Modi’s problems began over the summer. After the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)—the exam Indian students take to qualify for medical school—leaked, India’s education department asked more than 2 million students
Imagine India’s Prime Minister, a man whose entire political brand was built on mastering social media, posts a late-night selfie video calling protesters “friends.” Somewhere in the country, an editor grabs the
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During the 13th round of Staff Talks between Sri Lanka and India, the atmosphere was optimistic. Both sides emphasized the importance of strengthening ties, collaborating on maritime security, enhancing cyber cooperation, and
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Jantar Mantar in New Delhi is no longer merely an 18th-century astronomical observatory, built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in 1724 to track the stars using massive stone instruments. For more
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled a series of fresh concessions aimed at calming widespread student unrest over examination paper leaks, as protesters prepared for a nationwide demonstration on Friday despite
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India’s private sector expanded at its slowest pace in more than four years in July, as a marked slowdown in the country’s dominant services sector weighed on overall business activity despite stronger
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Indian solar panel manufacturers are shutting factories and cutting production as they struggle to secure domestically produced solar cells following the introduction of new government sourcing rules, according to industry representatives and
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A new movement has been launched in India recently with a title that includes the term “cockroach”. As is well known, people are repulsed by cockroaches, as cockroaches are primarily associated with
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Russia’s newest defence offers to India arrive at an awkward moment. As New Delhi continues to champion Atmanirbhar Bharat (Self-Reliant India) as the foundation of its strategic autonomy, Moscow is proposing deeper
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The Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan’s choice of the New Indian Express editor Santwana Bhattacharya for his first major media interview after assuming office 50 days ago comes as no surprise. Both
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After weeks of uncertainty, Indian traders have received approval to resume cross-border commerce with Tibet through the Lipulekh Pass from 1 August, ending a delay that disrupted this year’s trading season. Yet
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The Indian government’s response to the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) protests and activist Sonam Wangchuk’s indefinite hunger strike has become the focus of a detailed political analysis published by Frontline India, which
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Ongoing protests in India have prompted comparisons with the political upheavals that reshaped governments in neighbouring countries, including Sri Lanka, but market analysts say the demonstrations are unlikely to undermine investor confidence
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Every year on 19 July, Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control, along with the wider Kashmiri diaspora, observe Kashmir Accession Day — a commemoration rooted in a pivotal resolution
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In a significant move on July 7, 2026, the United States (US) Department of Justice (DoJ) indicted three of Punjab’s most notorious transnational criminal gangs, separately led by Lawrence Bishnoi, Jaggu Bhagwanpuria,
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More than a decade after signing the Framework Agreement with the Government of India (GoI) on August 3, 2015, the National Socialist Council of Nagalim-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) remains the most influential Naga insurgent
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