Atishi Will Be Stop-Gap Delhi Chief Minister Till Arvind Kejriwal’s Return After Polls

By Sushil Kutty It is Atishi and it will be Atishi who will be the next Delhi Chief Minister, to succeed Arvind Kejriwal. The ‘Marlena’ surname she dropped in 2019 when contesting the Lok Sabha election from East Delhi. Point to note, however, is Atishi will be Chief Minister only till the next assembly elections, […]

By Kalyani Shankar Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s recent trip to the United States has provoked a war of words between the ruling BJP and the main opposition Congress in India. Should the Indian leaders refrain from badmouthing the ruling BJP while abroad? Is there a red line, and has Rahul crossed it while he was […]

By Kalyani Shankar Who will emerge victorious in Haryana’s upcoming assembly polls? Will the ruling BJP retain the state, or will the resurgent Congress seize the opportunity to win? The nation is watching as the results of the impending polls in Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Jammu, and Kashmir will shape these states’ future and significantly impact the […]
By Arun Srivastava The election for Jharkhand state assembly scheduled to be held in December this year is going to big challenge for the RSS, especially its chief Mohan Bhagwat. A win for BJP would help refurbish the image of Narendra Modi and boost his bargaining power, which he desperately needs to raise his declining […]
By Sushil Kutty The Maharashtra assembly polls are slated later this year along with Jharkhand. Also the bypolls in 10 UP assembly seats, which will put Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to test, are due. The thing to watch, however, is whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi will come out of his post-June 4 shell […]

By K Raveendran The squabble between Rahul Gandhi and Union minister Kiren Rijiju over the lack of representation of backward classes and tribals in beauty pageants has accorded a bit of glamour to the debate surrounding castes. Rahul’s remark, might seem trivial at first glance, but on closer scrutiny, it turns out to be a […]
By Sushil Kutty So India is a “big country” with a “big influence” on the Russian economy and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy wants India and Indians to “change their attitude” towards Russia. For then, there will be peace as Russian President Vladimir Putin will then end the war. Apparently, Zelenskiy doesn’t like Modi’s […]
CONGRESS IS HOPEFUL OF UNSEATING THE RULING BJP IN THE STATE By Dr. Gyan Pathak With announcement of Vidhan Sabha Election in Haryana by the Election Commission of India on August 16, the political parties in the state are now coming to their specifics after theirs being in election mode for weeks, especially […]
By Nitya Chakraborty Eight days have passed since the ouster of from power in Bangladesh on August 5 following the mass upsurge led by the students and other opposition parties against the 15 year rule of the Awami League Government led by her. Much has been written about the developments that led to her fall […]
By Branko Marcetic WASHINGTON: The vibes have not been this good for a long time. Only two weeks after President Joe Biden’s decision to end his campaign turned the 2024 election on its head, Vice President Kamala Harris has shocked the political establishment by choosing as her running mate Minnesota governor Tim Walz, the most […]
By Nantoo Banerjee The sudden and sharpest cut in the import duty on gold and gold doré seems to be quite confusing since even at a 15 percent import duty on gold India’s import of the yellow metal surged nearly 30 percent amounting US$45.54 billion in the last financial year. The gold import in the […]


By Arun Srivastava Give a bad name to the dog and kill it. This is actually happening with the railways. Recurring train accidents are the best motives for marketing the train services to private sector. Selling a profit making organisation would invite severe public outcry and criticism. It would give a bad name to the […]


By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It would have been a strong contender for the best joke of the year award but for the sheer hypocrisy and shamelessness that animated the claims. The reference is to the brazen Congress attempt to claim credit for the Vizhinjam international transshipment port project. The party, which opposed Kerala’s dream project […]