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The real reason for the inordinate delay in the release of the BJP’s manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls seems to be getting clear now. It looks like the whole thing has been meticulously planned so as not to face the electorate on burning issues...

A letter written by a group of 21 retired Supreme Court and High Court judges to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud flagging “attempts to undermine judiciary through calculated pressure, misinformation, and public disparagement” is an ominous sign for democracy in India. It...

What was being feared now looks like happening. The Israel-Hamas conflict is fast deteriorating into a regional conflagration with Iran launching hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel in its first direct attack on the Jewish state’s territory. This, according to Iran, is a retaliatory...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi 14 April released the BJP’s manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, highlighting his vision for ‘Viksit Bharat’ as he urged the people to give another mandate to his party to shape India’s ‘destiny’ for the next 1,000 years. Named ‘Modi ki...

Three years ago, on 15 April 2021, the National Taskforce on COVID met for the first time in three months (the last meeting was on 11 January). Cases were now at 216,000 and deaths over 1,100. Two days after that, 17 April, Narendra Modi held...

Abuzz-worthy land deal in Haryana, featuring a senior female IAS officer, her spouse (who happens to be the state information commissioner) and a former additional chief secretary has hit a snag due to some red flags raised by Panchkula revenue officials. It began in September...

As India is gearing up for Lok Sabha polls a few weeks away, a major campaign is being conducted in the electronic media to promote awareness among citizens about the importance of their right to vote. Well known public personalities have been roped in to...

A most disturbing report has been made public through the collaborative efforts of Australian and British institutions that between 50 per cent and 90 per cent of the world’s nearly 7,000 languages will disappear by 2150. Already, half of the people of the world now...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s latest remarks may be perceived as India’s acknowledgement of assassinations by its intelligence operatives on foreign soil. “If any terrorist from a neighbouring country tries to disturb India or carry out terrorist activities here, he will be given a fitting reply....

Bangladesh is ‘partly free’ in the Freedom House report of 2024. India and also Pakistan are also classified in the same way. Bangladesh is today, according to the Economist magazine, a one party state. Of course parliament exists and other parties are present. But the...