By Dr. Gyan Pathak AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal’s writing a letter to the Justice of Delhi High Court Swarna Kanta Sharma informing her that he would not participate further in the proceeding of her court in the CBI’ liquor policy case citing a loss of confidence, has just brought...
By Asad Mirza The old framework of rigid alliances in West Asia is giving way to overlapping security partnerships, strategic hedging, internal military modernization, and new calculations shaped as much by technology and economics as by traditional geopolitics. West Asia’s defence and security architecture is undergoing one of its...
By Jag Mohan Thaken CHANDIGARH: “Saam, Daam, Dand, Bhed” is an ancient Indian strategic phrase for achieving goals or resolving conflicts by any means necessary, often translated as “Persuasion, Bribery/Price, Punishment, and Division”. It represents a four-step approach ranging from diplomatic dialogue to the calculated use of force and...
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: Several BJP candidates in Nadia and North-24-Parganas are harbouring grave doubts about their electoral success after Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured members of Matua community that they will be given Indian citizenship and adding for good measure that ‘this is Modi’s guarantee”. The prime minister...
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The shocking tussle for the Chief Minister’s post in Congress in Kerala even before the result is out, has plumbed a new low. The supporters of senior leader and one of the aspirants for the CM’s post, Ramesh Chennithala, have kicked up a fresh controversy...
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav has appointed Seema Rajbhar national president of women wing of the party to make inroad in powerful backward Rajbhar community in Uttar Pradesh on the eve of the state assembly elections in 2027. This step of Akhilesh Yadav is...
By K Raveendran Over 70 Opposition members of the Rajya Sabha have opened a new constitutional front against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, submitting a fresh notice for his removal on grounds they describe as “proven misbehaviour”. The move comes after an earlier attempt was rejected and is centred...
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India, for the first time, have planned to bring out employment profiles for cities having million plus population as well as city level profiles of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises. The former, as is proposed, will provide key labour market indicators, such as Labour Force Participation Rate...
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: The pattern is similar, if not the same. First, a ruling party leader or his kin makes a verbal or physical assault on a government officer or behaves arrogantly, humiliating, abusing or insulting someone. After an uproar, he is summoned to the state BJP...
By T N Ashok CHENNAI: It began, as modern cautionary tales often do, with something trivial. Tea. Mullu murukku. A careless bite. It’s a wheat based savoury spicy, salty , peppery and after taste is awesome, it leaves you with taste buds with an indescribable feeling of joy. The...
By Ben Chacko LONDON: As the Westminster vultures circle its twitching corpse, one could be forgiven that the May 7 elections in Scotland, Wales and the 136 English councils and for six Metro mayors were no more than a referendum on the Starmer premiership. Unlike the 2025 elections which...
By T N Ashok In most democracies, high voter turnout is read as a simple good—an affirmation of faith in the system. In India, it is rarely that straightforward. The extraordinary participation seen in the 2026 assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal—with turnout brushing past 84% and...
By Dr. Gyan Pathak BJP leaders Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister of Home Amit Shah April 24, 2026, a day after highest ever 92.89 per cent polling in the first phase of election on 152 constituencies, claimed to win West Bengal, while TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee vowed...
By Satyaki Chakraborty At long last, there are clear signs that India-Bangladesh bilateral relations are set to be normalised under the new Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman who took power only two months ago following the historic national elections held on February 12 this year. Tarique Rahman has just...
By Rahil Nora Chopra Whispers are making rounds in the Congress that organisational reshuffle will be undertaken only once the ongoing state Assembly elections conclude, with internal discussions signalling a broader redistribution of responsibilities across the party structure. Numerous senior Congress leaders are advocating a more prominent role for...
By Raju Kumar BH0PAL: Recent provisions announced by the Madhya Pradesh government on land acquisition have drawn attention from farmers, policy experts, and the wider public. The new rules propose that in rural areas, farmers will receive compensation up to four times the market value of their land in...
By Jag Mohan Thaken CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police, on April 24, 2026 afternoon, heaved a sigh of relief, when it received the information of banning the Web Series- “Lawrence of Punjab”, by the centre. DGP Punjab Police on his X@DGPPunjabPolice wrote, “Punjab Police is committed to maintaining peace, public order,...
By W. T. Whitney, Jr. NEW YORK: Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s first and only left-leaning president, leaves office soon. First round voting on his replacement takes place on May 31, and Iván Cepeda, standard bearer of Petro’s Historic Pact party, leads in opinion polls. Cepeda and his vice-presidential running mate...