India

Saudi asks citizens to boycott Turkey, Israel asks NATO to rein in Erdogan

06 Oct 2020 06:11 AM IST

Turkey finds itself in the line of fire from two unlikely sources: Saudi Arabia and Israel. Saudi Arabia has asked its citizens to boycott Turkey after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Arab countries of destabilising the region. Israel, which generally avoids public criticism of Turkey, lashed out at Istanbul for

India to push for blacklisting of Pakistan at FATF

06 Oct 2020 06:08 AM IST

India is gearing up to get Pakistan blacklisted during the upcoming plenary of the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Indian officials are preparing to push New Delhi’s agenda on two fronts. First, India has an agenda of getting Pakistan blacklisted for terror financing by sharing evidence to establish that

Indian agriculture is finally set to enter the free market

06 Oct 2020 06:04 AM IST

The new farm legislations will create a healthy competition in the market which will be beneficial to the farmers as they will be the deciding force for the sale of their own farm produce.

‘Nepotism doesn’t exist’: Sunil Shetty’s FTCTalent emerges as a marketplace for talent amid Covid-19

05 Oct 2020 19:36 PM IST

Sunil Shetty has had a blockbuster stint in the Indian film industry. Not just Bollywood, the superstar has starred in over 100 films across languages and continues to inspire all those who wish to make it big in the entertainment industry. In an exclusive conversation with NewsX for its special

Hathras village turned into fortress to prevent unrest

05 Oct 2020 10:42 AM IST

The ground zero of political protests over the horrific gangrape and murder case of a 19-year-old woman, Hathras’ Bulghari village has been turned into a fortress in order to maintain peace and harmony. It is being guarded round the clock by the Uttar Pradesh police. Constables have been deployed in

Top UP officials meet Balrampur victim’s family

05 Oct 2020 10:40 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Avanish Awasthi and ADG Law and Order Prashant Kumar met the family of the alleged gangrape victim in Balrampur on Sunday. The 22-yearold woman had died after she was allegedly gangraped in the district on 29 September. The victim, a secondyear B. Com student,

Hathras-like incidents worry BJP about impact on UP bypolls

05 Oct 2020 10:38 AM IST

BJP leaders in Uttar Pradesh are worried over the impact the Hathras gangrape and murder case – along with cases in Balrampur, Azamgarh, Bulandshahr and Kanpur — might have on the upcoming by-elections on seven Assembly seats where polling is due on 3 November. The party strategists are now putting

Border roads: Providing muscle to India’s strategic needs

05 Oct 2020 10:35 AM IST

The recent push in border infrastructure by PM Modi and his government and the zealous execution by the Border Roads Organisation have provided the vital muscle in securing India’s borders.

The relevance of Mahatma Gandhi in year 2020

02 Oct 2020 04:58 AM IST

“Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth.” — Albert Einstein, on Mahatma Gandhi The summer of 2020 saw several protests against racism after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Soon after that, ‘Black Lives Matter’

Why we need Gandhi’s idea of religion more than ever today

02 Oct 2020 04:52 AM IST

We should, following Mahatma Gandhi, not only believe in the principle of tolerance but go further and advance ‘from tolerance to equal respect for all’ of them.

Why there is so much protest against farm laws

01 Oct 2020 04:45 AM IST

Amidst strong protests by Opposition parties and farmers’ organisations, the Central government got the three farm bills passed in Parliament. With the assent of the President of India, these bills have now become Acts or the laws of the land! The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act

How brands turned Covid crisis into an opportunity

01 Oct 2020 04:42 AM IST

The over two month long nationwide lockdown which was put in place to slow down the spread of the Covid-19 infection has led to several brands re-strategising their business models in order to recover from the sweeping losses they had faced during the lockdown. Some of the brands include Gem