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Calls for ‘Nepal-Style’ Uprising Spark FIR Storm in Bengal
Arjun Singh, former MP from Barrackpore and leader of the BJP, faces major legal and political backlash after urging West Bengal’s youth to “learn from Nepal” and join a mass uprising against what he described as a “corrupt government”. Multiple First Information Reports have been filed across the state,...
Gandhi Flees to Langkawi Amid Bihar Campaign Heat
Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has departed for a vacation in Langkawi, Malaysia, just after concluding his intense “Voter Adhikar Yatra” in Bihar, prompting incisive criticism from the BJP. Amit Malviya, head of the BJP’s IT cell, mocked the Congress Gandhi...
Supreme Court Reserves Verdict on Governor-Timelines
The Supreme Court constitution bench has reserved its decision on the reference submitted by President Droupadi Murmu under Article 143 of the Constitution. The reference seeks clarity on whether Governors—and the President—can be subject to timelines when deciding whether to grant assent to Bills passed by state legislatures. Chief...
Low Turnout Spurs Uproar at BJP’s Seva Pakhwara Workshop
Jaipur: BJP state in-charge Radha Mohan Das Agrawal walked out of the party’s state-level workshop at Jaipur’s Durgapura Agricultural Research Centre after expressing extreme displeasure over poor attendance by MPs, MLAs and other party functionaries. The event, part of the “Seva Pakhwara” campaign, aimed to mobilise workers for public...
From Nepal To France And Now Political Assassination In US—The Globe Is Burning
By Sushil Kutty Nepal burned and continues to simmer. Next, France is in turmoil. French citizens have invaded streets and roads blocking all that stands in their way, from roads and buildings and commercial establishments. The agitators are calling it ‘Block #verything Movement’, which is not only telling, prophetic...
CPI’s Clarion Call To Defend Democracy In Danger
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Communist Party of India (CPI) has made a strong pitch for defending democracy under attack in the country and strengthening the communist movement. The clarion call for realizing the twin objective was given by CPI general secretary D. Raja while inaugurating the delegates’ conference...
Labour Party To Form Government Again In Norway Emerging As The Largest Block
By Satyaki Chakraborty Norway rebuffed the surge of the far right political parties in European countries in the September 8 general elections by placing trust in the incumbent Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store whose Labour Party emerged again as the largest single political party with 48 seats in the...
Time For Every Indian To Stand In Solidarity With The People Of Palestine
By P. Sudhir Gaza is at a flashpoint – a moment of reckoning when history convulses for the Palestinian people, yet equally charged with the potential to transform, to dismantle a genocidal settler state that wages an incessant campaign of racist violence and destruction. Nothing perhaps underlines this moment...
Narendra Modi Is Wrong – Mohan Bhagwat Did Not Work For Social Harmony
By Arun Srivastava Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s piece on Mohan Bhagwat released in all national newspapers on September 11 on the occasion of RSS supremo’s 75th birthday ought not to be construed as his praise or eulogy for the RSS chief. It is sheer a manifestation of his surrender...
Unorganised Sectors May Not Get Full Monetary Benefits From GST 2.0
By Krishna Jha India is a country where poverty is the most normal experience, no one is free from it except a few. Beginning from the day a child is born, hunger starts haunting it. Most of the days of life are spent in the grim shadows of a...
Kamala Harris Breaks With Joe Biden To Chart A New Democratic Path
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’s forthcoming memoir “107 Days” represents more than just a post-campaign reflection—it signals a calculated political repositioning that could reshape Democratic leadership dynamics ahead of the 2028 presidential race. Her pointed criticism of Joe Biden’s reelection decision-making process...
Europe’s Theatre Of War Is Expanding As Poland Shoots Down Russian Drones
By Anjan Roy With every day, peace in Europe is receding and fears of a serious war breaking out nearing. On the eve of First World War, Earl Grey, then foreign secretary of Britain, had mourned with prophetic words: “Lights are being put out all over Europe. We might...
US Senator Accuses Trump Policy of Undoing US-India Strained Ties
A US Senator has sharply criticised the Trump administration for “threatening” India over its oil imports from Russia, declaring that the friendship built over decades with New Delhi and Prime Minister Modi has been undone in just months. Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, ranking member of the...
Mahagathbandhan Parties Must Give Up Seats for New Entrants
Congress has urged Mahagathbandhan allies to distribute constituencies by balancing winnable and tough seats and asked that all parties be ready to part with some from their current quota to accommodate new entrants, as seat-sharing negotiations intensify ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections. Krishna Allavaru, Congress’s in-charge for Bihar,...
Mediation Must Be Seen as a Constitutional Value of Justice
Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant declared that justice need not be confined to courtrooms but can be delivered through mediation, ensuring disputes end in fairness and dignity. Justice Kant, speaking at the International Mediation Conference hosted in Visakhapatnam by the Asian Centre for International Arbitration and Mediation on...
Kejriwal Blasts Modi Over India-US Trade Talks Threatening Farmers
Aam Aadmi Party National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of putting cotton farmers across India at risk in efforts to strengthen trade negotiations with the United States. Kejriwal charged that Modi’s pledge that talks would “unlock the limitless potential” of the India-US partnership disguises...
BJP Strategy Meeting Fuels Talks of State Government Return
A closed-door gathering led by BJP national coordinator Sambit Patra and state president Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi drew in at least 27 legislative party members, strengthening speculation around a swift return of elected governance in Manipur. The event, aimed at laying the groundwork for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed visit,...
State Legislatures Tell SC: Governors, President Can’t Stall Bills
Opposition‐ruled states Karnataka, Punjab, Kerala and Telangana appeared before the Supreme Court on Tuesday insisting the Constitution does not permit the President or state governors to stall legislation passed by their assemblies, even if such bills are challenged as unconstitutional or inconsistent with central law. Senior Advocate Gopal Subramanium,...
