Europe urges Hormuz reopening amid tensions
European leaders meeting in Brussels have called for the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and an end to attacks on critical energy and water infrastructure across the Middle East, as surging oil and...
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Netanyahu rebuts viral death rumours in appearance
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly dismissed online rumours about his alleged death...
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Supreme Court curbs adjournments, demands accountability
Firm signals from the Supreme Court have sharpened scrutiny of procedural delays, with...
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Gabbard flags expanding nuclear threat landscape
Mounting concerns over the evolving global nuclear order dominated testimony on Capitol Hill...
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By Anjan Roy The West Asia crisis has now morphed into a global economic challenge, with the latest strikes by Israel on the South Pars gas field and Iranian attacks on the Qatari gas facilities in the adjacent North Dome gas field of Qatar. Undoubtedly, the war has escalated...
How The Bombing Of World’s Largest Natural Gas Deposit Is Putting Global LNG Supply In Chaos?
By T N Ashok Beneath the turquoise waters of the Persian Gulf, straddling the maritime border between Iran and Qatar, lies what may be the single most consequential piece of real estate on earth. The South Pars/North Dome field is the world’s largest natural gas reservoir, holding an estimated...
20 Muslim Organisations In Bengal Call For Bandh On March 23 Protesting Against SIR
By Arun Srivastava In an unusual development, representatives of 20 Muslim organisations of West Bengal have called for a bandh on March 23 in the state protesting against the latest Special Intensive revision (SIR) under which Muslim voters have been targeted for deletion. They accused the Election Commission of...
India’s Happiness Score In 2026 Is Even Less Than In 2014
By Dr. Gyan Pathak March 20, is the World Happiness Day. India is also celebrating the International Day of Happiness along with the UN bodies and the world highlighting the importance of happiness. Nevertheless, the World Happiness Report 2026, released on the eve of the World Happiness Day, shows...
Congress Struggling To Finalise Candidates’ List In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Four days after the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for the Kerala Assembly elections, the principal Opposition party in the State, Congress is struggling to finalise its list of candidates. Unabashed group wars and bitter bargaining for seats have marred the candidate...
Nitish’s Rajya Sabha Win Clears Way For BJP’s Chaudhary For CM Post
By Rahil Nora Chopra With Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Rajya Sabha win, discussions around his successor have picked up pace in the state. Nitish Kumar dropped ample clues that he preferred Deputy CM and BJP leader Samrat Choudhary as his successor. Addressing a public gathering in Jamui as...
Why Bhagat Singh’s Martyrdom 95 Years Ago Has Lessons To Indian People?
By Krishna Jha It is five years less than a century when on March 23, 1931, Bhagat Singh was martyred in his early youth. Bhagat Singh was among those few urban youth, who pursued the path of liberation from the colonial yoke with an openness for new ideas, and...
Brazil’s October Presidential Elections Is A Big Challenge To Lula To Rebuff Surging Right
By Andre Pagliarini NEW YORK: “Here in South America, we present ourselves as a region of peace,” Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva declared last week as he hosted South African leader Cyril Ramaphosa, adding that “nobody here has an atomic bomb.” Normally the genial Lula might have...
Decoding China-U.S. Relations Amidst Trump-Netanyahu’s War Against Iran
By Nitya Chakraborty The U.S.-Israel combo’s war against Iran entered its 20th day on March 19 with global diplomats monitoring closely the Chinese reaction to the continued decimation of Iran’s leadership and key installations by Trump and Netanyahu and also Tehran’s fierce retaliatory attacks against Israel as also the...
Political Equations Are Changing Fast In NDA Ruled Assam And Puducherry
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Out of the election bound four states and one UT – Assam and Puducherry – are the only two, that are ruled by NDA, where BJP is very active in making the alliance stronger by trying to induct other political parties or their leaders into...
Persian Gulf’s Largest Island Qeshm Is Now Getting Focus From U.S.-Israel Axis
By Asad Mirza Apparently, Persian Gulf’s largest island – Qeshm has transformed from a tourist spot to its new sobriquet – the Missiles city of Iran. Qeshm with its labyrinthine salt caves and emerald mangrove forests in the Strait of Hormuz, offered tourists to have a peek at its...
On 20th Day Iran War Has Entered Its Crucial Phase With Trump Set To Destroy Oil Infra
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers NEW YORK: The Iran war enters its third brutal phase, with top leaders assassinated by bombings including its intel chief by U.S.-Israel combo, thus fracturing its leadership and central command while citizens flee the country in panic creating an existential crisis for a nation that...
Supreme Court Is Set To Review Its 1978 Judgment On The Definition Of Industry
By T N Ashok There is something almost poetic about India’s Supreme Court being forced, in 2026, to sit nine judges deep and argue about what exactly constitutes an “industry.” Not because the question is trivial. Precisely because it is not. The definition they are wrestling with is nearly...
Latest Policy Tweak To Encourage More Investments From China Is Helpful For Indian Industry
By Subrata Majumder Recently, Government of India tweaked Press Note 3, 2026 to open door for Chinese investment. It permitted Automatic Approval system for Chinese investment after closing down in 2000, owing to clash with China in Galwan valley, killing several Indian soldiers. Hitherto, Press Note 3, 2020 restricted...
Lumumba’s Murder And Trump’s Gangster-Imperialism — The Blood Never Dries
By Ben Chacko LONDON: Count Etienne Davignon being ordered to stand trial over his alleged role in the murder of Congolese revolutionary Patrice Lumumba is a long overdue step towards justice — but far more than that. The fate of the first prime minister of post-colonial Congo — overthrown...
Energy Markets Entering A New Phase Of Infrastructure-Related Uncertainty
By K Raveendran Energy markets are entering a phase where the traditional assumptions underpinning pricing models are being fundamentally reshaped by the evolving nature of conflict, with the Iran war serving as a critical inflection point. For decades, oil prices have largely responded to state-driven variables such as production...
What Makes Mamata Banerjee So Confident Of Winning 226 Seats?
By Dr. Gyan Pathak There is mockery of election in West Bengal, that has begun in the right earnest after its announcement by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on March 15. The election will be held on a very faulty and incomplete electoral roll as the foundation of...
GST 2.0’s Missing Link: Why Consumer Protection Must Anchor Tax Reform?
By R. Suryamurthy When India recalibrated its GST structure in September 2025, the promise was seductively simple—cut taxes, soften prices, revive demand. It was a proposition that carried both political appeal and economic logic, particularly in an economy where consumption had yet to regain durable momentum and household balance...
