Modi Returns Early from Saudi Arabia After Pahalgam Attack
A deadly terror attack in Pahalgam has forced Prime Minister Narendra Modi to cut short his trip to Saudi Arabia. Upon arriving back in Delhi, he convened a high-level security meeting with key officials, including...
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Election Commission Denies Claims of Voter Roll Irregularities
The Election Commission of India has firmly rejected allegations of discrepancies in the...
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Delhi Court Orders Charges Against 57 in 2020 Riots Case
A Delhi court has directed that charges be framed against 57 individuals involved...
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Two Terrorists Killed in Failed Infiltration Attempt Along LoC
Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have successfully foiled an infiltration attempt along...
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The legacy of IPA, founded by Nikhil Chakravartty, the doyen of journalism in India, to keep the flag of independent media flying high, is facing the threat of extinction due to the effect of the Covid pandemic. Only an emergency funding can avert such an eventuality. We appeal to all those who believe in the freedom of expression to contribute to this noble cause.After The Passing Away Of Pope Francis, A Conservative Shift In Vatican Is Likely
By Pablo Castaño ROME: There may come a time when we look back on the last decade as an anomaly in the modern history of the Catholic Church. Pope Francis — the figurehead of these years, and a radical by the standards of the Catholic hierarchy — is gone,...
Reconciliation Path Of Uddhav Thackeray With His Cousin Raj Has Many Roadblocks
By Sushil Kutty Filmic conclusions can be happy and unhappy. This one is filmic because it began with an interview involving filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar and needs a grand opening: Will cousins Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray end estrangement and join hands against the BJP and the Shinde Sena? To...
Apart From Trade, China And Asia-Pacific Security Figured In Modi-Vance Talks
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: U.S. Vice President JD Vance held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday as New Delhi looked to avoid the 27% American tariffs, but, negotiate a bilateral trade deal with Washington and strengthen ties with the Trump administration. Modi had established a...
Trump Is In Backfoot In Tariff War, India Should Extract Maximum Benefits
By Anjan Roy The visit of the US vice president, J.D. Vance beginning Monday indicates a subtle turn in the relations between the two countries, India and US. There is a personal note in this four day visit amidst the turmoil in global trade over Trump’s tariff war.. Vance...
India In Urgent Need To Save Its Cities, People, And The Economy
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India is in urgent need to save its cities, people, and economy from multiple crises. Politics in classification of urban and rural areas may not save it, rather it creates mismatch between the stark reality on the ground and the proper planning and effective action...
Trump’s Policy On Tariffs Indicates He May Have A Goal, But Not A Foolproof Plan
By Arun Kumar President Trump knows what he wants from the rest of the world but it appears he may not have worked out how to achieve it. Since February 1 this year when new tariffs were announced, there have been rapid flip flops on policy. On April 2,...
RSS Gameplan In Bengal’s Murshidabad Failed To Pay Any Dividend
By Arun Srivastava RSS had worked out an inclusive strategy to arouse majoritarian communal passion in Bengal and turn the state in an ethnic violence turf, but even before the mission could be accomplished the plot got exposed. After initial incidents of violence that took place on April 11,...
Bihar To See Significant Political Churnings Before Assembly Polls By Year End
By Kalyani Shankar The Bihar polls at the end of the year are pretty unpredictable. As of now, there will be no cakewalk for the BJP, RJD, Congress or the JD(U). The churning is quietly taking place in Bihar politics. There could be a potential shift in power dynamics....
Supreme Court Must Not Take BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s Insinuation Lightly
By Arun Srivastava Mahua Moitra is absolutely correct in saying: “Remember – a Pitbull does nothing without its master’s command.” Under the regimented operation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, no leader, irrespective of his stature, can dare to make any observation, on sensitive issues,...
Is Narendra Modi Airing His Views Through Nishikant Dubey Against Supreme Court?
By Sushil Kutty BJP MP Nishikant Dubey was in his ‘no holds barred’ role Saturday, targeting the Chief Justice of India, Sanjiv Khanna and the Supreme Court for “taking sides” in the alleged “religious wars”, Dubey claimed was raging in India. Dubey accused CJI Khanna of being the kingpin....
Contemptuous Tirade By VP Dhankar And BJP MP Against Judiciary Is Ominous
By Anchal Bhateja While describing Article 142 of the Constitution of India as a “nuclear missile against democratic forces, available to the judiciary 24×7,” Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar voiced strong concerns over the judiciary’s drift into executive and legislative functions. The trigger for his remarks was the judgement that...
Akhilesh Yadav’s Announcement To Fight 2027 Assembly Polls Under India Bloc Enthuses Cadres
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party national president and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav’s announcement in Prayagraj that his party will contest 2027 assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh under INDIA alliance has boosted the morale of his PDA (pichda, dalit and alpsangkhayak) core programme and the cadres of both...
Manipur Ethnic Strife Forced Upping Police Budget, Cut In Other Dept Allocation
By Rabindra Nath Sinha KOLKATA: Budgetary provision and mid-year revision for Manipur for fiscals 2024 and 2025 lost much of their relevance as the small state, currently under President’s rule since February 13, was witness to widespread ethnic violence that erupted on May 3, 2023 and higher spending on...
Time For Granting Urdu Language Its Due Place In Indian Culture
By Asad Mirza Last week, a Supreme Court bench’s observation on the use of Urdu, has once again opened a pandora’s box, on the treatment meted out to Urdu – a language of connoisseurs, but which has been appended to the Muslim community. As in the past, this time...
Left Alliance Fares Better Than Far Right In Regional Polls In Finland
By Mike Watson HELSINKI: Finland is widely seen in Western Europe and the United States as a progressive paradise. In truth, its center-right-led coalition government in office since June 2023 has presided over far-reaching austerity measures, leading to rising homelessness and cuts in local health provisions. Yet there are...
Supreme Court Produces A Please-All Interim Pause On Waqf Amendments Law
By K Raveendran The Supreme Court’s interim order on the controversial Waqf Amendments Act has created an unusual equilibrium among opposing camps, hinting at a calculated balancing act rather than a decisive intervention. While the order does not represent a full-fledged stay on the implementation of the amendments, it...
Informal Employment In India Remains Close To 90 Per Cent Since 2014
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Informal employment in the total employment in India remains almost stagnant at around 90 per cent since 2014, according to a latest ILO report. It was worse in 2024 than the global average of 58 per cent, Asia Pacific average of 66 per cent, and...
Ruling Power’s Battle With Central Bank On Interest Rate Is Common In Many Countries
By Anjan Roy As it is common among politicians facing serious economic issues, the government of the day heaps all reasons for economic ruin or downturn or a difficult situation on the heads of the central banks. Generally, the governments and finance ministers want their say in fixing interest...
