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The early arrival of the monsoon may have cooled Telangana’s skies, but the political heat is only rising, and squarely in the eye of the storm is the Kalvakuntla clan. The Congress government, led by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy appears determined to hold the KCR dynasty accountable. The widening phone-tapping scandal has turned into…
By all appearances, Pakistan is teetering on the edge of collapse. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has made deep inroads in the west, capturing towns and asserting control. In the north-east, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) continues its relentless strikes. The Pashtun resentment simmers unchecked. And in the middle of this domestic disintegration, a brief India-Pakistan military…
In his characteristic bombast, the U.S. President Donald Trump seems to have found a new target to blame for America’s troubles: Indian immigrants and the Indian-American diaspora. From tightening H-1B visa policies to proposing taxation on remittances, Trump’s rhetoric suggests that he views Indians, not just illegal immigrants, but even legal contributors, as a drain…
In a development that raises more questions than it answers, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently issued a statement affirming the safety and security of Pakistan’s nuclear facilities. This came amid unverified reports of a radiation leak following a reported Indian strike near Pakistan’s Nur Jahan airbase, believed to be in proximity to key…
In an unfolding geopolitical drama, the people of Bangladesh have begun to reject a dangerous global experiment: the foisting of Dr. Muhammad Yunus as Chief Advisor to a makeshift regime that emerged only after systematically undermining the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The West-backed scheme — allegedly orchestrated by liberal power centers…
The political dynasty that once wielded unchallenged influence over Indian politics is now facing its most serious legal challenge in decades. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has officially named Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi as the prime accused in the ongoing investigation into the National Herald scam—a complex financial scandal involving the alleged laundering and misappropriation…
In a significant hearing on Tuesday, the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, now led by Chief Justice of India, Justice B.R. Gavai, signalled a cautious and constitutionally sound approach in the challenge to the Waqf Act. The Bench, also comprising Justice A.G. Masih, underscored a core legal principle: “Every legislation passed by Parliament carries…
By no means should a nation that boasts of one of the world’s finest, most disciplined armed forces ever tolerate attempts to malign or divide it along lines of caste, religion, or gender. Yet, that is precisely what we are witnessing—statements from both the Left-liberal academic elite and certain right-wing political actors that shamefully drag…
It’s hard to tell whether one should laugh, cry, or roll one’s eyes at Asaduddin Owaisi’s latest outburst on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The AIMIM supremo and barrister, who never misses a chance to turn a legal issue into political theatre, seems to believe that the Supreme Court might still pull a rabbit out…
There’s finally some thunder in the skies that Indians can cheer — and it comes not from ceremonial flypasts, but from cold, hard military data. In the latest Global Air Power Ranking 2022, India’s Air Force has leapfrogged China’s, securing sixth place globally, while China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) was relegated to seventh….
