A woman of Indian origin as the next US President? Can the “female Obama” go the distance? Fifteen years ago, a young American lawyer had a MeToo moment, though not quite in the context of that term’s current hashtagged connotation. She cold called the organisation Indian-American Leadership Initiative or IALI, which had been formed just three years earlier to build national support within the community for candidates at all levels of American politics. wiki source
Facing Donald Trump attacks, Pakistan military seeks peace with India Current and former Pakistani military officials have told Bloomberg that both a slowing economy and pressure from Beijing to improve ties with the West is prompting the shift on India. Pakistan’s military is making an unusually strong effort to mend ties with arch-rival India, as top generals worry about a deteriorating economy amid fractious relations with US President Donald Trump. wiki source
Constant hype around operations unwarranted, says ex-Army officer who was part of surgical strike Gen Hooda was the Northern Army commander when the surgical strike were carried out on September 29, 2016 across the LoC as a response to a terrorist attack in Uri earlier that month. The military leadership must guard against becoming a tool in the hands of politicians. We can’t take military action to suit someone politically,” Lt Gen DS Hooda (retd), the Northern Army Commander at the helm of surgical strikes in September 2016, said, adding that though the action needed publicity to boost soldiers’ morale,...
Tharoor, police oppose Swamy’s application in Sunanda Pushkar’s death case After concluding the arguments in the matter, the Patiala House Court has reserved its order on Swamy’s application on December 10. Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s counsel Vikas Pahwa and public prosecutor on Thursday opposed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy’s application seeking direction to the Delhi Police to produce vigilance inquiry report conducted after Sunanda Pushkar’s death and to allow him to assist the prosecution in the case. wiki source
Why 2018 is critical for the Congress The recent assembly elections offer the Congress its best, and last chance, to build some momentum heading into the 2019 elections. If the Congress is unable to win atleast two major states, it stares at the real prospect of being a totally deflated army heading into the national polls. wiki source
Ram Jethmalani, BJP resolve issue of his expulsion, urge court to end suit The BJP and 95-year-old Jethmalani said in the joint plea that a decree be passed in terms of amicable settlement between them as BJP president Amit Shah has expressed “regret” over the senior lawyer’s expulsion from the party. wiki source
Kedarnath banned in 7 Uttarakhand districts, disruption of peace expected Sushant Singh Rajput and Sara Ali Khan-starrer, Kedarnath, has been banned in seven Uttarakhand districts by two district magistrates. The state government hasn’t imposed an official ban. The district magistrates of Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar on Thursday imposed a ban on the movie Kedarnath, expecting disruption of law and order. However, the state government decided not to declare an official ban on the film. wiki source
Opinion: Not just Aussie pacers, India need to overcome devil in their mind The best Test matches are when the bowlers have a chance and an evenly grassed Adelaide pitch should provide a good examination for all players. India have only played one match in Australia and already their attempt to win a first ever Test series in the country has hit a couple of hurdles. wiki source
Rajasthan assembly election 2018: Sachin Pilot hopeful of wearing ‘safa’ again, says people’s love with Congress The 41-year-old Congress leader is contesting the election for the first time from Muslim-dominated Tonk constituency. He is pitted against the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) candidate Yoonus Khan. Pilot has been a former member of Parliament from Dausa and then from Ajmer. wiki source
Scars of demonetisation more visible: Manmohan Singh on 2 years of notes ban Manmohan Singh said that demonetisation had impacted every single person, regardless of age, gender, religion, occupation or creed. On the second anniversary of demonetisation, former prime minister Manmohan Singh said that the ‘ill-thought’ of move had unleashed havoc on Indian economy. wiki source
