Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau In the Bihar Assembly session held on Wednesday, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar lost his cool at the opposition as the members continued to shout slogans against him. The opposition was demanding that the state’s amended reservation laws be put in the ninth schedule of the Constitution. They were also launching attacks…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau Chief ministers of almost all opposition-ruled states will boycott the July 27 meeting of the central think-tank NITI Aayog as a mark of protest against a Union Budget which they feel has been anti-federalism and “extremely discriminatory” towards their states. The only exception is Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. Tamil Nadu chief…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau New Delhi: Increased foreign direct investment inflows from China can help increase India’s global supply chain participation and push exports, says the Economic Survey. The Survey said as India looks to deepen its involvement in global value chains (GVCS), it needs to look at the successes and strategies of East Asian…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau The Centre has ruled out any plan to give a special category status to Bihar, a core demand by its key ally, the Janata Dal (United), prompting the Rashtriya Janata Dal to take a swipe at JDU leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Ramprit Mandal, JDU MP from Bihar’s Jhanjharpur,…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said the Trinamool Congress-led state government would provide shelter to people from violence-hit Bangladesh “if they come knocking on our doors”. “I cannot speak anything about Bangladesh as it is another country. The Indian government will speak about that. But if helpless people…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday set a new milestone by becoming the most followed global leader on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) with over 100 million followers. The prime minister is far ahead of other world leaders like US president Joe Biden (38.1 million followers), Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau Donald Trump dodged a bullet, literally. The 78-year-old had just started his speech during a Saturday campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania when the shots rang out and one of the bullets grazed his ear. Several video clips showed how Trump was swarmed and covered up by his Secret Service agents moments…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday asked his supporters and other detractors of former minister Smriti Irani to refrain from using derogatory language against her. In a post on X, the Congress leader said humiliating people is a sign of weakness, not strength. Smriti Irani lost the Lok Sabha elections…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Enforcement Directorate (ED)’s case against him in the excise policy matter, saying he has suffered incarceration for over 90 days and that the issue involves the right to life and liberty of an individual. A…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau Prime Minister Narendra Modi, currently on a two-day official visit to Russia, made a direct appeal to end the Ukraine war which has been going on for over two years. During an informal meeting with President Vladimir Putin at the latter’s official residence in Moscow, PM Modi told him that no…
