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Modi, Shah visits signal BJP's Punjab push ahead of assembly polls

Chandigarh, Jan. 31 -- With Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to visit Dera Ballan in Jalandhar on February 1 for Guru Ravidas Jayanti and Union home minister Amit Shah slated to address a farmers' ral... Read More


US strikes on Nigeria set 'deeply troubling precedent' for African governance

France, Jan. 31 -- Dickson is a Nigerian policy analyst and team lead at the community peacebuilding organisationTattaaunawa Roundtable Initiative (TRICentre). RFI: Did Abuja really ask for the strik... Read More


Former Citibank India CEO Pramit Jhaveri not to seek another term at Sir Dorab Tata Trust

Bengaluru and Mumbai, Jan. 31 -- Former Citibank India CEO Pramit Jhaveri has decided not to seek another term at the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, one of the two principal trusts that controls the $300-bil... Read More


Justice Department releases massive trove from its Jeffrey Epstein files

New York, Jan. 31 -- The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the governmen... Read More


Parliamentary delegation from Republic of Korea calls on Harivansh, Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- A Parliamentary delegation from Republic of Korea led by Lee Hack-Young, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea called on Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, ... Read More


Atal canteen in Delhi to have retina verification

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- The Delhi government has deployed retina-scanning cameras at all operational Atal Canteens across the Capital to prevent individuals from purchasing multiple subsidised meals at ... Read More


NCP, SP leaders meet Sharad Pawar ahead of Sunetra Pawar's swearing-in

Baramati, Jan. 31 -- Senior leaders of the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) met party patriarch Sharad Pawar at his Govind Baug residence in Baramati on Saturday. The meeting comes a... Read More


Assam CM unveils statue of Swargadeo Chaolung Sukaphaa at Natboma, Guwahati

Guwahati, Jan. 31 -- On the sacred occasion of Me-Dam-Me-Phi, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday formally unveiled a newly constructed statue of Swargadeo Chaolung Sukaphaa, the foun... Read More


Deputy PM concludes working visit to Switzerland

Geneva, Jan. 31 -- Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh paid a working visit to Switzerland from January 28 to 30. During the visit, Binh paid courtesy calls on Swiss President Guy Parmeli... Read More


Review: Plant Thinkers of Twentieth-Century Bengal by Sumana Roy

India, Jan. 31 -- The scientist Jagadish Chandra Bose wanted plants to write their stories in torulipi (plant script). To this end, he created many instruments to record their responses to stimuli. Th... Read More