- Sunday, March 02, 2025
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the poll-bound southern state of Karnataka decided to remove minority Muslims from Other Backward Classes (OBC) quota last week, triggering a backlash both from leaders of the community and the opposition parties. The state government, which took the decision in the final cabinet…
A top official in Washington has said that the relationship with India "is the most important bilateral relationship for the United States in the 21st century". Kurt Campbell, deputy assistant to the president and coordinator for the Indo-Pacific, said this on Thursday (30) at an event of Center for New…
While hot debate persisted in Indian politics over the disqualification of Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from the Indian parliament following his conviction by a court in the western state of Gujarat in a defamation case, another 'Rahul Gandhi' also faced a similar fate, The Indian Express reported. The…
The opponents of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi received yet another blow on Friday (31) when an order asking the Gujarat University to reveal details of the former's educational degree was set aside by the western state's high court. It said the information was not required. The court also fined…
Economic experts have warned that 12 large states of India that released their local budgets over the past few weeks and forecast aggressive spending growth in the current fiscal are likely to fall short of their targets, Reuters reported. The consequence could be a threat to economic growth. The states…
While the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as a member of the Indian parliament has triggered a major row, mainly in and around Delhi, the centre of Indian politics, the constituency that the Indian National Congress leader represented in the Lok Sabha or Lower House of the parliament since 2019 has…
Amit Kshatriya, a decorated Indian-American software and robotics engineer was appointed as the first head of the NASA's (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) newly-established Moon to Mars Programme that will help the American space agency ensure a long-term lunar presence needed to prepare for humanity's next giant leap to the…
An Indian diplomat on Thursday (30) took part in an Iftar dinner hosted by Pakistani foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for the diplomatic corps based in Islamabad, the country's capital. Pakistan's Express Tribune cited sources to report that Bhutto Zardari, son of late prime minister Benazir Bhutto and leader of…
Former US president Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury over hush money payments made to an adult film actress during his 2016 campaign, making him the first former American president to face a criminal charge and upending his bid to retake the White House in 2024.…
The US Senate has confirmed Indian-American lawyer, diplomat and executive Richard Verma as the deputy secretary of state, management and resources, a position which is normally seen as the CEO of the powerful state department in the US government. Verma, 54, was confirmed by a vote of 67-26 on Thursday…
