Author: Naman Raina

PM MODI’S DENMARK UPDATE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited his Danish colleague Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday, and the two leaders conducted talks on a range of topics, including common interests and ways to strengthen the bilateral relationship. PM Modi, who arrived in Copenhagen from Germany, was greeted at the airport by Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt is a “special gesture,” according to Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi. Ms. Frederiksen greeted PM Modi upon his arrival at Marienburg, the Danish Prime Minister’s official home, for meetings. PM Modi is in Denmark for the first time and will participate in…

AURANGABAD: Two days after the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) staged a big demonstration in Aurangabad, an FIR has been lodged against party head Raj Thackeray and rally organizer Rajiv Jawalikar for allegedly breaking the terms and conditions imposed by the police when authorizing the gathering.  Thackeray has been appointed the primary defendant in the investigation, the police said, since he reportedly made offensive comments at the gathering and “incited” his followers. Additionally, the police have given notifications to hundreds of MNS employees.  “The speech was provocative in nature, with the potential to disturb otherwise placid cultures. As a result, a…

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Indian National Congress (Congress) have engaged in a Twitter-Battle a day after Rahul Gandhi, the Congress Member of Parliament from Wayanad, was pictured attending a wedding in Kathmandu. Potshots were fired from both sides as the BJP attacked Rahul Gandhi for attending a party in Kathmandu at a time when the Congress party is purportedly experiencing a major internal crisis. The Congress had raised charges against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over “uninvited” international visits. Narendra Modi is in Europe for a three-day tour. He has already visited Germany and Denmark on…

PM MODI EUROPE VISIT UPDATE Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated at a meeting with the Indian diaspora in Berlin that in today’s India, it is not the government but the people who are the driving force. Modi said that voters in India ended three decades of political turmoil with the push of a button.   “Aspired for good change and rapid progress, Indians elected a government with a complete majority for the first time in 30 years in 2014,” he remarked. Modi landed in Germany on Monday for the first part of his three-nation European tour and met with German Chancellor…

MUMBAI-DURGAPUR FLIGHT UPDATE: Several passengers were wounded Sunday evening when SpiceJet aircraft SG 945 from Mumbai to Durgapur in West Bengal encountered severe mid-air turbulence as it descended due to a storm. The airplane ultimately made a safe landing at its intended location.  The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has now removed the crew from the Mumbai-Durgapur SpiceJet flight and grounded the aircraft in Kolkata, a Boeing 737-800.  Apart from the flight crew, the civil aviation regulator suspended the aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) who released the aircraft and the SpiceJet employee in charge of the Maintenance Control Center pending…

NEW DELHI: As numerous states continue to struggle with a severe coal shortage, senior Congressman P Chidambaram has criticized the government’s decision to cancel passenger trains in order to expedite coal rakes.  Chidambaram said, “There is an abundance of coal, a big rail network, and thermal plant capacity that is underutilized. Nonetheless, there is a significant power shortage. The Modi government cannot be criticized. This is a result of Congress’s 60-year rule! The government has discovered the ideal solution: cancel passenger trains and operate coal rakes!” Further isolating the Centre on the subject, he stated, “The Ministries of Coal, Railways,…

NEW DELHI: In the face of rising support for a Uniform Civil Code in BJP-ruled states, Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi reiterated on Saturday that the country does not require a one-size-fits-all strategy for dealing with members of diverse groups. The 52-year-old leader explained, “The economy is in disarray, passenger trains are being cancelled to move coal, and unemployment is increasing, yet you’re more concerned about the UCC.”  As the country struggles with a power crisis brought on by rising electricity demand and heatwaves, several passenger trains were allegedly halted this week to make way for coal shipments.  While the UCC…

Restaurants Serve Drinks with Drugs: P C George, a senior Kerala politician, was arrested by police on Sunday for allegedly making inflammatory statements about Muslims. Mr. George was arrested in the early hours of Sunday from his house in Erattupetta in the Kottayam district, police said. On Saturday, police filed a complaint against Mr. George, stating that his remarks during a conclave in the state capital incited religious enmity. On the instruction of state police chief Anil Kant, officers at the Fort police station started ‘Suo Motu’ proceedings against the former legislator. Mr. George, who was charged under section 153-A…

BORIS JOHNSON’s VISIT TO INDIA: The United Kingdom’s opposition parties have questioned Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s choice to visit a British-owned bulldozer manufacturer in Gujarat on his recent visit to India. A number of Labour Party MPs, notably Nadia Whittome of Indian ancestry, questioned Johnson’s visit to the JCB facility in Halol, notwithstanding the contentious destruction of buildings in Northwest Delhi in the aftermath of recent communal disturbances in Jahangirpuri. The factory tour sparked outrage on social media, with mentions of JCB equipment being used in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s “anti-encroachment” effort, an issue that has been taken to…

MASJID-i-NABWI INCIDENT: Saudi police have detained many Pakistani pilgrims who harassed and sang slogans against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his entourage at Madina’s Masjid-i-Nabwi, the communications director of the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Islamabad reported on Friday. According to the official, the demonstrators were detained for “violating the norms” and “disrespecting” the sacred mosque’s sanctity. PM Shehbaz is in Saudi Arabia on a three-day visit with a team that includes Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Miftah Ismail, Nawabzada Shahzain Bugti, Marriyum Aurangzeb, Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Mohsin Dawar, Khawaja Asif, Chaudhry Salik Hussain and Maulana Tahir Ashraf. They said prayers at the…