NCP split prompts Cong to stake claim for opposition leader
The NCP is now split into two after Ajit Pawar’s rebellion, who recently decided to join the NDA-led Maharashtra government with some MLAs. Till he became the second deputy chief minister of the state, Ajit was the leader of the opposition in the legislat...
AAP all set for Bengaluru trip after Cong climbdown
Ending weeks of suspense, the Aam Aadmi Party finally decided to attend the second meeting of opposition parties in Bengaluru on July 17 and 18 as the Congress declared it was against the Delhi ordinance. One of its key demands met, the Arvind Kejriwal-le...
BJP gets into micro-management mode for 2024
The BJP, which single-handedly won 303 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls by securing nearly 38 per cent votes, has set a target of winning 350 plus seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. For this, the party is working on several fronts simultaneously. Bes...
Sharad Pawar skipping important Bengaluru conclave
The Opposition parties are all set to meet in Karnataka’s Bengaluru today and tomorrow to chalk out a strategy to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The invites for the meeting — conveyed by Congress — were sent out by t...
British comedian Michael McIntyre is coming to Dubai
Tickets are on sale now... British funnyman Michael McIntyre is returning to Dubai next year with his stand-up world tour, Macnificent. The one-night-only
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Shamma bint Mohammed meets Emirati students in United Kingdom
LONDON, 16th July, 2023 (WAM) -- Sheikha Dr. Shamma bint Mohammed bin Khalid Al Nahyan, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalid Al Nahyan Cultural and Educational Institutions, praised the role of Emirati students abroad in...
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar congratulates graduates of Emerging Peacemakers Forum 2023
GENEVA, 16th July, 2023 (WAM) -- His Eminence Dr. Ahmed Al Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and the Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, has issued a congratulatory message to the graduates of the second edition of the Emerging Peacemakers Forum, wh...
Dubai Press Club opens registration for Arab Media Forum 2023
DUBAI, 16th July, 2023 (WAM) -- The Dubai Press Club (DPC), organiser of the 21st edition of the Arab Media Forum (AMF), announced that registration to attend the Forum is now open.The two-day event, to be held from 26-27 September, will bring together pr...
Making Only A Few Cities Smart Goes Against The Concept Of Equality
By Dr Arun Mira Much is being talked about making 100 cities throughout the country as smart cities. Focus of smartness is on digitalization, beautification, high rise buildings, big flyovers, wide spaces for cars to run on the roads, luxury parks etc. Li...
Qatar, America’s Best Friend In The Gulf, Is Simultaneously Wooing China
By James M Dorsey A recent 27-year, four million-tonne liquefied natural gas (LNG) Qatari export agreement with China, the longest in gas export history, highlights different Gulf state approaches to navigating big power rivalry between the People’s Repub...
Gold Monetisation Schemes Have Failed Due To Poor Understanding Of Sentiments
By K Raveendran The government has announced plans to monetise the huge domestic gold holdings from time to time, each subsequent version seeking to correct the drawbacks with the previous plans. But the hard fact is that none of these achieved even a fra...
Meta’s ‘Threads’ Is Certainly A Major Challenge To Twitter’s Domination
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Meta’s groundbreaking ‘Threads’ caused a seismic shift in social media, generating unparalleled excitement. Positioned as the ultimate challenger to Twitter, Mark Zuckerberg disrupted the online networking landscape by introducing...
Ex-BJP ally Rajbhar rejoins NDA, boosts UP prospects
The Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted on Sunday that the OP Rajbhar-led Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party or SBSP has rejoined the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. He tweeted, “Met Shri @oprajbhar ji in Delhi and decide...
Cong softening towards AAP, but ties with TMC turn knotty
The Opposition, specially the Congress, is watching the developments in the NDA camp very closely as the BJP looks to find new alliances. The Congress, which hosts the Opposition meeting in Bengaluru next week, will ensure that its old friends and new pot...
