THERE is an upsurge in military expenditure all over the world which is spearheaded by the upsurge in Europe. Of course there are different estimates of military expenditure, depending on what one ...

ON June 13, 2025, Israel launched what it called a “preemptive strike” on Iran, targeting residential areas and civil nuclear facilities, and its military leaders and scientists. This attack was a ...

ON June 18, under the banner of the All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation (AIPSO), a militant yet peaceful public demonstration was held on the outskirts of Azad Maidan in Mumbai to express the ...

IN a strongly worded letter addressed to cabinet secretary T V Somanathan on June 9, 2025, former secretary to the Government of India, EAS Sarma has raised serious concerns over the Department of ...

There are two promises that all ruling parties consistently make: first, to provide housing for all; and second, to ensure that slum-dwellers are given housing at the same location where they ...

THE Supreme Court’s dismissal in May 2025 of a petition seeking to enforce the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in states like Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and West Bengal should be welcomed. The apex ...

IT may appear rather unusual to recall the inglorious sequence of events that began at midnight on June 25, 1975, with the declaration of the Internal Emergency. However, we are reminded of those ...

Throughout the campaign, SFI West Bengal secretary Debanjan Dey and president Pranay Karjyee have tried to connect with students in remote areas, including tea gardens, riverside settlements, and ...

ON the nationwide call of Left parties, hundreds of people gathered at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on June 17, to express solidarity with the people of Palestine. The demonstration, held against the ...

THE annual report of the RBI for the financial year 2024–25, signed by Governor Sanjay Malhotra, was released on May 28, 2025. On the same day, visual and online media – and print media the following ...

AIR India’s Boeing 787-8 ‘Dreamliner’ flight AI-171 from Ahmedabad to Gatwick Airport in London tragically crashed almost immediately after take-off from Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025. All 10 crew and ...