NDA eyes wider House cushion
New Delhi: The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has opened a fresh push to widen its Lok Sabha support base after a rebel Trinamool Congress bloc claimed it had secured the signatures of 19 MPs willing...
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Jaishankar protests US strike after Gulf tanker deaths
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has lodged a strong protest with US Secretary...
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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.The ‘Great Settlement’ That Could Decide Price Of Iran War World Will Pay
By K Raveendran The promise of a ‘great settlement’ from President Trump has been enough to pull oil prices lower, calm equity markets and revive hopes that the Strait of Hormuz may return to normal traffic. Yet it shows how fragile the relief remains. A diplomatic opening can move...
India’s Credit System Is Failing The Businesses It Claims To Champion
By R. Suryamurthy India’s political class loves to talk about financial inclusion. Governments boast about hundreds of millions of bank accounts opened under Jan Dhan. Ministers celebrate record digital transactions. Banks advertise their expanding reach. Fintech companies promise to democratize credit. Every budget speech, economic survey and policy document...
Central BJP Has A Role In TMC Split But The Party’s Political Opportunism Paved The Way
By Sagarneel Sinha The rebellion within the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, the erstwhile ruling party of West Bengal, has been the discussion of mainstream media for days now. The party has split in two ways — MLAs led by Ritabrata Banerjee and Lok Sabha MPs led by Kakoli Ghosh...
India Once Again Restricted Trade Union Delegates To Attend ILO Session
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India once again restricted Central Trade Union’s delegates to attend the 114th Session of the International Labour Conference (1-12 June 2026) organized by the International Laobur Organization (ILO) at Geneva, Switzerland. The country has been adopting this policy of restriction since 2018, and the ILO’s...
Pakistan Occupied Kashmir Residents Are Fighting Islamabad For Protecting Rights
By Tirthankar Mitra A month ahead of scheduled local elections, peoples’ protests have erupted in the streets of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).At least, 15 persons have been killed after security forces fired on protestors at Rawalkot. The firing triggered fresh protests in several towns, including Khai Gala in PoK’s...
Former TMC MP Sushmita’s Political Future In Assam Is Uncertain After Resigning From Party
By Rabindra Nath Sinha KOLKATA: The resignation of Assam’s Barak Valley’s Silchar-based politician Sushmita Dev from the Trinamool Congress and Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, June 10 throws light on the kind of politics Sushmita has been practicing over the last five years as also her organisational capabilities. However, in...
Bollywood’s Gen-Z Heroines And The Long Queue To Stardom In Digital Age
By T N Ashok Bollywood has always been a kingdom ruled by queens, but unlike monarchies, its queens seldom die. They merely refuse to abdicate. In the golden decades from the 1950s through the 1980s, heroines enjoyed surprisingly long reigns. Actresses such as Nargis, Madhubala, Waheeda Rehman, Hema Malini...
The Mystery Behind Sure Congress Candidate Meenakshi Natarajan’s Defeat In Rajya Sabha Polls
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: Despite having more than the required number of votes, the Congress failed to get its candidate Meenakshi Natarajan elected to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh. All the three vacant seats went to the BJP, though it had the numbers to win just two....
NTA Model Of Centralised Examinations Is Witnessing Continuous Failures
By Shishu Ranjan & Niranjan K.S. In the past few months, paper leaks, examination glitches, discrepancies in the computation of marks, and mismanagement in conducting the examinations have become alarmingly commonplace. On May 30, 2026, due to a technical glitch, around 3,765 students couldn’t appear for the CUET (UG)...
Big Indian Corporates Are Not Investing Despite Series Of Govt Incentives
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik The Indian economy, to quote from Charles Dickens’ novel, looks like A Tale of Two Cities. Recent estimates suggest India’s real GDP expanded by 7.8%, with strong growth noted across sectors: services (9.3%), manufacturing (10.7%), and construction (7.4%). Consumption expenditure, which is the largest component...
Supreme Court’s Dismissal Of Natarajan’s Writ Seeking Justice Is Significant
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Dismissal of the writ petition filed by Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan for Rajya Sabha Election from Madhya Pradesh against allegedly unfair rejection of her nomination papers by the Returning Officer is a significant development, since it was only yesterday June 11, the Supreme Court of...
High Oil Prices Due To Iran War Make Putting Strain On India’s Fiscal Health
By T N Ashok Only six months ago, India appeared to be enjoying what Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra described as a “Goldilocks moment” — inflation was under control, growth was among the highest in the world, foreign exchange reserves were comfortable, and the Narendra Modi government...
CJP Is Right In Demanding Resignation Of Dharmendra Pradhan For NEET Mess
By Nilotpal Basu There is disquiet. There is expectation, if not desperation, to move ahead. Coming in the backdrop of assembly elections outcome, this present conjuncture appears to be unreal. The BJP-RSS is busy authoring a narrative that the BJP as a political force is invincible and, more importantly,...
Twelve Years Of Narendra Modi Rule Has Been Socially And Economically Divisive
By Krishna Jha Official celebrations are on as Narendra Modi government completes its twelve years in office. Among the achievements, we have indications of constant decay in our democratic ethos. Economy faces doom and has reached a dire state during this period. Practically no economy in the world today...
Congress To Set Off Nationwide Agitation Over Centre’s Multiple Lapses
By Rahil Nora Chopra The Congress has declared a nationwide protest against the Centre’s recent failures over the CBSE-NEET paper leak/on-screen marking issues, as well as unemployment, inflation, and economic crises. The decision about the countrywide agitation was taken at the party meeting chaired by Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge,...
Sandipani Schools In Madhya Pradesh Have The Potential To Improve Standard
By Raju Kumar BHOPAL: Efforts to improve school education in Madhya Pradesh are not new. Over the years, successive governments have experimented with different models aimed at strengthening government schools and making them more attractive to parents. Excellence Schools, Model Schools, Kanya Shiksha Parisars and other specialised institutions have...
Hard Left Melenchon Announces His Candidature For 2027 French Presidential Polls
By Marlon Ettinger PARIS: “Ladies and gentlemen, comrades, I give you your candidate for the 2027 presidential election, Jean-Luc Mélenchon!”This past Sunday, tens of thousands of people filled the streets of Saint-Denis in Paris’s northern suburbs. Despite the sun beating down, they’d come to watch left-winger Mélenchon launch his...
Rahul-Mamata Strategic Alliance Should Infuse Fresh Energy In INDIA Bloc
By T N Ashok By the time Narendra Modi crossed Jawaharlal Nehru’s record as India’s longest-serving elected Prime Minister in continuous office, the country’s political landscape had already begun to resemble a battlefield after a great storm. The old certainties have vanished. Alliances that appeared permanent are fraying. Regional...
