Delhi Chief Minister Atishi takes charge at the Delhi Secretariat, in New Delhi on September 23. By her words, Atishi has managed to suffuse the empty chair with meanings: it is no ordinary chair of an absent Chief Minister, but a chair-in-waiting that will remind the people of its occupier. | Photo Credit: Rahul Singh/ANI […]
On September 17, Arvind Kejriwal resigned as Delhi Chief Minister for the second time, the first being just 49 days after taking office in 2013. A decade later, while the Aam Aadmi Party remains the ruling party in Delhi and several of its leaders, including Kejriwal, are out on bail, he has sought public validation […]
The appointment of Shubhankar Sarkar, former secretary of the All India Congress Committee, as the new president of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC) has come as a major surprise in Bengal. This move, replacing five-time Lok Sabha MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, has left a sizeable section of the State’s top Congress leadership frowning. […]
Aparajita Bill a political gimmick to divert attention from unrest over RG Kar: Justice Asok Ganguly
WATCH | Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay in conversation with Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly Justice Ganguly said that the Aparajita Bill was a political gimmick to divert attention from the huge unrest over the recent rape and murder of a young doctor within the premises of Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Hospital. | Video Credit: Interview by Suhrid Sankar […]
A Ukrainian tank is seen near the frontline area amid the Russia-Ukraine war, in Bakhmut, Ukraine, on April 02. (Muhammed Enes Yildirim/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) The Ukrainian military has reported little change to the front lines but heavy fire from Russian forces at various parts of the front line in the Donetsk region. The General Staff […]
एशिया के सबसे अमीर इंसान मुकेश अंबानी (Mukesh Ambani) के छोटे भाई अनिल अंबानी (Anil Ambani) की तमाम कंपनियों के शेयर बीते कुछ समय से कमाल कर रहे हैं. इनमें रिलायंस पावर से लेकर रिलायंस इंफ्रा तक शामिल हैं. लेकिन यहां हम बात कर रहे हैं Reliance Home Finance के शेयर की, जिसमें लगातार चार […]
Avid texters will soon have a new way to talk about the growing impacts of climate change: an emoji depicting a tree without leaves. Approval of the emoji was revealed in an update earlier this year from the Unicode Consortium. The leafless tree – also known as the “dead tree” or “dying tree” emoji – […]
WATCH | Saba Naqvi in conversation with Sudeep Chakravarti In the context of his latest book, Fallen City, the author talks about Bangladesh’s transformation over the years, violence against the nation’s Hindus, protests in Kolkata, and more. | Video Credit: Interview: Saba Naqvi; Camera: Dipesh Arora; Production Assistant: Vitasta Kaul and Vedaant Lakhera; Editing: Samson […]
BENGALURU: Isro, Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) and space PSU NewSpace India Limited (Nsil) have achieved a milestone by signing 75 Transfer of Technology (ToT) agreements with Non-Governmental Entities (NGEs) since the implementation of space reforms. The Centre announced the space reforms in mid-2020.The latest batch of five ToTs was signed Friday, […]
Despite allegations that he is a “proxy” of the BJP, Sheikh Abdul “Engineer” Rashid—with his “shared victimhood” narrative—seems to have struck a chord with a section of the electorate in Kashmir, much to the chagrin of established parties. “This naya Kashmir is a Kashmir of atrocities, killings, and torture…” said Engineer Rashid at a rally […]