Author: Md Nasimuddin

The process of nominating members to all-party delegations, which will meet key global partners to convey a united message of India’s zero tolerance against terrorism following Operation Sindoor, got caught in partisan politics on Saturday (May 17, 2025) as the government ignored three of the four names suggested by the Congress.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had agreed to hold a caste census ‘out of fear’ of the country’s deprived population, to which the opposition was lending its voice.

Amid escalating friction between the executive and the judiciary, President Droupadi Murmu has invoked Article 143 of the Constitution to seek the Supreme Court’s opinion on 14 key legal questions concerning the roles and powers of the President and Governors.

A few days ago finance minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman mentioned that the key problem of the Indian economy had been the global uncertainty in economic matters. This was the key risky factor to the
country’s FY 26 outlook.

The Zoological Survey of India has identified a species of blood-sucking blackfly, known locally as ‘pipsa’ or ‘potu’ in the rivers

The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly adopted a resolution condemning the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam during a special session on Monday. The resolution was earlier moved to express strong disapproval of the attack and to extend solidarity to the victims and their families. The resolution was moved by Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary, condemning the Pahalgam terror attack at the start of the session, following opening remarks from speaker Abdul Rahim Rather. The resolution was adopted without any division, following which the assembly session was adjourned sine die. The resolution endorsed the diplomatic measures announced…