Vijay poll surge unsettles southern rivals
Actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam has been projected as the surprise frontrunner in Tamil Nadu by the Axis My India exit poll, while the National Democratic Alliance is forecast to sweep Assam and the Congress-led...
Full storyHAPPENING NOW
Putin offers Iran plan in Trump call
Russian President Vladimir Putin and United States President Donald Trump held a phone...
in Happening Now Apr 30 ·Bhabanipur face-off sharpens Bengal contest
High tension marked polling in Bhabanipur as Mamata Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari turned...
in Happening Now Apr 29 ·
Rafale talks test technology sovereignty
New Delhi’s planned purchase of 114 additional Rafale fighter jets from France has...
in Happening Now Apr 29 ·
Opinion
Appeal
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.UAE Break From OPEC Reshapes Gulf Oil Politics
By K Raveendran Abu Dhabi’s decision to walk away from OPEC marks more than a dispute over barrels. It signals a recalibration of Gulf power, energy strategy and security alignments at a moment when the Iran war has exposed the limits of regional consensus. For decades, the UAE operated...
Despite Clashes, West Bengal Witnessed Record Voting Also In Phase-II
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Phase-II election in West Bengal began with small clashes, on April 29 and voters were seen tense across the 142 Legislative Assembly Constituencies under polling, yet the state witnessed heavy turnout of electors since early hours of voting that reached 61.11 per cent by 1...
Fresh Incidents Of Violence Pose A Challenge To New Manipur Ministry
By Rabindra Nath Sinha KOLKATA: The current month has seen several incidents of ethnic violence in Manipur, after a few weeks’ respite in between, which gave rise to optimism that termination of President’s rule and restoration of a popular ministry in early February will augur well for the strife-torn...
May Day 2026 Will Be ‘Milestone Of Struggle’, Declares WFTU
By Cameron Harrison NEW YORK: As the world prepares to mark the 140th anniversary of the 1886 Chicago Haymarket Affair, including massive demonstrations and actions planned in the U.S. under the “Workers Over Billionaires” banner, the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) is calling on the international working class...
Technology Convergence Is Redefining Competitive Advantage Globally
By Indrani Chakraborty The next wave of competitive advantage will come not from individual breakthrough technologies but from the ability to combine and scale multiple technologies across entire operating systems, according to a World Economic Forum report released to on April 28. As artificial intelligence, robotics, advanced materials, spatial...
India’s Migrant Workers Are Paying The Price For Trump’s Iran War
By Ananya Wilson-Bhattacharya The US onslaught on Iran, and the resultant closure of the Strait of Hormuz, are having a massive global impact, and the consequences for Indian migrant workers are just one example. In recent weeks, with prices soaring, businesses closing, and fuel reserves rapidly running out, many...
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...
