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Sparks Fly as Trump Seeks India Deal with Reduced Tariffs
US President Donald Trump has reaffirmed that a bilateral trade agreement with India is within reach, promising “much less tariffs” to make both nations more competitive. He indicated that India is prepared to lower longstanding trade barriers—an essential move to prevent the reimposition of reciprocal tariffs set to take...
GST System Undermines Small Businesses, Rahul Gandhi Warns
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, serving as Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, said the Goods and Services Tax has become “a brutal tool of economic injustice and corporate cronyism”, targeting the poor and micro, small and medium enterprises, according to a post on X. At the eight-year point...
BJP accuses Tejashwi of ‘namazwaad’ plot
BJP has launched a blistering attack on the INDIA alliance after RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav vowed at a Patna rally that his coalition would “throw the amended Waqf Act into the dustbin” if elected in Bihar. At a press conference in New Delhi, national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi condemned the...
Putin Launches Mass Production of Mach‑10 Hypersonic Missiles
Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorised the serial production of the country’s advanced Oreshnik hypersonic missile, citing deteriorating global security and escalating Middle East tensions as justification. He announced the move during a speech to graduates of military academies at the Kremlin, confirming that the Oreshnik, capable of reaching speeds...
Buddhist Control Bid at Bodh Gaya Thwarted by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court declined to hear a petition seeking exclusive management of the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, dismissing it as improperly filed under Article 32 of the Constitution and directing the petitioner to approach the Patna High Court instead. A bench of Justices M. M. Sundresh and K. Vinod Chandran said the matter...
Karnataka Congress Faces Unease Over Leadership Shift
Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala arrived in Karnataka for a series of closed-door discussions with state legislators, as internal rifts threaten to destabilise the ruling party’s grip on the southern state. The visit assumes greater urgency amid growing calls from a section of the party’s own MLAs seeking...
Locals Coerced Into Aiding Pahalgam Attackers, Says Omar
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has asserted that two men recently arrested by the National Investigation Agency for assisting the perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack were coerced and that local residents played no voluntary part in the massacre carried out on 22 April. The attack claimed 26...
Half‑Measure Leaves Indus Waters Treaty in Legal Limbo
India’s move on 23 April 2025 to place the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty into “abeyance” marks a political gesture with no foothold in international law, strategic affairs expert Brahma Chellaney has warned. The decision, triggered by the Pahalgam terror attack in April, halts obligations on paper but may deepen...
Political Limits Cited as Cause for IAF Losses in Sindoor Debate
India’s defence attache to Indonesia, Captain Shiv Kumar, stated at a Jakarta seminar on 10 June that the Indian Air Force had “lost some aircraft” during Operation Sindoor on 7 May, attributing the losses to instructions from political leadership to avoid targetting Pakistan’s military installations and air defences. He...
Defiant MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh Ousted by AAP
AAP’s Political Affairs Committee has imposed a five‑year suspension on Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, the Amritsar North MLA, citing persistent “anti‑party activities”. The former IPS officer crossed the party line by publicly questioning the Vigilance Bureau’s actions during the arrest of Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, triggering...
India Pushes Back on China’s Economic Coercion
India has implemented anti‑dumping duties on six critical chemical imports from China while preparing diplomatic and trade responses to a significant curtailment of specialty fertiliser exports—highlighting a concerted effort to defend its economic sovereignty. These moves come amid new data showing the bilateral trade deficit climbed to $99.2 billion in...
Bangladesh Upholds Public Land Policy Amid Temple Dispute
Bangladesh has reaffirmed its policy that construction of religious structures on public land is categorically prohibited, a stance reiterated by the Foreign Ministry following criticism from India over the removal of a Durga mandap in Dhaka’s Khilkhet district. The ministry clarified that the structure in question was built without...
Congress Gains Ground as Two Former Ministers Return
Two prominent political figures in Jammu and Kashmir—Taj Mohiuddin and Ghulam Mohammad Saroori—have resigned from Ghulam Nabi Azad’s Democratic Progressive Azad Party and formally rejoined the Congress in Srinagar on Friday. This significant political realignment comes after over two dozen leaders with brief stints in DPAP have returned to Congress in...
Tharoor Acknowledges RSS Shift on Manusmriti Debate
Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor has defended the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh by stating it “has moved on” from earlier objections that the Constitution lacks content from the Manusmriti, an ancient Hindu legal text. Addressing questions on remarks by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi—that the RSS prefers Manusmriti over the Constitution—Tharoor pointed...
Ways to modify Ganga pact with Bangladesh under study
After New Delhi’s decision to suspend Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan, India is now exploring various alternatives to modify and reassess a significant agreement with Bangladesh regarding the distribution of Ganga waters. The agreement for sharing Ganga waters, called the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty, expires in 2026, marking 30...
Republicans demand Mamdani deportation
Republicans are calling for the deportation of New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, who himself has vowed to expel the ‘fascist’ US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from the city. US President Donald Trump’s Border Czar Tom Homan has responded by saying, “Good luck with that, federal law...
Key Op Sindoor officer set to become new RAW chief
Senior IPS officer Parag Jain, credited with key intelligence operations during Operation Sindoor, has been appointed as the new head of the country’s external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). After a deadly attack on tourists in Pahalagam in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22, New Delhi...
Kolkata rape case: Security guard arrested
A total of four persons have been arrested so far. A complaint was filed on Thursday night, and the Kasba police station arrested three people in connection with the incident. They were identified as Manojit Mishra, 31, Zaib Ahmed, 19, and Pramit Mukhopadhyay, 20. They were produced before court...
