India presses tariff relief in U.S. talks
New Delhi has put forward what officials describe as a revised “final” trade offer to Washington, but the sharper priority appears to be securing the clean removal, or firm closure, of the additional 25% U....
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Paes shifts court in Bengal
Leander Paes, one of the country’s best-known sporting figures, has joined the Bharatiya...
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Commercial LPG surge deepens cost strain
Commercial LPG prices used by restaurants, hotels and other businesses have been raised...
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ED revives Kejriwal summons battle
The Enforcement Directorate has moved the Delhi High Court against a trial court...
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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.New Supreme Court Order Brings Hope For Deleted Electors In West Bengal
By Dr. Gyan Pathak By modifying its own order on April 1, 2026, to allow new documents to be submitted before the Tribunals established to hear appeal against deletion of names from the Final Electoral Roll of West Bengal, the Supreme Court of India has brought a new hope...
India’s Iran War Fears Are Turning Real, One By One
By K Raveendran India’s darkest economic anxieties over the Iran war are no longer hypothetical. They are unfolding in layers, and in a sequence that policymakers had feared from the outset. What began as a geopolitical conflict in a distant but energy-critical region has now entered Indian kitchens, factory...
Pope Leo Refusing Pete Hegseth’s Prayers Is A Major Jolt To Trump’s War
By Nitya Chakraborty In a major development in the present period of US-Israel war in West Asia, Pope Leo launched the beginning of the holiest week on Christian calendar with a sharp attack on US defence secretary Pete Hegseth saying “ God refuses the prayers of leaders who have...
BJP’s Christian Outreach Programme Suffers A Setback
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Union Government’s decision to amend the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) has caused a severe setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) much-hyped Christian outreach programme in Kerala. The decision, which has come at a most inopportune time, has upset the BJP’s calculations, especially...
Four Labour Codes – Why April 1, 2026 Is Too Soon To Implement
By K R Shyam Sundar The Union Government is reportedly set to implement the four Labour Codes — the Code on Wages, 2019 (‘CoW’), the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (‘IRC’), the Occupational Safety and Health and Working Conditions Code (‘OSH’), and the Code on Social Security, 2020 (‘CSS’) —...
Delhi Reclaims Its Crown As A Film Festival Venue Lost To Goa In 2004
By T N Ashok After two decades of cultural exile, India’s capital has wrestled its international film festival back from Goa — and in doing so, made an argument about what serious cinema requires of a city. For seventy years, the story of India’s great international film festival has...
BJP’s Election Manifesto For Assam Tries To Outshine The Congress
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The Congress announced five guarantees to Assam voters on Sunday March 29, and two days later on March 31, BJP has released its manifesto and gave 31 promises. A special feature of the BJP’s manifesto is its comparison of achievement of NDA and UPA rule...
Delhi’s Cinematic Homecoming: Caught Between Ambition And History
By T N Ashok There is a particular irony embedded in the story of film festivals and India’s capital. For decades, Delhi was the centre-piece of the nation’s most prestigious cinematic gathering. The Vigyan Bhavan echoed with the chatter of international directors. The Siri Fort Auditorium complex, built in...
UP Congress Leaders Reach Out To Jailed Mohd Azam Khan’s Family
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Is Congress trying to win over the support from Samajwadi Party leader Mohd Azam Khan and his followers in Rampur and other neighbouring areas? The recent meeting of UPCC president Ajay Rai and other leaders with Tanzeen Khan, the wife of the incarcerated Mohd Azam...
Government On A Razor’s Edge In Denmark
By Tirthankar Mitra An election result can be numerically decisive, it can also be hollow. The recent election result in Denmark is a case in point. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen remains at the centre of power. But the authority that once underpinned her leadership has visibly thinned. She leads...
Bab El-Mandeb May Prove To Be The Gate Of Tears For US-Israel Camp
By Asad Mirza The war against Iran has threatened global supplies of oil and natural gas, sparked fertiliser shortages and disrupted air travel. Iran’s grip on the strategic Strait of Hormuz has shaken markets and prices. The United States and Israel continue to strike Iran, whose retaliatory attacks have...
Petrol, Diesel Levies Need Drastic Cuts For Inflation Control, Economic Growth
By Nantoo Banerjee The central excise duty cut on petrol and diesel oil to help petro-fuel producers and marketeers partly cover their losses on account of the rising crude oil import prices is an internal government matter. It is not meant to have any impact on retail prices which...
India Faces Multi-Layered Set Of Risks At The Onset Of FY2026-27
By Dr. Gyan Pathak On the very onset of the Financial Year 2026-27, beginning from April 1, 2026, India faces a multi-layered set of risks, given its position as a major energy importer with strong trade, investment, and remittance linkages with the West Asia region, which has turned into...
Four Weeks Of Israeli-American War On Iran: Remaking Of The World
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers NEW YORK: It began, as these things often do, with the language of certainty. Targeted strikes. Decisive blows. A crippled nuclear program and a supreme leader dead. Washington and Tel Aviv declared the opening salvos of their campaign against Iran a strategic masterstroke — a...
Battle Royale For Kerala Assembly: UDF Majority, Or LDF Hat-Trick?
By Kalyani Shankar After a decade in the Opposition, the Congress party is striving to regain its influence in Kerala ahead of the 2026 elections. The Congress-led UDF wants to snatch power, bolstered by strong results in past Lok Sabha elections and local body polls. The ruling CPI(M) is...
Shah’s Chargesheet Against Mamata: Doomed Move To Sway Bengalis
By Arun Srivastava As Union Home Minister, Amit Shah has brazenly criminalised Indian politics under the saffron Raj. Now, the tone and tenor of his chargesheet against West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo, Mamata Banerjee, which he unveiled on March 27 in Calcutta, provides ample clue towards...
Will PM Modi’s Much-Hyped Visit Boost BJP’s Poll Prospects In Kerala?
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Kerala are over the moon in the wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to pep up the party’s election campaign. Understandable. They think it will give a big boost to the party’s chances of winning a couple...
Samajwadi Party Launches Mission 2027 With Huge Rally In Western UP
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: The successful launch of Mission 2027 by the Samajwadi Party assembly election campaign at a massive rally at Dadri on Sunday boosted the morale of leaders and workers in Western UP, considered to be stronghold of ruling BJP. The selection of the venue at Dadri...
