US prepares tanker surge for wider Iran campaign
The United States is preparing to send dozens of additional aerial refuelling aircraft to Israel as President Donald Trump weighs expanding military operations against Iran beyond the Strait of Hormuz. The proposed deployment would substantially...
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Pakistan firing raises tension along Rajouri frontier
Pakistani troops opened heavy small-arms fire towards forward positions in the Tarkundi sector...
in Happening Now Jul 18 ·Tinnu emerges as key figure in temple theft
Ram Shankar Yadav, alias Tinnu Yadav, has allegedly admitted to directing the theft...
in Happening Now Jul 18 ·Saharanpur court orders mosque eviction over government land
A city magistrate’s court in Saharanpur has ordered the occupants of a mosque...
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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.CJP Movement Has Become Big Enough, Can’t Be Suppressed
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Cockroach Janata Party movement was reported in a section of media as one of the reasons for abrupt removal of Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha on Friday July 17, 2026, who was replaced by Anurag Kumar. A day after, in the early hours of Saturday...
Hormuz Conflict Not A Distant Crisis For Indian Economy
By K Raveendran The expanding war around Iran has moved beyond the stage at which India can regard it as a dangerous but geographically contained conflict. The latest military deployments, repeated waves of American strikes and Iran’s threats of larger retaliation point towards a prolonged contest whose economic consequences...
India’s Digital Commerce Gets A Unified Voice With Setting Up Of ECCI
By T N Ashok India’s digital commerce industry has reached an inflection point. What began barely two decades ago with a handful of online bookstores and travel portals has today grown into a multi-layered ecosystem worth hundreds of billions of dollars, touching almost every aspect of daily life—from shopping...
Growing Congress Resentment Over Kerala Cm’s Arbitrary Functioning
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: There is no denying it. The opposition to the Chief Minister V D Satheesan’s style of functioning is gathering momentum within the Congress itself. The latest party leader to take exception to Satheesan’s arbitrary decision-making is the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) spokesperson V. R....
Fencing At Manipur Stretch Of India-Myanmar Border
By Rabindra Nath Sinha KOLKATA: Fencing of the India-Myanmar border in trouble-torn Manipur remains a tough job for the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) as the task is not merely of demarcating the boundaries but also of thwarting the recurring challenges that the Indian security agencies face from insurgent movement,...
Andy Burnham’s Long Journey From Manchester To 10, Downing Street
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers LONDON: British politics has once again demonstrated why it remains one of the most unpredictable democracies in the world. Barely two years after leading Labour to one of its biggest electoral victories in modern history, Prime Minister Keir Starmer is leaving 10 Downing Street as...
Donald Trump Is A Desperate Man Willing To Do Anything To Remain In Power
By Mark Gruenberg WASHINGTON :Even before his 20-minute speech blaming his 2020 election loss on everyone but himself and his own administration, President Donald Trump’s primetime “election fraud” broadcast got some pretty bad reviews. Some pundits said his speech was primarily a justification for the demand he ended with—his...
Cricketing Legend Sir Garfield Sobers Was One Of The Greatest Sports Personalities
By T N Ashok Sir Garfield Sobers, 89, is no more. He died a week ahead of his 90th birthday. He was indisputably the world’s best left arm all-rounder batting left, bowling left fast/spin. His greatest cricketing achievement, the first to score a highest individual score of 365 not...
Decoding Sheikh Hasina’s Announcement On Returning To Dhaka In December
By Nitya Chakraborty Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s announcement last week to return to her country in December this year ending her exile in India, has created big interests in global diplomatic circles, apart from India and Bangladesh. In an interview to the Reuters, she said that she...
Iran’s Dual-Strait Strategy Redefines Global Trade And Maritime Response
By Asad Mirza Iran is constructing a dangerous dual-chokepoint architecture across the Middle East’s vital waterways. By coordinating Houthi rebels in Yemen and al-Shabab militants in Somalia, Tehran is tactically moving to dominate both sides of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, duplicating the strategic energy leverage it already holds over...
Youth Unemployment Rate Touches A Record High At 16.2 Per Cent In June 2026
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Youth unemployment rate in the age group of 15-29 years in India has been on the rise since April 2025, when the Union Government had started rolling out new revamped Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data. In June 2026, youth unemployment rate touched a record...
The Great Political Trapeze In Maharashtra Politics Involving Sharad Pawar Led NCP
By T N Ashok Maharashtra politics has once again been thrown into a whirlpool of speculation after an unusual late-night meeting between Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and NCP state president Sunil Tatkare triggered fresh questions about shifting political equations. What transformed an otherwise routine political interaction into a major...
NCP(SP) May Support Modi Govt’s Controversial Delimitation Bill
By Rahil Nora Chopra Political future of the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SP) has been revived after senior leaders from both the NCP factions held separate meetings with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, signalling fresh speculation over possible political realignment. According to sources, Sharad Pawar is set to...
American Communists See Socialist Moment Rising In November Mid Term Polls
By C.J. Atkins NEW YORK: With just over a hundred days standing between the country and the November midterm elections, the Communist Party USA’s National Committee gathered here July 11-12 with a single overriding message: Everything now runs through the fight to break MAGA’s hold on Congress. That was...
U.S. Is Prolonging West Asian War To Achieve Its Geopolitical Objective
By Mahesh Rathi To view the ongoing conflict in West Asia merely as a war between Iran and Israel, or between Iran and the United States, is to miss its larger significance. At its core, this is a struggle over the future of the international order established under American...
Iconic Film Star Ravi Kishan Turns 57 At The Peak Of His Remarkable Career
By T N Ashok On July 17, Ravi Kishan turned 57, a milestone that crowns one of the most remarkable careers in Indian entertainment. Actor, producer, television personality and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament from Gorakhpur, Ravi Kishan has reinvented himself repeatedly over more than three decades....
Cracks Taking Place In INDIA Bloc In Meeting Delimitation Bill Challenge
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The monsoon session of the parliament beginning next week from July 21 is going to be politically very significant on account of delimitation and women reservation bills, passage of which can alter the political map of the country. Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has said with...
UK-India Free Trade Agreement Opens A New Chapter In Bilateral Commerce
By T N Ashok The United Kingdom and India have crossed a historic milestone in their economic relationship with the long-awaited Free Trade Agreement (FTA) coming into force on July 15, 2026, transforming years of negotiations into a commercially binding pact that promises to reshape trade, investment and business...
