When the Air Force sent its package of 12 Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft to attack the Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist camp in Balakot on February 26, it code-named it 'Operation Bandar (Monkey)', to maintain secrecy.

India Watch: Balakot airstrikes: The inside story

The Indira Gandhi Government laid out some ground rules for the journalists across the country and they were told about certain “guidelines” to follow. Three years ago, Kalpana Sharma, former Editor of Himmat said by the time they came to know what exactly was happening in the nation, many leaders and activists were in jail.

India Watch: How media functioned during emergency

Lashing out at the BJP rule at the Centre, Trinamul Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed that the country reeled from a “super Emergency” in the past five years.

India Watch: Mamata's double standards on emergency

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India Watch, 25th June 2019

The humble kitchen sponge has always been viewed as the breeding ground for germs. In fact, in a study published in Nature Scientific Reports, German researchers found the presence of more than 54 billion bacteria across 118 genera in kitchen sponges. They also found that cleaning the sponge thoroughly did not help much. But now, thanks to a new study, this very kitchen sponge could provide the key to fighting antibiotic resistant bacteria

India Watch: What is antibiotic resistance?

The gold rally continues. In India, on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold for delivery in August contracts traded higher by over 1% to ₹34,810 per 10 gram. The gold for delivery in October contracts, too, rose by over 1% to ₹35,020 per 10 gram.

India Watch: Global gold prices at 6-year highs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first speech in Parliament after his party returned to power with a massive majority, was as much about Congress roasting as showcasing the achievements of his government.

India Watch: PM Modi addresses the lower house

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a two-day, 14th G20 Summit in Osaka in Japan from June 28, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday. "For the sixth time, Modi will be participating in the G20 Summit. Apart from participating in the summit, PM will also have bilateral meetings. He will also participate in a few plurilateral meetings," Raveesh Kumar, MEA`s spokesperson said.

India Watch: PM Modi to hold 10 bilaterals at G20

Commemorating 20 years of the Kargil War, the IAF on Monday turned the Gwalior air base virtually into a conflict theatre, with dramatic reenactment of some of the milestones of the operation in 1999.

India Watch: 20 years of Kargil war

The UK is falling behind in the global race to engage with India as it has failed to adjust its strategy to fit India's enhanced influence and power on the world stage, a new British parliamentary inquiry report concluded on Monday.

India Watch: Report on India's importance to the UK

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) President Mayawati reintroduced nepotism into the party on Sunday by again appointing her brother Anand Kumar as party vice president and her nephew Akash Anand as national coordinator.

India Watch: Brother, nephew get plum posts in BSP

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Rising tensions between US and Iran has taken toll on civil aviation, leading international airlines have decided to halt their flight operations over Iran. Watch this video to know more.

India Watch:  Iran Airspace Out Of Bounds

Janata Dal (Secular) patriarch and former prime minister HD Deve Gowda has said that mid-term polls are imminent in Karnataka as he accused the Congress party of creating undue pressure on the coalition government in the state. Watch this video to know more.

India Watch: Deve Gowda Slams Congress

Watch this segment of India Watch to know, What is the triple talaq Bill?

India Watch: What is the triple talaq Bill?

The Triple Talaq Bill was tabled in the Lok Sabha on Friday by Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, amid a huge uproar by the opposition parties. A day after President Ram Nath Kovind called for the abolishing the evil traditions of triple talaq, which is prevalent among the Muslim community, the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi tabled a fresh bill to ban the practice of instant divorce in the Lok Sabha. Watch this video to know more.

India Watch: Government introduces triple talaq Bill

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday said the government is taking steps to provide water through desalination plants, groundwater and what’s available in the quarries. Watch this video to know more.

India Watch: Water crisis intensifies in Chennai

Watch India Watch, 18th June 2019. To know more watch the video

Watch India Watch, 18th June 2019

Have you been hearing the words ‘simultaneous elections’ often these days? That’s because there is a proposal to conduct the elections to the Lok Sabha and a State assemblies at the same time.

India Watch: Will simultaneous polls reduce cost?

Security forces engaged in counter-insurgency operations in Assam want the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA to remain in force in the entire state for at least one more year.

India Watch: Will govt extend AFSPA in Assam?

The government will form a committee to study the feasibility of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "One Nation, One Election", Union Minister Rajnath Singh said after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's all-party meeting today. Most parties, he said, had supported the idea.

India Watch: The case for 'One Nation One Election'

India Watch: PM Modi makes 'One Nation One Election' push

When our strong, able and visionary Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Digital India initiative in 2015, it wasn't totally new. National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) was launched in 2006, but went unnoticed without proper internet penetration to every corner of the country.

India Watch: Push of government's digital push

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