US presses ahead as India offers ‘strongest proposals yet’
Washington has indicated that discussions with New Delhi on a bilateral trade framework are advancing, with remarks from Jamieson Greer, the US Trade Representative, describing India’s agricultural proposals as “the best we’ve ever received as...
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Supreme Court concerned at threats to booth-level officers
The Supreme Court has formally sought a response from the Election Commission of...
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Supreme Court questions poll panel’s power to probe citizenship
The Supreme Court challenged whether the Election Commission of India is constitutionally permitted...
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Family of Bankim Chandra lauds Vande Mataram debate
A 10-hour parliamentary debate in the lower house concluded as MPs broached the...
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By K Raveendran Trade negotiations between Washington and New Delhi have moved into a critical phase as senior American trade officials arrive in India with the stated intention of clearing the final hurdles to a long-discussed agreement. The presence of Deputy US Trade Representative Rick Switzer and chief India-deal...
New Labour Codes To Compel Indian Workers To Spend More Hours
By Krishna Jha The technological progress harnessed by the corporate sector has created an eternal thirst to have more. To get more surplus, exploitation rate has been raised to its summit. There has also been efforts to reducing jobs and raising unemployment rate. The workers are always in uncertainty...
Will SIR Debate In Parliament Lead To Concrete Electoral Reform Or Change?
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls in 12 States/UTs are underway amidst strong opposition by the opposition political parties, outside and inside the Parliament of India, where parliamentarians are finally debating it after scenes and disruption created by the opposition on unwillingness of the...
India’s BIT Paralysis Is Now Holding Up Trade Talks And The Cost Is Rising
By R. Suryamurthy India’s trade diplomacy is beginning to show the strain of its investment treaty retreat. Behind the upbeat official communiqués and the carefully worded joint statements, the uncomfortable truth is this: India’s stalled or sluggish trade negotiations—with the EU, UK, Canada, and even middle-income partners—are being held...
Kerala Government To Appeal Against Verdict In Actor Rape Case
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government has decided to approach the Kerala High Court with an appeal against the verdict of the trial court in Kochi in the 2017 actor rape case. The trial court in Kochi had acquitted actor Dileep, the eighth accused, and...
Yunus Administration Faces Mounting Questions Amid Political Uncertainty
By Tajul Islam The political situation in Bangladesh has entered an era of heightened complexity and instability, shaped most dramatically by the events of August 5, 2024. On that day, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled to India, reportedly fearing for her life as the Meticulous Design movement intensified...
Mexico’s Leftist President Claudia Sheinbaum Is Leading Reforms From The Front
By David Raby MEXICO CITY: Ten days ago the news from Mexico was of violent right-wing protests and destabilisation attempts but the popular response led by President Claudia Sheinbaum has completely transformed the situation. An investigation by the Morena party group in the Mexico City Assembly produced detailed evidence...
German Coalition Led By Friedrich Merz Arouses War Mentality Once Again
By Satyaki Chakraborty After a gap of 80 years since the fall of fascism in 1945, Germany is once again agog with the militarization of the society in the name of fighting against the possible aggression by Russia. The ground has been laid by the continuing war in Ukraine....
Indian Researchers Bring Out New Findings On Cosmic Puzzle Alakananda
By Tirthankar Mitra India’s scientific community has quietly handed the world an intriguing cosmic puzzle. It is called Alakananda after the ancient Himalayan river, but it’s significance runs far deeper than its poetic name. Alakananda is one third the size of a Milky Way containing roughly 19 billion stars....
How A Seventy-Year-Old Presidential Order Still Shapes Dalit Life After Conversion
By Khalil ur Rehaman Earlier this week, the Allahabad High Court ordered a statewide inquiry into Christian converts retaining Scheduled Caste (‘SC’) status, calling such retention a “fraud on the Constitution.” The High Court relied on the Andhra Pradesh High Court’s decision in Akkala Rama Reddy v State of...
A Rational Approach To Immigration Policy Is Needed For Britain
By Ben Chacko LONDON: Britain’s incoherent, counterproductive and needlessly cruel border control policy has resulted in a spiralling increase in death and violence. The one thing it has failed to do is deter small boat arrivals. The Humans for Rights Network has assembled a compelling collection of reports from...
India Must Clip IndiGo’s Wings To Protect Fast-Growing Domestic Aviation Market
By Nantoo Banerjee India’s domestic civil aviation market, the world’s third largest after the United States and China, nearly collapsed last week as its major private airline, IndiGo, boasting nearly 70 percent of traffic share, suddenly cancelled hundreds of flights on the ground of pilot shortages after it failed...
PM Narendra Modi’s Rhetoric On Vande Mataram Is Misleading
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India wanted to celebrate the 150th year of India’s National Song “Vande Mataram” for its admirable role in the Freedom Movement of India, but PM Narendra Modi’s rhetoric in the Parliament of India using the history of its evolution as a national song turned the...
Beyond Diplomacy: Economic Reality Of India-Russia’s $100 Billion Target
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik The world watched as Mr Vladimir Putin visited India. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was particularly excited as the two countries signed deals spreading across defense, trade, healthcare, civil nuclear energy, and labour cooperation. How much of this bonhomie will translate into trade figures, particularly...
It Was A Win-Win Situation For Both India And Russia After Delhi Summit
By T N Ashok At a moment when Moscow is staring at a fresh barrage of Western sanctions on its energy giants, when NATO is threatening secondary measures against countries buying discounted Russian crude, and when Europe is again pushing an unpalatable ceasefire formula for Ukraine, President Vladimir V....
Local Body Polls: Air Of Cool Confidence In LDF Camp
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the first phase of the campaign for the local bodies elections in Kerala having come to an end, the stage is set for a no-holds-barred battle for supremacy. The polls are scheduled to be held on December 9 and December 11. The CPI(M)-led Left...
India’s Solar Revolution Is Built On Shaky Foundations – Cracks Are Showing
By R. Suryamurthy India loves grand narratives. And few stories have been told with as much pride in recent years as the tale of its solar revolution — the deserts filling with gleaming panels, the megawatt counters spinning upward, the country marching toward a greener future. With 116 gigawatts...
Cocomi Memo Urges PM To Reject Kuki Claims To Jurisdiction Over Hills
By Rabindra Nath Sinha KOLKATA: Actions and reactions, depending upon the situation that keeps on evolving, distinguish the narrative of the ethnic conflict in Manipur. The ministry of home affairs (MHA) held meetings on November 6 and 7 with the representatives of United People’s Front (UPF) and Kuki National...
