In a new development, the BRICS group can see a new member country even as Azerbaijan has announced that they have applied to be a part of the bloc formally on Tuesday. The country has shown its interest to be a part of the BRICS group which represents developing countries. Reiteration from the Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry: Aykhan Hajizade who’s the spokesperson of the foreign ministry also confirmed the news that Azerbaijan is also applying for the membership of BRICS and the same was reiterated by him in an interview. Putin’s visit to the country: However, this development also…
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In a first, PM Modi will be visiting Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, on 23rd August and will be holding talks with President Zelenskyy. The visit comes after the war had broken out. This will be the first visit by an Indian PM in Ukraine even as the bilateral relations began over 30 years ago. PM Modi to visit Poland first: However, before embarking on a visit to Kyiv, PM Modi will be visiting Poland on a 2-day visit from 21st August-22nd August. The visit of the Prime Minister to the country is historic as well as crucial because he’s…
The CM of Karnataka Siddaramaiah has found himself in big trouble even as the Governor has given approval for his prosecution in the MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) scam, a case related to alleged irregularities in the site allotment by the authority. However, the CM would be challenging the approval given by the governor into the case. BJP v/s Congress over the issue: The Karnataka Government has been questioned and targeted by the BJP over the MUDA scam and has been demanding the CM should resign. However, the Karnataka CM has categorically refuted the allegations against him and his spouse…
On Friday, the Election commission of India(ECI) announced the schedule for assembly polls scheduled for Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir. The announcement came by the Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar along with two other election commissioners at a press conference. Haryana Legislative Polls: The Poll panel on Friday, announced the schedule for the Haryana Legislative Polls. The announcement comes in even as the Haryana assembly term ends on 3rd November. The elections in the poll bound state will be held on 1st October and the results will be declared on 4th October. The polls will be held in a single…
Hamas, which is a Palestinian military group, on Wednesday has said that they won’t be taking part in a fresh round of Gaza peace-talks which is scheduled for Thursday in Qatar. However, the official also said that they would expect the negotiators to meet the group at a later point of time. US expects the talks to go as per the plan: The US is expecting the ceasefire talks to go as per the plan in Doha which is capital of Qatar scheduled for Thursday, and they hope that an agreement of ceasefire is still possible while also cautioning that…
Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ever since her ouster has given her public statement on Tuesday, urging the citizens to observe 15th August as National Mourning Day, the fateful day on which her father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and family were killed. She urged the people to place wreaths at the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum. The Interim Government decision: Hasina’s statement comes after the interim government’s decision to call off the national holiday on 15th August which was approved by the advisory council at Jamuna on Tuesday. Hasina’s statement: Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy posted her statement on social media platform known…
Donald Trump who’s the Republican presidential candidate will be returning to X (formerly known as Twitter) after he was prohibited from the social media platform after the controversy of US capitol hill. Live Interaction: Former President Trump and Elon Musk, owner of Social Media Giant, X are scheduled to have a live interaction at 8pm as per the eastern time. Musk invited the social media users to pose their own questions. He said that the interview would be unscripted and there will be no limits on the matters and he exclaimed that the interactions will be highly entertaining. X here…
Rahul Gandhi who’s the Leader of Opposition of the Lok-Sabha has reacted to the Hindenburg Row and said on Sunday while attacking the PM that it’s clear why he was afraid of Joint Parliamentary probe. SEBI’s reliability compromised: The Leader of Opposition while reacting to the Hindenburg row said that the integrity of the SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) has been severely compromised and also said that whether the Supreme Court would take note of this issue yet again. Rahul Gandhi reacts to Hindenburg Row: The statement of Rahul Gandhi comes after the recent Hindenburg, which is a…
Jaya Bachchan who’s a Rajya Sabha MP from Samajwadi Party entered into a war of words with Chairman and Vice-President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar which was later followed by opposition staging walkout from the Upper house of the parliament thus leading to Parliament session ending on fiery note. The reason of uproar: On 1st August, LOP and Congress MP became emotional as a BJP MP Ghanshyam Tiwari made a comment on parivarvaad with him demanding the remarks to be expunged. The uproar had started when Jairam Ramesh had asked the Chairman to make things clear on how the house had…
Mehbooba Mufti who’s the Supremo of PDP (Jammu and Kashmir People’s democratic party) said that the crisis in Bangladesh should be a lesson for India that the youngsters of the country should not be forced to an extent and also dictatorship doesn’t last long. Learning a lesson: Mufti said this while speaking to the press in the context of Bangladesh. She said that when the youngsters are forced to face problems like unemployment and inflation, which ultimately leads to disappointment even after being educated, it can lead to a situation like that of Bangladesh. She said that the government should…
