Supreme Court issues notice on challenge to Bihar minister’s unelected reappointment case
New Delhi, June 8: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a plea challenging the reappointment of Bihar Panchayati Raj Minister Deepak Prakash in the government headed by Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, contending that his continuation in office for a second successive term without being elected to either House of the State Legislature violates […]
Doubts over the awaited US-Iran deal grow as Israel refuses to cooperate
Dr Satish Misra New Delhi, 15 June—Even as the United States and Iran announced that they had reached a deal to end the nearly three-month war in the West Asia region, several questions remain unanswered as American President Donald Trump’s authority gets challenged by none other than its closest ally Israel. On Sunday, it was announced […]
Rule of law abandoned as swift Hindutva justice targets Muslims in Uttarakhand
Dehradun, June 15Two murders within a week in Uttarakhand has brought to focus that the rule of law has ceased to exist and the state BJP government and police are acting on the directions and coercion of Hindutva forces who are ruling the roost.It was tale of two murders which has also brought to light […]
20 REBEL TRINAMUL MPS GET NEW PARTY ADDRESS
NEW DELHI: A little-known political outfit that failed to make any electoral impact in the 2023 Tripura assembly elections has suddenly found itself at the centre of national politics after 20 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs announced their merger with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI). The development has transformed the obscure Bengal-based party into […]
CONG, SP MIXED SIGNALS ON OWAISI DEAL IN UP POLLS
NEW DELHI: The Congress and the Samajwadi Party have taken differing positions on the prospect of an alliance with AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, exposing contrasting approaches within the opposition INDIA bloc as it seeks to regroup after a series of electoral setbacks. Congress MP Imran Masood on […]
PM MODI WELCOMES US-IRAN PEACE DEAL
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday welcomed the breakthrough understanding reached between the United States and Iran, emphasising its potential to restore regional stability. Earlier, US President Donald Trump announced the completion of the peace deal between Washington and Tehran, declaring the reopening of the key shipping route, the Strait of Hormuz. In […]
Suraiya: The Last Singing Star and the Lost Queen of Hindi Cinema
Woh paas rahen ya door rahen, nazron mein samaaye rehte hain*(“Whether near or far, they remain forever in my sight.”) Some stars illuminate an era; a rare few become the era itself. Suraiya belonged to that extraordinary category. Nearly seven decades after her peak and more than two decades after her passing, her voice continues […]
TRUMP FINALISES IRAN PEACE DEAL, IRAN 7.5 HOURS LATER
NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump was keen on finalising Iran peace deal on his 80th birthday, June 14. He did it. Iran, however, did not want to give Trump a birthday gift. They did not. The two parties still sealed the deal, just seven and a half hours apart, suiting their preferred dates and […]
The Neelakantha Strategy: Rahul Gandhi’s Pivot from Electoralism to Total Resistance
At the INDIA alliance meeting in New Delhi on June 8, 2026, Rahul Gandhi delivered an address that was less a conventional political briefing and more an existential recalibration of the opposition’s grand strategy. By invoking the Shaiva myth of *Neelakantha*—the blue-necked deity who swallows poison to save the cosmos—Gandhi signaled a profound shift in […]
