UAE oil shift tests OPEC cohesion
Abu Dhabi will leave OPEC and the wider OPEC+ alliance on 1 May 2026, ending nearly six decades inside the producer bloc and opening a new phase in its energy policy, oil diplomacy and economic...
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Rafale talks test technology sovereignty
New Delhi’s planned purchase of 114 additional Rafale fighter jets from France has...
in Happening Now Apr 29 ·Jamia protest tests campus boundaries
Students at Jamia Millia Islamia staged a protest on Tuesday against an RSS-linked...
in Happening Now Apr 29 ·Tehran raises stakes at sea
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned the United States that any new...
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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.Bengal Poll Has Turned Into A Knock-Out Game Between Mamata And Modi-Shah Duo
By Nitya Chakraborty West Bengal is set for the second and final phase of polling on April 29 in 142 seats out of the total of 294 in the state assembly. After the holding of the first phase of polls on April 23 in 152 seats, PM Narendra Modi,...
West Bengal Is Tense Before Second Phase Of Election
By Dr. Gyan Pathak On the eve of the second phase of West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election to be held on April 29 the situation, has become very tense, after ECI deployed an “encounter specialist”, as described by BJP as poll observer who threatened family members of a TMC...
India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement Has Some Positive Features
By R. Suryamurthy The recently concluded free trade agreement (FTA) between India and New Zealand has been celebrated with the familiar vocabulary of modern trade diplomacy—“historic,” “transformational,” “once-in-a-generation.” Such language, now almost ritualistic in trade announcements, seeks to convey inevitability and ambition in equal measure. Yet, when one turns...
23 Million Gig Workers By 2030 In India But Protection Of Rights Is A Big Issue
By Nisha Singh By 2030, India will have over 23 million gig workers. Most of them will have no formal contract, no social security and no guaranteed income. This is not a future risk. It is already the reality. India is in the middle of a structural shift in...
Why World’s Richest Film Industry Is Courting India?
By T N Ashok From Amrish Puri’s terrifying villain in Temple of Doom to Irrfan Khan’s Oscar-adjacent brilliance, Indian actors have long graced Hollywood sets. Now, with 1.4 billion potential ticket buyers and a homegrown film industry that routinely out-muscles foreign competition, Hollywood’s courtship of India has become less...
Japan’s Pro-India Takaichi Is The World’s Most Powerful Lady
By Nantoo Banerjee Only six months in power, Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has emerged as the world’s most powerful woman reshaping the country’s domestic social and economic policies and international relations, taking a hard line on China. Takaichi has taken a firm stance on China suggesting...
Rahul Gandhi As LOP Is Now More Popular And Articulate In Debates
By Kalyani Shankar Has Rahul Gandhi become a credible Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha since his appointment in June 2024? With nearly two years passed, how effective has he been? Has he held the government accountable and changed his party’s approach to budget reviews? Has he...
Kejriwal To Boycott The Court Of Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma
By Dr. Gyan Pathak AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal’s writing a letter to the Justice of Delhi High Court Swarna Kanta Sharma informing her that he would not participate further in the proceeding of her court in the CBI’ liquor policy case citing a loss of confidence, has just brought...
West Asian Nations Are Redefining Defence And Security Architecture
By Asad Mirza The old framework of rigid alliances in West Asia is giving way to overlapping security partnerships, strategic hedging, internal military modernization, and new calculations shaped as much by technology and economics as by traditional geopolitics. West Asia’s defence and security architecture is undergoing one of its...
Seven AAP MP’s Defections Will Not Boost BJP In Punjab In 2027 Polls
By Jag Mohan Thaken CHANDIGARH: “Saam, Daam, Dand, Bhed” is an ancient Indian strategic phrase for achieving goals or resolving conflicts by any means necessary, often translated as “Persuasion, Bribery/Price, Punishment, and Division”. It represents a four-step approach ranging from diplomatic dialogue to the calculated use of force and...
Matua Votes Are Of Concern For BJP In Second Phase Of Bengal Polls
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: Several BJP candidates in Nadia and North-24-Parganas are harbouring grave doubts about their electoral success after Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured members of Matua community that they will be given Indian citizenship and adding for good measure that ‘this is Modi’s guarantee”. The prime minister...
New Low In Congress Feud For The CM’s Post In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The shocking tussle for the Chief Minister’s post in Congress in Kerala even before the result is out, has plumbed a new low. The supporters of senior leader and one of the aspirants for the CM’s post, Ramesh Chennithala, have kicked up a fresh controversy...
Samajwadi Party Nominates Seema Rajbhar As President Of Women’s Wing In Uttar Pradesh
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav has appointed Seema Rajbhar national president of women wing of the party to make inroad in powerful backward Rajbhar community in Uttar Pradesh on the eve of the state assembly elections in 2027. This step of Akhilesh Yadav is...
Need For New Laws To Ensure Neutrality Of Constitutional Institutions
By K Raveendran Over 70 Opposition members of the Rajya Sabha have opened a new constitutional front against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, submitting a fresh notice for his removal on grounds they describe as “proven misbehaviour”. The move comes after an earlier attempt was rejected and is centred...
India Plan To Bring Out Employment Profiles For Million-Plus Cities
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India, for the first time, have planned to bring out employment profiles for cities having million plus population as well as city level profiles of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises. The former, as is proposed, will provide key labour market indicators, such as Labour Force Participation Rate...
Insulting Senior Govt Officials By BJP Leaders Is Now Common In Madhya Pradesh
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: The pattern is similar, if not the same. First, a ruling party leader or his kin makes a verbal or physical assault on a government officer or behaves arrogantly, humiliating, abusing or insulting someone. After an uproar, he is summoned to the state BJP...
The Great Dental Robbery: Inside India’s Corporate Smile Industry Trap
By T N Ashok CHENNAI: It began, as modern cautionary tales often do, with something trivial. Tea. Mullu murukku. A careless bite. It’s a wheat based savoury spicy, salty , peppery and after taste is awesome, it leaves you with taste buds with an indescribable feeling of joy. The...
British Left Must Do All It Can To Keep Reform UK Out Of Power
By Ben Chacko LONDON: As the Westminster vultures circle its twitching corpse, one could be forgiven that the May 7 elections in Scotland, Wales and the 136 English councils and for six Metro mayors were no more than a referendum on the Starmer premiership. Unlike the 2025 elections which...
