No evidence backs claims of Iran strikes on Dubai
Claims circulating on social media alleging that Iran has launched large-scale missile and drone attacks on Dubai, damaging its international airport and prominent landmarks, are not supported by verified information from governments or credible international...
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Ruhullah presses Omar Abdullah on Khamenei response
Ruling National Conference MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi has sharpened his criticism of Jammu...
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Hormuz strait violence deepens as Iran targets sixth vessel
Bodies of smoke rising across the narrow channels of the Strait of Hormuz...
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Rahul Gandhi questions Modi’s global stance
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By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers NEW YORK: The war that began with a lightning decapitation strike has settled into something far more uncertain. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that U.S. military operations against Iran could last “four to five weeks” — and possibly “far longer.” Across the Atlantic, Prime Minister...
West Bengal Heading For A Layered Electoral Battle In 2026 Polls
By Dr. Gyan Pathak As West Bengal approaches the 2026 Assembly elections likely to be held in April-May, the contest has moved well beyond a conventional TMC-versus-BJP face-off. What is unfolding is a layered political struggle shaped by the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the deployment of...
Narendra Modi Is A Partner In US Israel Strategy In Current War
By Dr Arun Mitra The Indian government has not issued any forthright statement condemning the aggression against Iran jointly carried out by the United States and Israel. This is despite the fact that Iran has been a time-tested friend of India with deep civilizational commonalities. One may or may...
Stirring Saga Of LDF Govt’s Will Power, Courage And People’s Unity
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: This is the real Kerala Story. Not the films with the same title which seek to divide people. And this is also the Kerala model, which puts a premium on communal harmony and unity in adversity. A model which other states in the country would...
China Focuses More On Social Welfare And Equity Than High Growth
By Dr Imran Khalid As Beijing prepares to convene the annual Two Sessions on March 5, the traditional political pageantry at the Great Hall of the People carries a weight that transcends mere ritual. This year’s gathering of the National People’s Congress and the top political advisory body marks...
Gargi Chakravartty Combined In Herself Rigorous Scholarship With Commitment
By Satyaki Chakraborty Dr. Gargi Chakravartty, eminent historian and a leading figure of the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) passed away in Kolkata on March 2. She was 78. Her husband famous journalist Sumit Chakravartty passed away only last year. She has left behind a son who is...
To Tap OBC Votes In Punjab, State BJP Projecting Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini
By Jag Mohan Thaken CHANDIGARH: Punjab is the land of Gurus, who taught the lesson of equality, no-discrimination on the basis of caste and creed, but the present-day political parties are trying to divide this unity of society into castes and sub-castes to woo the votes. Shiromani Akali Dal...
The Hormuz Heart Attack: India’s Fragile Hinge In A Time Of Iran War
By T N Ashok For PMO and foreign ministry in New Delhi, the geography of the Persian Gulf has long been a source of both sustenance and anxiety. But as of this week, that anxiety has curdled into a full-blown systemic shock. The coordinated strikes by the United States...
Pakistan’s Afghan War Has Serious Consequences For Indian’s Security
By Tirthankar Mitra Even as part of Middle East is under a shroud of a war locking Iran, America and Israel, another war is raging nearer home. Fighting along the Durand Line has intensified post Pakistan bombing Kabul and other Afghan cities recently. Pakistan’s strike follows it’s accusation of...
A New Oil Shock For India: Crude At $80 Means Serious Trouble
By K Raveendran Brent crude ended the week near seven-month highs at roughly $73 a barrel, extending gains of about 16 per cent since the start of the year and injecting a fresh layer of uncertainty into the global macro outlook. Traders are now modelling far wider trading bands...
India Is Playing A Diplomatic Trapeze, Navigating Tensions, Building Friends
By Nantoo Banerjee Few will deny that India is navigating a complex foreign policy balancing ties with countries such as the US, Russia, China, Israel and Iran among others, some of them being known to be arch enemies of each other. India has been leveraging platforms like the BRICS,...
Centre Has Mooted The Idea Of A New Union Territory In Bihar-Bengal Border
By Arun Srivastava After a long five years’ of enigmatic predicament, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has come out with the repaired manifesto of creating the ninth Union Territory (UT) in India comprising of five districts of Bihar and carving out two districts from West Bengal including ‘Chicken’s Neck’...
Gratuity And Leave Encashment Not Applicable For Majority Under New Codes
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Gratuity and leave encashment rules will not be applicable for majority of the workers in India under the new labour codes, which is likely to be rolled out for full implementation from April 1, 2026. According to the latest February 2026 assessment of the ICRA,...
India Security Is Also At Risk Due To Trump’s Gamble In War With Iran
By Anjan Roy With US president Donald Trump’s unique pursuit of peace by launching another war with Iran, he emerges as the top candidate for this year “Ignoble Peace Prize”. Trump has been crowing for the Noble Peace Prize for some time now and even slammed the Noble Committee...
86 Year Old Killed Iranian Supremo Khamenei Has Left No Chosen Successor
By Asad Mirza Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (1939–2026), the second Supreme Leader of Iran, was killed on February 28, 2026, during coordinated US and Israeli airstrikes on Tehran. His death was confirmed by the Iranian state media on March 1, 2026, following an initial announcement by US President Donald Trump....
Cuba Under Seize Once Again Through Trump’s Latest Order On Blocking Oil Supply
By W. T. Whitney, Jr. NEW YORK: President Donald Trump, on January 29, imposed import tariffs on any country providing Cuba with oil. The false claim that Cuba threatened terrorism against the United States served as a pretext. The U.S. Supreme Court on February 20 ruled that President Trump...
Hollywood’s New Power War: Netflix Retreats, Paramount Advances To Get Warner
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: When Netflix walked away from its bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, Wall Street cheered. But Hollywood did not exhale. Instead, the streaming giant’s retreat has cleared the path for Paramount Skydance to pursue what could become one of the most consequential media...
Credibility Of CBI, And By Implication Modi Govt, Destroyed Beyond Redemption
By K Raveendran A trial court’s decision to throw out the Delhi excise policy case against Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and 21 others triggers a political and institutional reckoning that goes far beyond the fate of one prosecution. By sharply criticising the Central Bureau of Investigation for procedural violations,...
