In a series of dramatic political developments in Bihar, on Tuesday, Chief Minister and JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar has announced his departure from NDA and resigned as Chief Minister. Within hours, he had claimed to form a new government with the support of RJD, Congress, Left parties and few others. He is forming the new government with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, as Deputy Chief Minister. The 71-year-old leader will be taking oath as the CM for the eighth time. Nitish met Governor Phagu Chauhan twice in the evening—first to hand over his resignation and later to stake claim to form…
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The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has decided to include Sanatan Dharma, Buddhism, Jainism and other religions as part of a new course on comparative religions. So far, when it came to courses about religion, the University used to only offer courses in Islamic Studies. he university has decided to distance itself from the rigid Islamic extremist ideologies and take spiritual and real life guidance from Sanatan Dharma and other religions. According to the university administration, it will include Sanatan Dharma, along with other religions, in its course curriculum from the next academic session. This inclusive decision is a reformative step…
Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal said that the world now sees India as an engine of economic growth. He was addressing the gathering at the VyapariUdyamiSammelan in New Delhi. Stressing that India enjoyed the confidence of the world today, Goyal said that developed countries very keen to sign trade deals with India now. He added that before 2014, Indian economy was considered to be fragile and investors had their doubts bout doing business with India. Stressing upon the need for transparency and ease of doing business, the Minister assured…
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, and Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur urged the youth to unfurl Tiranga at their homes from 13th to 15th August 2022 as a part of the celebration of “Har Ghar Tiranga” campaign in the country. He said that today being the “August Kranti” Diwas our youth should take oath to hoist Tiranga at the top of the world by contributing with their dedication and hard work in their respective field. Anurag said that our national flag is not mere a piece of cloth but the power of Tricolour unites 130 crore Indians.…
Resisting China’s Campaign of Transnational Repression-3 In Western Europe, Beijing has tried to use diplomatic backchannels to silence critics. In 2019, Chinese agents met with Angela Gui to warn her to stop advocating for her father, Swedish citizen Gui Minhai, himself a victim of transnational repression who had been kidnapped from Thailand, brought to China, and eventually sentenced to 10 years in prison on politically motivated charges. The agents were able to arrange the meeting with Angela Gui through Anna Lindstedt, then the Swedish ambassador to China. Where official channels of cooperation are less susceptible to manipulation, the Chinese government has nonetheless…
Both the House of Parliament today adjourned Sine Die, four days ahead of the schedule. The Monsoon Session of Parliament, which commenced on the 18th of last month, was scheduled to end on the 12th of this month.In the Rajya Sabha, in his closing remarks, Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu said, the House conducted business for 38 hours while it lost 47 hours due to disruptions during the session.Terming it as a sad reflection on the functioning of the Upper House, Naidu said continuous disruption denied the members opportunity to discuss matters of urgent public importance. He said, the Question Hour…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled the Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu’s continuous encouragement to the youth of the country in all the roles he undertook in public life. He always promoted young Members in the House also. “As our Vice President, you devoted a lot of time to youth welfare. A lot of your programmes were focused on Yuva Shakti”, he added. The Prime Minister noted that 25 percent of the Vice President speeches, outside the House, were among the youth of India. Modi participated in the farewell to Venkaiah Naidu in Rajya Sabha and paid rich tributes to the…
“Today, Indian telecommunications network is the second largest in the world, with the most cost-effective rates. This growth has been spurred, by the market friendly policies of the Modi Government.”, said Devusinh Chauhan, Minister of State for Communications, while elaborating upon the success story of growth of telecom sector in India. Addressing the inaugural event of International Telecommunication Union’s Regional Standardization Forum (RSF) for Asia and Oceania region, he said that India’s policy in the field of telecommunications formulated under leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is basing on 3 pillars of- “Ease of Doing Business”, for the industry; “Ease…
Union Minister of Dr Jitendra Singh said, Narendra Modi’s governance model has a futuristic vision. Delivering the keynote address at Swadesh Conclave, 2022 here, Dr Jitendra Singh said, the Modi model of governance evolved over the last 20 years has laid the foundation of future road map of India’s progress. He said, in the next 25 years of Amrit Kaal, when India rises to the world pedestal, this will be primarily on the strength of our scientific prowess and capacity of our StartUps who will be essentially technology driven and a unique governance model taking effective care of 140 crore…
Resisting China’s Campaign of Transnational Repression-2 The diverse tactics of transnational repression include assassinations, renditions, unlawful deportations, assaults, digital surveillance and harassment, and coercion of family members and friends in the home country. The chilling effects of these attacks ripple out beyond the individual target, deterring dissent across diaspora communities. Direct, unilateral attacks, like the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents at a consulate in Istanbul, tend to grab headlines. However, it is far more common for authoritarian actors to accomplish their goals with the help of governments in the countries where exiles reside, either through overt bilateral…