Border queues test Bengal migration crackdown
Hundreds of Bangladeshi nationals without valid stay documents have gathered near the Hakimpur border point in North 24 Parganas, seeking to cross back into Bangladesh after West Bengal’s new BJP government moved to intensify action...
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Karnataka Congress braces for power shift
Karnataka’s Congress government is facing its most consequential leadership test since returning to...
in Happening Now May 27 ·Mira Road goat row sparks unrest
Tensions at a housing society in Mira Road, near Mumbai, escalated into a...
in Happening Now May 27 ·Kerala ED searches deepen CMRL payments probe
Enforcement Directorate teams searched about 10 locations across Kerala on Wednesday as the...
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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.Supreme Court Upholds SIR Of Electoral Rolls, But Concerns Remain
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Supreme Court of India on May 27, 2026 upheld the legality of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Bihar and elsewhere and emphasized that this exercise is constitutionally connected to “free and fair polls”. The judgment strongly underlined the purity and...
Dynamic International Crude Markets And India’s One-Way ‘Market Forces’
By K. Raveendran Motorists are facing the familiar squeeze of higher pump prices at a time when global crude markets remain volatile but not one-directional. Four increases in 11 days have revived the old grievance that oil companies in India move swiftly when crude rises but rarely show the...
Fresh US Strikes Against Iran Give A Big Jolt To Peacemaking Efforts
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers NEW YORK: The renewed accusations by Iran that the United States violated the fragile ceasefire by launching missile strikes on Iranian facilities have once again pushed the Middle East to the edge of a wider conflagration. Tehran claims that the latest strikes on missile installations...
American Left For Anti-MAGA Coalition To Take On Trump In November Mid Term Polls
By Satyaki Chakraborty The United States domestic political situation is hotting up as only five months are left for the crucial midterm elections in November this year. During the coming polls, elections will be held for the entire House of Representatives as also one third of the Senate. Though...
As IPL 2026 Drawing Closer, Old Giants Giving Place To New Kings Of T20 Cricket
By T N Ashok There is something poetic about the IPL in 2026. The league that was once ruled by dynasties has suddenly become a tournament of rebellion. The old powers are wobbling, the young captains are fearless, and the white ball cricket is being played at a tempo...
Sonny Rollins, Pioneer Of Jaaz Saxophone In India, Is No More
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: The swinging ’60s which revolutionized music in Europe and America did not leave India untouched. If there were the Beatles, Queen, The Rolling Stone, nearer home there came up Mohiner Ghoraguli in Calcutta together with Indian Ocean in Delhi and not to forget The Local...
Trump Has Downgraded Status Of QUAD-India Should Not Waste Time On It
By Nitya Chakraborty With the U.S. President Donald Trump himself downgrading the status of the four nation Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD), why is Indian government spending so much of its precious time on QUAD meetings? It is sheer wastage of time for the Prime Minister Narendra Modi as also...
Sharp Rise In Diesel And Petrol Prices Starts Impacting Transport Costs
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Starting from May 15, 2026, India has been increasing prices of petrol and diesel, in quick succession – four times in 11 days on May 15, May 19, May 23, and May 25 – cumulatively between Rs 7.50 – Rs 8 per litre by May...
Chinese Food Assistance Gives A Big Boost To Sieged Cuban Regime’s Morale
By Satyaki Chakraborty China has finally responded to Cuba’s appeal to its friendly nations to send humanitarian assistance to take care of the immediate needs of the nation whose economy has been battered due to continuous economic blockade by the USA. On Saturday last Chinese ambassador to Cuba handed...
Trump’s Shifting Positions On Iran War Truce Complicating Final Talks
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers NEW YORK: The month-long ceasefire that followed the most dangerous phase of the U.S.-Iran conflict in decades is beginning to resemble an uneasy diplomatic intermission rather than a settled peace. Yet in the past 72 hours, a convergence of signals from Washington, Tehran, New Delhi...
China-Aided Housing Project In Sri Lanka Causes Uneasiness Among Citizens
By Ashis Biswas Even as Sri Lanka’s fragile economic recovery faces unexpected pressures owing to the continuing Iran/US-Israel conflict, a new and apparently helpful Chinese-aided low cost housing project that could have acted as a silver lining, has not brought much cheer among its hard pressed citizens. Sri Lankan...
Assam’s Adoption Of UCC As The Fourth Indian State Is A Win For RSS Goal For Hindu Rashtra
By T N Ashok The march toward a nationwide Uniform Civil Code, once considered politically radioactive in India, is no longer theoretical. It is steadily becoming legislative reality. This week, Assam became the latest battleground in one of the country’s most polarizing constitutional and cultural debates after the government...
An End To The Iran War Won’t Stop US Aggression, Britain Must Wake Up
By Ben Chacko LONDON: A deal with Iran may be close, US leaders say: and nobody imagines that the war they began with such bombast and savagery three months ago has been a success. All talk of regime change is abandoned and Iran’s monarchist exiles are already accusing Donald...
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...
