scorecardresearch
Sunday, September 29, 2024
HomeIndiaGovernance

Governance

No govt sincere in tackling terrorism, says 26/11 hero Major Unnikrishnan’s father

Major Unnikrishnan was leading a team of NSG commandos to flush out terrorists from the Taj Palace Hotel in Mumbai when he was fatally wounded.

PM Modi to meet President Xi Jinping in Argentina at G20 meet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to discuss strengthening of the World Trade Organisation at the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires starting on 28 November.

Punjab invokes law to detain suspected drug smugglers for a year without trial

The government decided to invoke a stringent law that allows detention of suspected drug smugglers and attachment of properties of proclaimed offenders.

Bangladeshi court bars former PM Khaleda Zia from contesting polls next month

The 73-year-old ex-premier is currently serving jail terms in two graft cases involving charities named after her slain husband Ziaur Rahman.

Kartarpur Corridor may become a harbinger of peace for India & Pakistan, say residents

The corridor, once built, will give Indian Sikh pilgrims easy visa-free access to the shrine in Kartarpur.

‘If a child is sodomised, it isn’t nothing’: SC raps Bihar govt over shelter home case

The Supreme Court pulled up the Bihar government for its 'soft' handling of the shelter home case, and said it favoured a CBI probe instead.

Video shows 28-year-old man dragged out of UP police van, lynched by mob

A video of mob assaulting the man goes viral on internet. A case under section 302 IPC has been registered against six perpetrators.

Cricketer Mithali Raj slams Diana Edulji, coach Ramesh Powar for bias at World T20

ODI captain Mithali Raj alleged that Edulji, who had backed her ommission from the World T20 semifinal said the CoA member used her position against her.

Norway’s former PM visits Kashmir as part of Modi govt’s ‘Glasnost’

Modi govt felt it was ‘time to open up to the outside world’, in the hope that the high-profile visitors would help in changing the narrative on Kashmir.

How Maneka Gandhi plans to scare away the ‘monster’ under children’s beds

Union minister Maneka Gandhi will be releasing her new book for children — inspired by her granddaughter — next month.  

On Camera

Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination underlines Israel’s military supremacy. Will it win peace?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of being drawn into another attritional war with Hezbollah. His commanders they are unlikely to win.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?