FairPoint: Forgotten cries for justice from 1984 to Kashmiri Hindu exodus

Deepika Bhan | November 2, 2025 4:57 PM

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) It is never easy for a serving Union Minister to speak publicly about the pain inflicted upon him and his community during a period of mass violence carried out in revenge. Yet Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri recently did just that, recalling the horror of the genocide-like situation the Sikh community faced after the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984.

Bihar polls: Rahul joins fishermen in pond during Begusarai campaign, blasts NDA govt

IANS | November 2, 2025 4:36 PM

Patna, Nov 2 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday went fishing in Bihar’s Begusarai district soon after addressing a public rally. While trying his hands at fishing in a local pond, the Congress MP interacted with the fishermen community, heard their grievances and sought to get first-hand account of the challenges and struggles of the occupation.

RJD forced Cong to declare its leader CM face, held gun to its head: PM Modi on Mahagathbandhan 'feud'

IANS | November 2, 2025 4:24 PM

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday, took a jibe at the 'Mahagathbandhan' (RJD-Congress-Left) over the discord and divide within the alliance and claimed that the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) held 'katta' (country-made gun) on its national ally Congress' head, forcing the latter to accept Tejashwi Yadav as the Chief Ministerial candidate.

'India has potential to emerge as world’s green hydrogen hub'

IANS | November 2, 2025 3:29 PM

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Green hydrogen has emerged as a key fuel to cut emissions in difficult sectors such as steel, fertilisers, shipping, aviation, and road transport as the world fights the war against climate change, according to an article by former G20 Sherpa and NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.