Trump comments revive fears over US force near Iran
Fresh uncertainty rippled across diplomatic and security circles after an audio recording captured Donald Trump describing the movement of a large United States military force towards Iran, using language that hinted at scale without confirming...
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Kharge challenges Modi’s tea seller narrative
A sharp political confrontation has erupted after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused Prime...
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Himanta Sarma stirs Congress debate over Priyanka’s role
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has triggered a fresh political row by...
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Davos visit by Maharashtra chief minister sparks political backlash
Political tensions in Maharashtra have sharpened after Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis travelled to...
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By Nitya Chakraborty With the final list of eligible candidates announced on January 21 just three weeks before the crucial elections on February 12 in Bangladesh, the campaign has started in full swing. The trends so far give all the elements of a total polarization between the Bangladesh Nationalist...
Acquittal Of Arvind Kejriwal And Derailment Of Party’s Campaign
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Acquittal of AAP Supremo Arvind Kejriwal in two Enforcement Directorate’s (ED’s) summons cases on January 22 is just a reminder to the nation, how ED functioned beyond its power, and derailed the AAP’s political campaign in Delhi that helped the BJP win all the 7...
Modi Govt’s Reduction Of Poverty Claim Is Flawed Owing To Omission Of Essential Criteria
By Prabhat Patnaik A capitalist economy is characterized by continuous process and product innovations, which means that the basket of goods consumed by the people keeps changing over time. New goods are typically introduced by capitalist producers keeping mainly middle class consumers in mind, and once new goods start...
Congress Dubs Repeal Of MGNREGA As Mega Assault On Workers Rights
By Rahil Nora Chopra Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that the repeal of MGNREGA by the government was an attempt to remove Mahatma Gandhi’s name from public memory and asserted that his party would strongly raise the issue during Parliament’s upcoming Budget session. The Leader of Opposition in the...
Trump Has Started A New Cold War In Latin America Which Will Be Protracted
By Sanjay Roy The colonial aggression of abducting Nicholas Maduro, the head of a foreign sovereign country is celebrated by the US president as an efficient military operation conducted to restore democracy and freedom in Venezuela. Maduro has to be portrayed as the head of a drug cartel so...
Indira Gandhi Prize For Peace And Development Is Awarded To Graca Machel Of Mozambique
By Jag Mohan Thaken CHANDIGARH: Dedicating her life in improving the lives of vulnerable communities by creating a more just and equitable society for all and the struggle for self-rule and protection of human rights has paved the path for conferring ‘Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development-2025,...
Starmer Could Face Labour Rebellion As 100 MP’s Call For Waspi U-Turn
By Berny Torre LONDON: Sir Keir Starmer could face another Labour rebellion after 100 MPs signed a letter calling for a Waspi U-turn. The letter called on ministers to “reach the right decision” for 1950s-born women and give an update on plans by March 2 “at the latest.” Women...
Supreme Court Alternative To Electoral Bonds Turns Out To Be More Vicious
By K Raveendran When the Supreme Court of India struck down the electoral bond scheme introduced under the government led by Narendra Modi, it did so on the realisation that the anonymity offered by the bonds, far from curing the malaise of black money, had institutionalised it. But the...
Three Governors Created Scenes In Three Legislative Assemblies Within Two Days
By Dr. Gyan Pathak With Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s walk out from the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on January 22, it has become obvious that governors in the country in opposition ruled states have started working on a well organized strategy against the governments that they lead as constitutional heads,...
How Maharashtra’s Civic Verdict Redrew India’s Urban Political Map
By T N Ashok The verdict from Maharashtra’s municipal elections was not merely a routine reshuffling of councillors and mayors. It was a structural political event — one that redefined urban power, fiscal control, and electoral momentum not just within the state, but potentially across India’s federal landscape. At...
Massive March Of Tribals In Palghar Demanding Jobs Is A Warning To Modi Govt
By Nilotpal Basu Despite the deafening silence of the mainstream media, the social media space exploded with images and videos of a continuous stream of more than 50,000 red flag bearing working people, mostly tribals, marching across the Palghar district in Maharashtra. This was the heartland of the legendary...
Trumps Shifting Stand At Davos Confuses NATO And European Leaders
By T N Ashok NEW YOTK: When President Donald Trump stood before the assembled worthies of global capitalism in Davos last week to discuss his designs on Greenland, he offered a masterclass in the very behaviour America has spent decades condemning. The irony was apparently lost on no one...
Anjan Dutt, The Actor-Director-Singer Of Bengal, Is Still Prolific At 73
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: Born on January 19 when independence was five years young, Anjan Dutt has always walked down a road less travelled. Small wonder, he put on many hats during his more than five decade long career but never stuck to one in particular. He is a...
Remembering Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose On His 129th Birth Anniversary
By Mithun Dey “Blood is calling to blood. Arise, we have no time to lose. Take up your arms. There, in front of you, is the road our pioneers have built. We shall march on that road. We should carve our way through the enemy’s ranks, or, if God...
NATO’s Arctic Angst Amidst Dying Transatlantic Order In Trump Era
By Andrew Murray LONDON: Europe’s supine, corrupted and democratically exhausted bourgeoisie is finally starting to break from Donald Trump, at least superficially. Having effectively endorsed the aggression against Venezuela, and earlier capitulated entirely to the White House demagogue on trade, it is now drawing a line of sorts around...
Supreme Court Decision On Mamata’s Action During ED Raid Will Impact Bengal Polls
By Nitya Chakraborty For the two main contenders in the coming assembly elections in West Bengal in March/ April 2026, every week is important in the present electoral battle as fresh developments take place needing for a relook at the poll strategy. The ruling Trinamool Congress led by the...
Greenland’s Shadow Over Global Commodity Markets And Geopolitics
By K Raveendran Greenland, long perceived as a remote expanse on the geopolitical periphery, has moved abruptly into the foreground of transatlantic tension. The island’s strategic location astride the Arctic, its military relevance, and its potential reserves of critical minerals and rare earths have converged to turn it into...
New BJP President Nitin Nabin Is More Aligned With Top RSS Leadership
By Dr. Gyan Pathak There is no room left for speculation now about significance of the new BJP president Nitin Nabin as he spent the first day in office on January 20, 2025. In his maiden speech after taking over as BJP National President, he himself gave clear message...
