Days after the RSS held 100 patha sanchalana (route marches) and events across Bengaluru on October 11, to mark its centenary, the Karnataka government issued an order to regulate the use of state-owned properties by private organisations. On October 4, IT/BT and Rural Development Minister Priyank Kharge wrote to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seeking a ban... Read More

Buying oil, U.S. response The buying of Russian oil, or for that matter from anywhere, cannot be questioned by the United States President as it is solely at the discretion of those running the country after considering various factors. But the response from the Indian government spokesperson on Mr. Trump’s assertions on Russian oil purchase... Read More

The free movement of people and ideas is integral to a globalised world. But India continues to send out conflicting signals on this count. On the one hand it wants to welcome technology, capital and know-how from all corners of the world but on the other, it is also trying to insulate itself, feeling insecure... Read More

If asked about the most consequential current foreign trend for India, the replies may range from Gaza to Ukraine and even United States President Donald Trump’s tariff war. But we are also approaching an even more impactful battle: for the global oil market. It is being waged between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries... Read More

CPI(M) MP John Brittas. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Union Home Ministry’s latest directive, which allows for the cancellation of Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) status if the cardholder is chargesheeted for an offence carrying a sentence of seven years or more, is “legally infirm” and “violative of natural justice”, CPI(M)’s Rajya Sabha... Read More

Residents of Vilankombai have been stranded as forest streams are in spate. Heavy monsoon rains have cut off over 60 families from two tribal hamlets in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR), following flooding in forest streams that feed the Gunderipallam reservoir in Gobichettipalayam taluk. With access roads washed away, residents remain stranded without essential services,... Read More

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has asked the State government to examine the possibility of enacting a comprehensive legislation regulating loading and unloading work, on the lines of the Puducherry Act, to balance the legitimate rights of workers with the constitutional rights of traders and businesses. The court was hearing petitions filed... Read More

“It was suggested by the Ministry that safeguards available under Article 371 can be explored. However, we have demanded Sixth Schedule,” confirmed Sajjad Kargili of the Kargil Democratic Alliance. File | Photo Credit: ANI A month after four people, including a Kargil war veteran, were killed in police action against protestors seeking Ladakhi Statehood, civil... Read More

* Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted on Wednesday (October 22, 2025) at his opposition to any role for Turkish security forces in the Gaza Strip as part of a mission to monitor a U.S.-backed ceasefire with the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Speaking in Jerusalem alongside visiting U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, Mr. Netanyahu said... Read More

A 45-year-old man who was convicted for sexually abusing three minor school girls was sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment by the Nadapuram Fast-track Special Court on Wednesday (October 22, 2025). The man, identified as K.V.C. Abdul Salam, was also slapped with a fine of ₹60,000 by special judge K. Noushad Ali. The incident... Read More