Politics Today

India will make its appearance at the foreign ministers’ meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on March 1 as a “guest of honour”, after 50 years of being disinvited from the 1969 Conference of Islamic Countries in Morocco’s Rabat at Pakistan’s behest. Read More

The scheme proposes direct cash transfer of ₹6,000 annually in three instalments in the accounts of small-scale farmers. It is estimated that around 12 crore farmers will benefit from the scheme across India. Read More

Protesters blocked roads, damaged vehicles and public property and resorted to stone-pelting. Police opened fire, used tear gas shelling and water cannons to control the mob. Read More

While additional troops were rushed to Jammu & Kashmir, no one has been able to provide reasons for such a massive deployment. Read More

The Shiromani Akali Dal, Shiv Sena and the JD(U) have criticized the targeting of Kashmiris in the country after the Pulwama suicide bombing and urged the Narendra Modi government to take stern steps against perpetrators. Read More

Naga Hoho president Chuba Ozukum, talking to media, said, “There is nothing to be expected. There is no ray of hope at all for any positive outcome. The visit is meaningless.” Read More

According to the law, the police may, without an order from a magistrate and without a warrant, arrest any person – a key requirement for forces to act effectively during fast-developing anti-terror or counterinsurgency operations. Read More

The UNSC statement contains specific language that India had proposed via partner countries, including the naming of Jaish-e-Muhammed and bring the perpetrators of the Pulwama attack, in which over 40 CPRF personnel were killed, to justice. Read More

Pulitzer prize winner journalist, commentator and author Thomas Friedman has warned that India should be wary of Russia in the Lok Sabha election as it may try to manipulate the outcome by influencing voters through unregulated social media, like Facebook. Read More

The suicide attack on CRPF convoy, on February 14, that killed over 40 CRPF personnel in Jammu & Kashmir’s Pulwama has made RSS to change their strategy for the campaign. Read More