US tariff bill puts India trade at risk
A bipartisan group of US senators has unveiled legislation allowing tariffs of up to 100% on goods from India and other major buyers of Russian energy, raising fresh risks for trade ties and New Delhi’s...
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Akhilesh says BJP failures pushed UP backwards
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party government of...
in Happening Now Jul 16 ·Election Commission seeks six months for joint polls
The Election Commission has told a parliamentary panel it can conduct simultaneous Lok...
in Happening Now Jul 16 ·Wangchuk fast draws wider support for exam protests
Sonam Wangchuk’s indefinite hunger strike entered its nineteenth day at New Delhi’s Jantar...
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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...
Trinamool Congress’s Factional War Reaches New High Over Observing Martyr’s Day
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: A tug-of-war between Trinamool Congress and Congress to observe July 21 as Martyr’s Day is an annual event in the political calendar of West Bengal. But what used to be an unequal contest between two political outfits has been joined by another political entity this...
Sonam Wangchuk’s Fast At Jantar Mantar Has Brought To Focus The Dire State Of Education
By Nilotpal Basu The fast of the activist educationist Sonam Wangchuk has completed more than two weeks. Without accountability and sensitivity of the government, his life faces a serious risk. There is growing support and solidarity from various student groups and the broad democratic and secular sections of the...
Keir Starmer Quits To Pave Way For Andy Burnham As New Prime Minister Of U.K.
By Andrew Murray LONDON: Sir Keir Starmer bid farewell to the House of Commons front bench on July 15 with spiteful smears against his predecessor as his successor deliberated how far he is willing to move beyond the failures of Starmerism. Parliamentary speculation about incoming premier Andy Burnham’s Cabinet...
Forces In South Africa Try Scapegoating Migrants For Economic Crisis
By Emile Schepers LONDON: Thousands hit the streets in Durban, Johannesburg, and other cities in South Africa on June 30 to participate in over 120 separate marches demanding that all “illegal foreigners” leave the country. Over 900 participants were arrested, shops were looted in several places as the protests...
Gadkari’s Ethanol Defence Is Losing The Public Argument
By K Raveendran Nitin Gadkari has invested considerable political capital in presenting ethanol-blended petrol as a national solution to several problems at once. It is meant to cut India’s crude oil import bill, reduce emissions, support farmers, create a market for agricultural produce and strengthen energy security. Each of...
Supreme Court Kindles Hope For Round The Clock Access To Justice
By Dr. Gyan Pathak At a time when state is increasingly seen resorting to illegal detentions, imminent demolition, deportations, custodial violence and several other actions against common citizens at any time of the day and night, Supreme Court of India’s agreeing to consider framing of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)...
BJP President Nitin Nabin Lost To Amit Shah In Tussle Over Bankipur Bypoll Candidate
By Arun Srivastava The developments in the BJP over the last ten days relating to the nomination of the party candidate for the Bankipur by poll in Bihar assembly reveal the tussle between the BJP President Nitin Nabin and the all powerful Home Minister Amit Shah. At the end, ...
Taslima Nasrin Return To Kolkata After Two Decades Has Its Political Overtones
By T N Ashok Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin, who ignited a controversy in her country with her explosive writings against religious fundamentalism, authoritianism and curbs on freedom of expression, now plans to return to Kolkata, which she calls a home nearest to her heart, after living in European...
Donald Trump Has To Take The Blame For Starting The Gulf War Again
By Ben Chacko LONDON: One man alone is responsible for the resumption of hostilities in the Persian Gulf — Donald Trump. The apparent breakdown of the ceasefire between the US and Iran is a consequence of the US president’s unwillingness to face up to the disaster of his strategy...
Karl Marx’s Teachings Give Some Insight Into Future Of Artificial Intelligence
By Branko Milanovic NEW YORK: What would be the likely effects of massive introduction of artificial intelligence in the economy from the Marxist point of view? At first, the implications for Karl Marx’s labour theory of value seem bad or in contradiction with the facts or our expectations. AI...
Inflation In India Rising Sharply Since January 2026, Highest In June
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Inflation – both wholesale and retail – in India has been rising sharply since January 2026. Wholesale inflation for all commodities rose from 1.19 per cent in January 2026 to 9.87 per cent in June 2026, while retail inflation during this period rose from 2.74...
BJP Govt Is Abdicating Its Constitutional Task By Refusing To Talk To Sonam Wangchuk
By Arun Srivastava Democratic protest has lost its constitutional relevance and moral values in India and the various democratic institutions have been facing the threat of extinction, is clearly manifest in reluctance of the centre to talk to CJP protestors and especially Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on indefinite...
India-UK Trade Agreement Is A Test Of Competitiveness, Not Just Commerce
By R. Suryamurthy The entry into force of the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) on July 15 has understandably been celebrated as a diplomatic triumph and an economic milestone. Yet the temptation to portray the agreement merely as another free trade pact promising higher exports and lower...
Ram Mandir CEO Search Begins As Trust Faces Its Biggest Credibility Test
By T N Ashok The Ram Temple, run by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has initiated the search for its first-ever Chief Executive Officer (CEO), signalling a major shift towards professional management at a time when the temple is under intense public and judicial scrutiny over the...
Political Parties Should Avoid Religious Issues In Punjab’s Poll Campaign
By Dr. Arun Mitra As elections approach, new controversies are often manufactured to divert public attention from pressing social and economic concerns. Instead of addressing unemployment, debt, education, healthcare, and development, political discourse is increasingly dominated by emotionally charged issues that deepen divisions and yield electoral gains for those...
Datia Assembly Bypoll In Madhya Pradesh Exposes Factionalism In State BJP
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: When Ashutosh Tiwari – the BJP candidate for the by-elections in the Datia Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh – went to file his nomination papers on Monday, he was accompanied by chief minister Mohan Yadav, deputy chief minister Jagdish Devda, state BJP President Hemant...
