Markets watch as tariff ruling waits
Global financial markets held a cautious tone after the US Supreme Court opted not to issue an immediate ruling on legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff regime, leaving investors without clarity on a...
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Owaisi targets Congress over UAPA legacy
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi has mounted a sharp attack on...
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BJP leader targets DMK–Congress record in Tamil Nadu pitch
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitin Nabin on Friday accused the DMK–Congress alliance of...
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MEA defuses row over Modi–Trump remarks
New Delhi sought to draw a line under an exchange sparked by comments...
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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.Modi Mustn’t Rush To Appease Trump On Trade Deal, Explore Options
By Nitya Chakraborty U.S. commerce secretary Howard Lutnick’s stunning podcast on Thursday claiming that the bilateral India-US trade deal was almost ready but was not signed as Prime Minister did not call the U.S. President Donald Trump as was expected by the Americans. This lack of proper gesture on...
Donald Trump’s Risky Bet On Venezuela’s Black Gold Resources
By K Raveendran President Donald Trump’s intensified focus on Venezuela over oil underscores the strategic centrality of the South American nation’s petroleum wealth in shaping U.S. policy and global energy markets. For decades, Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, once a cornerstone of its economy, have languished under mismanagement, sanctions, and...
Shadows Of Judicial Indiscipline On Supreme Court’s Bail Denial To Khalid, Imam
By Indira Jaising At the heart of the controversy relating to the denial of bail to Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid is a simple question: what is the crime that they have committed? What if they have committed no crime at all under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967?...
Stirring Saga Of KSRTC’s Remarkable Turnaround
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: This is the story of a stirringly remarkable turnaround effected by the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), demonized as a white elephant and a drag on Kerala’s economy. Time was – just 10 years ago – when KSRTC found itself a butt of ridicule...
Decoding Swami Vivekananda’s Relevance On His 163rd Birth Anniversary
By Mithun Dey KOLKATA: Youth can gain a positive energy and power with no limits. Human creativity is at its best and the ’never say die’ spirit is at its climax. Demographically, the nation of today is at its youngest best. Envisage the prospective energy in these millions of...
Deadly ICE Shooting Under Trump Shows The US Slide Towards Fascism
By Ben Chacko LONDON: Understandably, the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday has sparked furious controversy and protest. Video footage shows clearly that an Immigration Control and Enforcement (ICE) officer shot her at the wheel of her car as she was slowly pulling away from several of...
Canadian Socialists Have Much To Learn From Zohran Mamdani’s Success
By James Adair TORONTO: When New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani announced his run for mayor of New York City, few in Canada were likely paying attention. But in the wake of Mamdani’s inspiring win, the Canadian chattering class, from the pundits to political candidates across the political spectrum,...
CPI(M)-Led Left Front Has Become Victim Of Binary Politics In Bengal
By Nitya Chakraborty West Bengal is going to the state assembly polls in March-April 2026. The election fever has soared high with the visits of the BJP leaders Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Home Minister Amit Shah to the state which is being ruled by the Trinamool Congress...
Trump Is Leading The Gangster Phase Of Imperialism In The World
By Prabhat Patnaik When the Soviet Union collapsed, liberal bourgeois writers had proclaimed the arrival of an era marked by the universal triumph of democracy and stability; they had considered the socialist challenge unnecessary and counterproductive, and believed that capitalism which had already given political independence to its colonies,...
U.S. Trade Deficit Shrinks Sharply In October 2025 But Questions Remain About Future
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers NEW YORK: In a striking turn of events, the United States trade deficit contracted sharply in October 2025, hitting $29.4 billion — the lowest level since June 2009, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). This headline number has been heralded by policymakers...
Closing Of Katra Medical College On Religious Ground Is A Dangerous Precedent
By Dr Arun Mitra It was deeply disturbing to witness the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) openly rejoicing over the closure of the Medical College at Katra. At a time when people across the country are demanding the opening of more medical colleges to ensure access to advanced medical care...
Bangladesh Reducing Essential Imports From India By Diversifying Into Pakistan, Turkiye
By Ashis Biswas KOLKATA: Bangladesh has reacted coolly to the recent official announcement that Bhutan and Bangladesh may buy coal from the CIL (Coal India ltd) directly, following recent steps taken to ease and increase regional trade. A Dhaka-based official said there were no immediate plans to buy coal...
Haryana Public Service Commission’s Credibility Is Under Scanner
By Jag Mohan Thaken CHANDIGARH: India is facing a serious problem of unemployment. But on one hand there are the posts lying vacant and the Public Service Commissions are floating advertisements to fill up these posts and on the other hand even a sufficient number of candidates are not...
Global Cooperation Is Showing Resilience In The Face Of Geopolitical Headwinds
By Satyaki Chakraborty NEW DELHI: Global cooperation is proving resilient even as multilateralism continues to face strong headwinds, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Cooperation Barometer 2026, just released in Geneva. However, cooperation is below where it needs to be to address critical economic, security and environmental challenges....
Mamata Brands ED Raid On I-PAC Attempt To Steal TMC Poll Strategy
By Rahil Nora Chopra Raids by the Enforcement Directorate at the office of political consultancy firm I-PAC and its director, Pratik Jain, in Kolkata as part of a money laundering investigation aggravated the political slugfest between the ruling Trinamool Congress and BJP ahead of the Assembly elections in West...
Amit Shah’s New Strategy For 2026 Bengal Assembly Polls Worries TMC
By Nitya Chakraborty The two and half day visit by the union home minister Amit Shah to Kolkata during 2025 year end to explain to the West Bengal party leaders his new strategy to take on the ruling Trinamool Congress in the assembly elections scheduled in March-April 2026, has...
Zohran Mamdani’s Success As A Mayor Of New York Will Reshape American Politics
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: When Zohran Mamdani placed his hand on the Quran in a decommissioned subway station at midnight on January 1st, 2026, he was not merely assuming the mayoralty of America’s largest city. At 34, the democratic socialist was inaugurating what may prove to be...
India To Continue With Its Growth Momentum Despite U.S. Tariff Impact
By Satyaki Chakraborty NEW DELHI: India will maintain its growth momentum in 2026 defying the uncertainty in global economy over the impact of the U.S. tariff rates. The GDP growth projected at 7.4 per cent in 2025 will be at the level of 6.6 per cent in 2026 showing...
