Politics

From rise to rift: Raghav Chadha in AAP

From rise to rift: Raghav Chadha in AAP

April 9, 2026

On the morning of April 2, the Aam Aadmi Party sent a letter to the Rajya Sabha Secretariat seeking the removal of Raghav Chadha as its Deputy Leader in the House and recommending that he should not be allotted any time for speaking from the AAP’s quota. His replacement was...

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350.org slams Trump for USD 1bn payout to TotalEnergies for US offshore wind exit

350.org slams Trump for USD 1bn payout to TotalEne...

March 25, 2026

Amid growing criticism over energy policies of the United States President Donald Trump, climate campaign group 350.org has condemned reports that the Trump administration plans to pay USD 1 billion to a French multinational integrated energy firm, TotalEnergies, to exit two offs...

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Right wing seeks to overturn 25-year Socialist rule in Paris

Right wing seeks to overturn 25-year Socialist rul...

March 22, 2026

The slide of the mainstream parties across France is expected to accelerate on Sunday when voters across France and its territories around the world head to election centres to cast their votes in crucial municipal elections as they come about a year before the next Presidential ...

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Finding silver lining in closure of Strait of Hormuz 

Finding silver lining in closure of Strait of Horm...

March 16, 2026

Sitting in the middle of the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea is a norrow body of water, the Strait of Hormuz, which is  barely 21 nautical miles or 39 km wide at its narrowest point and serves as the maritime boundary between Iran and Oman.  Yet through this narrow corridor fl...

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With energy crisis, India real loser in US-Israel attack on Iran

With energy crisis, India real loser in US-Israel ...

March 11, 2026

In barely a week since the beginning of the attack by the United States and Israel on Iran, India is in throes of a serious, if not the most critical, energy shortage in decades as not only have fuel prices risen sharply, but the country seems to be already running out of stocks ...

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Online harassment of women journalists intensifies in India: RSF

Online harassment of women journalists intensifies...

March 9, 2026

Online harassment campaigns targetting women journalists in India have intensified in recent years, raising serious concerns about press freedom and the safety of media professionals. The issue has drawn attention of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a Paris-based press freedom or...

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Sovereignty gaps exposed in India AI Impact Summit 2026

Sovereignty gaps exposed in India AI Impact Summit...

February 23, 2026

Despite attempts at grand staging by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the recently concluded India AI Impact Summit 2026 that was held in New Delhi, the underlying reality it exposed was far less triumphant. Even as India projected itself as a future leader of artificia...

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Employment, environment & ethics need to be top priority of AI Impact Summit

Employment, environment & ethics need to be t...

February 19, 2026

As leaders of over 20 nations gather today in New Delhi for the AI Impact Summit, the fourth international gathering of global leaders to create uniform regulations to govern the development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence, it is imperative that they use this meeting to...

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EU-India FTA: Redefining India’s trade policy for new global era

EU-India FTA: Redefining India’s trade policy fo...

January 26, 2026

As the celebrations of the 77th Republic Day continue, the special guests on the occasion, the European Union delegation jointly led by António Costa, President, European Council and Ursula von der Leyen, President, European Commission, and hosts India will soon get down to the ...

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Denial of bail to Umar Khalid & Sharjeel Imam by Supreme Court criticised

Denial of bail to Umar Khalid & Sharjeel Imam...

January 7, 2026

Two days after India’s Supreme Court denied bail to student activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, the decision continues to draw reactions from human rights lawyers, civil liberties groups and international watchdogs, intensifying debate over the prolonged pre-trial detentio...

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