Opposition bloc faces key Delhi test
Opposition leaders are meeting in New Delhi today to redraw the INDIA bloc’s political strategy after the exit of the DMK from the alliance framework and a weakened Trinamool Congress altered the balance inside the...
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Border standoff deepens over vanished group
A border standoff in West Bengal has sharpened tensions between the Border Security...
in Happening Now Jun 8 ·Gehlot reopens Congress leadership faultline
Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot has reopened one of the Congress party’s...
in Happening Now Jun 8 ·Storm-hit airport equipment damages Air India jets
Three Air India aircraft parked at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport were damaged...
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By Nantoo Banerjee It is good that the government has finally decided to introduce the Producer Price Index (PPI) as a more reliable inflation tracker than the Wholesale Price Index (WPI). However, it may not be desirable to dump WPI entirely after a period of the next five years....
Israel’s Defiance Of Trump Shatters The Truce In The US-Iran War
By Asad Mirza Marking exactly 100 days since a catastrophic conflict reordered the Middle East, a fragile, US-brokered truce violently collapsed as Israeli jets struck deep inside Iranian territory. By directly defying President Donald Trump’s explicit warnings to exercise restraint, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed the region...
CJP’s Demand For Resignation Of Dharmendra Pradhan Is Getting Momentum
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Despite Narendra Modi led government’s efforts to abort the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) from its conception in virtual world of social media through ban and takedown orders, it ultimately took birth in the physical world, and even organised a huge protest demonstration at Jantar Mantar...
Annamalai To Set Up His Own Political Party To Take On Vijay In Tamil Nadu
By Kalyani Shankar K Annamalai, the former head of the BJP in Tamil Nadu, has taken significant steps this week to shape his political future, including meeting with top BJP leaders in Delhi and announcing his departure from the party, which aims to raise his political profile and keep...
Small Investors Are Losing In Indian Stock Market Due To FII Funds Outflows
By Kunal Bose Some notable exceptions besides, equity shares in almost all sectors from IT to banking/financial services to FMCG to oil and gas have found their values eroded in varying degrees since the US and Israel combine began its assault on Iranian military and economic assets and top...
Bollywood Films Of Golden Age Are Still Remembered For Story Telling, Songs
By T N Ashok For much of the 1950s and 1960s, Indian cinema sold dreams through storytelling, music and acting talent. Beauty mattered, certainly, but actresses such as Madhubala, Meena Kumari, Waheeda Rehman, Vyjayanthimala, Asha Parekh and Mala Sinha became stars primarily because of their performances. The camera admired...
Cockroach Protest Exposes A Youth Challenge Modi Cannot Brush Away
By K Raveendran Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government may have done itself a favour by allowing the Cockroach Janta Party protest led by Abhijit Dipke to proceed without turning it into another confrontation between the state and restless young citizens. For a government that has often preferred firmness over...
Workers And Farmers Preparing To Intensify United Protests
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Workers and farmers of India are again preparing to intensify their united protests against the policy of BJP led NDA government under PM Narendra Modi, what they perceive to be anti-worker, anti-farmer and anti-people. Future course joint struggle of workers and farmers will be decided...
India Should Avoid Signing A Trade Deal With U.S. On Washington’s Terms
By R. Suryamurthy India and the United States appear to be racing toward a mid-July deadline to conclude the first tranche of a bilateral trade agreement. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has projected confidence, describing negotiations as constructive and suggesting that the proposed arrangement would provide Indian exporters with preferential...
The Incredible Rise Of Rajesh Exports Is A Fascinating Corporate Story
By T N Ashok For years, Rajesh Exports looked like one of India’s great corporate success stories. Founded by Bengaluru businessman Rajesh J. Mehta, the company rose from a jewellery exporter into a global gold-processing giant. It acquired Valcambi SA, one of the world’s largest gold refineries, reported annual...
India’s Hardest Economic Test Begins After The Latest 7.7 Per Cent Growth Story
By R. Suryamurthy India’s 7.7 percent GDP growth in FY2025-26 will inevitably dominate headlines, reinforce the government’s economic narrative and strengthen the country’s claim to being the world’s fastest-growing major economy. Yet while the number itself is impressive, perhaps even exceptional by contemporary global standards, it risks obscuring a...
India’s Policy Of Becoming A Strategic Partner Of The U.S. Will Be Wrong
By Dr. Arun Mitra Venezuela’s acting President, Delcy Rodríguez, was in India recently. This was known in advance because, even before the Government of India made any statement on the matter, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had already announced it during his visit to India. It has now...
A Paper That Blames Former LDF Govt For Kerala’s Economic Woes
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The White Paper tabled in the Kerala Assembly by the VD Satheesan-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Government proclaims from the housetop as it were that the former Left Democratic Front (LDF) alone is to blame for Kerala’s economic woes. Ironically, the White Paper itself is...
Rebellion From Below Threatens Overthrow Of Bolivia’s New Right-Wing Govt
By W. T. Whitney, Jr. NEW YORK: For more than two months, Bolivian Indigenous and working people have been protesting the repressive measures imposed by the government of conservative President Rodrigo Paz, in office since Nov. 8, 2025. Since he took office, it has been one attack after another...
Israel’s Aggressive Policy In Lebanon Is Meant To Displace Its People
By Ahlam Chemlali LONDON: In 1895, Theodor Herzl wrote in his diary that the penniless population of Palestine must be “spirited across the border,” discreetly and circumspectly. In 1948, that vision became policy. With the Nakba, approximately 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly displaced, their land absorbed by the newly declared...
After A Series Of Setbacks, INDIA Bloc Meet On June 8 Is Significant
By Dr. Gyan Pathak After a series of political setbacks since Lok Sabha Election 2024, the meet of the INDIA bloc scheduled to be held at the Constitution Club in New Delhi on June 8 is a significant development, especially when one of its allies DMK has announced to...
ED Raids Against Vedanta Linked To Adani-Anil Agarwal Corporate Battle
By T N Ashok In India’s high-stakes corporate world, timing is everything. Sometimes it creates billionaires. Sometimes it destroys them. And occasionally, it raises questions that refuse to go away. The latest controversy involving mining billionaire Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta Group, the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) searches under the Foreign Exchange...
Trump’s Defeat In U.S. Congress On Iran War Bill Is A Big Personal Setback
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers NEWYORK: For nearly four months, President Donald Trump has projected confidence that America could sustain a military confrontation with Iran while simultaneously negotiating peace from a position of strength. This week, however, the strongest challenge to that assumption did not come from Tehran, Moscow, Beijing,...
