Seven bills set stage for stormy Parliament session
The Centre has listed seven bills for Parliament’s Monsoon Session beginning on July 20, setting up a confrontation with opposition parties preparing a coordinated challenge to the government’s legislative and political agenda. The session will...
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ISRO tightens exits after scientists quit
The Department of Space has tightened resignation and voluntary retirement rules for scientists...
in Happening Now Jul 17 ·RJD spokesperson quits posts over alleged humiliation
Rashtriya Janata Dal spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwari has resigned from all party posts, alleging...
in Happening Now Jul 17 ·Airport mosque access ban triggers peaceful protest call
Public access to the 136-year-old Gouripur Jame Masjid at Kolkata airport remained suspended...
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By Nitya Chakraborty Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s announcement last week to return to her country in December this year ending her exile in India, has created big interests in global diplomatic circles, apart from India and Bangladesh. In an interview to the Reuters, she said that she...
Iran’s Dual-Strait Strategy Redefines Global Trade And Maritime Response
By Asad Mirza Iran is constructing a dangerous dual-chokepoint architecture across the Middle East’s vital waterways. By coordinating Houthi rebels in Yemen and al-Shabab militants in Somalia, Tehran is tactically moving to dominate both sides of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, duplicating the strategic energy leverage it already holds over...
Youth Unemployment Rate Touches A Record High At 16.2 Per Cent In June 2026
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Youth unemployment rate in the age group of 15-29 years in India has been on the rise since April 2025, when the Union Government had started rolling out new revamped Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data. In June 2026, youth unemployment rate touched a record...
The Great Political Trapeze In Maharashtra Politics Involving Sharad Pawar Led NCP
By T N Ashok Maharashtra politics has once again been thrown into a whirlpool of speculation after an unusual late-night meeting between Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and NCP state president Sunil Tatkare triggered fresh questions about shifting political equations. What transformed an otherwise routine political interaction into a major...
NCP(SP) May Support Modi Govt’s Controversial Delimitation Bill
By Rahil Nora Chopra Political future of the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SP) has been revived after senior leaders from both the NCP factions held separate meetings with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, signalling fresh speculation over possible political realignment. According to sources, Sharad Pawar is set to...
American Communists See Socialist Moment Rising In November Mid Term Polls
By C.J. Atkins NEW YORK: With just over a hundred days standing between the country and the November midterm elections, the Communist Party USA’s National Committee gathered here July 11-12 with a single overriding message: Everything now runs through the fight to break MAGA’s hold on Congress. That was...
U.S. Is Prolonging West Asian War To Achieve Its Geopolitical Objective
By Mahesh Rathi To view the ongoing conflict in West Asia merely as a war between Iran and Israel, or between Iran and the United States, is to miss its larger significance. At its core, this is a struggle over the future of the international order established under American...
Iconic Film Star Ravi Kishan Turns 57 At The Peak Of His Remarkable Career
By T N Ashok On July 17, Ravi Kishan turned 57, a milestone that crowns one of the most remarkable careers in Indian entertainment. Actor, producer, television personality and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament from Gorakhpur, Ravi Kishan has reinvented himself repeatedly over more than three decades....
Cracks Taking Place In INDIA Bloc In Meeting Delimitation Bill Challenge
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The monsoon session of the parliament beginning next week from July 21 is going to be politically very significant on account of delimitation and women reservation bills, passage of which can alter the political map of the country. Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has said with...
UK-India Free Trade Agreement Opens A New Chapter In Bilateral Commerce
By T N Ashok The United Kingdom and India have crossed a historic milestone in their economic relationship with the long-awaited Free Trade Agreement (FTA) coming into force on July 15, 2026, transforming years of negotiations into a commercially binding pact that promises to reshape trade, investment and business...
Trinamool Congress’s Factional War Reaches New High Over Observing Martyr’s Day
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: A tug-of-war between Trinamool Congress and Congress to observe July 21 as Martyr’s Day is an annual event in the political calendar of West Bengal. But what used to be an unequal contest between two political outfits has been joined by another political entity this...
Sonam Wangchuk’s Fast At Jantar Mantar Has Brought To Focus The Dire State Of Education
By Nilotpal Basu The fast of the activist educationist Sonam Wangchuk has completed more than two weeks. Without accountability and sensitivity of the government, his life faces a serious risk. There is growing support and solidarity from various student groups and the broad democratic and secular sections of the...
Keir Starmer Quits To Pave Way For Andy Burnham As New Prime Minister Of U.K.
By Andrew Murray LONDON: Sir Keir Starmer bid farewell to the House of Commons front bench on July 15 with spiteful smears against his predecessor as his successor deliberated how far he is willing to move beyond the failures of Starmerism. Parliamentary speculation about incoming premier Andy Burnham’s Cabinet...
Forces In South Africa Try Scapegoating Migrants For Economic Crisis
By Emile Schepers LONDON: Thousands hit the streets in Durban, Johannesburg, and other cities in South Africa on June 30 to participate in over 120 separate marches demanding that all “illegal foreigners” leave the country. Over 900 participants were arrested, shops were looted in several places as the protests...
Gadkari’s Ethanol Defence Is Losing The Public Argument
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...
