Congress contests Natarajan poll rejection
Congress moved the Election Commission of India late on Tuesday after the nomination of Meenakshi Natarajan for the Rajya Sabha election from Madhya Pradesh was rejected, setting off a confrontation that could leave the party...
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Opposition avoids CJP Pune protest
Opposition parties will stay away from Thursday’s Cockroach Janta Party protest in Pune,...
in Happening Now Jun 10 ·Jaipur stays tense after mosque demolition
Thousands of police personnel remained deployed across Jaipur’s Nandpuri area as tensions persisted...
in Happening Now Jun 10 ·New Delhi’s nuclear posture enters sharper focus
New Delhi’s nuclear posture has come under sharper global scrutiny after a leading...
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The legacy of IPA, founded by Nikhil Chakravartty, the doyen of journalism in India, to keep the flag of independent media flying high, is facing the threat of extinction due to the effect of the Covid pandemic. Only an emergency funding can avert such an eventuality. We appeal to all those who believe in the freedom of expression to contribute to this noble cause.India’s Fiscal Shield Comes Into Focus As Hormuz Crisis Darkens Outlook
By K Raveendran Resolution of the US-Israel war with Iran now appears further away than at any point in the conflict, with the latest American strikes pushing global markets into a more unsettled phase. The US launch of retaliatory attacks on Iranian defence and radar systems after Washington accused...
Jawaharlal Nehru And Narendra Modi: Two Prime Ministers Belonging To Two Centuries
By T N Ashok As Narendra Modi overtakes Jawaharlal Nehru as India’s longest-serving Prime Minister to this day, the inevitable comparisons have begun. The period of tenure of Nehru is taken from his swearing in as the PM in 1952 after the holding of the first general elections in...
Modi Has Created A Milestone But Comparison With Nehru Is Erroneous
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The third term of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister of India began on June 9, 2024 and hence June 9, 2026 happened to be an occasion for the BJP to showcase him as the longest serving “elected prime minister” of India surpassing the first prime...
Can The Maverick TMC Supremo Mamata Banerjee Survive The Present Crisis?
By T N Ashok The Trinamool Congress (TMC), once considered the most formidable regional political machine in India, is facing the gravest crisis in its 28-year history. What began as murmurs of dissatisfaction after the party’s stunning defeat in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections has rapidly evolved into...
TMC Collapse Gives Opportunity To Left And Congress To Occupy The Vacant Space In Bengal
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: The unprecedented collapse of the Trinamool Congress following the assembly election reverses in 2026 polls has given big opportunities to the Left Front led by the CPI(M) and the Congress to emerge as the opposition to the BJP dominated state government in Bengal. The CPI(M)...
New Technology Pioneers Are Building Infrastructure For Next Era Of AI
By Indrani Chakraborty The World Economic Forum on June 10 announced its 2026 Technology Pioneers cohort, recognizing 100 early-stage companies from 23 countries that are developing breakthrough technologies with the potential to transform industries and societies. The cohort reflects the growing geographic diversity of frontier innovation, with nine companies...
INDIA Bloc Reset Broader Consensus On National Politics
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The INDIA bloc’s meet on June 8, 2026 in New Delhi has reset a broader consensus on national politics to take on the BJP despite its regional conflicts that surfaced with DMK keeping away from and AAP declaring that it was not part of it....
How Iran War Immensely Benefited Five Major Weapons Companies Of U.S.
By T N Ashok The most interesting story is not merely that U.S. defense contractors profited from the Iran war, but that financial markets began pricing in those profits even before the first missiles struck. Investors anticipated a long cycle of missile replenishment, drone procurement, air-defense expansion and fighter...
Deportation From India Of Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants Should Be Rule-Based
By Ashis Biswas KOLKATA: As tensions persist along the disturbed segments of the Indo-Bangladesh border running through the Northern and central districts of West Bengal, it seems an uneasy bilateral truce will prevail in the medium term. The process of the GOI-declared repatriation of illegal Bangladeshi settlers may run...
Defection Game By Elected Politicians Is A Regular Feature In Indian Politics
By T N Ashok Indian democracy is often described as the world’s largest political experiment. Increasingly, however, it resembles the world’s largest wildlife sanctuary for migratory politicians. Every election season, millions of voters queue up under a scorching sun, clutching voter slips and democratic hopes. They cast their ballots...
Ramchandra Guha Is Wrong In Saying Rahul Gandhi Helped Narendra Modi Staying In Power
By Dr. Ram Puniyani Historian Ramchandra Guha, in his article in digital news website Scroll, wrote: “Gandhi Family has helped Modi to consolidate his power”. This is a totally superficial analysis of the consolidation of the power of Narendra Modi-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the past over a decade....
U.S. Labour Unions To Actively Take On Trump And MAGA In 2026 Mid Term Polls
By Mark Gruenberg MINNEAPOLIS: Entering her second full-term as AFL-CIO President, Liz Shuler laid out big plans for the nation’s labour federation over the next five years. For the current midterm elections, the federation plans to put 50,000 “election protectors” in the field. Accepting her re-election, unopposed, at the...
Producer Price Index Is Welcome Though WPI Need Not Be Dumped
By Nantoo Banerjee It is good that the government has finally decided to introduce the Producer Price Index (PPI) as a more reliable inflation tracker than the Wholesale Price Index (WPI). However, it may not be desirable to dump WPI entirely after a period of the next five years....
Israel’s Defiance Of Trump Shatters The Truce In The US-Iran War
By Asad Mirza Marking exactly 100 days since a catastrophic conflict reordered the Middle East, a fragile, US-brokered truce violently collapsed as Israeli jets struck deep inside Iranian territory. By directly defying President Donald Trump’s explicit warnings to exercise restraint, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed the region...
CJP’s Demand For Resignation Of Dharmendra Pradhan Is Getting Momentum
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Despite Narendra Modi led government’s efforts to abort the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) from its conception in virtual world of social media through ban and takedown orders, it ultimately took birth in the physical world, and even organised a huge protest demonstration at Jantar Mantar...
Annamalai To Set Up His Own Political Party To Take On Vijay In Tamil Nadu
By Kalyani Shankar K Annamalai, the former head of the BJP in Tamil Nadu, has taken significant steps this week to shape his political future, including meeting with top BJP leaders in Delhi and announcing his departure from the party, which aims to raise his political profile and keep...
Small Investors Are Losing In Indian Stock Market Due To FII Funds Outflows
By Kunal Bose Some notable exceptions besides, equity shares in almost all sectors from IT to banking/financial services to FMCG to oil and gas have found their values eroded in varying degrees since the US and Israel combine began its assault on Iranian military and economic assets and top...
Bollywood Films Of Golden Age Are Still Remembered For Story Telling, Songs
By T N Ashok For much of the 1950s and 1960s, Indian cinema sold dreams through storytelling, music and acting talent. Beauty mattered, certainly, but actresses such as Madhubala, Meena Kumari, Waheeda Rehman, Vyjayanthimala, Asha Parekh and Mala Sinha became stars primarily because of their performances. The camera admired...
