By P. Sudhir The horrific train crash on June 2 in Balasore district, Odisha has left the country, indeed the world, shocked. 288 persons were killed and over 1100 injured as one speeding train took a wrong line, crashed into a stationary goods train loaded with iron ore and...
By Arun Srivastava The RSS has inflicted a rude shock to the BJP’s public face Prime Minister Narendra Modi by questioning the idea of using the ‘Modi magic’ and Hindutva to win all elections. After Modi winning the 2014 Lok Sabha election, even the RSS used him as the...
By Keith Lamb After a recommendation by the congressional committee on strategic competition with China, the US claims that India “is one of Washington’s closest allies.” As such, it is now courting India to join NATO to counter Chinese “aggression.” India must not fall to Washington’s flattery and the...
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The past six months did not go well for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh politics. On January 22, the State BJP president has set the target to win all 80 Lok Sabha seats in 2024 general election, but now only after six months, the State...
By K Raveendran The decision by OPEC+ to enforce no official cuts, and yet a voluntary cut by swing producer Saudi Arabia, has had only limited upside price pressure, but the long-term price development will hinge on macroeconomic sentiment and the possible extension of the voluntary Saudi Arabian production...
By Sushil Kutty So it is India is democratic versus India is undemocratic. Are we stuck with the binary? Both Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are fighting each other overseas in preparation for the ‘Big Fight 2024’ at home. Rahul Gandhi’s observation that “NRIs” got...
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Irrespective of political alliance which may be decided later on, Samajwadi Party has started preparations for 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh by holding training camps in all the 80 constituencies and rath yatra in the state. The campaign for the polls has been...
By Arun Srivastava The prime task of the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe the cases having element of crime. Since the Narendra Modi government has handed over the investigation into the three train accident at Balasore in which 288 persons died, it implied that it perceives as a...
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Pakistan’s defence minister, Khawaja Asif, has affirmed that the general elections planned for October this year will proceed as scheduled, dismissing rumours of a potential postponement. Political experts strongly believe that only timely, free, and fair elections can restore much-needed political stability in Pakistan, especially...
By Ashis Biswas Despite increased deployment of security personnel in riot-hit Manipur during the last 48 hours, sporadic violence has continued in several areas. One Border Security Force (BSF) sepoy was killed, while two Assam Rifle personnel were injured as they came under fire from suspected armed Kuki attackers...