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Modi Felicitated for ‘Operation Sindoor’ as Opposition Targets Electoral Roll Revision in Parliament
Day 12 of Monsoon Session turns tense as INDIA bloc protests Bihar voter list changes, while PM earns NDA praise for response to Pahalgam attack The atmosphere in Parliament turned electric on Tuesday morning as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was showered with praise by NDA allies for his government’s military response to the deadly Pahalgam terror attack. At the same time, just outside the hallowed halls, leaders of the Opposition’s…
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Modi Pays Tribute to Chola Legacy With Statues, Coin Launch at Gangaikonda Cholapuram
In Ariyalur’s historic heartland, PM invokes Tamil pride and imperial grandeur as he honors Rajendra Chola’s birth anniversary A warm breeze swept across Gangaikonda Cholapuram on Saturday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi took center stage at a site steeped in thousand-year-old history. The ancient Tamil capital, once the pride of the Chola empire, buzzed with anticipation and pride as the PM marked the birth anniversary of Rajendra Chola with solemn…
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Operation Sindoor Debate Opens With Fire and Fury in Lok Sabha
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju stirs political theatre by invoking Ramayan ahead of explosive monsoon session discussion New Delhi’s Parliament wasn’t short of drama on Monday morning. Hours before the Lok Sabha took up the highly anticipated debate on Operation Sindoor—India’s recent military strike on terror camps in Pakistan—Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju went for myth and metaphor. “When Ravan crossed the Laxman Rekha, Lanka burned. When Pakistan crossed the…
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BJP Breaks Silence on Nitish Kumar’s Vice President Buzz — Calls Speculation ‘Premature’
As Vice President post falls vacant, chatter grows around JD(U) chief’s candidacy; BJP walks tightrope amid upcoming state polls The political grapevine in Delhi has been buzzing with one name all week: Nitish Kumar. But on Wednesday, the BJP finally stepped in to put some distance between itself and the growing chatter about the Bihar Chief Minister potentially being nominated as the NDA’s Vice Presidential candidate. Senior party leaders, speaking…
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RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Says ‘Bharatiyata’ Is World’s Only Real Solution Amid Global Crisis Fears
Speaking in Delhi, Bhagwat slams materialism, questions Western progress, and claims India’s ancient vision holds the key to peace, equity, and human fulfillment In a speech that blended cultural conviction with sharp global commentary, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday claimed that the only lasting solution to the world’s worsening crises lies in Bharatiyata — or “Indianness.” His words drew both applause and critique across ideological lines. Standing at the…
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Modi’s Cold 26-Word Goodbye to Dhankhar Sparks Political Whispers and In-House Firestorm
Jagdeep Dhankhar’s surprise resignation as Vice President sets off a flurry of speculation, with insiders pointing to alleged “heated exchanges” and a silent BJP leadership. It was a send-off so brief it could fit in a tweet. Actually, it did. Just 26 words — that’s all Prime Minister Narendra Modi used to acknowledge Jagdeep Dhankhar’s abrupt exit as India’s Vice President. The message, posted Tuesday on X (formerly Twitter), stunned…
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Parliament’s Monsoon Session Blows Up Over ‘Operation Sindoor’, No Work Done on Day One
Congress storms the Well, BJP digs in heels, and yet another session kicks off in political uproar It was supposed to be a day of legislative work. Instead, it turned into a shouting match. As Parliament’s Monsoon Session got underway on Monday, all eyes were on the fallout from “Operation Sindoor”—and neither the Lok Sabha nor the Rajya Sabha saw any meaningful business conducted. Tempers flared within minutes of the…
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Operation Sindoor, Trump’s Ceasefire Claim, and Bihar’s Voter List: Parliament Gears Up for Tense Monsoon Session
With tension rising over terror attacks, electoral controversies, and unexpected foreign claims, the Monsoon Session of Parliament is shaping up to be anything but routine. On Sunday, the government agreed to a crucial Opposition demand: a debate on Operation Sindoor, the security operation launched after the deadly attack in Pahalgam. But the INDIA bloc wasn’t satisfied. Leaders want Prime Minister Narendra Modi to personally respond — not only on the…
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Trump Softens Tone on Elon Musk After Feud Over Tax Bill Criticism
Despite falling out over ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ Trump praises Musk as a “smart guy” with a bright future Former allies turned headline fodder, Donald Trump and Elon Musk appear to be warming up again — or at least, Trump is. Just weeks after a messy public disagreement over Trump’s sweeping new tax legislation dubbed the “Big Beautiful Bill,” the U.S. President extended an olive branch of sorts in a Fox…
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50 Years Later: India Still Reckons With the Midnight Silence of Democracy
How a single stroke of executive power plunged the world’s largest democracy into darkness—and why the memory still stings. At the stroke of midnight on June 25, 1975, a nation that prided itself on its freedom hit pause. Not just on politics or protests—but on democracy itself. Indira Gandhi’s declaration of Emergency tore through India’s democratic fabric like a blade through silk. For 21 months, civil liberties evaporated, the opposition…