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INDIA@75: New Dreams, New Challenges

As India celebrates a landmark year of its Independence, the government, Opposition, Armed Forces, artists and industry commit themselves to realizing the dreams of more 1.3 billion Indians at home and across the world   Our Bureau  New Delhi It is...

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Can the Opposition make a new alliance against Modi?

With the all-important election for Uttar Pradesh set for early next year, most opposition parties try to create a common platform to challenge the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP. How feasible is such a united front? Our Bureau  New Delhi/Lucknow/Kolkata...

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SECRETARY BLINKEN GIVES MIXED MESSAGES TO DELHI

On his first visit to India, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken promises to deepen strategic engagement with India, especially with an eye on China. But he also delivers a message on human rights by meeting civil society groups   ...

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ERIC ADAMS WINS NYC MAYORAL DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

Eric Adams, the Brooklyn borough president, was poised to become New York’s second Black mayor after being declared the winner of the Democratic primary for mayor Tuesday evening Our Bureau  New York, NY Eric Adams won the Democratic primary for...

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COVID-19 & INDIA’S VACCINE MESS

Very small number of doses coming from the US. Chaotic vaccination plan. Pfizer and Moderna demanding indemnity in India. Everything that could go wrong with India’s vaccine efforts has gone wrong. What is the government doing to correct the course?...

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GOVT VS SOCIAL MEDIA: SPEECH CONTROL?

Big social media firms and the government lock horns over free speech. While most fall in line, Twitter and WhatsApp raise objections about the new IT rules in India Our Bureau  New Delhi In a major decision, most of the...

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Double jeopardy as black fungus spreads

Even as Covid-19 continues to ravage India, an epidemic of Black Fungus is now killing people in hundreds. Can the Indian government handle two major healthcare crises at the same time? Our Bureau  New Delhi India is living a horror...

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INDIA’S DIDI: Mamata beats Modi

By leading her party to a third consecutive victory, Mamata Banerjee has established herself as the undisputed leader of West Bengal. By defeating the Narendra Modi-Amit Shah machinery, she is now a national leader of big stature Our Bureau  Kolkata/New...