FCRA overhaul set for Lok Sabha scrutiny
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to move the Foreign Contribution Amendment Bill, 2026, for consideration in the Lok Sabha on Monday, placing tighter oversight of foreign-funded organisations at the centre of the government’s...
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Nepal towns cautiously emerge from communal unrest
Several towns across southern Nepal remain tense after Hindu-Muslim clashes left three people...
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Iran and Oman near Hormuz shipping deal
Iran and Oman are close to finalising an agreement governing maritime traffic through...
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The political partnership between the Congress and Samajwadi Party has entered a period...
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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.US Security Umbrella Over Gulf States Is Crumbling
By Nantoo Banerjee The U.S. President Donald Trump seems to be desperately looking for a graceful exit fast at least to save the U.S. partnership with the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and also the massive financial cost of war. The financial cost of the Iran war already reached...
Ruling AAP Is Strongest In Punjab Before 2027 Assembly Polls
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Before Legislative Assembly Election of Punjab to be held early in 2027, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have entered clearly as front-runner. Chief Opposition party Congress is undergoing a serious infighting, while Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the BJP have still limited influence in...
India’s Young Women Power MNC Factory Revolution
By T N Ashok Women in the age group 18 to 30 are the rising work force in India representing the strongest demographic powering an unprecedented revolution of the fairer sex working at the shopfloor level in India, particularly the south, with aggressive hiring by MNCs for their quality...
Can The BJP Win Back The Trust Of Gen Z After The Passing Of Anti-Leak Bill?
By Kalyani Shankar The political scene in India is changing quickly, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is facing a key moment in its history. It needs to think about how to engage Gen Z. The ruling Modi government struggled with Gen Z, which launched an unexpected agitation that...
Kerala CM’s Flood Crisis Management Draws Strong Criticism
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan’s failure to effectively tackle the floods in the State, which has claimed 15 lives so far, has evoked strong criticism. That he failed to supervise the flood relief work by remaining in the State capital was bad enough. Worse was...
Bengal BJP State President Warns About Extortion Bid By BJP Cadres
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: Amidst stern warning to Trinamool Congress regime extortionists, unearthing financial scams, trying to pull down allegedly illegal constructions including a TMC party office, the first BJP state government of West Bengal is nearing. three months in office. But just as the powers that be in...
Parents Of Indian Brides Are Hiring Private Eyes To Do Due Diligence On Grooms
By T N Ashok Indian parents wanting their educated daughters to be married off ask the grooms family or the brokers before fixing the marriage the oft repeated traditional ritualistic question: Do the horoscopes match? Today, in Maharashtra, another question has become equally important: Have you verified the bride...
When Parliament Goes Silent, Politics Switches On The Camera
By K Raveendran India’s political conversation appears to be acquiring a new address. It is no longer confined to Parliament House, party headquarters, election rallies or television studios. Increasingly, it begins with a mobile phone placed at a flattering angle, a carefully chosen background and the familiar instruction to...
Jantar Mantar Protests Have Widened Democratic Space For A Broader Movement
By Dr Arun Mitra The extraordinary student and youth upsurge witnessed across India in recent weeks has done far more than challenge the credibility of the country’s examination system. It has exposed the widening gap between the government’s claims and the lived reality of millions of young Indians. More...
Hamas Agreeing To Gaza Disarmament Deal Is A Positive Development For Regional Peace
By Asad Mirza Donald Trump has declared a “historic” deal for Hamas to fully disarm in Gaza, brokered by his Board of Peace. But Netanyahu calls it inadequate, Hamas ties disarmament to a full Israeli pullout, and Washington simultaneously readies fresh strikes on Iran – exposing how unsettled the...
Below Normal Rainfall In The Rest Of The Monsoon Is A Serious Concern
By Dr. Gyan Pathak When India is in the midst of the Monsoon season and the second half of it is just to start, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and India Meteorological Department (IMD) have predicted below normal rainfall ahead. It has brought a fresh concern for the country,...
Why Delhi Police’s July 20 Crackdown Transgressed The Law On Use Of Force?
By Edgar Kaiser On July 20, when thousands of youth marched towards the Indian parliament, the police cracked down with tear gas, pellet guns and nail-studded lathis, leaving more than a hundred injured, with a 22-year-old man losing his eyesight. While most evidence shows that it was a peaceful...
U.S. State Department Document On Cuba Is Full Of Lies And Wild Allegations
By Rob Warzyniak NEW YORK: Last week, the United States State Department released a 100-page document titled “Cuba: The Capital of 21st Century Communism.” Those 100 pages contained a multitude of outright lies, excoriating damnations, and the creation of a mythical nation of epic proportions, hell bent on destroying...
Why The CJP Has The Potential To Change Political Power In 2029 Lok Sabha Polls?
By Nitya Chakraborty Nearly a week has passed since the withdrawal of the historic students and youth protests at Jantar Mantar on July 25 following the resignation of the education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and the centre agreeing to the other demands of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). Since then...
Witch-Hunting Students And Others By Police Is Still On
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Union Government led by PM Narendra Modi and the RSS-BJP clan ruling elsewhere in other states have now started witch-hunting students and others who participated in the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) led protests at Jantar Mantar in Delhi and across India, despite the words of...
Major Legal Setback For Kerala Government On Police Reforms
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An attempt by the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Government in Kerala to politicize the police force has failed with the High Court frustrating the move. The court has stayed the operation of an order by the Additional Chief Secretary (Home) to reorganize the Kerala...
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Soon, New Faces To Be Inducted
By Rahil Nora Chopra The long-pending expansion and reshuffle of the Karnataka cabinet is expected soon and the Congress high command is keen to use the rejig to project a fresh image and showcase generational transition within the party. Sources signal that the Congress leadership approves the induction of...
Nara Brahmani, The Daughter In Law Of Andhra Pradesh CM Loves To Remain As Invisible
By T N Ashok In an age when political dynasties cultivate celebrity with the precision of a public relations campaign, one woman stands apart by doing almost the opposite. For nearly two decades, Nara Brahmani has quietly occupied one of the most extraordinary intersections of power in India. She...
