Congress denies Bihar MLAs defection talk
Congress leadership on Friday rejected speculation that its six newly elected legislators in Bihar were preparing to defect, asserting that the claims were unfounded and politically motivated. The party said the MLAs remained committed to...
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Samajwadi Party accuses Uttar Pradesh of selective VIP rule
Samajwadi Party leaders escalated their criticism of the Uttar Pradesh administration on Tuesday,...
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Bihar rebukes MNS over Mumbai Bhavan threat
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UAE hosts fresh push for Russia Ukraine peace talks
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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.Union Budget Should Focus On Transport Sector As India’s Most Potential Growth Engine
By Nantoo Banerjee India’s transport sector, combining road, rail, air and water, is ready for a significant job boom, with the logistics industry alone projected to grow at a 10.7 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) through the current year. The national budget for 2026-27, which is scheduled to...
Old Global Order Has Collapsed, But No Unanimity On New Order In Trump Era
By Satyaki Chakraborty The five day annual session of World Economic Forum at Davos ended on January 23 witnessing virtual collapse of the transatlantic alliance at the hands of Donald Trump and both German Chancellor Frederich Merz and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez saying that old order has gone,...
Full Implementation Of New Labour Code From April 1, 2026 Seems Uncertain
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Though the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment of India is working to rollout of the new labour codes for full implementation from April1, 2026, it seems uncertain because of stiff resistance from the Joint Platform of the 10 Central Trade Unions (CTUs) and many...
Tamil Nadu Assembly Polls May Lead To A More Tumultuous Period In State Politics
By T N Ashok Tamil Nadu does not announce political change with slogans or street eruptions. It signals it differently—through silence, fatigue, and a gradual withdrawal of emotional investment. Governments here are rarely voted out in anger; they are eased out when voters stop believing that power listens. As...
Trump’s Billion-Dollar Peace Club Is A Mockery Of Global Order And Development Planning
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers NEW YORK: President Donald Trump abruptly withdrew the invitation to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to be on the Board of Peace for Gaza sheerly to snub him for mocking him for saying “ if you are not at the table”, “ you are on...
Prime Minister’s Visit To Kerala Gives Little Political Dividend To BJP
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: He came. He saw. And he went back. That broadly sumps up Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brief visit to Kerala capital Thiruvananthapuram on Friday. The visit fell far short of the high expectations raised by the BJP’s Kerala leadership. Modi will come and make big...
Rising Demand For Steel Items In India Is Giving A Boost To Domestic Manufacturers
By Kunal Bose Chinese steelmakers once again demonstrated a breathtaking agility in the year that recently closed with shipments of steel products to foreign destinations climbing to a record high of 119 million tonnes from 110.72 million tonnes in 2024 in an environment of growing trade restrictions. But the...
Power Engineers Are Dead Against The Provisions Of Electricity Amendment Bill
By Jag Mohan Thaken CHANDIGARH: To go ahead for reforming the Electricity Sector, the central government, in a press release through PIB on November 22, 2025, claims that the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025, is a major step toward transforming India’s power system to meet the needs of a rapidly...
Jamaat-e-Islami Forges Ahead Bridging Gap With Dominant BNP Before Bangladesh Polls
By Nitya Chakraborty With the final list of eligible candidates announced on January 21 just three weeks before the crucial elections on February 12 in Bangladesh, the campaign has started in full swing. The trends so far give all the elements of a total polarization between the Bangladesh Nationalist...
Acquittal Of Arvind Kejriwal And Derailment Of Party’s Campaign
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Acquittal of AAP Supremo Arvind Kejriwal in two Enforcement Directorate’s (ED’s) summons cases on January 22 is just a reminder to the nation, how ED functioned beyond its power, and derailed the AAP’s political campaign in Delhi that helped the BJP win all the 7...
Modi Govt’s Reduction Of Poverty Claim Is Flawed Owing To Omission Of Essential Criteria
By Prabhat Patnaik A capitalist economy is characterized by continuous process and product innovations, which means that the basket of goods consumed by the people keeps changing over time. New goods are typically introduced by capitalist producers keeping mainly middle class consumers in mind, and once new goods start...
Congress Dubs Repeal Of MGNREGA As Mega Assault On Workers Rights
By Rahil Nora Chopra Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that the repeal of MGNREGA by the government was an attempt to remove Mahatma Gandhi’s name from public memory and asserted that his party would strongly raise the issue during Parliament’s upcoming Budget session. The Leader of Opposition in the...
Trump Has Started A New Cold War In Latin America Which Will Be Protracted
By Sanjay Roy The colonial aggression of abducting Nicholas Maduro, the head of a foreign sovereign country is celebrated by the US president as an efficient military operation conducted to restore democracy and freedom in Venezuela. Maduro has to be portrayed as the head of a drug cartel so...
Indira Gandhi Prize For Peace And Development Is Awarded To Graca Machel Of Mozambique
By Jag Mohan Thaken CHANDIGARH: Dedicating her life in improving the lives of vulnerable communities by creating a more just and equitable society for all and the struggle for self-rule and protection of human rights has paved the path for conferring ‘Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development-2025,...
Starmer Could Face Labour Rebellion As 100 MP’s Call For Waspi U-Turn
By Berny Torre LONDON: Sir Keir Starmer could face another Labour rebellion after 100 MPs signed a letter calling for a Waspi U-turn. The letter called on ministers to “reach the right decision” for 1950s-born women and give an update on plans by March 2 “at the latest.” Women...
Supreme Court Alternative To Electoral Bonds Turns Out To Be More Vicious
By K Raveendran When the Supreme Court of India struck down the electoral bond scheme introduced under the government led by Narendra Modi, it did so on the realisation that the anonymity offered by the bonds, far from curing the malaise of black money, had institutionalised it. But the...
Three Governors Created Scenes In Three Legislative Assemblies Within Two Days
By Dr. Gyan Pathak With Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s walk out from the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on January 22, it has become obvious that governors in the country in opposition ruled states have started working on a well organized strategy against the governments that they lead as constitutional heads,...
How Maharashtra’s Civic Verdict Redrew India’s Urban Political Map
By T N Ashok The verdict from Maharashtra’s municipal elections was not merely a routine reshuffling of councillors and mayors. It was a structural political event — one that redefined urban power, fiscal control, and electoral momentum not just within the state, but potentially across India’s federal landscape. At...
