Author: Suman Sengupta

Congress, TMC, Left parties, RJD and AIMIM Condemns Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s arrest. Opposition parties on Monday condemned the arrest of journalist and Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s arrest. They also hit out at BJP, accusing it clamping down on those who “expose” its hate speech and fake propaganda. The Congress, Trinomool Congress, Samajwadi Party, the Left parties, RJD, National Conference and the AIMIM slammed the Centre. They accused it of abetting hate speeches and targeting those who report such hate campaigns. The Delhi Police arrested Zubair after a person filed an Filed against him. The complainant accused the journalist…

  Nato has plans to massively increase the number of its forces to over 300,000 troops. It currently has 40,000 troops at its disposal. Nato has recently announced plans to increase the number of it’s troops to 30,000 soldiers. Russian threats to European security is the reason behind this increase, said Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. The new military blueprint would drastically upgrade the bloc’s eastern defences. Nato currently intends to increase the number Nato battlegroups in eastern Europe to brigade level. This increases would send a clear message of deterrence  to Russia. “I am confident that Moscow and President Putin understands…

YSR government has invested Rs 4000 crore in the Electronic Manufacturing Cluster that guarantees 20,000 jobs. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurated multiple units of companies in the Electronic Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) at Vikruthamala village, Tirupati. He also laid the foundation stone for three projects there. The Andhra Pradesh Electronics and IT Agency (APEITA) sighed MOUs with POTPL Electronics. The latter is a subsidiary of TCL Corporation, Network Technologies, Techbulls, and Smart DV  Technologies. Six projects with over Rs 4000 crore investment have come to Andhra. These projects will guarantee 20,000 jobs, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said.…

Air India had offered to Re-Hire Retired Pilots, previously rolled out a voluntary retirement scheme for its employees, and started recruiting newer ones. Highlights: •Air India will rehire its aging pilots as commanders. • Pilots willing to work may submit their details with the written consent by 23rd June. They will remunerate them as per its policy. The shortage of experienced pilots in the industry is one of the reasons behind the move. Air India’s policy brings it to par with other private airlines. Tata group, the new owners of Air India, may rehire retired pilots for five years. Also, they…

Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman is visiting Ankara a year after dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. President Erdogan, who once accused him of murdering Khashoggi, is now eager to repair Turkish ties with Saudi Arabia Prince Mohammed bin Salman is currently in Ankara ending years of international isolation after Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. He has also visited Cairo and Jordan before. Previously, French President Emmanuel Macron visited Riyadh last December and Boris Johnson visited in March to talk about increasing oil output. US President Joe Biden may visit Riyadh too. Last week Erdoğan said that crown prince Mohammed bin Salman would…

Macron’s centrist coalition won 245 seats in the 577 member National Assembly. It needs to win 289 seats for an absolute majority. At the same time, the far-left NUPES and the far-right National Rally finished 131 seats and 89 seats respectively. In France a reinvigorated leftist coalition was already making headlines. It eventually robbed Emmanuel Macron of his majority in the National Assembly elections yesterday. Macron’s Ensemble could only muster 245 seats in the 577 member National Assembly. His leftist adversary Jean Luc Mélenchon’s red-green alliance secured 131 seats from his previous tally of 45 seats . On the other…

“Indian Army’s foundation is discipline. There is no space for arson and vandalism. Every Individual will have to give a certificate and police verification is 100 % necessary. No one can join without that,” Ministry of Defence says.

There is a lot of misinformation about Agnipath. The government had consulted with officers and veterans. It is a well thought out scheme, he said. As Bihar and many other states see violent protests against the newly announced Agnipath scheme,BJP is eager to defend it. Amit Shah has even announced a 10% reservation for Agniveer cadets. The government has also allowed for a one time relaxation of three years in the upper age limit of the cadets. So far the government is in no mood to revoke its scheme. Yesterday BJP’s National Spokesperson Guru Prakash Paswan spoke to the Indian…

German PM Olav Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Premier Mario Draghi spoke from Ukraine war Kyiv yesterday French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian PM Mario Draghi and the German PM Olav Scholz met President Zelensky in Kyiv yesterday. The trio travelled overland to support Ukraine war membership in EU. They then held a press conference where they made their stand. President Klaus Iohannis of Romania was present in the meeting too. European Leaders express Approval for  Ukraine’s EU Membership President Macron pledged his support on behalf of the four nations. “ This is a message of European unity addressed…

Emirates won’t allow re-exports of Indian wheat to other countries for four months. The UAE, on Tuesday, decided to suspend re-exports of wheat from India. For four months, the UAE will not export Indian wheat to other countries. It assured New Delhi to use imports  for domestic consumption only. The gulf nation’s economic ministry also cited disruptions in trade flows as one of the reasons behind its move. “India doesn’t want its wheat exported to Dubai or Abu Dhabi to go out to other countries, whether as grain or as flour. It would want that wheat to be consumed locally,…