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 […]
The Night the Mahatma Was Born: Pietermaritzburg and Gandhi’s Awakening
On the night of June 7, 1893, at the Pietermaritzburg railway station in colonial South Africa, a young Indian barrister named Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi faced a raw confrontation with racial bigotry that would redefine not only his destiny but the trajectory of anti-colonial resistance worldwide. Travelling from Durban to Pretoria on a valid first-class ticket […]
The Melancholic Maestro of Indian Cinema: A Birth Anniversary Tribute to Bharat Bhushan
June 14 marks the birth anniversary of Bharat Bhushan, the gentle, chocolate-faced superstar of the 1950s who came to personify the very soul of tragic romance and classical music on the silver screen. In an era dominated by the legendary trio of Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, and Dev Anand, Bharat Bhushan carved out a unique, […]
Iran-US deal likely to be agreed within the next 24 hours, claims Pakistan Prime Minister Sharif
New Delhi, 13 June— But for a last-minute hurdle, the United States and Iran are reportedly close to finalise an agreement to end the West Asian war “within 24 hours”, with a framework for a peace deal being agreed between the two principal parties. Key mediator Pakistan said on Saturday that Islamabad is now preparing […]
Mehdi Hassan: The Voice That Time Could Not Silence
Ab Ke Hum Bichhde Toh Shayad Kabhi Khwaabon Mein Milein” ( “If we part now, perhaps we shall meet in dreams.”) Fourteen years after his passing, the voice of Mehdi Hassan continues to inhabit those dreams. On June 13, 2012, South Asia lost one of its greatest musical treasures. Yet, the passage of time has […]
DHIRAJ SETH TO BE NEXT CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF
NEW DELHI: Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth has been appointed as the next Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army. He will succeed the outgoing COAS, General Upendra Dwivedi, who is retiring on June 30. He was born in New Delhi. He is the son of former Indian Army Lieutenant General Krishna Mohan Seth and comes from […]
