Sunday, July 6, 2025

Nagpur lockdown starts, police clamp down on violators

Nagpur city and adjoining areas under the city police commissionerate started a week-long lockdown on Monday with only essential services remaining open. Nagpur is the first city to go under lockdown in the second covid wave sweeping many parts of the country. People, however, did come out earlier in the day citing various “urgent”...

ISRO to offload most activities to industry

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) intends to offload most of its space-related activities to industry and enhance focus on advanced research, its Chairman K Sivan has said, as the government opens up the sector to get private players onboard. Sivan, also Secretary in the Department of Space (DoS), said the reforms initiated in...

Haryana Assembly passes resolution condemning boycott of BJP

The Haryana Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a resolution condemning the boycott of BJP and Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) leaders in different parts of Haryana by the locals. Since November, when farmers intensified their protests against the Centre’s farm legislations and blocked Delhi’s borders, several BJP and JJP leaders in Haryana have been facing protests across the state....

Rajnath urges dialogue between farmers, govt

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday urged dialogue between the protesting farmers and the Centre while addressing a meeting of BJP office-bearers, during which he also invoked the border clashes with China and the construction of the Ram temple. Making an appeal to farmers upset over the new agri-marketing laws, the senior BJP leader said any...

Congress MLA evicted from Gujarat Assembly for wearing T-shirt

Gujarat Congress MLA Vimal Chudasama was on Monday evicted from the Legislative Assembly on the orders of Speaker Rajendra Trivedi for coming to the House wearing a T-shirt. While the Speaker insisted that MLAs maintain decorum and refrain from wearing T-shirt in the House, the opposition Congress opposed Trivedi’s decision, claiming there was no...

Batla House encounter: Delhi court awards death penalty to convict Ariz Khan

A Delhi court on Monday awarded death penalty to Ariz Khan convicted for the murder of police inspector Mohan Chand Sharma and other offences in connection with the 2008 Batla House encounter. The police had sought death penalty for Khan, who was allegedly associated with the terror outfit Indian Mujahideen, and said it was...

The economics of Pakistan’s trade

By : Muhammad Zohaib Jawaid International trade is premised not on the ability to produce an output with lower inputs than other nations but on the appetite to forego the least quantum of the other commodity for the sake of making another. Hence, countries direct resources towards goods they have a comparative advantage in...

The viability of electric vehicles in Pakistan

By : Muhammad Zohaib Jawaid Pakistan has its eyes anchored on a transition to electric vehicles (EVs). The government wishes to make around 100,000 cars and more than half a million two and three wheelers electric in the coming years. Given the recurring freak events (due to climate change), the government’s intentions are...

Should Israel be recognized by Pakistan?

By : Rana Ali Zohaib There is a hot storm in Pakistan over the recognition of Israel. Anyone, whether a politician or an ordinary citizen, who speaks of recognizing Israel is considered a traitor. The people of Pakistan are divided into 2 groups over the recognition of Israel. 1st Part of that is...

The United Nations should play an active role in resolving the Kashmir issue. President Liberland

Lahore: President Liberland Vit Jedlicka addressed in Consulate of Liberland-Pakistan on the occasion of Kashmir Day through a video link. He said that the United Nations must play an active role in resolving the Kashmir issue. Human rights violations in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir are reprehensible. In his address, the Consul General...