Thiruvananthapuram, March 8 (IANS) As the world celebrated Women’s Day on Saturday, Kerala’s Asha Workers’ protest entered its 27th day, drawing widespread support from various quarters — except the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left government. The protesters, gathered in front of the State Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram, are demanding a hike in their monthly honorarium from Rs 7,000 … Read more
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The ongoing controversy over three-language issue between the BJP-led Centre and the DMK-led Tamil Nadu government has ignited a fierce political debate, particularly with the second half of the Budget session of Parliament set to commence on March 10. As the Congress remains silent on the proposed introduction of Hindi … Read more
Bengaluru, March 3 (IANS) Karnataka Minister for RDPR, IT, and BT, Priyank Kharge on Monday questioned why the BJP national leadership was silent over a Mumbai special court ordering an FIR against SEBI officials. A special court in Mumbai had ordered the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to file an FIR against former Sebi Chairperson Madhabi Puri … Read more
Patna, Feb 26 (IANS) With all parties discussing strategies for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, there is growing speculation that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s son, Nishant Kumar, will soon enter politics. It is being said that Nishant Kumar will officially join the Janata Dal-United after Holi and might contest in the Assembly elections later this … Read more
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) Amid claims by Eknath Shinde camp that several lawmakers and legislators of Shiv Sena (UBT) are in touch with them, Rajan Salvi, former MLA and a long-time Thackeray loyalist quit the party and formally joined ‘Shinde Sena’ along with his supporters. The switchover by three-time MLA into Shinde camp has ignited … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) China’s coercive and violently assimilationist policies towards its religious and racial minorities are not unknown. Despite the regular condemnation that it receives from the international community and civil society regarding its egregious violations of human rights, China disregards all opposition and persists unabated on its path. A glaring example of … Read more
Chennai, Feb 4 (IANS) As the campaigning for the Erode East bypoll officially ended at 6 p.m. on Monday, cadres of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) have shifted their focus to “silent door-to-door voter outreach”. The by-election, set for February 5, has become a direct contest between the ruling … Read more
