HW News Editorial with Sujit Nair

In this episode of opinion Mr Sujit Nair expressess his views on Khalistani fugative Amritpal SIngh and how the Punjab goverment has handeled the crisis.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Kremlin on Monday said Western criticism would not change plans announced by President Vladimir Putin to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighbouring Belarus. The West condemned Putin's weekend announcement on placing the weapons in EU and NATO-bordering Belarus, triggering calls for new sanctions on Moscow. Ukraine said it was seeking an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council over th...

In this episode of editorial Mr Sujit Nair talks about the the recent jibe by congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Savarkar and its political repercussions on MVA.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as Lok Sabha MP a day after a Gujarat court sentenced him to two-year jail in a 2019 defamation case. The Wayanad MP was convicted over his "why all thieves have Modi surname" remark. The notice from LokSabha secretariat says "Consequent upon his conviction by the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Surat in C.C./ 18712/2019, Shri Rahul Gandhi, Member of L...

In This editorial, Mr Sujit Nair talks about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Disqualification and the Scams during the UPA and NDA regimes and the action taken.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this editorial Mr Sujit Nair talks about the absconders who could not be arrested by the Indian govermnet verus politiclal opponents who are alleged are in custody. He also speaks about Who is Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As many as 16 opposition parties on Monday attended the meeting convened by Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge at his chamber in Parliament building to devise a strategy ahead of the second part of the budget session on Monday. In this episode of the Editorial, our Managing Editor Mr Sujit Nair shares his take.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Less than 400 days before the general elections, nine state elections in 2023 will set the tone for grand finale in 2024. Whose narrative will sell with the voters of the country is what will determine who wins 2024. This war is being fought in the court of the public. Over the last nine years, the political atmosphere has been highly polarised in the country, voters preferences and opinions have...

Without taking name, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for making 'anti-India' remarks on foreign soil, terming them as ironic and painful. Speaking at the launch of the book 'Mundaka Upanishad: The Bridge to Immortality' penned by veteran politician Karan Singh, Dhankhar said, "How ironic, how painful! While the world is applauding our historic acco...

 Stopping the arrival of small boats is a "priority" for the British people, Rishi Sunak has said as he defended the government's new asylum plan. Mr Sunak clashed with Labour's Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions over the plan to tackle migration. The new legislation, announced on Tuesday, aims to stop migrants from crossing the Channel to the UK. In this episode of the Editorial, our...

 The State Bank of Pakistan has increased the interest rate by a massive 300 basis points (bps) taking it to a record-high level of 20 per cent, in accordance with the conditions set by the International Monetary Fund, The News International reported. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) which was constituted as a statutory committee under the State Bank of Pakistan Act has taken the decision to ra...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee dashed all the hopes of opposition when she declared that her party will go solo in 2024 Loksabha election. This is the first red signal for opposition which is trying to unite against BJP. In the last few months, Mamata Bannerjee has also lowered the heat on BJP. In this episode of the Opinion, our Managing Editor Mr Sujit Nair shares his take on the mat...

In the judgment giving directions to reform the process of appointment of Election Commissioners, the Supreme Court has observed that the process of appointment of Arun Goel as an Election Commissioner "throws up certain pertinent questions". Time and again, there have been questions around certain Civil servants acting in the unterest of party in power. In turn, the Civil servants are bestowed wi...

Representatives of controversial godman Nithyananda's self-proclaimed country 'Republic of Kailasa' attended a United Nations meeting, where they demanded protection for the "supreme pontiff of Hinduism". The meeting of United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) was held in Geneva on February 24. The photos of the meeting was posted on the official Twitter account of...

"On Thursday (February 23), hundreds of followers of Amritpal Singh, a radical preacher and pro-Khalistan leader, clashed violently with police outside Ajnala police station near Amritsar, demanding the release of one of their colleagues who had been taken into custody in an alleged kidnapping case. The Khalistan movement is a fight for a separate, sovereign Sikh state in present day Punjab (both...

On Thursday (February 23), hundreds of followers of Amritpal Singh, a radical preacher and pro-Khalistan leader, clashed violently with police outside Ajnala police station near Amritsar, demanding the release of one of their colleagues who had been taken into custody in an alleged kidnapping case. The Khalistan movement is a fight for a separate, sovereign Sikh state in present day Punjab (both I...

After three days searching the BBC's offices in India, Indian tax authorities say they found evidence of unpaid taxes and undeclared income. Without naming the BBC, India's Finance Ministry says its tax inspectors have found ""crucial evidence"" showing ""discrepancies and inconsistencies"" in the tax declarations of ""a prominent international media company."" Press freedom advocates around the w...

The allegations levelled by Hindenburg research on Adani group companies led to route in shares of the group companies in share market over the last week. Today, the crisis also reflected in the parliament debate. While Yesterday Congress MP Rahul Gandhi questioned the links between PM Modi and Gautam Adani, Today PM Modi while responding slammed the opposition. However, he dodged the questions on...

Today, AAP workers and leaders across the country are staging protest against the arrest of Delhi DyCM Manish Sisodia. In some cities protests took a violent turn with protestors clashing with police officials and breaking down the barricades. In Mumbai several AAP workers were detained for at least 25 minutes. The protest comes in the wake of arrest of Manish Sisodia on Sunday by CBI in Delhi Liq...

I am you host Sujith Nair and I Welcome to "Dialogue," the weekly segment where we dive into the most pressing issues of our time through informative and insightful conversations with experts. You know what's the best part? We don't do any debates here! It's all about getting a better understanding of the complexities of our world through casual conversations with knowledgeable experts. New episod...

 The US dollar, Euro, Japanese Yen, British Pound, and to a lesser extent the Chinese Yuan currently hold the distinction of being an international currency. India has taken a significant step toward achieving this status for the rupee. But what does it mean for a currency to be international and why is India making this move? What are the risks involved? In this episode of the Editorial our Manag...

 On Friday, Union minister Smriti Irani castigated Billionaire Philanthropist George Soros' comments as meant to “weaken Indian democracy”. Going even further, she characterised Soros as having “imperialistic designs”. “India has defeated videshi taaqat – foreign forces – before and shall do so again,” she said in Hindi. This wasn’t a one-off. On Saturday, the foreign minister chimed in with a ver...

YouTube will have Neal Mohan as its new CEO, after long-time Chief Executive Susan Wojcicki stepped down on Thursday (February 16). It was in Wojcicki’s garage that Google, YouTube’s parent company, first began. Neal Mohan, a Stanford graduate, joined Google in 2008 and is the chief product officer at YouTube, involved with YouTube Shorts and Music. He has also worked with Microsoft and sits on th...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (February 15) said that the “governor should not enter [the] political arena”. The court was hearing a case relating to the recent political crisis in Maharashtra which led to the fall of the Uddhav Thackeray government, after a faction of Shiv Sena MLAs led by Eknath Shinde withdrew their support. Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said statements like this sho...

Former Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit has termed the fair criticism of government policies and matters as a cherished right of every journalist, while underscoring that the same did not fall under the ambit of law on sedition. Speaking during the award ceremony at India chapter of the International Press Institute (IPI-India) in New Delhi on Friday, the former CJI observed that fair criti...