Indian political developments, elections, parties, and governance debates, summarised without spin and with a critical eye on extreme viewpoints.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his Independence Day address to set out targets for nuclear power, artificial intelligence, semiconductors and self-reliance. He said India aims for 100 GW of nuclear energy by…
సూర్య నటిస్తున్న ‘విశ్వనాథ్ అండ్ సన్స్’ చిత్రానికి బుక్మైషోలో గత 24 గంటల్లో 4 లక్షలకు పైగా టికెట్లు అమ్ముడైనట్లు 123తెలుగు తెలిపింది. క్లాస్, ఫ్యామిలీ డ్రామాగా తెరకెక్కిన ఈ సినిమాకు బుకింగ్స్ తగ్గుతాయన్న అంచనాల మధ్య ఈ స్పందన వచ్చింది. ఇటీవల విడుదలైన…
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday called for collective action to protect Sanatan traditions, saying division had harmed the country. Speaking in Ayodhya at a programme for late Mahant Paramhans…
The Federal reports a contrast between RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s description of protest as a legitimate form of democratic dialogue and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2021 use of “andolanjeevi” to attack supporters…
Lord Louis Mountbatten chose August 15, 1947, for the transfer of power, partly because it marked Japan’s surrender anniversary. Indian astrologers reportedly considered the date inauspicious, but the date could not be…
Students from Chennai colleges played an active role in the freedom struggle from the 1920s, organising boycotts, processions, meetings and picketing, according to archival accounts cited by The New Indian Express. Around…
Etcherla BJP MLA N. Eswara Rao on Friday led a Har Ghar Tiranga rally covering over 30 villages in four mandals of his constituency in Srikakulam district, ahead of Independence Day. The…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will participate in the fourth edition of the party’s ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ campaign in Pune on August 22, Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal announced on Friday. The campaign,…
Jawaharlal Nehru University professor emerita Zoya Hasan’s planned Independence Day address at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya in Delhi was cancelled shortly before the event, with the school citing security concerns. Hasan was due…
Telangana Congress president Mahesh Kumar Goud has warned of strict disciplinary action against Munugode MLA Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy for speaking publicly against the party line. Goud said the party high command was…
