Court backs poll counting safeguards
Supreme Court scrutiny has left the Election Commission’s counting arrangements for West Bengal undisturbed, dealing a legal and political setback to the Trinamool Congress days before votes are to be counted on May 4. A...
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Court limits prayer claims on public land
Allahabad High Court has ruled that public land cannot be claimed for exclusive...
in Happening Now May 2 ·Kailash pilgrimage signals cautious thaw
Pilgrims from India will again travel to Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar this...
in Happening Now May 2 ·Hormuz swarm threat unsettles oil routes
Iran’s fast-attack boat fleet has become a central risk for shipping through the...
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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.May Day 2026 Marks Critical Turning Point For Labour Movement In India
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The theme of May Day 2026 focuses on “Ensuring a Healthy Psychosocial Working Environment” which reminds us how the working environment has deteriorated in recent times. In India, the recent workers unrests in April in Noida and the states in the National Capital Regions, show...
China Launches Its Biggest Outreach To Africa Through Zero Tariff
By Satyaki Chakraborty China has started its biggest outreach to the African nations by implementing from May 1, 2026 by implementing zero tariff treatment to the 53 nations of the continent who have diplomatic relations with China, This poses a major challenge to India as Narendra Modi government is...
US’s Iran War Has Started Impacting Adversely South Asian Economies
By T N Ashok The global oil market has once again become the battlefield with ups and downs in the prices depending on the trends in moves of US and Iran. What began as a geopolitical confrontation involving the United States, Israel, and Iran has now spiralled into a...
VD Satheesan Likely Cm Face In Case UDF Returns To Power In Kerala
By Rahil Nora Chopra With the exit polls predicting a possible return to power for the United Democratic Front (UDF), the Indian Union Muslim League, the second largest constituent in the Congress-led UDF, has indicated strong support for V D Satheesan for the post of Chief Minister. IUML Kerala...
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez Has Emerged As A Votary Of Independent Europe
By Eoghan Gilmartin MADRID: Over the past two months, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has drawn international attention as the most prominent European critic of the US-Israeli war on Iran. As clips of his speeches have gone viral on social media, the Financial Times dubbed him “Trump’s nemesis”; the...
China’s Lead Over U.S. In AI Patent Applications Casts Its Shadow Over Trump-Xi Summit
By Nitya Chakraborty Just two weeks before the scheduled summit of U.S President Donald Trump with the Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 14-15, the report of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on the status of AI related applications, has unnerved the U.S. administration as the...
Unease Lies Beneath BJP’s Win Of All 15 Municipal Corporations In Gujarat
By Dr. Gyan Pathak BJP has just won all 15 municipal corporations, 78 of the 84 municipalities, 33 of 34 district panchayats, and 220 of 260 taluka panchayats in Gujarat. No doubt, it is an impressive performance indicating its continued stronghold in the state, both in urban and rural...
Deadlock In U.S.-Iran Peace Talks May Continue As Both Fight For Strategic Advantage
By T N Ashok The war between the United States, Israel and Iran has entered a phase where strategy is no longer defined by battlefield advances but by economic endurance, political psychology and global spillover. What began with the February 28 strikes has evolved into a multi-layered confrontation in...
India’s Affluence Story Needs A Reality Check For Corrective Action
By R. Suryamurthy There is a certain seductive neatness to the story India now tells itself about wealth. It is a story of ascent—of rising incomes, expanding aspirations, and a confident class of consumers who no longer measure success in square feet or car segments, but in experiences, access...
Contours Of May Day Have Changed With New Challenges To Labour
By Nilotpal Basu May Day, the International Workers’ Day, is celebrated on May 1, to commemorate the working class movement’s struggle for an eight-hour workday, immortalised by the conflicts from the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago. It was established by an international federation in 1889, now recognised globally to...
Tribal Polls Setback Signals Trouble For The Ruling BJP In Tripura
By Sagarneel Sinha AGARTALA: Despite being the ruling party of the northeastern state of Tripura, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has once again failed to come to power in the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) with TIPRA Motha sweeping the elections, which were held recently. In the...
May Day 2026 Calls For New Challenges To Indian Working Class
By Krishna Jha As the new labour codes of the government threaten to take away many of the rights of the working masses, including that of the eight-hour working day, this May Day should act as a reminder of the struggle and strength of the workers across the world....
India-New Zealand FTA: Farmers’ Union Fears Adverse Impact
By Jag Mohan Thaken CHANDIGARH: India and New Zealand signed FTA on April 27, 2026, which cheers the governments of both the countries, whereas the Indian farmers union is showing concerns over the pact, why so? Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in a tweet termed the FTA signing ceremony...
Lessons From 1936: Why France’s Popular Front Still Matters Today?
By C.J. Atkins NEW YORK: Ninety years ago, fresh from their May Day marches, the people of France went to the polls and made history. The election of May 3, 1936—the decisive second round of legislative voting—delivered a sweeping victory to the Front Populaire, the Popular Front coalition of...
UAE Break From OPEC Reshapes Gulf Oil Politics
By K Raveendran Abu Dhabi’s decision to walk away from OPEC marks more than a dispute over barrels. It signals a recalibration of Gulf power, energy strategy and security alignments at a moment when the Iran war has exposed the limits of regional consensus. For decades, the UAE operated...
Despite Clashes, West Bengal Witnessed Record Voting Also In Phase-II
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Phase-II election in West Bengal began with small clashes, on April 29 and voters were seen tense across the 142 Legislative Assembly Constituencies under polling, yet the state witnessed heavy turnout of electors since early hours of voting that reached 61.11 per cent by 1...
Fresh Incidents Of Violence Pose A Challenge To New Manipur Ministry
By Rabindra Nath Sinha KOLKATA: The current month has seen several incidents of ethnic violence in Manipur, after a few weeks’ respite in between, which gave rise to optimism that termination of President’s rule and restoration of a popular ministry in early February will augur well for the strife-torn...
May Day 2026 Will Be ‘Milestone Of Struggle’, Declares WFTU
By Cameron Harrison NEW YORK: As the world prepares to mark the 140th anniversary of the 1886 Chicago Haymarket Affair, including massive demonstrations and actions planned in the U.S. under the “Workers Over Billionaires” banner, the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) is calling on the international working class...
