Doha talks face new military strain
Washington’s strikes on targets in southern Iran and Israel’s pledge to intensify operations against Hizbollah have injected fresh uncertainty into delicate Doha negotiations aimed at extending a fragile ceasefire and easing the wider West Asia...
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Bhojshala prayers deepen Dhar tensions
Dhar remained under tight security after religious slogans, rival claims and a High...
in Happening Now May 26 ·Court declines urgent CJP probe plea
Supreme Court declined an urgent hearing on Monday for a petition seeking a...
in Happening Now May 26 ·Gandhi sharpens Congress minority pitch
Rahul Gandhi has urged Congress leaders to speak directly about issues affecting Muslims...
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By Nitya Chakraborty With the U.S. President Donald Trump himself downgrading the status of the four nation Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD), why is Indian government spending so much of its precious time on QUAD meetings? It is sheer wastage of time for the Prime Minister Narendra Modi as also...
Sharp Rise In Diesel And Petrol Prices Starts Impacting Transport Costs
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Starting from May 15, 2026, India has been increasing prices of petrol and diesel, in quick succession – four times in 11 days on May 15, May 19, May 23, and May 25 – cumulatively between Rs 7.50 – Rs 8 per litre by May...
Chinese Food Assistance Gives A Big Boost To Sieged Cuban Regime’s Morale
By Satyaki Chakraborty China has finally responded to Cuba’s appeal to its friendly nations to send humanitarian assistance to take care of the immediate needs of the nation whose economy has been battered due to continuous economic blockade by the USA. On Saturday last Chinese ambassador to Cuba handed...
Trump’s Shifting Positions On Iran War Truce Complicating Final Talks
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers NEW YORK: The month-long ceasefire that followed the most dangerous phase of the U.S.-Iran conflict in decades is beginning to resemble an uneasy diplomatic intermission rather than a settled peace. Yet in the past 72 hours, a convergence of signals from Washington, Tehran, New Delhi...
China-Aided Housing Project In Sri Lanka Causes Uneasiness Among Citizens
By Ashis Biswas Even as Sri Lanka’s fragile economic recovery faces unexpected pressures owing to the continuing Iran/US-Israel conflict, a new and apparently helpful Chinese-aided low cost housing project that could have acted as a silver lining, has not brought much cheer among its hard pressed citizens. Sri Lankan...
Assam’s Adoption Of UCC As The Fourth Indian State Is A Win For RSS Goal For Hindu Rashtra
By T N Ashok The march toward a nationwide Uniform Civil Code, once considered politically radioactive in India, is no longer theoretical. It is steadily becoming legislative reality. This week, Assam became the latest battleground in one of the country’s most polarizing constitutional and cultural debates after the government...
An End To The Iran War Won’t Stop US Aggression, Britain Must Wake Up
By Ben Chacko LONDON: A deal with Iran may be close, US leaders say: and nobody imagines that the war they began with such bombast and savagery three months ago has been a success. All talk of regime change is abandoned and Iran’s monarchist exiles are already accusing Donald...
Rising Prices, Falling Rupee And FPI Exit Pose Big Challenge To Economy
By Nantoo Banerjee India’s economy is navigating severe stress. The impact of Persian Gulf war, high cost of imported crude oil, frequent upward adjustment of retail oil prices, rising commodity rates, soaring transportation costs, weakening Rupee and continuous exit of foreign portfolio investors (FPI) are posing a big challenge...
When Energy Becomes A Political Weapon At The Hands Of Donald Trump
By R. Suryamurthy When Marco Rubio declared before arriving in India that the United States wanted to sell New Delhi “as much energy as they’ll buy,” the remark sounded, at first glance, like standard diplomatic salesmanship. In reality, it was something far more consequential. It was a blunt acknowledgement...
Chief Minister Vijay Has Similarities With The Way N T Rama Rao Became Andhra CM
By Kalyani Shankar In the vibrant South Indian political landscape, movies have often been intertwined with politics. Few personalities exemplify this connection better than two film superstars, Vijay and N.T. Rama Rao (NTR). They both share a common link: they became chief ministers shortly after launching their parties. As...
Dr. Manmohan Singh’s 10 Year Tenure And Narendra Modi’s 12 Years Portray Contrasts
By T N Ashok The comparison between the overseas engagements of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi often generates sharp political debate, but such comparisons also require an understanding of the vastly different global environments in which the two leaders operated. Dr. Singh, who led...
Indian PM Has To Recognise The Right Of Western Media To Get Replies To Their Questions
By Tirthankar Mitra India’s image abroad was tarred by a sharp exchange between an Indian diplomat and a Norwegian journalist last week at Oslo after a question was asked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Norwegian journalist Lyng Svendsen asked “Prime Minister Modi, why don’t you take some questions from...
Presently, Transformation Is Happening In Constitution Without Change In Written Text
By Ajitesh Singh, Ananya Gunjan On the evening of May 21, the Seminar Halls of the Kamaladevi Complex at the India International Centre filled to capacity with lawyers, academics, students and public intellectuals. The occasion was the launch of Senior Advocate Indira Jaising’s memoir, ‘The Constitution Is My Home’....
India’s Relaxation To Tea Imports From Nepal Is Welcomed By Kathmandu Govt
By Ashis Biswas KOLKATA: Indian Tea Board and Industry circles are not happy with the recent relaxation allowed by Union Commerce Ministry, to exempt mandatory testing for Nepalese tea imports into the country. The temporary relief has been heartily welcomed in Nepal by the fledgling industry, which expressed its...
Cockroach Party Exposes A Deeper Political Unease Among New Generation
By K Raveendran Cockroach Janta Party may have begun as satire, but its popularity has exposed something far more serious than a passing joke on the internet. The response it has drawn from government functionaries suggests that the ruling establishment is less disturbed by the humour itself than by...
Workers Won The Historical Battle Of ‘Right To Strike’ Again, But Miles To Go
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has finally concluded by 10 – 4 votes on May 21, 2026 that the worker’s right to strike is protected under the International Labour Organization’s (ILO’s) Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 No....
US Threats To Cuba And Raul Castro Must Be Met Through Global Actions
By Ben Chacko LONDON: US threats to Cuban revolutionary leader Raul Castro reek of the extraterritorial arrogance of a thuggish imperial power. They indicate too that the extreme economic war Washington is waging to break the Cuban people could escalate to a direct military attack very soon. The charges...
Punjab Can Stop The Advancing Chariot Of RSS-BJP In 2027 Assembly Polls
By Dr. Arun Mitra After its victories in the elections in Assam, Puducherry, and West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has become highly emboldened. Particularly in West Bengal, where Mamata Banerjee had a strong government in place, few had expected the BJP to come to power with such...
