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After 2014 India became familiar with the phenomenon of ‘Godi Media’, a phrase coined by the Magsaysay Award-winning journalist Ravish Kumar. It refers to media in the lap of the prime minister, whose name rhymes with Godi. In his book of a few decades ago,...

I n a bold move to enforce corporate governance, SEBI has come down hard on two top executives of PTC India and its subsidiary, PTC India Financial Services (PFS). Rajib Kumar Mishra, CMD of PTC India and Director of PFS got slapped with a Rs...

The just concluded G7 summit in Italy confirms how politics can impact economic and military interests of top global players. The G7 group which includes the US, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Canada and Japan had gathered in Italy to discuss how best their economic interests...

Reconstructing history has always been dogged by controversies. It could be because writers of history often tend to care more for the interests of the powers that be than truth and accuracy. As such their work gets coloured by the pride and prejudice of the...

I n what appears to be a heavy clampdown on the right to freedom of speech and expression, as guaranteed by our Constitution, and blatant misuse of law, renowned author and activist Arundhati Roy is all set to be prosecuted under the draconian Unlawful Activities...

The stage is set for Iran’s farcical presidential election to be held on 28 June. The vote has been brought forward from 2025 following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month. The ultimate head of the Iranian state is the...

India’s new government has a new Cabinet which is the old Cabinet. The ministers for Home, Finance, Foreign Affairs and Defence will be the same. These four are considered the most important by the government, which classifies them as comprising the Committee on Security. And...

The political dynamics have shifted with the entry of coalition dharma, and as Prime Minister Narendra Modi starts his third term as head of the NDA government, there is hope as well as trepidation among babus about the potential changes within the ministries and departments....

Finally, light seems to be appearing at the end of the tunnel. That could be the best way to describe the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) resolution on 10 June endorsing a US-backed ceasefire proposal aiming to end Israel’s nine-month assault on Gaza. The vote...

Mohan Charan Majhi, 52, is all set to take oath as the fifteenth Chief Minister of Orissa and the first from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). After twenty-four long years, the coastal state has got a new leader as the people had voted in support...