Lucknow, May 27 (KMS): All 32-year-old Yasser Arafat had wanted to do on the night of May 19 when he posted a pro-Palestine image and comment on his social media page was display the courage with which residents of the battered city of Gaza were standing up to Israel. The …
Read More »Biden may name LA Mayor as US ambassador to India: Reports
Washington, May 27 (KMS): President Joe Biden is expected to nominate Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, a trusted political ally, as America’s next ambassador to India, according to media reports. Biden is expected to announce the names of political ambassadors, including for India, as soon as next week, according to …
Read More »Farmers hold countrywide demonstrations, reiterate demands
New Delhi, May 27 (KMS): Countrywide demonstrations were held by farmers, burning the effigies of the Modi government and hoisting black flags on their rooftops and vehicles to mark six months of their sit-in at Delhi borders seeking withdrawal of three farms laws and guarantee for minimum support price. The …
Read More »“If Pak attacks India…”: Arvind Kejriwal analogy on procuring vaccines
New Delhi, May 27 (KMS): States cannot afford to compete among themselves to buy coronavirus vaccines – any more than being forced to buy individual stores of weapons and ammunition in case of an attack by Pakistan – Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal told media. Kejriwal called on the Indian …
Read More »BJP Sarpanch held for duping 2 families on pretext of getting their wards released
Srinagar, May 27 (KMS): In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sarpanch was held on the charges of cheating after he took Rs 1.1 lakh from families of two persons, who were arrested for questioning in a case related to the ongoing freedom struggle. The …
Read More »Farmers observe ‘Dlack Day’ in Punjab, Haryana against farm laws
Chandigarh, May 27 (KMS): Farmers, including women and youth, on Wednesday observed ‘black day’ in Punjab and Haryana by hoisting black flags atop several structures and vehicles and burning effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as part of their protest against the Centre’s new farm laws. Political parties including the …
Read More »Article: As India struggles with Covid-19, can the RSS evade responsibility for the crisis?
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Is Prime Minister Narendra Modi primarily responsible for India’s current Covid-19 tragedy? On May 15, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat declared that the government, the administration and India’s people had become complacent after the first wave of Covid-19 ebbed. The the Opposition and the media were …
Read More »Article: New Delhi must own up to failures in handling second wave
Kapil Sibal The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the underbelly of state structures presided over by an uncaring and heartless government. India is currently reporting 50 per cent of daily new infections worldwide. Of the over 3,00,000 reported deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, about 75,000 …
Read More »Lakshadweep archipelago turns restive following Indian administrator’s interventions
Editorial by The Indian Express Lakshadweep, an archipelago to the west of Kerala in the Arabian Sea, has turned restive following Administrator Praful Khoda Patel’s misdirected interventions. The unease has found resonance in Kerala, triggering solidarity campaigns on social media urging MPs to petition the President against Patel. Even several …
Read More »Anti-Muslim legislations ‘similar to IIOJK’ irk locals on Indian archipelago
New Delhi, May 27 (KMS): Locals on the Lakshadweep islands, off the coast of the southern Indian state of Kerala, are expressing fury over a string of new legislations initiated by a new administrator appointed by the Bhartiya Janata Party-led federal government five months ago. According to a report in …
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