In response to the prime minister’s speech on Friday, farmers’ unions, protesting against the new farm laws, warned of a “long struggle”, saying it was clear that the government did not seem to be in the mood to back down from the laws. Jagmohan Singh, general secretary of BKU (Dakaunda) …
Read More »With CPM from Class 5, a 21-year-old will be the mayor of Thiruvananthapuram
Arya Rajendran, 21, a sophomore math undergraduate, could be the youngest mayor in the country. The daughter of an electrician, whose entire family is CPM supporters, Arya will be appointed by the party as head of the Thiruvananthapuram City Corporation, after the LDF won 51 of its 100 districts in …
Read More »China says there is no ‘link’ between the crew of a stranded Indian ship and its strained ties with India and Australia
China said on Friday there is no “link” between the situation of the Indian crew on two ships stranded in Chinese ports and its strained relations with India and Australia. The Foreign Ministry said in New Delhi on Thursday that two freighters with a total of 39 Indians on board …
Read More »Seven US lawmakers write to Mike Pompeo about Indian farmers’ protest
A group of seven influential US lawmakers, including Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, have written to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, urging him to raise the issue of the farmers’ protest in India with his Indian counterpart. India has called the statements by foreign leaders and politicians about the farmers’ protests …
Read More »Punjab farmers intensify revolt against Reliance, install power supply to Jio towers
After holding protests in front of Reliance gas pumps and outlets, Punjab farmers protesting against the three core agricultural laws, intensifying their agitation, have now started to cut off the power supply to the Jio mobile towers. , disrupting the telecommunications giant’s services in various parts of the state. Farmers …
Read More »Kamal Haasan’s Party Secretary General Joins BJP Ahead of Tamil Nadu Elections
In a setback for Kamal Haasan ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) General Secretary A Arunachalam joined the BJP on Friday in the presence of Union Minister Prakash Javedkar. Arunachalam, one of the founding members of the MNM, said he made the decision after Haasan …
Read More »Police raid Hyderabad call center, Chinese man among four arrested
Four people, including a Chinese national, were arrested by Cyberabad police on Friday as part of their crackdown on illegal app-based microcredit instant loan companies. Police raided a call center in Hyderabad called ‘Cubevo Technology Private Limited’, whose head office, ‘Skyline Innovations Technologies India Private Limited’, is located in Delhi. …
Read More »‘RIP Physics’: This train scene from Varun Dhawan’s ‘Coolie No. 1’ has puzzled netizens
A scene from the remake starring David Dhawan of the 1995 hit Pawn No. 1 has everyone talking online. In a short clip that goes viral from the comedy film, the lead actor is seen running onto a moving train and jumping off it just in time to save a …
Read More »Explained: India’s First Driverless Metro in Delhi and Why It Matters
India’s urban mass rapid transit will mark a milestone on December 28 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to mark the country’s first ‘driverless’ metro in Delhi. The first ‘driverless’ train will be deployed on the 38 km long Line 8 or the Magenta Line of the Delhi Metro, …
Read More »State legislatures have a dismal record in terms of number of sessions per year
The Governor of Kerala and the state government are again at odds. This is the second major conflict between the two this year. The first, earlier this year, concerned the governor’s speech to the state legislature. The governor’s address is written by the government. Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, while delivering …
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