international

 MEA Secretary (West) Sibi George on Monday detailed the expanding economic, educational, and diplomatic partnership between India and Switzerland, highlighting significant progress under the India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA). Responding to a question fromduring a media briefing on the state visit of the President of Switzerland, Secretary George addressed the execution roadmap for … Read more

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of changing Form 6 “illegally and unilaterally” and said Kumar and others involved would be held accountable. His remarks came after the Supreme Court said it had not approved any modifications to Form 6 used by the Election Commission during the … Read more

As Rahul Gandhi launched his new ‘Satyagraha’ platform to unite protests against the BJP-led government, an ugly public spat between the Congress and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) exposed a familiar problem within India’s opposition space: everyone wants unity, but only under their own leadership. On paper, the Congress and the CJP are fighting the … Read more

Union petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri has been dropped from the BJP’s Rajya Sabha list for Uttar Pradesh after a year marked by the Epstein controversy and questions over his handling of the fuel crisis. Puri acknowledged meeting Epstein but denied wrongdoing; he was also the government’s principal public defender of India’s fuel-supply position during … Read more

Three days after Akash Anand apologised to her, BSP chief and four-time Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Monday, 5 October re-inducted her nephew into the party and appointed him national coordinator, ending his 25-day expulsion. The move is the latest in a series of reversals by Mayawati over Anand’s political future. In the past … Read more

The Bombay High Court asked the Election Commission to cite the provision of law that empowers it to remove a voter’s name from the electoral roll without giving them a hearing. The court reminded the Commission that its fundamental mandate is to enable people to cast their votes. There’s a deeper issue behind this question. … Read more

 Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA KP Vivekananda alleged corruption and misuse of power by the Revanth Reddy-led government, demanding explanations over several claims raised by the BRS. He gave the Chief Minister 24 hours to respond, warning of a direct agitation if the claims are not answered. BRS Legislative Party whip Vivekananda questioned the silence … Read more

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced the names of eight candidates for Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. The names of the candidates are Dharampal Singh, Radhakant Ojha, Prakash Pal, Vidyasagar Sonkar, Gopi Krishna Pandey, Priyanka Singh Rawat, Ram Pratap Singh Chauhan, and Shruti Gnagwar. Their names were announced after they were … Read more

 Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday took an indirect dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his recent visit to Balaghat, alleging that Congress leaders were now visiting the region for electoral gains after the BJP government had eliminated Naxal activities there. Without naming Rahul Gandhi, CM Yadav said that Congress leaders were … Read more