The safe house for Sheikh Hasina has been arranged by the government of India. With proper security protocol, the former Bangladesh PM is leading as normal a life as possible in exile.
Housing ministry last year initiated process to plan for redevelopment of 5 govt colonies: DIZ Area, Andrews Ganj, Pushp Vihar, Timarpur & Lodhi Colony. Work to begin with first two.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra inspected Bungalow No. 5 at Sunehri Bagh, but Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi is yet to accept offer to take up residence there, it is learnt.
With 37 new ministers in NDA govt, their predecessors must vacate bungalows by 10 July. Additionally, 280 first-time MPs are to be allotted official accommodation.
The issue goes beyond name change, regime change & identity politics. It's more about challenging the notion that Europe is the last word on ideas of freedom, equality & 'Rights of Man'.
In 'A Resurgent Northeast', Ashish Kundra mentions Mizoram extensively. But at the launch in Taj Mahal Hotel, the non-BJP-ruled state is mentioned once, at the tail end of the session.
Gujarat BJP chief C.R. Paatil heads Lok Sabha House Committee which deals with matters relating to housing of members of Lower House. Gandhi was disqualified as MP last week.
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
Historian is S. Irfan Habib and not Irfan Habib. Irfan Habib won’t ever be a part of such mediocre discussion.