The recent assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand set the tone for a heated political contest, with the BJP-led NDA and the opposition-dominated INDIA bloc fighting for supremacy. These two-state elections are being closely watched as they are a precursor to the national elections scheduled for 2024. BJP and Shiv Sena, led by Eknath Shinde,…
The government sent 90 additional Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to Manipur in order to restore peace and check worsening violence in the state, which had recently been adversely disturbed by rising armed conflict and communal tensions. The decision to deploy more forces was taken after a series of violent incidents, including the murder of…
The International Criminal Court arrests warrant in accord to war crimes and crimes against humanity has been issued against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and senior Hamas leader Mohammed al-Masri. These are landmark efforts towards accountability concerning violations purported in the course of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The warrants primarily…
The Adani Group does not feel that a U.S. investigator’s accusation of bribery is justified. Calling it “false and baseless,” the group asserted that no formal notice or communication had been received from the U.S. Department of Justice. The statement was issued in response to reports suggesting that U.S. authorities were investigating the purported bribery…
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) verbally tore into Congress and Rahul Gandhi for, according to them, tarnishing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s image; the alleged campaign dates back to at least 2002. During the Adani controversy, Congress alleged undue favoritism to Gautam Adani from the Modi-led government. Gandhi has repeatedly questioned Home Minister Modi’s ties with…
In 2022, it was alleged that Antony Raju, a former minister in Kerala, was involved in evidence tampering in an ongoing drug seizure case that is said to have taken place in 1990. A bench comprising Justices C.T. Ravikumar and Sanjay Karol ordered that the trial court finish the processes within a year, stressing that…
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has promised justice to errant criminal perpetrators who murdered six people, including women and children, calling the crime a “crime against humanity.” It has raised the violence-dipped tension in the northeastern state. The latest incidence has further raised angst over the former tribal conflict in Manipur against unique Kuki-Zo…
As the Lok Sabha elections are set to enter a new phase in the run-up to 2024, according to official reports, Maharashtra witnessed a voter turnout of 58 percent by 5 p.m., while Jharkhand recorded a higher 67.59 percent. These numbers indicate a substantially rooted voter interest. The multi-constituency elections in various states illustrate the…
Mumbai: There had been a raging controversy in the course of the Maharashtra assembly elections as in Virar, cash amounting to ₹9.93 lakh was discovered at a hotel by metropolitan police and election officials, setting the stage for vote-buying allegations against the ruling party, namely, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The cash was recovered a…
Geared by its leadership of the G20 summit held in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil to reaffirm their commitments to strengthening bilateral ties and global cooperation. Emphasized during the meeting were areas of extreme strategic importance like economic growth, climate change, digital transformation, and…
