Shah intervention offers route out of Parliament logjam
The government has opened a fresh effort to end Parliament’s prolonged deadlock by signalling that Home Minister Amit Shah will address the House during consideration of the contentious Foreign Contribution Amendment Bill, 2026. Shah’s presence...
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Plea challenges immunity for CJP protest violence
A public interest litigation before the Supreme Court has challenged any blanket withdrawal...
in Happening Now Aug 6 ·Court blocks Abhishek Banerjee’s overseas treatment trip
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee’s plea for...
in Happening Now Aug 6 ·CJP prepares major roadmap announcement
The Cockroach Janta Party is set to announce the next phase of its...
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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.Celebrating National Handloom Day On August 7 Sans Proper Action
By Dr. Gyan Pathak When the textile landscape of the country and the world is changing fast, it would not be enough for India to only celebrate National Handloom Day every year on August 7. The country will have to do much more than celebrating the day by releasing...
Narendra Modi’s Communication Strategy Aimed At Gen Z Is Failing
By Nilotpal Basu In the last few weeks, it has become patently clear that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is now permanently afflicted by a reality inversion syndrome. For him, the GenZ movement and the distinct anti-people direction of his governance is coming into direct conflict with the grave reality...
RBI’s Status Quo On Interest Rate Is Aimed At Pepping Up Growth Rate
By Anjan Roy The Reserve Bank of India announced its new credit policy on August 5, keeping the policy interest rates unchanged. The policy interest rates are an extremely important tool used by a central bank for maintaining price stability and the pace of the economy. On the face...
Doval’s Remarks On Freedom Betray Tilak’s Legacy As India’s Protestor
By S.N. Sahu While receiving the Lokmanya Tilak National Award in Pune in recognition of his contribution to strengthening India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval urged the younger generation to be mindful that freedom should not be understood merely as the liberty to do whatever one desires. To drive...
Seven Years After Article 370: Kashmir’s Two Faces, One Unhealed Wound
By T N Ashok Seven years have lapsed after the BJP led NDA government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi abrogated article 370 of the constitution withdrawing special status conferred on the state of Jammu & Kashmir soon after independence when the Maharaja acceded to the Union of India under...
Left Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s Win In Michigan Primary Is A Game Changer
By Branko Marcetic NEW YORK: Something has shifted among the Democratic electorate. That was already clear from Zohran Mamdani’s trouncing of establishment royalty Andrew Cuomo in the New York mayoral race last year, punctuated by a series of yet more socialist wins over establishment incumbents seven months later. And...
This Hiroshima Day On August 6 We Are Closer Than Ever To Nuclear War
By Ben Chacko LONDON: Hiroshima Day on August 6 commemorates the atomic bombing of the Japanese city by the United States 81 years ago. The atrocity not only killed hundreds of thousands instantly and condemned many more to painful, lingering deaths. It took the world into the atomic age:...
Bankipur Reveals The Politics Of Refusal And Rejection
By K Raveendran Bankipur may eventually be remembered not as the constituency that discovered Prashant Kishor, but as the first place where the anger dramatised by the Cockroach Janta Party acquired an electoral address. The distinction is crucial. Kishor’s victory does not amount to popular acceptance of a coherent...
J&K Parties Observe August 5 As Black Day, Organise Protests
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Even seven years after the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35 (A), there seems to be no reconciliation between the Centre and the people and political parties of Jammu and Kashmir who observed August 5 as black day and organized protests across the Union Territory,...
Oil Monopolies Earn Huge Profits In Iran War While The People Suffer
By Satyaki Chakraborty The biggest oil companies of the world have soared their profits at a record level in the last three months of the global energy crisis due to the US-Iran war involving other Gulf countries.. The oil monopolies are taking full advantage of the crisis situation in...
Balochistan Has Become A Nightmare For Pakistan Army
By Manish Rai Balochistan is currently experiencing one of the most severe violence outbreaks of the year. In the past few months, Pakistani security forces have suffered heavy casualties due to coordinated rebel attacks. The Pakistani army’s General Headquarters (GHQ) was compelled to initiate operations that were classified as...
How Telangana’s Shikha Goel Is Rewriting The Rules Of Cyber Policing
By T N Ashok For more than a century, policing has followed a familiar script. A crime is committed. The victim reports it. Investigators hunt down the culprit. The court delivers justice. The digital age has shattered that sequence. By the time an online fraud is reported, the money...
Kerala Transport Minister Makes Insulting Remarks Against Women
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a shocking remark, Kerala Transport Minister C. P.John has landed himself in a major controversy with his insulting remarks against women in the State. In a tasteless remark, John accused a significant section of women in the State of pretending to be poor to...
AISF Carries A Rich Legacy Of Participating In India’s Freedom Struggle
By Krishna Jha August 12 this year marks the 90th anniversary of the foundation of All India Students’ Federation. Right since its inception in 1936, AISF got involved in the struggle for national independence. When ‘Quit India Movement’ was launched 84 years back, on August 9, 1942, AISF had...
Screen Legend Sivakumar’s Kamba Ramayanam Is A Outstanding Work
By T N Ashok There was a time when Tamil actor Sivakumar was celebrated solely for his sensitive performances on the silver screen. Audiences admired his ability to portray emotionally layered characters, while younger generations came to know him as the father of two of Tamil cinema’s biggest stars—Sooriya,...
Bangladesh Is A Clear Winner In U.S.- China Diplomatic Battle Over Its Loyalty
By Nitya Chakraborty Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman emerged as a clear winner at the end of his crucial talks with the U.S. envoy for South Asia Sergio Gor last week as he was able to extract maximum concessions from the U.S. team on big investments in his country...
Prashant Kishor’s Win In Bankipur Bypoll Has Serious Implications For BJP
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Jan Suraaj Party’s supremo Prashant Kishor’s win in Bankipur bypoll in Bihar is not an ordinary political event, since its impact is not likely to be limited in one constituency and is one state only. It will have far serious implications on the political discourse...
No End To Protests Against Islamabad At Pakistan Occupied Kashmir
By T. N. Ashok Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) is witnessing one of the gravest internal crises in its 78-year history. What began as protests over electricity tariffs, wheat subsidies and governance has snowballed into a broad-based political movement demanding genuine representation, electoral reforms and an end to Islamabad’s...
