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KOLKATA: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, ideological parent of the Bharatiya Janata Party, had to reconcile with the unwelcome proposition of practically remaining organisationally inactive in Manipur for over 21 months since the outbreak of ethnic violence in that small state on May 3, 2023. But inquiries from informed quarters in Imphal reveal that RSS succeeded in utilising the services of some of its associates and affiliates for reaching out to a fairly large number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in relief camps. The sources told IPA that so far relief materials worth Rs 10 crores have been distributed among IDPs.

NEW YORK: One of the most prominent figures in the early days of 20th century imperialism was U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. Under his rule, the United States subjugated the Panama Canal Zone, occupied Cuba, invaded the Dominican Republic, and pursued an almost endless list of other acts of intimidation.

Europe, which has always been vocal about its past history and civilization as well its contribution to the making of the modern world, has never faced such humiliation in the hands of its transatlantic ally the USA in the last eighty years since the end of the Second World War in 1945.The media leak on Tuesday of the confidential conversations between the high officials including the vice-president J D Vance revealed the extent of contempt the Trump 2.0 administration has for its NATO allies in Europe.

The Allahabad High Court, established almost two centuries ago, has historically occupied a distinguished position in the Indian judiciary. It has been a crucible for landmark judgments, a beacon of justice, and a stage for many legal luminaries who have shaped the judicial ethos of the nation. But, today, it appears to have drifted from its moorings, and what was once a hallowed institution is now being perceived as the judiciary’s neglected backyard—a troubling image that even the Supreme Court seems to have tacitly acknowledged. The recent incidents that have cast the Allahabad High Court in an unflattering light are a sobering reflection of its current malaise.

PM Narendra Modi led BJP government in India, and BJP led governments in the states are now tabling “Developed India”, “Developed Delhi”, “Developed Madhya Pradesh” etc budgets as hypnotizing technique, to make people believe that the country has actually developed under their rule. Deception is being spread, the latest example being, with such headline as “India’s 100 per cent GDP growth in 10 years stuns the world.” It is a hype, to politically benefit the ruling establishment by concealing the stark realities that India is still housing the largest number of poor in the world, and GDP growth rate is heavily benefiting handful of the rich and impoverishing majority of the people resulting in stark increase in inequality level placing India the 7th worst country in the world with wealth inequality.

March 30 is going to be the momentous day in the lifecycle of the RSS. On this day the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat would not only be meeting his ostensible bete noire Narendra Modi to sort out the issue of selection of the future president of the BJP, but on the same day he would also be mediating between Modi and his die hard enemy, senior RSS leader, Sanjay Joshi to resolve their decades old animosity.

The Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development, Better known as the OECD, has produced its global debt survey for 2025, which paints a rather grim picture of overall indebtedness of countries across the development and income spectrum.

What is ‘Saugat-e-Modi’? The literal translation is 'Modi's Gift'. It’s a gift scheme for members of "minority communities" during this festive season, even if it sounds like unmistaken "Muslim appeasement." Dig a little deeper and ‘Saugat-e-Modi’ is cultivating the Modi Cult and the question should be asked, "Who is paying for 'Saugat-e-Modi'?"

Balochistan, Pakistan's largest province in terms of area has been rocked by multiple massive attacks recently. These attacks by Baloch insurgents, especially the attack on the Jaffar Express by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) have raised a very valid question: Is the Pakistani Army really in control of Balochistan?

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge is adamant that nobody (does “nobody” include Congress?) can “change the Constitution drafted by Babasaheb Ambedkar” and that nobody "can finish reservation" either. The question then boils down to can anybody give Muslims reservation, i.e., reservation on the basis of religion?