Rahul Chhabra, Author at The Sunday Guardian Live

Budhni seat is CM Chouhan’s impregnable fortress

BJP stalwart and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has won this seat on four occasions, including the 2006 byelections. NEW DELHI Central Madhya Pradesh’s Budhni constituency...

CM Gehlot’s voters in Sardarpura have remained loyal for 25 years

NEW DELHI Considered a VVIP constituency in Rajasthan, Sardarpura is the home ground of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot who is determined to complete his second...

Design crusaders foster accessibility, inclusivity for the disabled

NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Awards have spread awareness about universal design in the past 13 years. NEW DELHI From making accessible search engine for the disabled to...

ISI’s anti-India cyber hate army continues to swell

New Delhi Sensing an opportunity to foment anti-India hatred in the backdrop of New Delhi-Ottawa tension, Pakistan’s ISI has taken to social media and information...

Amid Israel-Hamas conflict, India needs to maintain Iran ties tactfully: Ex-diplomats

‘New Delhi need not get swayed by speculation that Iran may have played a role in supporting the Hamas attack’. New Delhi In the backdrop of...

Caste in forefront after Bihar OBC count

Doubts over the authenticity of the recent caste survey have put a big question mark on its utility. NEW DELHI In the run-up to Lok Sabha...

Vasundhara vs Gehlot clash on BJP agenda

Raje’s name as a BJP candidate from Sardarpura constituency has gained currency in party circles. NEW DELHI After discussion over names of candidates for 65 Assembly...

Sanjay Singh’s arrest a blow to AAP’s anti-graft facade

NEW DELHI AAP MP Sanjay Singh’s arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the multi-crore rupee Delhi Excise Policy scam has come as...

NewsClick editor, staff grilled on plan to distort map of India

‘Funds were received under ‘export of service’, and the portal spent Rs 115 crore it received from abroad’. NEW DELHI The questioning of NewsClick news portal’s...

Sanjay Singh’s arrest a blow to AAP’s anti-graft facade

New Delhi AAP MP Sanjay Singh’s arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the multi-crore rupee Delhi Excise Policy scam has come as...

ISI used Tihar gangsters to fund Khalistanis in Canada

New Delhi The illegal funding network of Canada-based pro-Khalistan terrorists has a strong Delhi link. The network has been nurtured by Pakistan’s ISI, which has...

BJP’s second list in MP springs surprises

Union Minister Prahlad Singh Patel will contest from Narsinghpur, Union Minister Faggan Sing Kulaste will fight from Niwas. NEW DELHI Is the Shivraj Singh Chouhan era...

Free farm-drone pilot training at IIT Mandi

NEW DELHI With a view to infuse technology into the agriculture sector, the Union government has identified Indian Institute of Technology-Mandi as a key hub...

CBI inquiry into Kejriwal’s house-revamp sparks war of words

NEW DELHI The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has broken all records of amassing illegal assets and spreading corruption, the Delhi BJP has said, escalating a...

Separate oxygen supply for crew among suggestions of Kirpal report

In the Kanishka bombing, the sole source of oxygen was damaged by the explosion in the forward cargo hold. NEW DELHI Justice B.N. Kirpal, who went...

Dispute over money likely cause of Nijjar’s killing

Probe by Indian agencies has thrown up the names of Tariq Kiyani and Rahat Rao as key suspects in Nijjar’s killing. New Delhi At a time...

There was much bitterness between India and Canada after 1985 Kanishka bombing

The terrorists had planned twin attacks on two Air India flights on 23 June 1985. The diplomatic tension between New Delhi and Ottawa over the...

Nine pro-Khalistan outfits, 43 individuals in Canada on NIA radar

NEW DELHI Foreign-based pro-Khalistani sympathisers, including those from the nine separatist outfits active in Canada, have been found involved in terrorist activities in India and...

India asserts its growing global stature as row with Canada escalates

NEW DELHI The diplomatic stand-off between India and Canada seems set to grow bigger with New Delhi taking the unprecedented step to suspend issuing visas...

CBI lens on ‘fake’ transactions by firm in Rs 3,847-cr bank fraud

NEW DELHI The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has started analysing the forensic audit report related to alleged defrauding of the State Bank of India...

Women quota Bill’s passage triggers race to take credit

NEW DELHI The race to take credit for the parliamentary nod to the women’s reservation Bill and earlier draft legislations that paved the way for...

Lessons for MPs on using tablet computers, mobility app

Due to initial irritants being faced by some MPs, special training sessions are being organised for them. NEW DELHI The paperless operation of the new...

CPM likely to go solo in Bengal, Kerala in blow to Opposition unity

NEW DELHI The Communist Party of India-Marxist appears all set to deliver a blow to the 28-party I.N.D.I.A. bloc by going solo in the...

Sonipat border to IGI Airport in 20 minutes flat

A new six-lane Urban Extension Road 2 is likely to be thrown open this month. Travel time from Kundli border to the airport may...

‘Poor’ law and order in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh gives ammunition to BJP

Party considers it as a crucial factor in ‘netting’ swing voters influenced by issues of immediate concern. NEW DELHI The BJP is trying to keep the...

ISIS using travelling trainers to teach IED-making in states

Interrogation of arrested ISIS operatives has revealed that they were given special training in making IEDs. New Delhi Terror organisation Islamic State (ISIS) has switched to...

Constituent Assembly debated Bharat-India on 18 Sept 1949; special session on 18 Sept 2023

Historians and political analysts say it may not just be a coincidence that the special session has been called on the same date. New Delhi...

CJI vows transparent delivery of justice; Minister gives away Will of Steel Awards

Programme hosted by Sunday Guardian Foundation and Mahesh Jethmalani to mark Ram Jethmalani’s birth centenary. New Delhi Replacing an ad-hoc system with an institutionalisedcourt set-up is...

DMK-sparked Sanatan row starts pinching I.N.D.I.A.

‘DMK is unlikely to tone down its assertions on the emotive issue due to its compulsions of state politics’. New Delhi After an initial guarded response...

Chip shortage HITS EVM procurement for possible simultaneous elections

‘The Election Commission is about 30% short of the 46.75 lakh ballot units it might need if simultaneous polls were to be held in...

PM Modi launches Global Biofuel Alliance, calls for 20% ethanol blending with petrol

India is targeting to become carbon neutral by 2070 and is expanding the use of biofuel in its transport sector. NEW DELHI India continued playing...

Roadmap for cross-border seizure of fugitives’ crypto assets taking shape

PM Modi has voiced concern over the misuse of darknet, cryptocurrency, and related technologies by terror groups. During its G20 presidency, India called for an...

Food diplomacy: Indian cuisine wows G20 guests

New Delhi India laid out a lavish spread at the official G20 lunch and dinner for the world’s top leaders who feasted on elaborate vegetarian...

BJP to expose Congress doublespeak on Sanatan Dharma in Hindi belt

NEW DELHI In what appears to be an ill-timed controversy ahead of Assembly elections in the Hindi belt—including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh—DMK leader...

Government firm on popularising official use of ‘Bharat’ in place of ‘India’

NEW DELHI Even before the dust kicked up over the “One Nation, One Election” proposal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi could settle down, the Opposition...

Probe into minority scholarship ‘scam’ may dig up UPA-era skeletons

A source said the scam would never have come to light had it not been for the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). Scholarship money released for...

BJP may declare second list for MP Assembly polls

Discussions on the second list were preceded by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s tactical decision to appoint three new ministers. New Delhi Retaining the momentum set...

Rahul GANDHI says he is confident of I.N.D.I.A. win

No consensus reached on group's logo; 28-party grouping forms a 13-member coordination panel to chalk out a common minimum programme. Overcoming clashing egos, the...

ED lens on financiers of east UP Maoists

‘Arrested Maoists were in touch with several politicians and public representatives in eastern UP’. NEW DELHI The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is preparing to initiate a money...

House session may discuss ‘One Nation, One Election’

‘Government functionaries are tight-lipped about the session’s agenda’. NEW DELHI The Narendra Modi government’s decision to convene a special five-day Parliament session from 18 to...

Arvinder Lovely to lead Delhi Cong in LS fight; ‘no seat-sharing with AAP

Congress doesn’t want to concede any seat to AAP; closed-door talks on seat-sharing seem to have failed. New Delhi Desperate to win a Lok Sabha seat...

$1.8 billion recovered from fugitives, economic offenders since 2014

NEW DELHI The Narendra Modi government has recovered $1.8 billion from fugitives and economic offenders and attached $12-billion worth assets under the Prevention of Money...

CBI hunts for fugitive Indian who ‘duped’ UAE travel firm of Rs 3.3 crore

Vinod from Kerala issued flight tickets and packages, but allegedly did not post the money collected from clients to company’s accounts. New Delhi The CBI has...

Swiss tech to help check damage to roads due to landslides

Officials are studying the Swiss early warning system for landslides which is one of the most advanced in the world. New Delhi Looking to help landslide-hit...

‘India’s success story to continue under Modi’

BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi says BJP has ensured that India’s success story does not get disrupted. New Delhi Showcasing the Narendra Modi government’s...

For 2024, Opposition needs to forget differences: Akhilesh

Former UP Chief Minister says the Opposition will have to build its own narrative to win in the Lok Sabha polls. New Delhi The 2024 road...

‘G20 presidency strengthens Indian’s case to lead the Global South’

‘China might try to ensure India does not succeed in achieving a fulfilling outcome document at the G20 summit’. New Delhi The great outcomes from...

No talks with Pak: Terror and talks can’t go together, says BJP

NEW DELHI It’s unfortunate that questions are being asked whether nationalism will be a poll issue in the Lok Sabha election while as patriots we...

Criminal justice reform to ensure speedy justice, says Mahesh Jethmalani

New Delhi Claiming that the proposed changes in the Jan Vishwas Bill would help dispense speedy justice, noted jurist and Rajya Sabha MP Mahesh Jethmalani...

Freebies galore in Rajasthan as Gehlot eyes re-election

New Delhi Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s bid to win a record back-to-back Assembly election by offering freebies has not only sparked a debate over...

CJI Khanna supports minimum stipend for junior lawyers

A winning formula: An inspiring book for the next generation by a bureaucrat-turned-politician

Dearth of second-line leaders in Congress

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