MEA debunks WaPo report claiming RAW hand in murder plan

MEA debunks WaPo report claiming RAW hand in murder plan

Wednesday, 01 May 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

A day after The Washington Post named an Indian official for allegedly plotting to eliminate Sikh extremist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, India on Tuesday said the report made “unwarranted and unsubstantiated” imputations on a serious matter. The newspaper, citing unnamed sources, named a Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) officer in connection with...

Congress planning religion based quota, says Modi

Congress planning religion based quota, says Modi

Tuesday, 30 April 2024 | Pioneer News Service | Bagalkote (Karnataka)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused the Congress of planning religion-based reservation in the country for the sake of vote bank politics, but asserted that he will not let it happen.  He said this Congress proposal is to appease minorities as the SC/ST and OBC community is now with...

Telangana CM summoned in Shah fake video case

Telangana CM summoned in Shah fake video case

Tuesday, 30 April 2024 | Saumya Shukla | New Delhi

A day after registering a case on doctored videos of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Delhi Police on Monday asked Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to join the probe on May 1 and record his statement. Meanwhile, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote on X, informing the arrest of...

Trouble mounts for Gowda’s grandson

Monday, 29 April 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi/ Bengaluru

The Karnataka Government on Sunday constituted a Special Investigation Team to probe an alleged sex scandal involving Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, who is the grandson of JD(S) supremo and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda. The move came following a letter by chairperson of Women’s Commission Dr Nagalakshmi Chowdhary to...

EC asks AAP to modify its poll campaign song

Monday, 29 April 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

The Election Commission (EC) has asked the Aam Aadmi Party to modify the content of its Lok Sabha elections’ campaign song, ‘Jail ke jawab mein hum vote denge’. The poll panel said the party’s campaign song should comply with the advertising codes prescribed under the Cable Television Network Rules, 1994,...

Blow to Congress as Delhi Congress chief resigns

Blow to Congress as Delhi Congress chief resigns

Monday, 29 April 2024 | Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi

In a big jolt to the Congress in Delhi ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) president Arvinder Singh Lovely resigned from his post citing various issues including, alliance with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and selection of party candidates for North West Delhi and North East...

Repolling in Manipur’s six booths on April 30

Monday, 29 April 2024 | PTI | Imphal

Repolling will be held in six polling stations in the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency on April 30, officials said. The repolling was necessitated as unidentified persons had damaged EVMs and VVPATs before the completion of voting at four of these six polling stations on April 26, while EVM malfunctioning was...

Poll tension escalates in NE

Poll tension escalates in NE

Monday, 29 April 2024 | Pioneer News Service | Guwahati/ Imphal / Kohima

Amidst the heavy deployment of security forces for ensuing  general elections, several parts of North East India particularly Nagaland, Manipur again, Assam have been hit by violence. People from Nagaland made a beeline to neighbouring Assam to buy essential commodities as the indefinite shutdown of businesses to protest “extortion” by...

Sunday Edition

Vibing to the dance of a 100 drums

12 May 2024 | Navneet Mendiratta | Agenda

Encalm’s warm embrace of Atithi Daivo Bhava

12 May 2024 | Shobori Ganguli | Agenda

Splendid Expedition Across Switzerland

12 May 2024 | AKANKSHA DEAN | Agenda

Let's Goa...

12 May 2024 | Pawan Soni | Agenda

Astroturf | Shape your destiny through conscious efforts

12 May 2024 | Bharat Bhushan Padmadeo | Agenda

Saving the Great Indian Bustard

12 May 2024 | BKP Sinha/ Arvind K jha | Agenda