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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Delhi Cabinet minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Saturday alleged that floods in the city were caused by the BJP-led Centre and Haryana government wilfully releasing water towards the national capital. Addressing a press conference here, Bharadwaj said it has...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday approached the Supreme Court seeking a stay on his conviction in the 2019 defamation case. In the plea, Gandhi challenges the Gujarat High Court’s order last week, requested the apex court to suspend his conviction...

The opposition BJP on Friday created uproar in the Rajasthan Assembly over the murder of a teenager in Karauli district and demanded a statement from the government. As soon as the House assembled at 1.15 pm after the special address of President Droupadi...

The legal department of West Bengal BJP on Friday sought Governor C V Ananda Bose’s intervention over the violence during the West Bengal panchayat election process, claiming that it has exposed the “suffocation of democratic process” and lack of law and...

West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress has dubbed Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on violence in the state’s panchayat polls as “distasteful and insensitive”, and wondered about the role of his ministry in restoring peace in strife-torn Manipur....

The Congress on Friday claimed that an animated video released by the BJP showed Indian territories as part of Pakistan and China and demanded an apology from the ruling party, calling it an “attack” on India’s territorial integrity. Addressing a press co...

The Shiv Sena (UBT) and Sharad Pawar-led NCP on Thursday targeted Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar for travelling to Delhi to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Ambadas Danve, Leader of Opposition in the state Legislative Council, said Pawar...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that the BJP first ”stole” an elected government in Madhya Pradesh and is now indulging in ”theft” of employment opportunities and the rights of students in the state. Protests were staged by youngsters in...

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday hit out at the Centre over scientists at top research institutions having not received funds for this financial year, alleging that the Modi government is ”hell-bent” on killing scientific research in the...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday expressed his state’s ”strong” opposition to the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC), arguing against a ”one-size-fits-all approach,” and flagged his concerns in a detailed letter to the Chairperson of the La...