Melbourne: United States President Donald Trump is well advanced in his systematic campaign to undermine the American media and eviscerate its function of holding him and others in power to account. Since the late 18th century, this function has often been called the fourth estate. It’s the idea the media is a watchdog over the…
New Delhi: Biennial elections to fill four Rajya Sabha seats from Jammu and Kashmir, lying vacant since 2021, will be held on October 24, the Election Commission said on Wednesday. While announcing the schedule, the EC said that the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir…
New Delhi: Several Ramleela committees in the city are competing to make their Ravan effigies stand out in terms of size and special effects this Dussehra. Some have created elaborate stage arrangements and invited an equally spectacular list of guests, including film personalities and political leaders With its towering effigies, a magnificent stage, a guest…
Beijing: Super typhoon Ragasa left 14 people dead and 18 injured in Taiwan, while China’s southern Guangdong province, a key global manufacturing hub, evacuated over a million residents in preparation for the powerful storm’s landfall expected later on Wednesday. Described as the most powerful storm to hit the Chinese coast this year, Ragasa, the 18th…
Patna: Launching a frontal attack on the BJP, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday accused it of orchestrating “vote chori” and communal polarisation and asserted that the Bihar Assembly elections would mark the beginning of end of the Modi government’s “corrupt rule”. In his opening remarks at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting here, Kharge…
New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has called for greater solidarity among Global South nations, a renewed commitment to multilateralism, and a collective push to reform the United Nations and other global institutions. He made the remarks at a High-Level Meeting of Like-Minded Global South countries here on Tuesday on the sidelines of the…
New Delhi: German Ambassador to India Dr Philipp Ackermann has said that highly skilled Indian workers are welcomed in Germany amid Donald Trump’s H1B visa move. In a video message on X, formerly Twitter, German Ambassador Ackermann took a dig at the United States, saying their policies don’t change fundamentally overnight, as Germany stands out with…
New Delhi: Chinese Ambassador to India Xu Feihong noted that despite ups and downs, China-India relations have been “overwhelmingly defined by friendly cooperation” and stressed the need to strengthen dialogue, trade, and exchanges. “This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and India. Over the past 75 years, despite…
MS Shanker The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has become less about cricket and more about courtrooms, with the Telangana High Court forced yet again to play umpire in the Association’s never-ending dramas. On Monday, the proceedings opened with a sharp rebuke to one of HCA’s own office-bearers, setting the tone for a day that underlined…
In a political climate where caste and religion often decide the course of elections, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s decision to enforce the Allahabad High Court’s directive against caste-based rallies and signboards marks a significant shift. The move, whether welcomed or opposed, forces us to confront a truth we have long ignored: caste-based mobilization…
