PSLV mission setback prompts cautious ISRO assessment
A launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on Monday encountered an anomaly shortly after lift-off, prompting the national space agency to initiate a detailed technical review while withholding any immediate declaration on the mission’s...
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Amit Shah consolidates command within BJP power structure
Amit Shah has emerged as the principal decision-maker within the Bharatiya Janata Party,...
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Ayodhya’s tightly managed religious landscape has come under strain after allegations surfaced that...
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Estranged Pawar cousins signal tactical unity in Pune civic race
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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.US Gunboat Diplomacy Challenges The World Order
By Nantoo Banerjee The theatres of state-sponsored piracy are expanding, from the traditional Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, Somali Basin to the Black Sea and now the Atlantic. The recent US seizure of Russian-flagged oil tanker, Marinera, originally known as the Bella-1, after pursuing the vessel for weeks across...
Donald Trump’s Decision On Iran Will Determine The Geopolitics In 2026
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: When President Donald Trump speaks of Iran, he no longer discusses deterrence in conventional terms. Gone is the Cold War lexicon of containment, mutual assured destruction, or carefully calibrated signalling. In its place sits something starker: the explicit threat of regime liquidation as...
Trump Completes His Controversial One Year In Office On January 20
By Kalyani Shankar US President Donald Trump will complete his first year in his second term on January 20. Trump’s second-term foreign policy, which began in January 2025, represents a significant departure from traditional US approaches, even from his first term. His foreign policy actions, including withdrawing from agreements...
Modi Government Policies Are Responsible For Present Isolation Of India In Bangladesh
By Ashis Biswas KOLKATA: No one can deny that India faces a tough geopolitical challenge within its own South Asian neighbourhood in 2026, with due apologies to Foreign Minister Dr S Jaishankar and his countless admirers all over the world. Over time, recent geo-political developments in this highly sensitive...
February 12 All India Workers Strike May Be Beginning Of Labour Unrest
By Dr. Gyan Pathak All India General Strike of Workers on February 12 against the implementation of the four labour codes may be the beginning of a disturbing labour unrest in India, if the Government of India goes ahead with their plan to fully implement it from April 1,...
Tragic Death Of Two Players In Haryana Is A Wake Up Call For Sports Ministry
By Jag Mohan Thaken CHANDIGARH: Two teenage basketball players — Hardik and Aman, died in separate accidents in Haryana after court poles collapsed on them during practice sessions in November 2025. Both the players belonged to Rohtak, Haryana. The painful death of these two promising Haryana Basketball players, not...
Is Artificial Intelligence Really Plagiarism On A Massive Scale In The World?
By Dennis Broe NEW YORK: Is AI “Intelligence” or plagiarism software? By plagiarism, is meant not the use of AI that plagues teachers, that is, AI used by students to produce papers, the writing and subject matter of which they are largely unaware, but the larger question of whether...
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...
