Badar Bashir, Author at The Sunday Guardian Live

After Jahangirpuri riots, cops intensify watch on Trilokpuri

New Delhi: After the unrest in Jahangirpuri, Delhi Police has intensified its watch and patrolling in many areas it considers sensitive to cut down...

Gujarat Congress MLAs believe Hardik Patel won’t join AAP

New Delhi: As the Congress in Gujarat is facing serious challenges to hold their workers back in the party fold, speculation about Hardik Patel...

Hyatt Centric Janakpuri to tap leisure customers in India

The Hyatt Centric brand makes its debut in the national capital. New Delhi: Travelers visiting Delhi will now have a recreation-oriented hotel dedicated to them....

BJP, AAP, Congress expect to benefit from delay in MCD polls

All the parties feel the delay would boost their party’s opportunity to increase the number of seats when the polls happen. New Delhi: The political...

India’s coal production may exceed demand by 2030

Coal analysts believe that production will increase by leaps and bounds due to inclusion of the private sector. New Delhi: India, the second-largest coal-producing country...

NGT imposes fine on RIICO, two Rajasthan districts

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a fine of Rs 2 crore each on Rajasthan State Industrial Development & Investment Corporation...

Organisational polls are a priority for Congress

New Delhi: After Rahul Gandhi resigned from the Congress president’s post in 2019, the elections for the key post were put off without electing...

Jharkhand Congress struggles with internal discord

New Delhi: Amid internal discord within the Congress and worsening rift with its coalition alliance partner Jharkhand Mukhti Morcha, party leaders are sure that...

Russia-Ukraine war hits India’s energy sector

India’s domestic fuel prices have been rising, adding to the country’s inflation. As the energy prices in international markets are growing by the day, India’s...

Sugarcane production set to rise by over 20% in next crop cycle

‘This will give India an edge to bolster its ethanol production needs’. New Delhi: India’s sugarcane production is set to increase by more than 20%...

Women leaders in UP Congress blame Priyanka Vadra for loss in elections

New Delhi: After the Congress failed to gather any sizeable support from women in the just-concluded Uttar Pradesh elections, the leaders in the party...

UP Congress faces rebellion from within

New Delhi: The Congress in Uttar Pradesh is facing serious rebellion in its camp after its failed attempt to establish the grand old party...

Congress faces stiff AAP challenge in Gujarat

New Delhi: The Congress is facing a considerable challenge from AAP in Gujarat after the grand old party failed to win even a single...

Delhi University’s 100-year grand journey from humble beginnings

New Delhi: Starting from humble beginnings, the University of Delhi commenced with just two faculties for arts and science, and was attended by 750...

RJD will dictate terms for an alliance with Congress in Bihar

New Delhi: The distaste between the Congress and RJD in Bihar could be a temporary thing as party leaders from both sides believe that...

CM Gehlot increases communication with junior leaders in Rajasthan

CM Gehlot lays stress on coordination and communication within the party. New Delhi: The Congress in Rajasthan is showing signs of strength as the party...

UP Congress workers demoralized after poll defeat

New Delhi: After the great debacle of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh, the morale of the party workers has gone from bad to worse....

After poll defeat, infighting continues in Punjab Congress

Experts say the blame game in the state unit is set to intensify. ' New Delhi: The Congress in Punjab is decimated to a level from...

Congress stares at resource crunch after poll defeats

New Delhi: After losing all the five state Assembly elections, the Congress is now staring at a severe resource crunch as the party’s basket...

Congress has to perform in polls to ‘lead’ Opposition

New Delhi: In order to revive the party at the national level, the Congress is planning a joint opposition meet after the elections, but...

Congress’ internal assessment shows party doing well in Punjab

New Delhi: Internal assessment by the Congress in Punjab has shown positive trends with its latest survey suggesting that the party may not get...

‘Condition of informal sector workers worsened in last 2 years’

The condition of workers in the informal sector has significantly worsened over the last two years, despite contributing to nearly 50% of the country’s...

MP Congress focuses on youth to consolidate party in the state

New Delhi: After losing many elections in the last 15 years, the Congress in Madhya Pradesh is now focusing on youth to lift the...

Apartment society in Dwarka addresses ‘green concerns’

New Delhi: The Brahma apartment society in Dwarka has set up an environment friendly forest within its boundaries, emplaced a machine that gobbles up...

Is Sidhu playing a spoiler for Congress before polls?

Sidhu is not participating wholeheartedly in the party’s campaigning. New Delhi: The Congress in Punjab is busy settling the discord within the party after the...

Labourers exploited by contractor in Karnataka

39 labourers were neither paid wages nor allowed to go back to their hometown. New Delhi: Poor labourers, in search of a livelihood, often travel...

TN bird survey finds near-threatened species in thousands

This survey has indicated how healthy the wetlands and water bodies in Tamil Nadu are. The bird survey in Tamil Nadu has presented a positive...

‘Online education affecting students’ routine, behaviour’

Online education has shifted the focus of students from the real world to the internet-driven world which has affected their real-time “routine” and “behaviour”. Experts...

Will Channi deliver for Congress in Punjab polls?

After declaration of Channi as the CM face, there have been reports that Jats may turn away from the Congress. New Delhi: The Congress has...

Congress will solve the Sidhu-Channi puzzle, but there will be heartbreaks

‘There will be no rebellion from Sidhu or Channi, both know if one is chosen, the other will be dropped’. New Delhi: The Congress in...

Congress runs a weak, listless campaign in UP

New Delhi: The Congress in Uttar Pradesh is confused about its poll preparations. On the one hand, the party is running rallies but on...

Kin of kids with cancer write to MPs, seek childhood cancer plan

New Delhi: Families of thousands of kids with cancer have written to their respective parliamentarians of the country, requesting to raise the serious issue...

‘Inadequate SC-ST representation in eight IITs’

New Delhi: According to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in its “Performance Audit of Setting up of new Indian Institutes of Technology”...

Congress banking on Priyanka’s Ladki Hun slogan

Expects a 10% jump in women voters in its favour. New Delhi: The Congress party believes that its “ladki hun lad sakti hun” slogan has...

Congress starts digital campaign for MCD polls

New Delhi: The Congress party in Delhi has started its digital campaign for the coming Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections, in which the...

AAP optimistic about BMC polls

New Delhi: All set to contest in the coming BMC elections, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is gearing up its poll campaign in Mumbai. Eyeing...

It’s complicated: Congress in a tizzy over BMC polls

Though it wants to make inroads in the Shiv Sena and NCP strongholds, Congress cannot openly criticise the Sena-led coalition government in the State New...

Channi-Sidhu discord a major challenge for Congress in Punjab

An ambitious Sidhu is simply left with no choice as AAP has already declared its CM candidate, while BJP and Akali Dal are no-go...

Congress to re-constitute Bihar unit on caste lines

New Delhi: The Congress party is going to reconstitute the Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) on caste lines and the move has been welcomed...

AAP setting pitch to become ‘national’ in 2024

A win in Punjab will bring it at par with Congress. Both parties will have two state governments each in the country. New Delhi: Aam...

BSP low profile hurting its prospects

Supporters want Mayawati to lead from the front, but she has decided not to contest. Going to polls without a CM face may cause...

Congress bid to infuse young faces in party’s Bihar unit

New Delhi: The Congress is making all efforts to change its old guard in its state unit in Bihar. The decision to rebuild its organization...

Congress’ Goa alliance with GFP is in trouble

New Delhi: The Congress unit in Goa is facing rumblings of dissatisfaction within the party as some of its leaders want an end to...

‘Delhi electoral rolls to be finalised before municipal polls’

New Delhi: The total number of voters in Delhi has swelled by 1,03,610, polling locations have decreased by six, while polling stations have increased...

Congress MLAs eye BJP in Assam

MLAs want changes at the grassroots, but the rigidity of the party brass has left them with no choice but to look elsewhere. New Delhi:...

Congress starts screening Manipur election candidates

New Delhi: The Manipur unit of the Congress has stepped up its activities ahead of the Assembly elections there. The party is holding public...

First evidence of Tibetan blackbird recorded in Kashmir

Tibetan blackbirds’ first breeding record was documented in Kashmir this summer by bird enthusiasts. The photographic evidence of the bird family together is a...