Exam scrutiny widens as panel summons officials
Senior officials from the Union Education Ministry, the National Testing Agency and the Central Bureau of Investigation have been called before a parliamentary panel as scrutiny intensifies over the integrity of national entrance examinations and...
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Gandhi challenges Pradhan over exam row
Rahul Gandhi sharpened his attack on Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday,...
in Happening Now May 29 ·Court notice deepens Sarma speech row
Delhi’s Saket court has issued notice to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma...
in Happening Now May 29 ·Vance signals progress on Iran accord
Washington moved closer to a wider strategic understanding in West Asia after Vice...
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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.Fuel Crisis, Inflationary Pressure On Economy, And Now A Deficit Monsoon
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The last three months of 2026 have seen considerable inflationary pressure on Indian economy on account of fuel crisis triggered by the Iran war. All sectors of economy are reeling under the pressure. Unemployment is rising, real wages have declined, and living cost is rising...
Centre And BJP Govt Of Bengal Should Not Rush With Deportation Of Bangladeshis
By Ashis Biswas KOLKATA: In West Bengal, new Chief Minister Mr. Suvendu Adhikari has certainly made an impressive beginning in galvanising/reviving the moribund state administration, which hardly properly functioned during the 15 year long tenure of the Trinamool Congress (TMC). Credit for the visible improvement in the functioning of...
From Oil To Solar: Why The World Can’t Afford To Wait On Clean Energy
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik Amid reports that Iran and the United States may soon reach a ceasefire agreement over the ongoing conflict, fresh tensions emerged on Tuesday following reports of U.S. strikes on missile launch sites and boats in southern Iran. Washington claimed the action was carried out in...
In Adani-US Govt Deal, Criminality Has Been Financialised Through Transaction
By Nilotpal Basu On the heels of the results of five assembly elections, Narendra Modi was overjoyed in celebration. He aggressively asserted that “this is not just an electoral shift, but a change in the people’s mindset”. Since the LDF had lost Kerala and BJP climbed to office in...
Global Economic Growth Pace Depends On Both Geopolitical Headwinds And AI Boost
By Satyaki Chakraborty The global economic outlook has deteriorated sharply in recent weeks, according to the latest edition of the World Economic Forum’s Chief Economists’ Outlook released in Geneva on May 28. Nearly nine in ten chief economists surveyed expect global growth to weaken over the next 12 months,...
Statewide Protests Against Raids On Pinarayi’s Residences
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Left Democratic Front (LDF) organised statewide protest action against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s residences in Kannur and Thiruvananthapuram. The raids, which have touched off a wave anger in the LDF camp, were related to an alleged...
Arms Race Is Becoming An Existential Threat To Global Peace And Stability
By Dr Arun Mitra The failure of the Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), held at the UN Headquarters in New York from 27 April to 22 May 2026, is deeply disappointing. Despite the fact that a vast majority of participating delegations strongly advocated complete nuclear disarmament,...
CPI(M) Making Efforts For A Turnaround In Bengal Politics Following TMC Washout
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: The CPI(M) is in the backfoot with lone legislator from Domkal, Murshidabad Md. Mostafizur Rahman representing it in state Assembly. But the once redoubtable party is still trying to reclaim its footprint in West Bengal with the young faces and veterans joining forces charting out...
From Dusty Grounds To IPL Glory, Many Young Players Of Diverse Background Have Come Up
By T N Ashok There was a time when Indian cricket moved at the rhythm of five-day Test matches — white uniforms, red balls, patient batting, and slow-burning legends. Then came coloured clothing and One-Day Internationals, followed by the explosion of white-ball T20 cricket that changed everything forever. Stadiums...
Siddaramaiah, Longest Serving Karnataka CM, Resigns
By Rahil Nora Chopra Siddaramaiah, who happens to be the longest-serving Chief Minister of Karnataka, has resigned and paved the way for his bête noire, DK Shivakumar. While the Congress will need to handle the fallout very delicately, the party high command will need to take the Siddaramaiah loyalists...
Bollywood Has Represented Indian Classical Dance Form Over Decades
By T.N. Ashok The controversy erupted in seconds. Actress Ananya Panday’s dance sequence in her latest film — all electronic bass lines, abbreviated silk, and a Bharatanatyam mudra executed with the precision of a TikTok tutorial — detonated across Indian social media with the force of a cultural grenade....
Supreme Court Bench Has To Give More Clarity To Their Views On Aravalli Hills
By Krishna Jha The entire origin and development of living world has led to the emergence of complicated natural environment of which human beings are part and parcel. Environment and society are inter-related and inter-dependent. Society has come to rely on the natural environment for its existence. Any destruction...
Supreme Court Upholds SIR Of Electoral Rolls, But Concerns Remain
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Supreme Court of India on May 27, 2026 upheld the legality of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Bihar and elsewhere and emphasized that this exercise is constitutionally connected to “free and fair polls”. The judgment strongly underlined the purity and...
Dynamic International Crude Markets And India’s One-Way ‘Market Forces’
By K. Raveendran Motorists are facing the familiar squeeze of higher pump prices at a time when global crude markets remain volatile but not one-directional. Four increases in 11 days have revived the old grievance that oil companies in India move swiftly when crude rises but rarely show the...
Fresh US Strikes Against Iran Give A Big Jolt To Peacemaking Efforts
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers NEW YORK: The renewed accusations by Iran that the United States violated the fragile ceasefire by launching missile strikes on Iranian facilities have once again pushed the Middle East to the edge of a wider conflagration. Tehran claims that the latest strikes on missile installations...
American Left For Anti-MAGA Coalition To Take On Trump In November Mid Term Polls
By Satyaki Chakraborty The United States domestic political situation is hotting up as only five months are left for the crucial midterm elections in November this year. During the coming polls, elections will be held for the entire House of Representatives as also one third of the Senate. Though...
As IPL 2026 Drawing Closer, Old Giants Giving Place To New Kings Of T20 Cricket
By T N Ashok There is something poetic about the IPL in 2026. The league that was once ruled by dynasties has suddenly become a tournament of rebellion. The old powers are wobbling, the young captains are fearless, and the white ball cricket is being played at a tempo...
Sonny Rollins, Pioneer Of Jaaz Saxophone In India, Is No More
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: The swinging ’60s which revolutionized music in Europe and America did not leave India untouched. If there were the Beatles, Queen, The Rolling Stone, nearer home there came up Mohiner Ghoraguli in Calcutta together with Indian Ocean in Delhi and not to forget The Local...
