By Anjan Roy Famed Indian origin tech guru, Sunder Pichai, the supremo of Google has spoken some home truths about the much-hyped potentials of AI (artificial intelligence). He has observed that any collapse of the astronomically high valuation of small Ai start ups could result in a generalised crash...
By T N Ashok India’s advertising landscape has witnessed a definitive, historic shift: Digital Media has officially overtaken Television as the largest segment for ad spending. Fuelled by an explosion in data consumption and a “mobile-first” consumer base, digital marketing is not just growing—it’s driving the entire marketing ecosystem....
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala has pulled off yet an astounding achievement by becoming the country’s top start-up friendly State. The State’s start-up system grew by 254 per cent since 2021. This was announced by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan when he inaugurated ReCode Kerala 2025, the development seminar organized...
By Sophy K.J, Yameena Ahamad The state cabinet of Telangana is proposing to enact the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2025 mandating transparency in the algorithmic management of gig workers. The law would prohibit arbitrary termination, requiring a seven-day notice period before deactivation...
By Tirthankar Mitra Pakistan’s ruling dispensation is dropping even the pretence of a civilian democracy. The country’s 27th constitutional amendment rushed through Parliament and signed by its President, Asif Ali Zardari is a clear pointer to it. The amendment fires a broadside at Pakistan judiciary. It creates a new...
By T N Ashok When Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death in absentia on November 17 by a special tribunal in Dhaka, the shock rippled across the region. Yet the most curious reactions came not from Bangladesh—but from India. India’s government, normally swift to comment...
By Asad Mirza US President Donald Trump has said he is considering Saudi Arabia’s request to buy F-35 fighter jets, as intelligence officials warn China could gain access to the aircraft’s latest American technology. The sale has also raised Israeli concerns as it will bring the Saudi fighters closer...
By Aritra Banerjee On the evening of November 26, 2008, India’s financial capital, Mumbai, was transformed into a war zone. Ten heavily armed terrorists stormed the city in a series of coordinated assaults that lasted nearly three days, killing 166 people and injuring hundreds more. They struck at iconic...
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the Election Commission of India (ECI) and political parties except the BJP hardening their respective positions over the Special Intensive Revision(SIR) of the electoral rolls in Kerala, the stage is set for a protracted political-legal battle over the issue. What has driven the parties...
By Jag Mohan Thaken CHANDIGARH: Why do the people of Punjab feel that the state’s powers, hold, and authority are being curtailed? What indications are reflecting this impression? Are dismantling the structure of Punjab University Senate, weakening the Punjab’s role in Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), controlling the clutch,...
By Robert Crooks VANCOUVER: On October 20, Premier David Eby of the Canadian province of British Columbia introduced Bill 31, The Energy Statutes Amendment Act. The legislation is being touted as a necessary measure to speed up “nation-building projects” in the face of threats to Canada’s sovereignty from U.S....
By Nitya Chakraborty Bangladesh plunged into a fresh turbulence on Monday, November 17 after the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) announced its verdict sentencing to death former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for” crimes against humanity” committed during last year’s student led agitation that led to the fall of her...
By T N Ashok A Bangladesh special tribunal on Monday sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity, a thunderous verdict against a once-dominant political force whose 15-year rule collapsed under the weight of student protests, economic frustration, and accusations of deepening authoritarianism. The decision...
By Nantoo Banerjee It is good that the government has finally notified new rules for deep-sea fishing in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) with a focus on empowering fishermen cooperatives and small-scale fishers, while banning foreign vessels from operating in Indian waters. However, the notification doesn’t solve the...
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Nearly 2.7 million workers have been locked out of the digital framework of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA), the only employment guarantee scheme for the poor rural workers, between October 10 and November 14, 2025. Their names have been ultimately deleted from...
By Kalyani Shankar In his victory speech following the Bihar elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi predicted that the Congress party might split again, given that the NDA secured a landslide victory. He criticised the Congress party for transforming into a communist-Maoist entity, noting that it has been losing election...
By Rabindra Nath Sinha Several conclusions, interesting and of political import, are instantly possible from an analysis of the Bihar Assembly election results announced on Friday, November 14. The most telling of these inferences is that the Bharatiya Janata Party, despite being for the first time the single largest...
By Satyaki Chakraborty The Left coalition candidate and the Communist Party leader Jeannette Jara took the leading position in Presidential elections in Chile held on Sunday, November 16 by getting 26 per cent of the votes as against his rival far right candidate Jose Antonio Kast who got 24...