Union Home Minister Amit Shah has offered to respond to questions from the Opposition as Parliament’s Monsoon Session continues to face repeated disruptions, with the government and Opposition locked in a standoff over the handling of protests by students. The Opposition has been demanding a statement from Shah on the alleged police action against demonstrators, … Read more
The legacy of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has come under renewed public and political discussion after the Supreme Court upheld the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) clean chit to him in the coal block allocation case. Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi described the development as an important moment for Singh’s reputation and argued … Read more
Finance Minister Clarifies UPI Charges Amid Political Dispute Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has rejected claims that ordinary users could soon be charged for making payments through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), pushing back against Congress leader Jairam Ramesh over the issue. Nirmala Sitharaman clarified that if a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) is introduced on … Read more
Nishikant Dubey, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, has triggered a fresh political and regulatory debate over the accountability of global social media platforms in India by demanding that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologise for the temporary removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s video from Facebook. Nishikant Dubey warned that … Read more
For more than a decade, Prashant Kishor remained one of India’s most influential political strategists, known for designing election campaigns from behind the scenes. However, his latest political milestone has transformed him from a campaign architect into an elected representative. Kishor’s victory from Bankipur Assembly constituency in Bihar has been described as a major breakthrough … Read more