Polling officials carrying election materials leave for their respective polling stations on the eve of the third phase of Lok Sabha Polls, in Haveri Nagar on May 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI All set for third phase of polling for 93 seats today A total of 93 Lok Sabha constituencies in 12 States will … Read more
An Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) displayed outside the office of the Election Commission of India | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Supreme Court says EVMs are accurate unless they are maligned by human bias The Supreme Court on Tuesday disagreed with the idea of a return to paper ballots to restore the “little man’s” confidence … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with BJP President J.P. Nadda during the BJP’s manifesto launch in New Delhi on April 14, 2024 | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy BJP manifesto drops NRC, says CAA to give citizenship to all ‘eligible persons’ The BJP has dropped compilation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) from its manifesto that … Read more
An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel on April 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel closes airspace as Iran launches drones in first-ever full-scale military assault Iran launched drones toward Israel late Saturday, the Israeli military announced, and Iran’s state-run media reported that dozens … Read more
The story so far: The United Nations 2023 Water Conference held in New York on March 22-24 was the first such meeting on water after 46 years. The conference coincided with the mid-term comprehensive review of the International Decade for Action. In a report entitled ‘Water for Sustainable Development 2018–2028’, the U.N. recognised the urgent … Read more
Tourists enjoy a shikara ride on the Dal lake in Srinagar. File Photo. | Photo Credit: Nissar Ahmad Invitations posted, Srinagar gears up for G-20 tourism meet Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, is all set to host a working group meeting of tourism delegates from the G-20 nations in the last week … Read more
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is greeted by an official upon his arrival at the airport in New Delhi, India on March 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters India makes renewed push for consensus at G20 Foreign Ministers meeting G20 negotiators met for a second late night on Wednesday to discuss breaking the impasse … Read more
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with senior party leader Sonia Gandhi during the 85th Plenary Session of the Indian National Congress, in Raipur on February 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Congress economic resolution identifies job creation as the cornerstone of policy making The Congress, terming employment generation as the core and foundation of its draft … Read more
France players celebrate their 2-0 victory in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 semi-final match between France and Morocco at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar on December 14, 2022. | Photo Credit: Getty Images FIFA World Cup 2022 | France into final with 2-0 win as Morocco go down fighting France will take … Read more
The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned a petitioner’s argument that minority status for religious communities should be granted district-wise. Image for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: AP Why can’t minorities be determined State-wise, Supreme Court asks petitioner The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned a petitioner’s argument that minority status for religious communities should be granted … Read more