Bengal border drive tightens deportation push
West Bengal’s campaign against undocumented migration from Bangladesh has moved into a sharper enforcement phase, with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari placing deportation, holding centres and border fencing at the centre of his government’s security agenda....
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Opposition weighs CJP’s youth pull
Opposition leaders at the INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi on Monday debated whether...
in Happening Now Jun 9 ·Jaipur demolition sharpens road widening dispute
Jaipur Development Authority demolished Noorani Mosque on Monday during an anti-encroachment operation linked...
in Happening Now Jun 9 ·New Delhi challenges Pakistan’s terror labelling at UN
India has sharply rebuked Pakistan at the United Nations, accusing Islamabad of using...
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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.INDIA Bloc Reset Broader Consensus On National Politics
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The INDIA bloc’s meet on June 8, 2026 in New Delhi has reset a broader consensus on national politics to take on the BJP despite its regional conflicts that surfaced with DMK keeping away from and AAP declaring that it was not part of it....
How Iran War Immensely Benefited Five Major Weapons Companies Of U.S.
By T N Ashok The most interesting story is not merely that U.S. defense contractors profited from the Iran war, but that financial markets began pricing in those profits even before the first missiles struck. Investors anticipated a long cycle of missile replenishment, drone procurement, air-defense expansion and fighter...
Deportation From India Of Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants Should Be Rule-Based
By Ashis Biswas KOLKATA: As tensions persist along the disturbed segments of the Indo-Bangladesh border running through the Northern and central districts of West Bengal, it seems an uneasy bilateral truce will prevail in the medium term. The process of the GOI-declared repatriation of illegal Bangladeshi settlers may run...
Defection Game By Elected Politicians Is A Regular Feature In Indian Politics
By T N Ashok Indian democracy is often described as the world’s largest political experiment. Increasingly, however, it resembles the world’s largest wildlife sanctuary for migratory politicians. Every election season, millions of voters queue up under a scorching sun, clutching voter slips and democratic hopes. They cast their ballots...
Ramchandra Guha Is Wrong In Saying Rahul Gandhi Helped Narendra Modi Staying In Power
By Dr. Ram Puniyani Historian Ramchandra Guha, in his article in digital news website Scroll, wrote: “Gandhi Family has helped Modi to consolidate his power”. This is a totally superficial analysis of the consolidation of the power of Narendra Modi-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the past over a decade....
U.S. Labour Unions To Actively Take On Trump And MAGA In 2026 Mid Term Polls
By Mark Gruenberg MINNEAPOLIS: Entering her second full-term as AFL-CIO President, Liz Shuler laid out big plans for the nation’s labour federation over the next five years. For the current midterm elections, the federation plans to put 50,000 “election protectors” in the field. Accepting her re-election, unopposed, at the...
Producer Price Index Is Welcome Though WPI Need Not Be Dumped
By Nantoo Banerjee It is good that the government has finally decided to introduce the Producer Price Index (PPI) as a more reliable inflation tracker than the Wholesale Price Index (WPI). However, it may not be desirable to dump WPI entirely after a period of the next five years....
Israel’s Defiance Of Trump Shatters The Truce In The US-Iran War
By Asad Mirza Marking exactly 100 days since a catastrophic conflict reordered the Middle East, a fragile, US-brokered truce violently collapsed as Israeli jets struck deep inside Iranian territory. By directly defying President Donald Trump’s explicit warnings to exercise restraint, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed the region...
CJP’s Demand For Resignation Of Dharmendra Pradhan Is Getting Momentum
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Despite Narendra Modi led government’s efforts to abort the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) from its conception in virtual world of social media through ban and takedown orders, it ultimately took birth in the physical world, and even organised a huge protest demonstration at Jantar Mantar...
Annamalai To Set Up His Own Political Party To Take On Vijay In Tamil Nadu
By Kalyani Shankar K Annamalai, the former head of the BJP in Tamil Nadu, has taken significant steps this week to shape his political future, including meeting with top BJP leaders in Delhi and announcing his departure from the party, which aims to raise his political profile and keep...
Small Investors Are Losing In Indian Stock Market Due To FII Funds Outflows
By Kunal Bose Some notable exceptions besides, equity shares in almost all sectors from IT to banking/financial services to FMCG to oil and gas have found their values eroded in varying degrees since the US and Israel combine began its assault on Iranian military and economic assets and top...
Bollywood Films Of Golden Age Are Still Remembered For Story Telling, Songs
By T N Ashok For much of the 1950s and 1960s, Indian cinema sold dreams through storytelling, music and acting talent. Beauty mattered, certainly, but actresses such as Madhubala, Meena Kumari, Waheeda Rehman, Vyjayanthimala, Asha Parekh and Mala Sinha became stars primarily because of their performances. The camera admired...
Cockroach Protest Exposes A Youth Challenge Modi Cannot Brush Away
By K Raveendran Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government may have done itself a favour by allowing the Cockroach Janta Party protest led by Abhijit Dipke to proceed without turning it into another confrontation between the state and restless young citizens. For a government that has often preferred firmness over...
Workers And Farmers Preparing To Intensify United Protests
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Workers and farmers of India are again preparing to intensify their united protests against the policy of BJP led NDA government under PM Narendra Modi, what they perceive to be anti-worker, anti-farmer and anti-people. Future course joint struggle of workers and farmers will be decided...
India Should Avoid Signing A Trade Deal With U.S. On Washington’s Terms
By R. Suryamurthy India and the United States appear to be racing toward a mid-July deadline to conclude the first tranche of a bilateral trade agreement. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has projected confidence, describing negotiations as constructive and suggesting that the proposed arrangement would provide Indian exporters with preferential...
The Incredible Rise Of Rajesh Exports Is A Fascinating Corporate Story
By T N Ashok For years, Rajesh Exports looked like one of India’s great corporate success stories. Founded by Bengaluru businessman Rajesh J. Mehta, the company rose from a jewellery exporter into a global gold-processing giant. It acquired Valcambi SA, one of the world’s largest gold refineries, reported annual...
India’s Hardest Economic Test Begins After The Latest 7.7 Per Cent Growth Story
By R. Suryamurthy India’s 7.7 percent GDP growth in FY2025-26 will inevitably dominate headlines, reinforce the government’s economic narrative and strengthen the country’s claim to being the world’s fastest-growing major economy. Yet while the number itself is impressive, perhaps even exceptional by contemporary global standards, it risks obscuring a...
India’s Policy Of Becoming A Strategic Partner Of The U.S. Will Be Wrong
By Dr. Arun Mitra Venezuela’s acting President, Delcy Rodríguez, was in India recently. This was known in advance because, even before the Government of India made any statement on the matter, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had already announced it during his visit to India. It has now...
