Professor Jagdeep S Chhokar passes away at 80. In a country where democratic rituals often obscure the reality of unaccountable power, Jagdeep Chhokar was a rare and persistent force of transparency. The co-founder of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), who passed away at 81, dedicated the latter half of his life to an unyielding…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday told actor-turned-BJP MP Kangana Ranaut that her post “was not a simple retweet” and that she had “added spice” to the existing content. Ranaut withdrew her plea seeking to quash a criminal defamation complaint filed against her over retweets linked to 2020-21 protests against the Centre’s now-repealed farm…
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal welcomed Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam and his delegation in Varanasi – this time speaking in Bhojpuri.Jaiswal posted a short video clip on X where he is heard saying, “Sabnike, Banaras ke Ganga ghat se, Assi Ghat se pranaam. Khaaskar humni…
Representative Image (AI-generated) NEW DELHI: From Ambassador cars, old scooters to sports cars, caravans, pistols and rifles, ministers have uploaded their assets on PMO website.As per the disclosures available on the portal for 2024-25, defence minister Rajnath Singh, agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, culture minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, social justice minister Virendra Kumar and women…
Donald Trump, Sergio Gor, PM Narendra Modi (File – agencies) US ambassador-designate to India, Sergio Gor, on Thursday described President Donald Trump’s personal rapport with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “something unique,” saying the US President makes it a point to avoid criticising Modi even when expressing displeasure with India’s policy decisions.“If you have noticed,…
Donald Trump, Sergio Gor, PM Narendra Modi (File – agencies) US ambassador-designate to India, Sergio Gor, on Thursday described President Donald Trump’s personal rapport with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “something unique,” saying the US President makes it a point to avoid criticising Modi even when expressing displeasure with India’s policy decisions.“If you have noticed,…
Who is this tiny king when big dictators everywhere have gone?” Indian politician Chandra Shekhar said addressing Nepali politicians in Kathmandu in Jan 1990. Outlawed by the palace since 1961, Nepali Congress (NC) and the now defunct United Left Front were then about to launch a pro-democracy movement against King Birendra, and the Janata Party…
NEW DELHI: At a time when India’s family structures are facing pressure from urbanisation, migration and changing lifestyles, the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) has called for major research on ‘kutumb vyavastha’ – the traditional Indian family system, in an initiative which reflects Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh‘s concern about the protection of traditional family…
NEW DELHI: Chiming with the arguments of Trinamool Congress and others for boycott of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) on the bill on dismissal of jailed ministers and chief ministers, Congress accused the governing BJP of using parliamentary committees to bulldoze legislations without giving any space to arguments of opposition parties. It lamented that govt…
NEW DELHI: The ten-day long educative debate before a five-judge Supreme Court bench on the Presidential Reference seeking the apex court’s opinion on the judiciary’s power to fix timelines for the President and governors as well as grant ‘deemed assent’ to pending bills was a serious affair but was not shorn of humour.When a bench…