Bhagwat backs youth dissent and same-sex protections
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat has rejected attempts to portray protesting young people as anti-national, saying their anger reflects genuine problems that governments and society must address through dialogue. Speaking to more than 2,000...
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Christian leaders press Shah to withdraw FCRA bill
Christian leaders have urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to withdraw the Foreign...
in Happening Now Aug 7 ·Modi’s handloom appeal draws Dipke jibe
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to promote handloom products through social media has...
in Happening Now Aug 7 ·Government rules out special Parliament session
The government has denied plans to convene a three-day special session of Parliament...
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By Nitya Chakraborty INDIA Bloc, the anti-BJP front of the opposition parties will be meeting at Hyderabad shortly to review the national situation since its last meeting on June 8 in New Delhi. In the last two months, there have been major positive developments for INDIA Bloc which have...
RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Worried At Youth Anger Against Modi Govt
By Dr. Gyan Pathak “Generation Z’s grievances are genuine” said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief (Sarsanghchalak) Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday, August 6, 2026 during an event organised by India’s International Movement to Unite Nations (IIMUN), a youth-run nonprofit body in Mumbai, adding that “I trust Gen Z blindly”. Only...
Hasina’s Virtual Address From Delhi Complicates Further India’s Ties With Dhaka
By T N Ashok Exiled Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s virtual press appearance from New Delhi has plunged India-Bangladesh relations into their sharpest crisis in months, with Dhaka accusing New Delhi of allowing its soil to be used to attack Bangladesh’s sovereignty, and India insisting it had no hand...
India’s New Foreign-Funding Law Puts The Giver And The Taker On Notice
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers Every law that regulates money eventually answers two questions: who is allowed to give, and who is allowed to keep what they receive. India’s Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, introduced in the Lok Sabha in March and scheduled for a parliamentary reckoning on August...
Centre Steps Up Outreach On Delimitation Bill, Congress Stance Unchanged
By Rahil Nora Chopra The Centre has stepped up political outreach over the proposed women’s reservation and delimitation exercise, involving with key INDIA bloc parties including the Samajwadi Party (SP), DMK, and NCP (Sharad Pawar faction). Amid buzz that the DMK has softened its stance on the bill, much...
On-Going Wars And Deepening Humanitarian Crisis Are Biggest Global Issues
By Dr Arun Mitra (Humanity cannot afford an endless cycle of wars, militarisation, and nuclear brinkmanship. The abolition of nuclear weapons must remain an urgent international priority. Any escalation in the ongoing wars keeps the threat of use of nuclear weapons alive. This would be catastrophic.) The continuing wars...
Mexico Defies Trump Pressure On Its Foreign Policy And Economy
By David Raby NEW YORK: As evidence grows of illegal US intervention in Mexico, the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum has become bolder and more direct in its response. This also applies to its response to repression against Mexican migrants north of the border. This is in addition to...
Celebrating National Handloom Day On August 7 Sans Proper Action
By Dr. Gyan Pathak When the textile landscape of the country and the world is changing fast, it would not be enough for India to only celebrate National Handloom Day every year on August 7. The country will have to do much more than celebrating the day by releasing...
Narendra Modi’s Communication Strategy Aimed At Gen Z Is Failing
By Nilotpal Basu In the last few weeks, it has become patently clear that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is now permanently afflicted by a reality inversion syndrome. For him, the GenZ movement and the distinct anti-people direction of his governance is coming into direct conflict with the grave reality...
RBI’s Status Quo On Interest Rate Is Aimed At Pepping Up Growth Rate
By Anjan Roy The Reserve Bank of India announced its new credit policy on August 5, keeping the policy interest rates unchanged. The policy interest rates are an extremely important tool used by a central bank for maintaining price stability and the pace of the economy. On the face...
Doval’s Remarks On Freedom Betray Tilak’s Legacy As India’s Protestor
By S.N. Sahu While receiving the Lokmanya Tilak National Award in Pune in recognition of his contribution to strengthening India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval urged the younger generation to be mindful that freedom should not be understood merely as the liberty to do whatever one desires. To drive...
Seven Years After Article 370: Kashmir’s Two Faces, One Unhealed Wound
By T N Ashok Seven years have lapsed after the BJP led NDA government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi abrogated article 370 of the constitution withdrawing special status conferred on the state of Jammu & Kashmir soon after independence when the Maharaja acceded to the Union of India under...
Left Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s Win In Michigan Primary Is A Game Changer
By Branko Marcetic NEW YORK: Something has shifted among the Democratic electorate. That was already clear from Zohran Mamdani’s trouncing of establishment royalty Andrew Cuomo in the New York mayoral race last year, punctuated by a series of yet more socialist wins over establishment incumbents seven months later. And...
This Hiroshima Day On August 6 We Are Closer Than Ever To Nuclear War
By Ben Chacko LONDON: Hiroshima Day on August 6 commemorates the atomic bombing of the Japanese city by the United States 81 years ago. The atrocity not only killed hundreds of thousands instantly and condemned many more to painful, lingering deaths. It took the world into the atomic age:...
Bankipur Reveals The Politics Of Refusal And Rejection
By K Raveendran Bankipur may eventually be remembered not as the constituency that discovered Prashant Kishor, but as the first place where the anger dramatised by the Cockroach Janta Party acquired an electoral address. The distinction is crucial. Kishor’s victory does not amount to popular acceptance of a coherent...
J&K Parties Observe August 5 As Black Day, Organise Protests
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Even seven years after the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35 (A), there seems to be no reconciliation between the Centre and the people and political parties of Jammu and Kashmir who observed August 5 as black day and organized protests across the Union Territory,...
Oil Monopolies Earn Huge Profits In Iran War While The People Suffer
By Satyaki Chakraborty The biggest oil companies of the world have soared their profits at a record level in the last three months of the global energy crisis due to the US-Iran war involving other Gulf countries.. The oil monopolies are taking full advantage of the crisis situation in...
Balochistan Has Become A Nightmare For Pakistan Army
By Manish Rai Balochistan is currently experiencing one of the most severe violence outbreaks of the year. In the past few months, Pakistani security forces have suffered heavy casualties due to coordinated rebel attacks. The Pakistani army’s General Headquarters (GHQ) was compelled to initiate operations that were classified as...
