Category: India

On 15/5/2022 India won Thomas Cup.  First time India had entered the final and first time it won. When the tournament began not many expected India to do well in Thomas Cup.  India was in Group C.  On 8/5/2022 India defeated Germany 5-0.  On 9/5/2022 India defeated Canada 5-0.  On 11/5/2022 India lost to Taiwan…

Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on 6/5/2022 claimed that some people from Delhi came and offered to make him Karnataka CM if he paid Rs.2,500 crores.   They assured him of candidature of Assembly election and meetings with Congress President Sonia Gandhi and BJP President J. P. Nadda.  Yatnal said people should not fall prey to such assurances….

UK PM Boris Johnson was in India on a two-day visit.  On 22/4/2022, second day of visit, he was in Delhi.  He said UK raises human rights issues in India privately and in a friendly way. India should remind UK its record on lack of human rights.  Children have died because of judicial and medical…

Two recent events have damaged BJP in Karnataka.  First was contractor Santosh Patil’s suicide. Second was statement by Dingaleshwar Swamiji of Balehosur Mutt that 30% commission is demanded from mutts to get their money. Santosh Patil was a BJP member.  He had accused Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Eshwarappa’s aides of demanding 40% commission…

On 16/4/2022 results of five by-elections were out.  Congress retained Kolhapur Assembly seat.  RJD wrested Bochahan Assembly seat from NDA.  It was held by VIP which was part of NDA.  This time VIP was against BJP.  BJP finished second.  Congress wrested Khairagarh Assembly seat from Janta Congress.  BJP finished second. It is in West Bengal…

As per I-Media of Taiwan on 4/3/2022 at 11.58.35 p.m. India became the most populous country in the world with a population of 1,415,653,821 i.e., one billion four hundred fifteen million six hundred fifty-three thousand eight hundred twenty-one, as per Western numbering or 141,56,53,821 i.e., One hundred forty-one crores fifty-six lakhs fifty-three thousand eight hundred…

On 10/3/2022 election results for five states were out and mostly as per exit poll predictions.  AAP won in Punjab.  BJP retained power in four states. In Punjab out of 117 seats AAP won 92, BJP 2, BSP 1, Congress 18, SAD 3 and Independent 1.  AAP had tried to form government in 2017 and…

India conducted nuclear tests in 1998.  USA imposed sanctions.  They were removed years later as USA wanted a nuclear deal with India. Russia attacked Ukraine on 24/2/2022.  After that there have been many sanctions on Russia and also on Belarus.  There are economic sanctions.  Many Russian banks are cut off from SWIFT. Many countries banned…

On 24/2/2022 Russia attacked Ukraine by air, land and sea and called it special military operation.  Around 4.45 a.m. there were explosions in Kiev, also known as Kyiv. Many countries called it invasion and condemned it.  Some called it Russia’s version of shock and awe. USA’s war industry wants endless wars.  Peace is bad for…

In 2020, at the end of November, when farmers mostly from Punjab, Haryana and UP blocked roads outside Delhi, Justin Trudeau supported them.  He said “Let me remind you, Canada will always be there to defend the rights of peaceful protesters.  We believe in the process of dialogue.  We’ve reached out through multiple means to…