The grip of monopoly: Indian commerce as battleground in the British Parliament (From the Archives)

Santosh Kumar Verma | November 3, 2025 5:40 PM

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) From the distant chambers of the British House of Commons in 1809, a series of debates unfolded that, on the surface, concerned the dry technicalities of the East India Company's private trade. To a casual observer, they were about freight charges, shipping tonnage, and petitions for financial aid. However, viewed through an Indian lens, these discussions -- recorded as debates were far more than commercial squabbles.

Gujarat uniquely positioned to lead India’s agri transformation: CM on Niti Aayog road map

IANS | November 3, 2025 5:07 PM

Gandhinagar, Nov 3 (IANS) Gujarat is uniquely positioned to lead India’s agricultural transformation via initiatives such as the Digital Crop Survey, Digital Agri Farm Registry, and the i-Khedut portal, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said on Monday, as NITI Aayog’s Frontier Tech Hub unveiled a groundbreaking road map here to reimagine agriculture utilising frontier technologies.

Rahul Gandhi busy in fishing, though all the 'fish' have already slipped out of his hands: Shahnawaz Hussain

IANS | November 3, 2025 4:38 PM

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) As Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi was seen fishing in a pond in Begusarai, BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Monday took a sharp dig at him, calling it another episode in Gandhi’s “reel drama.” Hussain further said that he is busy fishing, though all the fish have already slipped out of his hands. There’s nothing left for him to catch—neither fish nor votes.

Former Haryana minister Sampat Singh quits Congress, cites ‘betrayal of merit’

IANS | November 2, 2025 11:58 PM

Chandigarh, Nov 2 (IANS) In a scathing indictment of the Congress leadership in Haryana, senior leader of the grand old party and six-time MLA Sampat Singh has announced his resignation from the Indian National Congress (INC), accusing the party of having become a “private enterprise run by one family” and alleging a “complete collapse of internal democracy and accountability.”