As the Haryana Assembly elections of 2024 came to a close, voter turnout surged to 63% within a few hours left to poll. The state saw better participation during the day, with over 49% by 3 PM, which indicates that voters of Haryana were quite fired up to decide the fate of state politics. The…
S. Jaishankar, India’s External Affairs Minister, will lead its delegation to Pakistan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit on the 15th and 16th of October, 2024. The visit is significant because it is the first time in over 15 years that an Indian representative of such stature will visit Pakistan following strained bilateral relations….
“You cannot let an army or police into an establishment like this.” – Supreme Court The Supreme Court of India has recently restrained Tamil Nadu police from proceeding with any action against the Isha Foundation, a spiritual organisation led by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev. The decision followed the foundation’s application for an urgent hearing, wanting to…
“Have you seen Ambani’s wedding? He spent crores on it. Whose money is this? It is your money.” In a fiery campaign address at a public rally in Haryana, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi upped the ante against Prime Minister Narendra Modi by casting doubt on the economic disparities and diversion of public funds. As he…
“Public safety is paramount. Religious structures, be it a temple or dargah, cannot obstruct the public.” In a momentous judgment on October 1, 2024, the Supreme Court of India re-stated the country’s secular tapestry, declaring that its directions or orders on bulldozer actions or anti-encroachment drives will be invariably applicable irrespective of the religion of…
The Karnataka High Court passed an interim stay on the investigation procedure against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and other high-profile leaders of the BJP as part of the extortion allegations, which are linked with allegations of extortion in the Electoral Bond Scheme. The allegations were made in a complaint by one activist, Adarsh R….
Significant Infrastructure Milestone for Pune and Maharashtra On September 29, 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated an essential stretch of Pune Metro and laid the foundation stone for numerous vital projects in Maharashtra worth over ₹11,200 crore. The inauguration of the underground metro stretch covering the area from District Court to Swargate completed phase one…
During the 2024 UN General Assembly, Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar once again spoke on the Kashmir issue, comparing the people of Jammu and Kashmir with Palestinians. Kakar reiterated Pakistan’s longstanding position of reversing India’s 2019 action to revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. He said, “In a similar way, the people of Jammu…
In a decisive political tussle, the Bharatiya Janata Party, that is, bagged an easy victory in the Delhi Municipal Corporation’s Standing Committee election as both Aam Aadmi Party and Congress refrained themselves from contesting it. BJP’s nominee Sundar Singh Tanwar grabbed the unopposed seat along with 115 votes-all of which are BJP councillors-which confirmed that…
Over the past few months, India and Bhutan have made notable advancements on the bilateral front, with much attention going into further developing cross-border infrastructure for improved trade and connectivity. On Friday, in Thimphu (Bhutan) discussions were held with the involvement of India’s Commerce Secretary, Sunil Barthwal, and Bhutan’s Secretary of the Ministry of Industry,…
