Temple-mosque litigants reject Supreme Court settlement route
Hindu and Muslim parties in three major Uttar Pradesh temple-mosque disputes have rejected a Supreme Court-backed mediation process, choosing to pursue judgments on the legal and constitutional questions raised by their cases. The litigants in...
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Panel favours suspension for ministers held in custody
A Joint Parliamentary Committee has recommended suspending the Prime Minister, chief ministers and...
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The Bharatiya Janata Party is poised to move within six seats of an...
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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.AI-Generated Deepfakes Are Eroding Social Trust
By Nantoo Banerjee Fake news is flooding across India’s nearly half-a-billion social media and messaging platforms, threatening trust, relationships, and democratic processes. The country, boasting almost a billion internet subscriptions, is facing a growing crisis of misinformation with digital content spreading faster than truth across the online community. To...
BJP Is Ready With Its Strategic Plan To Win Assembly Polls In Uttar Pradesh
By Kalyani Shankar With the Uttar Pradesh. elections drawing closer, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is rolling out a comprehensive, strategic plan aimed not only at retaining its power in the state but also at solidifying its influence across India. The strategy emphasises uniting the NDA and addressing...
Three Temple-Mosque Disputes To Keep Communal Politics Alive
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Three Temple-Mosque disputes in Uttar Pradesh will keep the communal politics alive in the months to come before May 2027, when the state will be going to polls. These are Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi, Sri Krishna Janmaboomi-ShahiIdgah Mosque in Mathura, and the Sambhal Mosque...
In Two Months Of BJP Rule In Bengal, Muslims And Christians Form Target Of Attacks
By Arun Srivastava Weaponisation of the governance and criminalisation of the cultural ethos are fast taking a diabolical character in Bengal in the last two months of BJP rule in the state.. The actions of the state government and the daily policy announcements of the Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari...
India, An Emerging Superpower Still Remain A Country Of Contrasts
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers If aliens landed in India tomorrow, they would conclude they had arrived in two countries occupying the same piece of real estate. In one India, a vegetable vendor accepts payment through a QR code, a farmer checks monsoon forecasts on his smartphone, a surgeon in...
Nepal Is Witnessing An Uncomfortable Rerun Of Generation Z Revolt
By Asad Mirza Ten months after toppling one government, Nepal’s Gen Z is confronting the one it built. A brutal eviction drive, a driver’s self-immolation and a widening crackdown on dissent are testing whether Balen Shah’s “new politics” differs from the old. Nepal is witnessing an uncomfortable rerun. Less...
Dreamgirl Hema Malini’s 60 Year Journey In Bollywood Is Breathtaking
By T N Ashok Hema Malini is in her late 70s and looks like she is just 45 years old . She has not lost a bit of her stunning beauty or stature or looks. She is still the dream girl of Bollywood and over the weekend she celebrated...
Women’s Reservation, Delimitation And The Future Of Representation
By Zoya Hasan Women have been at the forefront of Indian politics since the freedom struggle. Yet, their participation in governance and representation in legislatures and other decision-making institutions remains disproportionately low. Women currently hold only about 14 per cent of the 543 Lok Sabha seats, while their average...
When Faith Is Betrayed, The Heavens Have Already Fallen
By K Raveendran The Supreme Court vacation bench’s observation that the “heavens are not going to fall” if petitions seeking an independent investigation into the alleged misappropriation of donations to the Ayodhya Ram Temple waited for the regular judicial process was an unfortunate choice of words. The bench may...
Unemployment In Million-Plus Cities Higher Than Urban India
Unemployment In Million-Plus Cities Higher Than Urban India By Dr. Gyan Pathak Unemployment rate in million-plus cities is higher under the usual status at 4.9 per cent compared to 4.8 per cent in urban India, while stark inequality in earnings also persists among various categories – such as casual...
Beyond Hormuz: The Gulf’s Infrastructure Gamble
By M A Hossain For decades, the Strait of Hormuz has been treated as a narrow stretch of water with outsized geopolitical importance. Yet the latest regional security shocks have exposed a deeper reality. Hormuz is not simply an oil chokepoint; it is the foundation upon which the modern...
Mystery Surrounds Trump Not Using Presidential Plane While Leaving Turkey After Summit
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers NEW YORK:: When President Donald Trump departed Türkiye after the NATO summit this week, he did something American presidents almost never do. Instead of remaining aboard the newly modified Boeing 747 that had carried him into the country, he boarded one of the older presidential...
Wayanad Debris Slip Tragedy: No Time For Blame Game
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The V. D. Satheesan-led United Democratic Front(UDF) Government cannot escape the responsibility for the Wayanad debris slip tragedy which has so far claimed seven lives. The Government, ever since it assumed power, has sought to blame it all on the previous Left Democratic Front(LDF) Government....
Andy Burnham Favours No Change In Present Foreign And Military Policy
By Ben Chacko Change, Andy Burnham offered. Yet it is now clear that in the absolutely critical area of foreign and military policy, the incoming Labour premier offers no new course at all. His article in The Times sets out his approach to the world. It is one that...
World AI Conference In Shanghai On July 17-20 To Witness The High Tech Battle Between U.S. And China
By Nitya Chakraborty China is hosting the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 17 to 20 the deliberations of which are expected to decide the course of AI development globally as also the scope of AI governance as also collaboration for assisting AI growth in the...
BJP’s National Political Strategy Of Splitting Opposition Is Disgusting
By Dr. Gyan Pathak In the pursuit of gaining strength in the Parliament of India – both in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha – the ruling BJP under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has adopted a national political strategy of splitting the opposition political parties, that has reached its...
PoK At Crossroads: A New Protest Movement Is Challenging Islamabad
By T.N. Ashok Pakistan-administered Kashmir has once again emerged as one of South Asia’s most politically volatile regions. What began as protests over soaring electricity bills, inflation and governance has now evolved into a broader political movement questioning the relationship between Islamabad and the territory it officially calls “Azad...
South Asian Job Seekers Are Having A Harrowing Time In West Asia As Also Europe
By Ashis Biswas KOLKATA: Nearly 10,000 job seekers and unemployed youths, mostly from South Asian countries, were killed worldwide in various accidents and mishaps in 2025, as their quest for work/migration abroad ended in tragedy. In addition a large number of people were also reported missing. International agencies and...
