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With Siddaramaiah Out, Congress High Command’s Writ Prevails

The successful transition from Siddaramaiah to D.K. Shivakumar in Karnataka is being viewed as a significant assertion of Congress high command...

04.06.2026 10

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Scorching Days, Warm Nights: Relentless Heatwave Hits India Hard

According to the IMD, night temperatures are rising by 0.21°C every decade. Climate experts blame rapid urbanisation, shrinking green spaces,...

29.05.2026 10

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Decoding The BJP’s Bengal Sweep And Saffron Surge Across India

BJP’s sweeping victory in West Bengal has sparked debate over the changing political landscape in India, with factors such as Hindutva politics,...

08.05.2026 20

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Assembly Elections 2026: High-Stakes Battles In Five States To Redraw Political Contours Amid SIR Controversy And Freebie Politics

Assembly elections across five states are seen as a key test for Bharatiya Janata Party and Indian National Congress, with results on May 4 expected...

26.04.2026 20

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US-Iran Conflict: Trump Faces Tactical Setback As Ceasefire Masks Strategic Uncertainty And Iran’s Resistance

The US-Iran ceasefire after nearly six weeks of conflict highlights strategic ambiguity, with Trump facing a tactical setback as Iran resists...

09.04.2026 30

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India’s Strategic Silence On US-Israel Iran Conflict Sparks Debate Over Foreign Policy Shift And Global Standing

India’s strategic silence on US-Israel strikes on Iran has triggered debate over its foreign policy stance. While the government calls it a...

26.03.2026 40

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Moral Hypocrisy Unleashed: How Trump's 'Peace President' Facade Crumbled Under Bombs On Iran

Joint strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran have triggered debate over legality, morality and geopolitical consequences. Critics say the...

11.03.2026 30

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AI Anxiety Triggers IT Stock Rout, But Fears Of Structural Collapse May Be Overdone

AI disruption fears have triggered a sharp sell-off in Indian IT stocks, with the Nifty IT index plunging 21 per cent. While automation may reshape...

26.02.2026 20

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'Challenges Lie Ahead For The Reluctant Politician And Now The Mumbai Mayor,' Sunetra Pawar

A political commentary examines the challenges before Sunetra Pawar after stepping into a frontline leadership role following Ajit Pawar’s reported...

15.02.2026 10

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Budget 2026 And Its Political Significance For Poll-Bound States

Budget 2026 will be closely scrutinised for political messaging as four states head into elections. Beyond fiscal discipline and growth targets, the...

01.02.2026 10

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Why Does Bail Remain Elusive For Umar Khalid And Sharjeel Islam?

The Supreme Court’s refusal to grant bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Islam underscores troubling questions about prolonged pre-trial detention...

17.01.2026 10

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BMC Poll 2026: BJP’s Hindutva Pitch Faces Thackerays’ Marathi Pride In High-Stakes Mumbai Civic Battle

As Mumbai heads for the BMC polls after nearly a decade, the contest has sharpened into BJP’s Hindutva narrative versus the Thackeray cousins’...

03.01.2026 30

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More Heat Than Light On Vande Mataram And SIR In Parliament

In the raging battle of ideologies and socio-political conflict between secular and pluralistic ideals embedded in India’s Constitution and the...

20.12.2025 10

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BJP Emerges Strong After Bihar, Opposition Remains Fractured

Despite the contentious nature of the verdicts in Haryana and Maharashtra, which the Opposition alleged were “rigged”, the BJP-led NDA’s success...

06.12.2025 10

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Nitish Kumar’s Unlikely Landslide: Bihar Votes For Continuity Despite Deep Discontent

The “vote for change” call that was heard quite loudly in election campaigning in Bihar amid difficult-to-implement electoral promises by both the...

22.11.2025 20

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Rahul Gandhi’s Haryana Allegations, SIR-2 And Election Commission’s Credibility Crisis

The intensive revision of electoral rolls is nothing new in India. The exercise has been carried out eight times in the past. But never was there a...

08.11.2025 20

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Bihar Elections 2025: Nitish Faces His Toughest Test Yet As NDA, MGB And Prashant Kishor’s JSP Battle For Power

With less than two weeks left for the first phase of polling on November 6, the Bihar election campaign blitz is all set to pick up pace.

24.10.2025 30

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A Citizenship Test Many Indians May Not Pass

To tackle this “new crisis” in the making, the PM announced the launch of a “high-powered demography” mission but did not clarify how the...

11.09.2025 30

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Gaza Genocide And Global Silence: How Western Hypocrisy Fuels Israel’s War On Palestinians

What does one make of forced starvation in Gaza that has no moral cost on anyone in the world? If realism demands strategic silence and sympathy for...

10.08.2025 30

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Making Sense Of The Middle East Conflict And Why Peace Remains Elusive

The consequences of the historic dispute over issues including land, borders and rights are still being felt and include the ongoing war between...

26.06.2025 20

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India’s GDP Ranking Vs Real Progress: A Tale Of Two Realities

The true measure of growth is not GDP milestones aided by cyclical macroeconomic factors like controlled inflation, falling crude, stable currency,...

14.06.2025 40

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Have Television News Channels Become Propaganda Platforms?

There is nothing wrong with patriotic journalism during times of national crisis, provided the media does not fail to question and/or cross-check...

31.05.2025 30

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Modi Govt’s Caste Census U-Turn: Social Justice Move Or Tactical Politics?

The Union government’s decision to conduct a caste census, the first in independent India, came as a huge surprise for several reasons, including...

17.05.2025 20

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Divide And Rule: The Politics Of Historical Controversies In Contemporary India

History cannot be changed, but it can certainly be used by political parties to their advantage by creating a narrative based on historical grievances...

05.04.2025 20

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