Fuel shock pushes Delhi petrol past ₹100
Petrol crossed ₹100 a litre in Delhi on Monday after state-run fuel retailers raised pump prices for the fourth time in 11 days, passing part of the global oil shock from the Iran war to...
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Shanxi coal disruption tests China’s energy security
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in Happening Now May 25 ·Falta result deepens Bengal poll row
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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.Rising Prices, Falling Rupee And FPI Exit Pose Big Challenge To Economy
By Nantoo Banerjee India’s economy is navigating severe stress. The impact of Persian Gulf war, high cost of imported crude oil, frequent upward adjustment of retail oil prices, rising commodity rates, soaring transportation costs, weakening Rupee and continuous exit of foreign portfolio investors (FPI) are posing a big challenge...
When Energy Becomes A Political Weapon At The Hands Of Donald Trump
By R. Suryamurthy When Marco Rubio declared before arriving in India that the United States wanted to sell New Delhi “as much energy as they’ll buy,” the remark sounded, at first glance, like standard diplomatic salesmanship. In reality, it was something far more consequential. It was a blunt acknowledgement...
Chief Minister Vijay Has Similarities With The Way N T Rama Rao Became Andhra CM
By Kalyani Shankar In the vibrant South Indian political landscape, movies have often been intertwined with politics. Few personalities exemplify this connection better than two film superstars, Vijay and N.T. Rama Rao (NTR). They both share a common link: they became chief ministers shortly after launching their parties. As...
Dr. Manmohan Singh’s 10 Year Tenure And Narendra Modi’s 12 Years Portray Contrasts
By T N Ashok The comparison between the overseas engagements of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi often generates sharp political debate, but such comparisons also require an understanding of the vastly different global environments in which the two leaders operated. Dr. Singh, who led...
Indian PM Has To Recognise The Right Of Western Media To Get Replies To Their Questions
By Tirthankar Mitra India’s image abroad was tarred by a sharp exchange between an Indian diplomat and a Norwegian journalist last week at Oslo after a question was asked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Norwegian journalist Lyng Svendsen asked “Prime Minister Modi, why don’t you take some questions from...
Presently, Transformation Is Happening In Constitution Without Change In Written Text
By Ajitesh Singh, Ananya Gunjan On the evening of May 21, the Seminar Halls of the Kamaladevi Complex at the India International Centre filled to capacity with lawyers, academics, students and public intellectuals. The occasion was the launch of Senior Advocate Indira Jaising’s memoir, ‘The Constitution Is My Home’....
India’s Relaxation To Tea Imports From Nepal Is Welcomed By Kathmandu Govt
By Ashis Biswas KOLKATA: Indian Tea Board and Industry circles are not happy with the recent relaxation allowed by Union Commerce Ministry, to exempt mandatory testing for Nepalese tea imports into the country. The temporary relief has been heartily welcomed in Nepal by the fledgling industry, which expressed its...
Cockroach Party Exposes A Deeper Political Unease Among New Generation
By K Raveendran Cockroach Janta Party may have begun as satire, but its popularity has exposed something far more serious than a passing joke on the internet. The response it has drawn from government functionaries suggests that the ruling establishment is less disturbed by the humour itself than by...
Workers Won The Historical Battle Of ‘Right To Strike’ Again, But Miles To Go
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has finally concluded by 10 – 4 votes on May 21, 2026 that the worker’s right to strike is protected under the International Labour Organization’s (ILO’s) Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 No....
US Threats To Cuba And Raul Castro Must Be Met Through Global Actions
By Ben Chacko LONDON: US threats to Cuban revolutionary leader Raul Castro reek of the extraterritorial arrogance of a thuggish imperial power. They indicate too that the extreme economic war Washington is waging to break the Cuban people could escalate to a direct military attack very soon. The charges...
Punjab Can Stop The Advancing Chariot Of RSS-BJP In 2027 Assembly Polls
By Dr. Arun Mitra After its victories in the elections in Assam, Puducherry, and West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has become highly emboldened. Particularly in West Bengal, where Mamata Banerjee had a strong government in place, few had expected the BJP to come to power with such...
The Great Bollywood Transition: For Heroines Spotlight Shifts With Ruthless Speed
By T N Ashok From the ethereal grace of Madhubala and the timeless magnetism of Hema Malini to the meteoric rise of Alia Bhatt and Rashmika Mandanna, Bollywood’s relationship with its heroines has changed dramatically. Once upon a time, leading ladies ruled the silver screen for decades. Today, the...
Madhya Pradesh Govt Has Started Appointing BJP Leaders As Head Of State Corporations
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: Halfway through its term, the BJP Government of Madhya Pradesh has begun appointing chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of state-run corporations, boards, authorities, commissions and committees. Over the past one month, 60 such appointments have been made and more are in the pipeline. Chairpersons and vice-chairpersons...
Big Finance Backed OTT Platforms Challenging Indian TV Industry Serials
By T N Ashok The Indian television soap opera industry — once the undisputed emperor of household entertainment — is now fighting the most difficult survival battle in its 40-year history. From the days when entire streets fell silent during Ramayan and Mahabharat on Doordarshan to the age of...
Modi Government Banned The Voice Of The Voiceless Cockroaches On X
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Annoyed by the voice of the voiceless cockroaches on Social Media platform X, the Union Government of India led by PM Narendra Modi got their account banned in the country. Thanks to the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant’s one of the comments on May...
Modi Govt Is Still Not Taking Proper Initiative To Improve Relations With Dhaka
By Nitya Chakraborty More than three months have passed since the historic general elections in Bangladesh on February 12 this year leading to the installation of the BNP government in the country headed by Tarique Rahman. PM Narendra Modi’s warm congratulations to the Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and...
The Rupee Rout Is A Grim Warning Modi Govt Can’t Ignore At The Moment
By R. Suryamurthy India’s rupee is not merely depreciating. It is sending a warning flare about the structural weaknesses of an economy that spent two decades celebrating growth while postponing the harder questions of economic resilience, industrial depth, and external vulnerability. When the currency slipped past ₹96 to the...
Only Poor Are Bearing The Burden Of Iran War Under Modi’s Austerity Programme
By Sanjay Roy Geopolitical conflicts affect the lives of people who hardly have any role in initiating the conflict. The ruling class of conflicting nations engage in wars and the burden of the disruptions caused in the process is asymmetrically imposed upon common people. The national leaders of Israel...
