Bordering national capital Delhi, Haryana is among the richest states in India, with a per capita income ( ₹2.96 lakh in 2022-23) about 1.7 times the national average. While the numbers would suggest people in the state are better off than their compatriots elsewhere, the locals do not quite see things that way. Kulana, for […]
जम्मू-कश्मीर के बिलावर में रविवार को एक चुनावी कार्यक्रम के दौरान कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष मल्लिकार्जुन खड़गे की अचानक तबीयत बिगड़ गई. अब प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने मल्लिकार्जुन खड़गे से फोन पर बात कर उनका हालचाल जाना और स्वास्थ्य की जानकारी ली. बता दें कि तबीयत बिगड़ने के बाद थोड़ा बेहतर महसूस करने पर खड़गे फिर से […]
Manmohan Singh’s birthday: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and several other political leaders wished former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his birthday on Thursday, September 26. “Birthday greetings to former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji. I pray that he is blessed with a long and healthy […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced that India will have its own space station named ‘Bharatiya Anthariksh Station’ (BAS) and its first module will be established in 2028. Taking to X, PM Modi termed the development ‘great news’ for the space sector. The Union Cabinet today approved the first step towards the Bharatiya Antariksh Station. […]
It has been a year of unusually intense political activity in Jammu and Kashmir. The erstwhile State, now a Union Territory, saw record turnout in the Lok Sabha election and is now holding its first Assembly election in ten years. In an interview with Frontline in Srinagar, Omar Abdullah, vice president of the National Conference, former […]
Trouble from allies seems to be mounting for the BJP, especially from its partners in Bihar, where the Assembly election is due next year. While K.C. Tyagi of the Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) suddenly resigned from the key role of party chief spokesperson on September 1, days after he made statements distancing the JD(U) […]
A.G. Noorani is remembered as an intellectual who upheld the principles of democracy and constitutionalism throughout his long and distinguished career. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives Renowned lawyer, constitutional expert, and prolific author who made significant contributions to legal scholarship and political discourse in India for over six decades, A.G. Noorani is no more. […]
On August 24, the Union Cabinet approved the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), which guarantees an assured pension to government employees who joined the service after January 1, 2004, under the National Pension System. This optional scheme, which will be applicable from April 1, 2025, will benefit 23 lakh Central government employees, potentially rising to 90 […]
