Politics

Over 300 global leaders to attend Paris Peace Forum 2025

Over 300 global leaders to attend Paris Peace Foru...

October 11, 2025

The eighth edition of Paris Peace Forum, that will be held on October 29-30 in Paris, will see the participation of over 300 political, social and business leaders from around the world to address issues related to global peace and sustainable prosperity. In a press statement, th...

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EU’s new strategic roadmap for India may be gamechanger in bilateral ties

EU’s new strategic roadmap for India may be game...

October 1, 2025

Recently, the European Union unveiled its New Strategic EU-India Agenda setting out a range of areas for closer bilateral cooperation. The document hails India as the “world’s largest democracy” and a “like-minded and trusted partner”. At a press conference held in Brus...

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With Karki at helm, Nepalese youth optimistic about future

With Karki at helm, Nepalese youth optimistic abou...

September 18, 2025

Almost as suddenly as they had begun, riots in Nepal have ended and peace reigns over Himalayan nation with the nomination of Sushila Karki as the interim Prime Minister and elections announced for march 2026. As a result, the immediate aftermath of youth-led protests has given w...

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Controversial disqualification bill sparks national debate

Controversial disqualification bill sparks nationa...

September 7, 2025

The Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025, introduced in Parliament by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, has triggered intense public and political debate across India. The bill proposes that any Prime Minister, Chief Minister, or minister who is held in jail for 30 consecutive ...

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RSF condemns criminal cases in Assam against journalists for comments over India-Pakistan tensions

RSF condemns criminal cases in Assam against journ...

September 6, 2025

Global press freedom organisation, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has criticised Assam Police for filing criminal complaints targetting The Wire, its editor-in-chief Siddharth Varadarajan, senior journalist Karan Thapar, and independent journalist Abhisar Sharma. In a press stat...

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‘The Bengal Files’ sparks protests, politics across West Bengal

‘The Bengal Files’ sparks protests, politics a...

August 28, 2025

The release of controversial filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri’s latest project, The Bengal Files, has triggered a heated political storm in West Bengal, with critics accusing the film of distorting history while attempting to deepen religious divisions. The movie dramatises the 1946 C...

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Delhi’s BJP administration beyond the headlines

Delhi’s BJP administration beyond the headlines

August 19, 2025

When Delhi went to elections in February 2025, the Bharatiya Janata Party returned to power in the capital after nearly three decades. Rekha Gupta was sworn in as Chief Minister on February 20, promising change, transparency and action, while sharply criticising the previous Aam ...

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Bihar voter list overhaul  weeks before elections  sparks debate

Bihar voter list overhaul weeks before elections ...

August 6, 2025

With just weeks to go before the Bihar Assembly elections, the Election Commission’s sweeping revision of voter lists, including the dramatic removal of thousands of alleged foreign nationals, has ignited a political storm and put the robustness and fairness of the state’s de...

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Buried under the rubble: The truth after Pahalgam

Buried under the rubble: The truth after Pahalgam

July 31, 2025

After weeks of stalling opposition demands for a discussion on Operation Sindoor, the conflict with Pakistan that followed the Pahalgam massacre, when the government finally agreed to have a debate on the issue in the Parliament, it was expected to clear the air of suspense and m...

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RSF urges action against attackers of environment journalist Sneha Barve

RSF urges action against attackers of environment ...

July 25, 2025

Press freedom organisation Reporters Without Borders (RSF), has called on Indian authorities to take legal action against those responsible for assaulting Sneha Barve, a journalist, while she was investigating an illegal construction site on a riverbed in Manchar, Maharashtra. In...

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