• Sunday, February 23, 2025

Bengal BJP downplays Mukul Roy return to Trinamool Congress: ‘We…

Shubham Ghosh MUKUL ROY, who left the Trinamool Congress (TMC), the ruling party of the Indian state of West Bengal a few years ago to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Friday (11) returned to his old party. However, the BJP was giving the event least…

India: Madhya Pradesh cops slammed for giving ‘skull and crossbones’…

Shubham Ghosh THE Government of India and those at its states are waging a battle to bring the devastating second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic under control. The authorities have tried hard and soft ways to ensure people follow protocols like social distancing and using masks. In the central state…

India anxious as Myanmar’s pro-democracy fighters cross border to flee…

Shubham Ghosh OFFICIALS in India have been left worried about the situation in the country’s eastern-most border as thousands of people from neighbouring Myanmar have fled the junta’s crackdown to take shelter in the Indian territory. The Indian authorities apprehend that the region could become a hub for Myanmar’s pro-democracy…

India government raises local rice purchase price amid farmer protests;…

Shubham Ghosh AS a large section of India’s farmers continue with their protests against some of the Narendra Modi government’s new farm laws, the central authorities have decided to increase the price to buy new-season common rice varieties from local farmers by 3.9 percent. It is believed that the hike…

After banning Twitter at home, Nigeria government sets up official…

INDIAN social media app Koo on Thursday (10) said the Government of Nigeria has set up an official account on its platform in the wake of a standoff with Twitter. Koo co-founder and CEO Aprameya Radhakrishna announced on the platform: “The official handle of the government of Nigeria is now…

Female enrolment in higher education in India has gone up…

Shubham Ghosh INDIA'S Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in the 2019-20 academic year has gone up while more girls are enrolling for higher education in the country. Central Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Thursday (10) released results of the latest of All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2019-20 that revealed…

India foreign ministry blasts Pakistan over ‘uranium’ seizure in Jharkhand:…

Shubham Ghosh THE animosity between India and Pakistan came to the fore once again on Thursday (10) when the former slammed its neighbour saying it is trying to malign its image without verifying facts. India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said this in connection with the material which was recently…

India’s fuel demand plummeted in May to 9-month low, thanks…

Shubham Ghosh THE demand for fuel in India headed south in May to reach the lowest mark since August 2020, thanks to the second Covid-9 wave seriously affecting mobility and economic activity in the world’s third-largest oil-consuming nation. On Wednesday (9), data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell of…

Pakistan spies make illegal Indian phone exchanges for secret information,…

Shubham Ghosh A call from a Pakistani spy agency to an Army installation in eastern India has unearthed an illegal telephone exchange in Bangalore in the southern state of Karnataka, raising questions over the possibility of similar systems in other parts of the country. The entire racket was busted by…

India’s Ahmedabad starts preparations for possible Covid third wave, survey…

Shubham Ghosh EVEN as India is coping hard with the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic which has wreaked havoc in the country, the apprehension about a potential third wave is getting stronger. It is also being speculated that the third wave will hit children and accordingly, authorities in many…