Delhi rebuts Dutch rights criticism
New Delhi has rejected reported remarks by Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten on media freedom and minority rights, saying India remains a vibrant democracy where free speech, diversity and religious coexistence are protected by constitutional...
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Dehradun curbs follow factory wage unrest
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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 Needs To Curb Oil Consumption
By Nantoo Banerjee India’s continuous hesitancy to curb the retail oil consumption pattern despite a worldwide surge in fuel prices is inexplicable, if not unacceptable. The government, the biggest benefactor of large domestic fuel use by way of imposition of levies close to 50 percent of the retail oil...
Indian Economy Facing Serious Inflationary Pressures Due To Iran War
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Though the April retail inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose only a little to 3.48 per cent from the March inflation 3.40, and year on year food inflation based on Consumer Food Price Index to 4.20 per cent from 3.87, which is still...
Selection Process Of Satheesan As The Chief Minister Is A Lesson For Congress High Command
By Kalyani Shankar The Congress Party faced major challenges within its ranks while choosing the Chief Minister of Kerala, a process that took 11 days and was crucial in settling disagreements among various party groups, demonstrating the importance of internal consensus for unity. VD Satheesan was chosen despite intense...
India’s First Seizure Of Jihadi Drug Captagon Is A Ominous Sign Of New Threat
By T N Ashok India’s first seizure of Captagon — the notorious “jihadi drug” of the Syrian conflict — is more than a sensational narcotics bust. It is a warning flare. Beneath the ₹182-crore seizure at Mundra Port and Delhi lies a far darker story: the merging of global...
West Bengal’s Earlier Experience Of A Double Engine Govt Was Not Good
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: Amidst much kerfuffle, a “double engine” government has come to run West Bengal. After the 2026 assembly elections, this state which for nearly five decades has been the epicentre of Opposition politics is however no stranger to “double engine” government but it’s experience with it...
Trump’s Taiwan Policy Faces Threat As His Advisers Warn Of Chinese Aggression
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers NEW YORK: The island that the world refuses to recognise as a country has once again been reminded of a brutal geopolitical truth: in the contest between the United States and China, Taiwan is indispensable — but still expendable. When President Donald Trump emerged from...
21-Member V D Satheesan-Headed UDF Ministry Sworn In In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Free travel for women in Kerala State Road Tran sport Corporation (KSRTC) buses from June 15 and a 3000-rupee hike for ASHA workers. These are the first decisions announced by Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan after the first Cabinet meeting of the newly-installed UDF Government...
Five Assembly Elections Witnessed Free Fall Of Democracy Under NDA Regime
By Dr. Ram Puniyani The recent Assembly Elections results (May 2026) were eagerly awaited. In Assam the delimitation helped the Himanta Biswa Sarma to win the elections yet again. His main message was about Ghuspatiye, (infiltrators) and other slogans were floated which spread hate. In Bengal the election looked...
Decoding Global Geopolitical Impact Of Trump-Xi Summit In Beijing
By Nitya Chakraborty Now that the U.S. President Donald Trump is back to Washington DC. After his two day summit talks in Beijing on May 14 and 15, it is appropriate to decode the gains of the summit. There were four major issues– Taiwan, Iran war, trade deals and...
Gulf Energy Hedge Formalised During Modi Visit Has A New Strategic Depth
By K Raveendran India’s energy security arrangement with the United Arab Emirates marks a shift from transactional crude buying to a more durable architecture of supply assurance, storage access and strategic alignment. For a country that remains heavily dependent on imported oil, the significance of the deal lies not...
Unemployment In India At 5.2 Per Cent In April, Highest In Six Months
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Unemployment in India is on the rise again, which rose to 5.2 per cent in Current Weekly Status (CWS) in April 2026, highest in the last six months. Worker Population Ratio (WPR) declined to as low as 39.5 per cent the lowest in the last...
Indian Citizens Have To Adapt To Continuing Threats To Energy Security
By T N Ashok For four years, Indian motorists had been shielded from the brutal arithmetic of global oil markets. Petrol and diesel prices barely moved upwards even as crude swung wildly across international exchanges, governments collapsed elsewhere under inflationary pressure, and energy-importing nations passed costs directly to consumers....
Despite Absence Of Joint Declaration, BRICS Meeting In New Delhi Has Shared Some Common Anxieties
By R. Suryamurthy The New Delhi meeting of BRICS foreign ministers was intended to project the image of a confident and expanding coalition of emerging powers preparing to reshape the architecture of global trade, finance and governance. Instead, what emerged from the two-day gathering was a revealing portrait of...
New Kerala Ministry Swearing In On May 18; Ramesh Still Unmollified
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the selection of Vadasseri Damodaran Satheesan as the new Kerala Chief Minister 10 days after the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) swept the Assembly election, the stage is set for hard bargaining for ministerial berths and portfolios. Satheesan, 61, will be sworn in at...
Non-BJP Political Parties Are Worried As SIR Verification Process Starts In June
By Jag Mohan Thaken CHANDIGARH: When the sound of a wolf’s footsteps is heard, some animals, even of opposite nature, become alert, begin to warn up to one another and gather in groups. A similar kind of stir has now begun to be seen in Punjab. Whether it is...
IPL Reaches Its Most Exciting Moment As Battle Starts For Play-Offs
By T N Ashok There is a moment in every IPL season when the spreadsheet stops lying. The net run rates, the qualification scenarios, the “if Team A wins and Team B loses by more than X runs” calculus — all of it collapses into something far simpler and...
How Unsafe Are Children In The Online World?
By Raju Kumar The latest NCRB figures serve as a warning that threats to children are no longer confined to streets and public spaces; they now exist inside the mobile phones children carry in their hands. Digital technology, social media and the internet have opened up a new world...
Narendra Modi-Era Elections Are No Longer Believed Free And Fair
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The opposition has always been claiming that the Election Commission of India (ECI) is being controlled by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ECI has been working to ensure that BJP wins elections in the country. They alleged that ECI is compromised while the Modi...
