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...
Full storyThe Election Commission of India has firmly rejected allegations of discrepancies in the...
in Happening Now Apr 23 ·A Delhi court has directed that charges be framed against 57 individuals involved...
in Happening Now Apr 23 ·Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have successfully foiled an infiltration attempt along...
in Happening Now Apr 23 ·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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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,...
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....
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,...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...