Rajbhar split claim raises UP poll stakes
Om Prakash Rajbhar has sharpened the political contest in Uttar Pradesh by claiming that the Samajwadi Party is moving towards an internal split, a charge dismissed by Akhilesh Yadav as part of a broader attempt...
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CJP seeks nod for Delhi sit-in
The Cockroach Janta Party said on Wednesday it had sought Delhi Police permission...
in Happening Now Jun 18 ·Delhi terror plot widens after seven arrests
Delhi Police have widened their investigation into an alleged Pakistan-backed terror-crime network after...
in Happening Now Jun 18 ·Sawant challenges Sena split claims before Speaker
Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant has rejected speculation of a fresh split in...
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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.The Great Dichotomy Of The Growing Indian Economy Haunts Millions
By R. Suryamurthy India’s economy is supposedly doing remarkably well. Growth remains among the fastest in the world. Stock markets continue to flirt with record highs. Billionaires are multiplying. Airports are expanding. Bullet trains are advancing. Defence exports are reaching new milestones. The nation is speaking confidently about becoming...
Govt’s Cowardice In Confronting The U.S. On Death Of Three Sailors Is Deplorable
By Mahesh Rathi Three Indian sailors are killed in an American military operation. Reports emerge that after the death of another Indian sailor at sea, serious obstacles are being placed in bringing his mortal remains back to the homeland. The Government of India registers a protest. But what happens...
Bhagwat’s Proposal For Peace Talks With Pakistan Is An Eye Wash
By Arun Srivastava Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat’s recent suggestion of peace talk and people to people interaction with Pakistan at the same time resolute assertion “We are not like Hitler. That is not our nature or our way,” is rather deceptive in nature and underlines some...
India’s Democratic Foundation Based On Multi-Party System Is Under Threat
By Nilotpal Basu British statesman, Sir Anthony Eden acknowledged India’s constitution making process as a “stupendous exercise” of democratic practice on an unprecedented scale. He viewed it not as a mere imitation of western models, but as a bold democratic venture with incalculable global influence. He famously stated that...
Kerala UDF Govt Compromising With The Centre On Education Policy
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It is an extremely worrying development. The VD Satheesan-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government is facilitating the saffronisation of higher education in the State. It is also part of the political somersaults being executed by the new Chief Minister V D Satheesan. The latest U-turn...
Vedanta Group Headed By Anil Agarwal Has Excelled In India As Aluminium Producer
By Kunal Bose Every country with favourable environment for private entrepreneurship to flourish is replete with examples of rags to riches happenings. India is no exception to this phenomenon, where some with exceptional vision and courage to give shape to ideas in the face of all kinds of adversities...
Privatisation Of Healthcare Arouses Big Controversy In Madhya Pradesh
By Raju Kumar BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh government has approved a pilot project to operate selected Community Health Centres (CHCs) in the districts of Rewa, Dewas and Guna through an outsourced management system. According to the state cabinet, the arrangement will be implemented in centres where most doctor positions...
Fragmentation In The Global Energy Transition As Geopolitical Risks Surge
By Indrani Chakraborty Geopolitical tensions, supply disruptions and rising demand are driving fragmentation and slowing progress across the global energy landscape, according to the World Economic Forum’s Energy Transition Index 2026, released in Geneva on June 18. The report, developed in collaboration with Accenture, finds that the global energy...
Oil’s Peace Dividend Is Real But No Return To Pre-War Situation
By K Raveendran The US-Iran deal marks a genuine easing of one of the most dangerous geopolitical shocks to hit the energy market, but it should not be mistaken for a reset button. The immediate risk of a military breakdown has declined, and that matters for every stakeholder: Washington,...
Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman’s China Visit Next Week Has Big Significance For India
By Satyaki Chakraborty Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is visiting China on a three day visit beginning June 23, the outcome of which is expected to be of big importance to Bangladesh having special consequences on the relationship with the neighbouring India also. Bangladesh PM will be visiting Malaysia...
Why The Modi–Trump Chemistry Suddenly Looked Different At The G7 Meet?
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers NEW YORK: For nearly a decade, the choreography was familiar. There would be an embrace. The broad smiles. The carefully staged bonhomie. The public declarations of friendship. Cameras would capture the optics before diplomats discussed the substance. Yet at this year’s G7 summit on June...
Hollywood Director Christopher Nolan’s Visit To Mumbai In July Is A Great Event For Film Lovers
By T N Ashok For more than two decades, Christopher Nolan has remained cinema’s most elusive magician—a filmmaker who transforms philosophy into spectacle, science into emotion, and blockbuster entertainment into intellectual inquiry. This July, the Oscar-winning director will bring that rare cinematic mystique to India when he arrives in...
Lebanon Must Get Out Of The Clutches Of Hezbollah
By Manish Rai Lebanon is once again facing a crucial moment. In March 2026, Hezbollah launched missiles into Israel, thereby opening a new front of the war, following the outbreak of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The fragile political,...
Warfare Or Welfare Is The Trillion-Dollar Question To Nations In 2026
By Jon Trickett LONDON: Right now in Britain we are seeing a well-organised campaign to increase military expenditure. The argument goes that we should spend less on public services so that we can spend more on weapons. But if we take a wider look at the militarisation taking place...
Joy In The Struggle: The Life Of Bea Lumpkin, 1918-2026
By Jenny Carson NEW YORK: Beatrice Shapiro Lumpkin came roaring into the world on August 3, 1918, and she went out of it just after midnight on June 14, 2026, hailed by labour and progressive leaders around the country as a “matriarch of the movement.” Dying just weeks shy...
Can The US-Iran Peace Deal End Decades Of Hostility In West Asia?
By Asad Mirza The framework peace agreement between the United States and Iran has reduced the immediate risk of a wider regional war. Yet the accord leaves unresolved the central issues that have fuelled four decades of confrontation, making its long-term survival far from assured. The announcement of a...
U.S.-Iran Peace Deal Has Many Lessons For Indian Foreign Policy Makers
By R. Suryamurthy By the time President Donald Trump sits across the table to finalize what is being marketed as the first phase of an India-US trade agreement next month, New Delhi should have already absorbed the most important lesson from his administration’s recent foreign-policy success. That lesson has...
China-Myanmar Relations Reach Strategic Heights During Visit Of President Hlaing
By Satyaki Chakraborty China gave a big welcome on Tuesday June 16 to the visiting Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing by endorsing the political leadership of the junta chief turned President through rigged elections in April this year. Chinese President...
