Irrespective of what the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom says, India must review its rights record For the fourth consecutive year, the government has expressed outrage and rejected the recommendations of the U.S. Commission […]
Credibility of govt, probe agency at stake The Supreme Court has rightly pulled up the Union Government for granting a third extension of service to Enforcement Directorate (ED) chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra. ‘Is there is […]
Karnataka, which goes to the polls on May 10, is a high-stakes state for both the BJP and the Congress. It’s the first major Assembly battle of the year and the two parties are keen […]
Biden needs to do more than present himself as an alternative to Trump U.S. President Joe Biden, 80, has announced that he will be seeking re-election in the 2024 presidential polls, a goal which, if […]
A five-week-long drama came to an end with the surrender and arrest of pro-Khalistan activist Amritpal Singh. He had been on the run ever since the Punjab Police finally launched a crackdown against him and […]
Opposition parties must recognize their differences while coming together Parties opposed to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are often at loggerheads with one another, and any coordinated action among them is never easy. Contradictions are […]
The Supreme Court verdict setting aside the denial of broadcasting permission to Malayalam channel MediaOne is one that protects the media against arbitrary action and bars the use of undisclosed national security considerations as a […]
In a welcome softening of the khaps’ rigidly conservative and patriarchal posturing, the Sarv Jatiya Kandela khap of Haryana’s Jind area has taken the lead in doing away with the practice of issuing diktats for […]
In a commendable act, the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government on April 4 set right a decades-old wrong through an amendment to an outdated landholding law that discriminates against women. Till now, in grave violation […]
Opposition parties’ plea in SC raises significant issues A plea by 14 Opposition parties alleging arbitrary arrests and misuse of Central probe agencies against political opponents has been listed for hearing by the Supreme Court […]
Undue haste lays bare agenda to pin him down Lok Sabha officials have acted with undue haste while in first disqualifying convicted Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and then serving a notice on him to vacate […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s conviction and jail term flags need to abolish criminal defamation The rigors of the law and the tribulations of politics have come together to bedevil Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. An election-time […]
Apex court advocates transparency and fairness The Supreme Court’s refusal to accept the Centre’s sealed note about its views on One Rank, One Pension arrears follows a similar rejection of a sealed envelope that contained […]
The US authorities are scrambling to protect depositors’ money after the back-to-back collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Silvergate Capital Corporation and Signature Bank, which were major lenders to the crypto sector and tech startups. […]
The United States should find stability in ties with Russia to help end Ukraine war The high-altitude maneuvering between two Russian fighter jets and an American drone over the Black Sea, which resulted in the […]
From being a battle of corporate giants, the incredibly costly, complex and high-stakes business of making semiconductor chips has assumed the form of a geopolitical weapon. As governments respond to national security concerns brought out […]
India needs to be wary of Chinese President’s absolute power In an inevitable outcome, Xi Jinping has been ‘unanimously elected’ Chinese President for a historic third term. This makes him the country’s longest-serving leader since […]
As an elected official and a fellow Democrat, I urge New York State Governor Kathy Hochul and our state representatives not to adopt the housing proposal in its current form as part of the forthcoming […]
SC warns against making India a prisoner of its past Reaffirming India’s secular ethos, the Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking the formation of a commission to restore ‘original’ names of historical places ‘renamed […]
India today appears to be more divided than it ever was. In the 80 years that I have been on this planet, with sixty years of my life spent in India, I can say with […]
Hardening of battle lines ominous for the world The strategic visit by US President Joe Biden to Kyiv, days before the first anniversary of the Russian war on Ukraine, has only hardened the battle lines […]
Prove Wrongdoing to Dispel Notion of Vindictive Action The Income Tax Department’s survey at the offices of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in Delhi and Mumbai has not only triggered a war of words between […]
Those required to stay away from partisan politics in current role must not be made Governors A former judge of the Supreme Court of India and a former Indian Army commander are among the new […]
United States President Joe Biden knows he must focus on both the U.S. economy and global challenges In his second State of the Union address, U.S. President Joe Biden tried to articulate several messages under […]
‘Spy balloon’ underlines need for constant alertness Days after a US Air Force fighter jet shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon — which the US claimed was a ‘spy balloon’ — off the South Carolina […]
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