Custody removal Bill faces wider opposition fire
Opposition MPs have intensified criticism of the Constitution Bill as the Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the measure moves towards adopting its report, arguing that the proposed law could turn arrest into a political weapon against...
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Court bars compulsory Hindu prayers in schools
Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that pupils in government-run schools cannot be compelled...
in Happening Now Jul 3 ·Court affirms protest rights in externment case
Bombay High Court has quashed a one-year externment order against a Mumbai-based political...
in Happening Now Jul 3 ·Fuel cut hinges on crude stability
Petrol and diesel prices may be reviewed if global crude oil rates stay...
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By R. Suryamurthy Every war leaves behind shattered cities, broken societies and grieving families. But some wars destroy something less visible yet infinitely more consequential: faith in the institutions created to prevent humanity from repeating history’s darkest chapters. The latest report of the United Nations Independent International Commission of...
In Twelve Years Of His Rule, PM Narendra Modi Has Undertaken 102 International Trips
By T N Ashok There is a photograph that has, by now, become a genre unto itself: Narendra Modi, garlanded or embracing, disembarking from an Air India One flight onto a red carpet somewhere between Washington and Abu Dhabi, Tokyo and Rio. Multiply that image by 102 and you...
Bengal Govt’s New Act To Control Anti-Socials Has Scope For Big Misuse
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Socials Bill has been passed and enacted into law It permits the state to detain individuals deemed to be a threat to public safety without trial. Under its provisions, habitual offenders can be barred from entering specific districts...
Possible Merger Of MVA Parties May Rejig Maharashtra Politics
By Rahil Nora Chopra Politics in Maharashtra is buzzing with intense speculation as the Congress and Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party are holding discussions over a possible merger. The move, if it materialises, could trigger a major political realignment in the state. Once a broad agreement is attained at...
Both The Centre And UP Govt Can’t Evade Responsibility From Ram Mandir Scam
By Krishna Jha Ram Mandir was built on the debris of Babri Mosque. When the centuries old Mosque was dismembered by karsewaks on December 6, 1992, in the clear visibility of BJP leadership, the nation was shocked. It appeared to be a major blow to India’s secularism and pluralism...
Supreme Court Suggestion To Create Fund For Assisting Young Lawyers Is Welcome
By Sampreetha Senthilkumar and Clifton D’Rozario On June 19, 2026, a Division Bench in the Supreme Court passed a significant order in Sarita Tyagi v. Union of India, where it noted as follows: “A young first-generation lawyer entering the Bar does not immediately inherit an office, a library, a...
Barkatullah University Is More Than Just A Name – It Has History And Identity
By Raju Kumar BHOPAL: The recent proposal to rename Bhopal’s Barkatullah University as Vagdevi Bhojpal University has triggered an intense debate across Madhya Pradesh. The proposal, approved by the University’s Executive Council, drew strong opposition not only in Bhopal but also in several other parts of the state. Teachers,...
China-US Tech War Reaches Its Peak As Chinese Supercomputer Gets Top Slot In 2026
By Satyaki Chakraborty The U.S.-China high tech battle for supremacy has reached a new peak after the China manufactured Supercomputer LineShine was adjudged the best among the Top 500 supercomputers made by various nations including the USA, at the International Supercomputing Conference in Hamburg, Germany held on June 23.China...
CJI Should Give Serious Look At The Opposition Parties Joint Memorandum On SIR
By Arun Srivastava The joint memorandum to the Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, by the twenty-three opposition parties is virtually of the nature of mercy entreaty which “appeals to the conscience of the judiciary. The judiciary has to see what is happening in the country today. When...
How Donald Trump Turned The White House Into A Blockchain Goldmine
By T N Ashok American politics is full of irony. A real estate agent’s son becomes a president after wasting all the billions his father earned in New Jersey and knocks at the doors of the elite in New York for admission without an answer that angers and frustrates...
DCDG Report On Custodial Deaths In Bangladesh In Last 22 Months Is Chilling
By R. Suryamurthy The true measure of a democracy is rarely found in the grandeur of its elections or the eloquence of its constitution. It is found instead in the silence of its prison cells, the transparency of its police stations and the restraint exercised by those empowered to...
Starmer’s £300 Billion Defence Plan Poses A Challenge For Burnham
By Asad Mirza Keir Starmer announced his resignation as Labour leader on 22 June 2026 after a mutiny within his own party, but before leaving Downing Street he unveiled a near-£300 billion, drone-heavy defence plan – a move critics call his final, and most contested, act as prime minister....
A Judicial Enquiry Is Imperative To Find Out The Perpetrators Of Ram Mandir Scam
By Nilotpal Basu Despite the best efforts of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh (UP), a major scandal has exploded on the face of the Hindutva brigade. The biggest political project of the Sangh, which was like a blank cheque for encashment of...
Writer-Director Vijaya Mehta’s Passing Away Is A Big Loss To The Indian Theatre
By Tirthankar Mitra People often do not find the profession they are suited to. But when eminent theatre director, Ebrahim Alkazi spotted a young girl essaying the role of Desdemona in a stage adaptation of Othello, he asked the upcoming actress to join his drama group, Theatre Group. From...
Progressives Sweep Colorado Democratic Party Primaries Elections
By Mark Gruenberg and John Wojcik WASHINGTON DC: From the governorship race down to the Secretary of State’s contest, progressive candidates—including current Democratic Socialists of America member Melat Kiros for Congress in Denver and former DSA member Manny Rutinel in a swing district north of Denver—won. Melat Kiros made...
Retail Petroleum Prices Fall Only On Paper As Consumers Wait In Anticipation
By K Raveendran The arithmetic of India’s fuel market has long been sold as market-driven, but the latest price movements expose a more selective discipline. When crude oil rises, the pass-through to consumers and businesses is quick, stern and explained as unavoidable. When the same crude oil retreats, the...
Rightwing Surge Continues In Latin America As Fujimori Wins Peru Prez Election
By Nitya Chakraborty The Right wing resurgence in the political arena of Latin America continues with the victory of the far right candidate Keiko Fujimori in the Presidential elections in Peru. Keiko, daughter of the former President Alberto Fujimori won by only less than 50,000 votes in a neck...
India’s Village Democracy Is Facing A Credibility Crisis At Present
By R. Suryamurthy There is an old assumption embedded deep within India’s governance system that democracy can be strengthened by multiplying procedures. Conduct more meetings. Circulate more notices. Upload more records. Build more digital platforms. Yet, the latest national study on Gram Sabha participation suggests that this administrative logic...
