Centre gets four weeks to defend NIA Act
The Supreme Court has given the Centre four weeks to respond to a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, a law that created the country’s central counter-terrorism agency. A...
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Supreme Court secures prayer space near Bhojshala
The Supreme Court has directed the Madhya Pradesh government to provide Muslims with...
in Happening Now Jul 15 ·E20 push faces widening public resistance
Public resistance to E20 petrol has intensified, with a nationwide opinion poll showing...
in Happening Now Jul 15 ·Iran claims strike on Kuwait fuel facility
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Wednesday that it had struck a...
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By K Raveendran Nitin Gadkari has invested considerable political capital in presenting ethanol-blended petrol as a national solution to several problems at once. It is meant to cut India’s crude oil import bill, reduce emissions, support farmers, create a market for agricultural produce and strengthen energy security. Each of...
Supreme Court Kindles Hope For Round The Clock Access To Justice
By Dr. Gyan Pathak At a time when state is increasingly seen resorting to illegal detentions, imminent demolition, deportations, custodial violence and several other actions against common citizens at any time of the day and night, Supreme Court of India’s agreeing to consider framing of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)...
BJP President Nitin Nabin Lost To Amit Shah In Tussle Over Bankipur Bypoll Candidate
By Arun Srivastava The developments in the BJP over the last ten days relating to the nomination of the party candidate for the Bankipur by poll in Bihar assembly reveal the tussle between the BJP President Nitin Nabin and the all powerful Home Minister Amit Shah. At the end, ...
Taslima Nasrin Return To Kolkata After Two Decades Has Its Political Overtones
By T N Ashok Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin, who ignited a controversy in her country with her explosive writings against religious fundamentalism, authoritianism and curbs on freedom of expression, now plans to return to Kolkata, which she calls a home nearest to her heart, after living in European...
Donald Trump Has To Take The Blame For Starting The Gulf War Again
By Ben Chacko LONDON: One man alone is responsible for the resumption of hostilities in the Persian Gulf — Donald Trump. The apparent breakdown of the ceasefire between the US and Iran is a consequence of the US president’s unwillingness to face up to the disaster of his strategy...
Karl Marx’s Teachings Give Some Insight Into Future Of Artificial Intelligence
By Branko Milanovic NEW YORK: What would be the likely effects of massive introduction of artificial intelligence in the economy from the Marxist point of view? At first, the implications for Karl Marx’s labour theory of value seem bad or in contradiction with the facts or our expectations. AI...
Inflation In India Rising Sharply Since January 2026, Highest In June
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Inflation – both wholesale and retail – in India has been rising sharply since January 2026. Wholesale inflation for all commodities rose from 1.19 per cent in January 2026 to 9.87 per cent in June 2026, while retail inflation during this period rose from 2.74...
BJP Govt Is Abdicating Its Constitutional Task By Refusing To Talk To Sonam Wangchuk
By Arun Srivastava Democratic protest has lost its constitutional relevance and moral values in India and the various democratic institutions have been facing the threat of extinction, is clearly manifest in reluctance of the centre to talk to CJP protestors and especially Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on indefinite...
India-UK Trade Agreement Is A Test Of Competitiveness, Not Just Commerce
By R. Suryamurthy The entry into force of the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) on July 15 has understandably been celebrated as a diplomatic triumph and an economic milestone. Yet the temptation to portray the agreement merely as another free trade pact promising higher exports and lower...
Ram Mandir CEO Search Begins As Trust Faces Its Biggest Credibility Test
By T N Ashok The Ram Temple, run by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has initiated the search for its first-ever Chief Executive Officer (CEO), signalling a major shift towards professional management at a time when the temple is under intense public and judicial scrutiny over the...
Political Parties Should Avoid Religious Issues In Punjab’s Poll Campaign
By Dr. Arun Mitra As elections approach, new controversies are often manufactured to divert public attention from pressing social and economic concerns. Instead of addressing unemployment, debt, education, healthcare, and development, political discourse is increasingly dominated by emotionally charged issues that deepen divisions and yield electoral gains for those...
Datia Assembly Bypoll In Madhya Pradesh Exposes Factionalism In State BJP
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: When Ashutosh Tiwari – the BJP candidate for the by-elections in the Datia Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh – went to file his nomination papers on Monday, he was accompanied by chief minister Mohan Yadav, deputy chief minister Jagdish Devda, state BJP President Hemant...
Kerala Witnessing Mass Retrenchment Sans Prior Notice
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala has, of late, been witnessing a highly disturbing trend: mass retrenchment of workers without prior notice. Two instances have come to light so far. In the first case, a US-based technology company has shut down its offices in Kochi and Kozhikode, rendering nearly 800...
The New Villain Of Bollywood: Is The Army Of The Ghost Trolls
By T N Ashok A decade ago, a Bollywood star dreaded a bad Friday at the box office. Today, many fear something far less predictable—a social media storm that can erupt before the opening credits roll. The latest target has been Ranveer Singh. Fresh from the commercial triumph of...
AI-Generated Deepfakes Are Eroding Social Trust
By Nantoo Banerjee Fake news is flooding across India’s nearly half-a-billion social media and messaging platforms, threatening trust, relationships, and democratic processes. The country, boasting almost a billion internet subscriptions, is facing a growing crisis of misinformation with digital content spreading faster than truth across the online community. To...
BJP Is Ready With Its Strategic Plan To Win Assembly Polls In Uttar Pradesh
By Kalyani Shankar With the Uttar Pradesh. elections drawing closer, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is rolling out a comprehensive, strategic plan aimed not only at retaining its power in the state but also at solidifying its influence across India. The strategy emphasises uniting the NDA and addressing...
Three Temple-Mosque Disputes To Keep Communal Politics Alive
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Three Temple-Mosque disputes in Uttar Pradesh will keep the communal politics alive in the months to come before May 2027, when the state will be going to polls. These are Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi, Sri Krishna Janmaboomi-ShahiIdgah Mosque in Mathura, and the Sambhal Mosque...
In Two Months Of BJP Rule In Bengal, Muslims And Christians Form Target Of Attacks
By Arun Srivastava Weaponisation of the governance and criminalisation of the cultural ethos are fast taking a diabolical character in Bengal in the last two months of BJP rule in the state.. The actions of the state government and the daily policy announcements of the Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari...
