Rahul Chhabra, Author at The Sunday Guardian Live

Paradigm shift taking place in women-led development

In his video message at the G20 Ministerial Conference on Women’s Empowerment, PM Modi said that when women prosper, the world prospers. A paradigm shift...

Social stigma a barrier to mental health treatment: IIT Jodhpur study

In a country where 197.3 million individuals are believed to be fighting mental disorder, less than 1% accept the problem and go to a...

L.K. Advani to be honoured with Bharat Ratna: PM

‘One of the most respected statesmen of our times, his contribution to the development of India is monumental,’ the PM posted on X. Former Deputy...

India-US ties boosted by commonalities between Indians and Jewish people: Isaacson

‘No one is asking for material support from India. Israel will fight for itself. It is the political support and understanding that matters a...

BJP’s popularity on the rise in south too: Tejasvi

‘It is only the BJP which knows how to truly balance regional and national aspirations,’ says BJYM president Tejasvi Surya. BJP’s youth face and planner-in-chief...

Innovation key to Viksit Bharat by 2047: Dharmendra Pradhan

‘The start-up culture had taken firm roots with the numbers having risen manifold to 1.2 lakh.’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of Viksit Bharat can...

No seat-sharing pangs in West Bengal, Kerala: Nilotpal Basu

‘The term Muslim appeasement has been coined by right-wing media. Muslim appeasement was never an issue,’ says CPM Politburo member. From a high of 59...

Plan for security audit of sensitive buildings

The audit is likely to cover buildings like South Block, North Block, Shastri Bhawan, Udyog Bhawan, Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan, Nirman Bhawan, Krishi Bhawan and...

Khalistanis using RBI’s money transfer service to fund terror

NIA is preparing a list of tourists who are suspected to be working for Babbar Khalsa. Anti-India terror outfit Babbar Khalsa International has given up...

BLAME CONGRESS, NOT RAJIV FOR 1992 Ayodhya Incident: Mani Aiyar

Aiyar strongly defended Rajiv Gandhi and claimed the latter did not do any wrongdoing in the Ayodhya incident. Just days before the consecration ceremony at...

BJP MPs from low margin seats may not be repeated

Those who won with a margin of 1-2% may not be fielded again. BJP Lok Sabha members, who won their seats in 2019 with a...

CBI probes ‘fake’ certificate scam in HP postal jobs

CBI investigation in a major fake certificate scam in Shimla’s postal department has hinted, at the initial stage, towards the complicity of officials within...

Never thought we would see Ram Mandir in our lifetime: VHP chief

VHP working president Alok Kumar spoke to The Sunday Guardian about the high and lows of the long Ram Temple movement and how satisfying...

PM Modi is blessed as he is getting to oversee Ram Mandir completion: Sadhvi

Sadhvi Rithambara, a key figure in the Ram Temple movement and convenor of Durga Vahini, is among the thousands of people who are celebrating...

Overwhelmed that Ram Temple is a reality: Union Minister Pandey

Minister of Heavy Industries Mahendra Nath Pandey speaks to The Sunday Guardian. From a kar sevak to a Union Cabinet Minister of Heavy Industries, Mahendra...

700 applicants: BJP cautious about taking leaders from other parties

Applications of over 700 politicians from other parties keen to join the BJP ahead of parliamentary elections are under scrutiny, said party sources, adding...

Ayodhya witnesses Tourism boom ahead of Ram temple inauguration

The consecration ceremony at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on 22 January is likely to attract 2-2.5 crore tourists to the holy city, taking...

Post HC order, MBBS students want relaxed marking scheme fast

Despite a high court ruling in their favour, dozens of MBBS students are facing stress and an uncertain academic future due to an alleged...

Finale of holy journey nears for Ram temple stone craftsmen

For Mirzapur resident Jhingu, the climax of his life as a stone carving worker is about to unfold. The consecration of Ram Lalla in...

Annual support for women farmers may be doubled to Rs 12,000

In a mega pre-election decision, the Narendra Modi government may double the income support for women farmers. A provision of Rs 12,000 crore would...

BJP to take devotees from every polling booth to Ayodhya

Special attention is likely to be paid to the southern states from where the maximum number of party supporters are planned to be taken...

Rajbhar’s party wants 5 LS seats from BJP in UP

Om Prakash Rajbhar has also offered to organise large election rallies in Azamgarh and Basti to blunt the SP surge and connect with minority...

ISIS Pune module run by corporate executives: NIA

Zulfikar Ali Barodawala served as a senior project manager in an MNC with an annual package of Rs 31 lakh. Some of the six ISIS...

Breather likely for BJP’s suspended Hindutva faces

Nupur Sharma, who was suspended in 2022, may be rehabilitated. Foreseeing a wave of Hindutva support in the backdrop of the Ram Temple consecration, the...

Malicious international calls torment stock investors

Recorded calls are urging investors to sell Indian stocks before 12 March. International calls warning of “impending destruction of the Bombay Stock Exchange and the...

Young blood infusion is BJP mantra for LS elections

Experiment of generational change started in the Assembly elections will continue. BJP ticket aspirants, who have already contested parliamentary elections on two or more occasions,...

Congress sees politics in ED naming Priyanka

Her supporters see this as a virtual confirmation of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra taking the plunge into electoral politics next year. The naming of Congress leader...

Donkey flight: The craze for foreign shores

The passengers were to receive transit, student or tourist visas for the countries along the way. The “Donkey” flight turned back from France to Mumbai...

BSF women band to debut in R-Day parade

BSF is also gearing up for a busy winter along the Pakistan border in Punjab. An all-women band set up by the Border Security Force...

India’s lithium deposits a game changer: Minister

The discovery of lithium in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district may well turn out to be “India’s next big story”, giving a multi-fold boost...

Fake note paper being smuggled in from Nepal, Bhutan

Gangs now ensure that the high security paper from Pak and Bangla first reaches Nepal and Bhutan. In ominous signs of the growing printing prowess...

India opposed to sharing sensitive Himalayan data with China

Any rescue act directed toward ecologically endangered and sensitive Himalayan glaciers will have to wait for China to come clean on its double-speak on...

Mission 2024: BJP appoints new Chhattisgarh unit chief

In no mood to lose any time ahead of the 2024 parliamentary elections, the BJP has named Kiran Singh Deo as the new Chhattisgarh...

Mimicry of VP Dhankhar gives NDA political ammunition

In the final stages of the just-concluded Winter Session of Parliament, the row over a Trinamool Congress MP mimicking Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar...

Delhi BJP draws up plan woo voters in illegal colonies

Amid a growing buzz over parliamentary elections in the national capital, the Delhi BJP is believed to be working on a strategy to take...

A tribute to India’s lost children oppressed by colonisers

Sharing the relentless quest for identity by the current generation of the indentured Indian community spread across different countries is very important at a...

BJP aims at increased vote share by 10% through better campaigning

The hectic discussions at the BJP’s two-day meeting of national and state office bearers saw the BJP’s top leadership share the roadmap for improving...

Weakened BSP forced to court small, regional allies

The Bahujan Samaj Party, a fading force in Mandal politics in Hindi heartland, appears keen to reinvent itself ahead of the Lok Sabha elections...

Bold exchanges on nation-building at ITV Network’s Manch 2023

A political cauldron bubbled over for three days, with politicians, ministers and decision-makers tossing out bold visions for nation-building, while election strategies like caste...

Law and Constitution in the spotlight: Key issues discussed

Strengthening democracy, reform and safeguarding individual rights like privacy dominated the exchange of ideas at the Second Law and Constitution Dialogue, presented by Legally...

‘Modi ki guarantee’ will decimate Oppositionin 2024: Thakur

“Modi ki guarantee” will puncture the Congress attempt to ignite a north-south divide and underestimate the saffron party’s growing popularity across the nation, said...

BJP’s CM selection in 3 states focused at 2024 elections

The BJP’s choice of three chief ministers from different social sections in the heartland states gives an insight into the party’s big plan for...

ISIS recruits poor youngsters by offering foreign ‘appointment letters’

Islamic State, a global terror group, has started recruiting poor Indian youths under the garb of offering them lucrative jobs apparently from Iran and...

IITian creates new-age finance platform to boost NGOs

The growing importance of sell-help groups and non-profits under the Narendra Modi government’s push for “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas…” is set to get a...

Tribal voters gave BJP an edge over Congress

At the national level, BJP is likely to strengthen its tribal outreach over the next six months. NEW DELHI If the Assembly elections in the heartland...

Post Silkyara, guidelines coming on tunnel rescue

The Atal Tunnel in Himachal has an escape tunnel under the main one. The escape tunnel can be opened every 400 metres. NEW DELHI Lessons learnt...

Counterfeiting currency most common economic offence

A large number of the 1.70 lakh counterfeiting cases was linked to terror operatives. NEW DELHI Counterfeiting emerged as the most common economic offence in the...