pakistan and the US have agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation to tackle leading militant groups, including the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), ISIS-Khorasan, and the Taliban. The issues were discussed during a bilateral counterterrorism dialogue in Islamabad on Tuesday, a day after the US designated the Pakistan-based BLA a Foreign Terrorist Organisation. The dialogue was…

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