The Russian President Vladimir Putin is facing the most serious threat to his hold on power in all the 23 years he’s run the nuclear state. And it is staggering to behold the veneer of total control he has maintained all that time.
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Warlord Prigozhin leaves Russia for Belarus after Kremlin strikes a deal with him.
The military coup in Russia helmed by warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin came to a sudden halt after a deal was brokered between Moscow and the Wagner mercenary. Prigozhin will now leave for Belarus and all the charges against him and his fighters will be dropped.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath participated in a yoga session to commemorate International Yoga Day on June 21 in Gorakhpur. SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav takes a dig at CM Yogi’s Yoga skills.
The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the US for a 4 day state visit. Modi was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the White House’s South Lawn by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden and later hosted a dinner in his honour.
While addressing a joint meeting of Congress on Thursday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his country is ‘the mother of democracies’.
PM Modi and President Biden announce deals on jet engine tech transfers, drones, health and space cooperation. He also met a lot of Business Leaders. In a bid to enhance Indo-US cooperation on artificial intelligence, semiconductor production, space, and other tech segments, the Indian Prime Minister met executives of various tech giants.
During his recent trip to the United States, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a truck ride from Washington DC to New York with truck driver Taljinder Singh.
During their 190-km long journey, the two discussed the differences in the working conditions of Indian and American truck drivers.
The ride, however, stirred some social media controversy back home in India, as the truck driver who drove Rahul Gandhi to New Jersey turned out to be youth President of IOC. A chance for the Troll Army to come out in full force.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares for his highly anticipated four-day state visit to the United States on Monday. Modi joins an exclusive group of leaders, including Winston Churchill and Nelson Mandela who have twice addressed a joint meeting of the US Congress in the past.
U.S. rights groups plan protests next week against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Washington over what they call India’s deteriorating human rights record, even though experts do not expect Washington to be publicly critical of New Delhi.
An ethnic clash erupted on 3 May 2023 in India’s north-eastern state of Manipur between the Meitei people, a majority that lives in the Imphal Valley, and the tribal community from the surrounding hills, including the Kuki and Zo peoples.More than 70 people died in the violence, and hundreds were left wounded.
The dispute has to do with a long-standing demand by the Meitei people for a Scheduled Tribe status under the Indian Constitution, which would give them privileges comparable to the tribal communities.
In April, a Manipur High Court verdict directed the state government to make a decision on the issue preferably within four weeks. The tribal communities protested the Meitei demand. The All Tribal Student Union of Manipur (ATSUM) conducted a solidarity march in all hill districts on 3 May.
By the end of March, clashes broke out between the Meitei and Kuki populations in and around the Churachandpur district bordering the Imphal Valley.
The Indian Army flew in close to 10,000 troops and paramilitary forces to restore law and order.
Internet services in the state were suspended for a period of five days and Section 144 of the Indian Penal Code was invoked.
The Indian troops were given “shoot on sight” orders to enforce the curfew in “extreme cases”.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar on Saturday said the party needed two working presidents as “the situation in the country is such that it would have been wrong to give the responsibility of all states to only one person”.
The announcement sparked speculation that Ajit Pawar, who is known for his rebellious streak, and had partnered the BJP in 2019 to be sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister, without the NCP’s consent, may feel sidelined as he was not given any party post.
