Iraq Crisis: Muqtada al-Sadr’s Resignation Prompts Communal Clash
Despite Iraq’s two-decade democratic experiment, fighting among political factions could soon lead to civil war, as Muqtada al-Sadr’s resignation and clashes have revealed the bitterness of the Shi’ite power struggle. A rival Shiite bloc – the pro-Iran Coordination Framework – clashed with supporters of cleric al-Sadr, in Baghdad’s latest violence. The green zone of Baghdad […]
Ghulam Nabi Azad Resigns From All Congress Posts, Gives Up Primary Party Membership
Senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad resigned from all his posts and the Congress party, on Friday. In a five-page letter, Azad wrote to party president Sonia Gandhi that the Congress has reached a point of “no return”. He called the entire organisational election process a “farce and a sham”. According to his letter, elections at […]
Mariupol POW Hearings In Ukraine May Disregard Combatant Immunity: OHCHR
In a statement, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has expressed concern about reports that Russia plans to try Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) in Russian-occupied Mariupol. During proceedings, OHCHR spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani informed that metal cages had been built in a Ukrainian city’s concert hall, apparently to restrain the […]
Telangana BJP Chief Detained While Protesting Against Arrest Of Party Members
Lok Sabha MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar, leader of the Telangana unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, was taken into custody by the Telangana Police earlier on Tuesday, in Jangaon district. The BJP leader was on a dharna on Monday, to protest the arrest of party members who demonstrated outside TRS MLC K Kavitha’s home. Many […]
Daughter Of Russian Leader Known As ‘Putin’s Brain’ Killed By Car Bomb
Russian nationalist ideologue and powerful Putin ally Alexander Dugin’s daughter Darya Dugina was killed in a car bomb explosion near Moscow, on Sunday. The explosion occurred in an SUV that was driving the 29-year-old home after attending a cultural festival with her father. It was reported by Russian media that her father had rearranged his […]
Outsiders Residing In J&K Can Register To Vote In Assembly Polls: Chief Electoral Officer
According to provisions of the Representation of the Peoples Act, anyone living ordinarily in Jammu and Kashmir can now apply to become a voter in the Union Territory (UT), as informed by Chief Electoral Officer Hirdesh Kumar on Wednesday. So far, political parties in the region have opposed the move. “After the abrogation of Article […]
How Has India’s Economy Fared Since 1947?
On August 15, 2022, India will mark its 75th anniversary of independence. Over the past 75 years, it has had vital turning points and changes that have allowed it to make considerable strides in a number of sectors, including in income levels, growth, literacy, life expectancy, and a wide range of other economic indicators. India […]
Bihar Political Crisis: Nitish Kumar Resigns As CM After Breaking Coalition With BJP
In the most recent development, Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) leader Nitish Kumar has resigned as the chief minister of Bihar, after informing party leaders that he was breaking the alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). According to reports, Nitish Kumar had requested a 4:00 pm appointment with Phagu Chauhan, the governor of Bihar, to […]
Central Govt Rescinds Data Protection Bill, Will Introduce New Legislation
On Wednesday, the central government startled everyone by striking the much-debated and contentious Data Protection Bill, which had alarmed big technology companies like Facebook and Google. IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed that a “set of fresh legislation” will fit into the comprehensive legal framework for the digital economy. “We have started the drafting of the […]
More Than 20 Chinese Fighter Jets Enter Taiwan’s Air Defence Zone As Nancy Pelosi Touches Down in Taipei
On Tuesday, as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi started her contentious visit to the self-governing island that Beijing claims as its own, more than 20 Chinese military aircraft flew into Taiwan’s air defence zone, according to officials in Taipei. The air defence identification zone, or ADIZ, was breached by 21 PLA aircraft on August 2, […]
