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Rahul Gandhi, Bihar Bandh and electoral roll revision: What is shaping Bihar politics
Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Bihar, alongside Tejashwi Yadav for Bihar Bandh and Chakka Jam today, has bolstered the Opposition’s narrative linking together electoral roll revision, caste census, and social justice. With rising unemployment, migration,...

CBI Nabs Delhi Police ASI While Accepting Rs 35,000 Bribe
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday apprehended an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Delhi Police posted at Police Station Dwarka North while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 35,000 from a...
Air India crash investigators to focus on fuel switches in early report
A preliminary report into the deadly crash of an Air India jetliner in June is expected to be released this week, three sources with knowledge of the matter said. According to Reuters, one source said the probe had narrowed its focus to the...
From fragile five to global top three: India poised to become world’s 3rd largest economy in 2025, declares WEF chief
World Economic Forum President and CEO Børge Brende has declared that India is set to become the world’s third-largest economy by the end of 2025, overtaking Japan, and placing it behind only the United States and China. This projection, coming...

More than two dozen critics of Pakistan government face YouTube ban
Alphabet-owned YouTube has told more than two dozen critics of the Pakistani government that it is considering blocking their channels after a local court sought to ban them for being "anti-state". The channels that could be blocked in Pakistan...

Maharashtra government’s decision to mix homoeopathy and allopathy could jeopardise lives of patients
The Maharashtra government’s recent decision to allow homeopathy practitioners to prescribe allopathy medicines invites both medical and legal questions. The average citizen is unaware of the long-term implications and ill effects of this...

India Strike
A supporter of Centre of India Trade Unions, CITU, burns an effigy of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a nation-wide strike to protest what they call the anti-labor and anti-poor policies of the federal government, in Kolkata, India,...

Celebi loses review case in Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Turkiye-based airport services company Celebi Airport Services to revoke its security clearance by the central government. The Delhi High Court observed that while natural justice is an...

Mos Margherita In Cambodia Visits Angkor Wat, Highlights India's Restoration Initiatives
(MENAFN- IANS) Phnom Penh, July 9 (IANS) Union Minister of State (MoS) Pabitra Margherita on Wednesday visited Angkor Wat, the world's largest religious structure, situated in Cambodia and described it as a testament to shared civilisation ties...

No Meeting Planned In Delhi Between Lop Gandhi With K'taka CM, Dy CM: Surjewala
(MENAFN- IANS) Bengaluru, July 9 (IANS) Congress National General Secretary and Karnataka incharge Randeep Singh Surjewala on Wednesday refuted reports regarding a meeting between the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi...

Media reports multinationals suing India over e-waste recycling regulations
(MENAFN) Major multinational companies, including South Korea’s LG and Samsung and U.S. firm Carrier, have filed lawsuits against the Indian government over new e-waste recycling regulations. The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reviewed petitions...

Goa Health Minister makes big statement, plans to make state free from THIS disease by 2025-2026
Home News Goa Health Minister makes big statement, plans to make state free from THIS disease by 2025-2026 “Goa is in the elimination phase of malaria, with a goal to achieve complete eradication by 2025–26,” Rane said. “This is not just a...

Indian Railways to launch 1,000 new trains by 2030, will launch India's first bullet train in..., Ashwini Vaishnaw details ambitious plans
Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the government is planning to introduce 1,000 new trains in the coming five years and begin operations of the bullet train by 2027. He detailed an elaborate ambitious plan of the ministry to upgrade...

When the very soul of Mumbai is under threat, should we stay divided?’: Uddhav Thackeray on reunion with cousin Raj
Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray said Wednesday that his long-running feud with cousin and MNS chief Raj Thackeray had come to an end not for political convenience, but to stand together as “grandsons of Prabodhankar” in defence of...

Why a BRICS currency and de-dollarisation are not in India’s interest
When the US President Donald Trump described BRICS as pursuing an “anti-American” agenda and threatened member countries with additional tariffs – possibly up to 10 percent – if they sought to build an alternative financial system to the US-led...

Telangana CM Reddy meets Union ministers; pushes for Smart City, Mamnoor airport funds
Telangana CM Reddy meets Union ministers; pushes for Smart City, Mamnoor airport funds Chief minister A Revanth Reddy Tuesday met Union ministers JP Nadda and Piyush Goyal in New Delhi and put forth the state's demands, including timely supply of...

'Maharashtra Model' Being Repeated In Bihar To Steal Elections: Lop Gandhi
(MENAFN- IANS) Patna, July 9 (IANS) Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Centre and the Election Commission of India, alleging that the Maharashtra model of“stealing elections” is...

Why are Turkish foreign, defence ministers in Pakistan? Hakan Fidan, Yaşar Güler land in Islamabad
In a significant development, Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Minister of National Defence Yaşar Güler are in Pakistan on an official visit on Wednesday. The visit comes as New Delhi-Ankara relations remain on shaky terms following the...

Business as usual at Amarnath, but with 42,000 boots on ground & X’s ‘concerns’ about India’s media laws
New Delhi: Over 2 months after the Pahalgam terror attack, the Amarnath pilgrimage has resumed. On the surface, it’s business as usual—but things have clearly changed, report Shams Irfan and Joshua Yang in The Washington Post. “Around 42,000...

US Reiterates Trump’s Role in India-Pakistan Ceasefire Amidst India’s Denial
The US State Department has reaffirmed that President Donald Trump played a significant role in brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, contradicting India’s claims that the truce was achieved without third-party involvement. US State...