Browsing Category
STATE GOVERNANCE
Beyond the Monasteries: Ladakh’s Fierce Battle for Statehood
Paromita Das
New Delhi, 26th September: Ladakh, long celebrated as the “roof of the world” for its majestic landscapes and Buddhist serenity, is now trembling under the weight of anger and political turmoil. What began as peaceful hunger…
Beyond the Downpour: How Kolkata’s Drainage and Politics Failed
Paromita Das
New Delhi, 26th September: On Tuesday, 23rd September, Kolkata woke up to a disaster it hadn’t witnessed in nearly four decades—an unprecedented downpour that submerged roads, railways, and entire neighbourhoods at the height…
Karnataka HC Refuses to Stay Ongoing Caste Survey
GG News Bureau
Bengaluru, 25th Sept: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday refused to stay the ongoing social and educational survey, commonly referred to as the caste survey.
The Division Bench, comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and…
Assam SIT Raids Organiser’s Home in Zubeen Garg Death Probe
By Dr. Kumar Rakesh
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Assam Police on Thursday raided three locations in Guwahati, including the residence of Northeast India Festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, as part of its probe into the death…
Malegaon Blast Acquittal: Lt Col Purohit Promoted to Colonel
Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit, acquitted in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, promoted to Colonel.
Special NIA court cited lack of evidence, ruling “mere suspicion cannot replace proof.”
Purohit was first serving Army officer arrested…
Texas GOP Candidate Sparks Furor Over 90-Foot Hanuman Statue
Paromita Das
New Delhi, 25th September: In a world purportedly built on liberty and respect for diversity, a disturbing trend is taking root — the normalization of Hinduphobia in the United States. At the forefront of this unsettling wave…
Piyush Goyal urges expansion of India-US energy trade
By Anjali Sharma
NEW YORK – India Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday spoke at an event in New York said there is “scope to expand India-US energy trade” and to collaborate on nuclear power as an affordable clean energy…
JPMorgan says H-1B visas cut immigrant work authorizations by 5,500 per month, India hurt most
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - According to JP Morgan Chase on Wednesday said that the new USD 100,000 application fee for H-1B visas imposed by the US administration could cut immigrant work authorizations by as many as 5,500 each month.…
Foreign Capital and Economic Growth in India: Time Series Estimation – A Needonomics Critique
Book Review: Foreign Capital and Economic Growth in India: Time Series Estimation by MAHENDRA PAL Springer Nature, Singapore https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-99-2299-4 Palgrave Macmillan Springer Nature 2023 Pages 185 …
Kolkata Floods: Mamata Blames Garbage, Urges Civic Sense
Kolkata waterlogged after six hours of unprecedented rain
Ten people died in rain-related incidents, state compensation announced
Mamata Banerjee cites garbage, Metro construction debris for drainage blockages
Families seeking…