Mahayuti parties swallowing each other, Shinde’s Delhi visit shows helplessness: Uddhav

Mumbai:  Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said fighting had started within the Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra, and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s latest meeting with senior BJP leader Amit Shah showed Shinde’s helpless situation. Speaking at a gathering of the Shikshak Sena, teachers’ wing of his party, Thackeray also took a swipe…

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US president’s son Donald Trump Jr visits Vantara

Jamnagar: Donald Trump Jr., son of US President Donald Trump, arrived in Jamnagar on Thursday evening, accompanied by his girlfriend. He landed at Jamnagar Airport shortly after 7:30 pm. He visited Vantara, a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre at Jamnagar in Gujarat. According to sources, Donald Trump Jr visited Vantara, the brainchild of Reliance Industries director…

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Remarkable expansion across all pillars of India-Australia cooperation: Jaishankar

New Delhi:  There has been a “remarkable expansion” across all pillars of the India-Australia cooperation, including trade and investment, defence and security, education and skills, science and technology, and space and energy, but most of all in “our vibrant people-to-people links”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday. In his opening remarks at the…

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HCA’s SGM Deferred: Orangenews9’s Stand Vindicated

The Hyderabad Cricket Association’s latest notice postponing the Special General Meeting (SGM) scheduled for December 7, 2025 may appear routine in its wording, but its implications are far from ordinary. The circular, issued by the Acting President and citing “administrative reasons,” reflects a deeper legal reality: the truncated Apex Council cannot proceed with major decisions…

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Judicial Course Correction

The Supreme Court has finally stepped back from a dangerous path it had wandered onto—one where judicial overreach risked trespassing into the exclusive constitutional domain of the President and Governors. This is not a minor legal quibble but a fundamental issue that strikes at the heart of India’s separation of powers. For months, constitutional experts,…

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Bihar’s Post-Election Exodus: Politics, Fear, and a Fraying Social Fabric

In the heartlands of Bihar, a troubling new migration begins—not one of aspiration, but of retreat. As the dust settles on the NDA’s sweeping electoral victory, unsettling images and metaphors dominate public discourse. Like startled field mice fleeing thunder, sudden movements of communities across borders raise an urgent question: what fuels this restless exodus after…

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Women’s Empowerment: Two Divergent Models

Women’s empowerment has become one of the most contested arenas of Indian politics—not merely in terms of policy prescriptions but in the philosophical frameworks that guide them as well help win elections. The Narendra Modi government and the Opposition—led mainly by the Congress and its allies—present sharply contrasting visions rooted in different understandings of dignity,…

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Humanity vs Politics

The economy of an individual – or a nation – ultimately determines the scale of its progress. Building an economy may be straightforward; sustaining it and ensuring continuous, multi-dimensional growth is the real test. Despite numerous hurdles, India has not only passed this test but continues its economic journey with confidence and purpose. Understanding India’s…

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