Strait of Hormuz reopens amid truce; India slips to 6th in GDP rank; and more
The latest episode of India Today Global covers the temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz following a ten-day ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon.
Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, who is mediating in the Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid dispute, visited Ayodhya today. At a press conference, the Art of Living founder said, "A solution may sometimes seem impossible but our people, youth and leaders of both communities can make it possible."
Meanwhile, Nirmohi Akhara chief Mahant Dinendra Das has alleged - on camera - that there was a back-channel deal to pay Rs 20 crore to the Sunni Waqf Board to get them to relinquish their claim to the disputed site in Ayodhya.
After several rounds of talks, what has come of 'mandir via mediation'? Has it been overshadowed instead by 'mandir via money'?
The latest episode of India Today Global covers the temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz following a ten-day ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon.
The Women's Reservation Bill has been defeated in Parliament after the government failed to secure the required two-thirds majority for a constitutional amendment.
The Constitution Amendment Bill to implement 33 per cent reservation for women failed to pass in the Lok Sabha after the government failed to secure the required two-thirds majority, receiving 298 votes in favour and 230 against.
India's women hankering for more representation deserve better, much better. We need to end the patriarchal system that still dominates large sections of our political class. No one has really won or lost in that sense today.