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The recent resignation of two controversial ministers in Maldives, who had made derogatory remarks about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has cleared the path for Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu's visit to India. These ministers, known for their anti-India stance, were seen as a potential obstacle to the visit. With their removal from office, the way is now clear for the President to seek India's support and strengthen bilateral relations. The visit is particularly significant given Maldives' ongoing financial crisis and its need for international assistance.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud at the latter’s Delhi home and Prime Minister Modi performed aarti-puja on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. If Prime Minister Modi whispered something conspiratorial and compromising in CJI Chandrachud’s ear, nobody other than the CJI heard it. But the subsequent storm unleashed on the CJI was “unseemly.” The important question is, whose idea was the meeting?

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: There is a saying in Malayalam that death is a clown who lacks a sense of the stage. The adage has been proved yet again in the sad and untimely passing away of Communist Party of India(Marxist)(CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury.

KOLKATA: Khasi Students Union (KSU) president Lambokstar Marngar wants the Meghalaya government to ensure that migrant workers who come to the state for livelihood are all Indians. Asked whether he has doubts that at least some of them may not be Indians, Marngar told IPA that KSU has reasons to suspect that. Asked to identify states from which people migrate to Meghalaya, he mentioned Assam, Bihar. Knowledgeable quarters told IPA people from West Bengal too go to that north-eastern state for livelihood. They also cite the recent upheavals in Bangladesh and apprehend some influx to Meghalaya from Bangladesh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government has a penchant for launching exaggeratingly “exciting and impressive” schemes, but many of them only skin deep, ignoring the real issues facing the people of India. The latest cabinet decision on September 11, 2024 relating to health coverage of old people above 70 years of age is a glaring example. When the old people really needed “complete health coverage” the Centre approved only a “health insurance coverage” to all above 70 of only Rs5 lakh, merely a lollipot to sweeten the mouth for votes.

It is sixteen months since the ethnic conflict erupted in Manipur. Over 250 people have been killed and many more injured during the violence and 60,000 people remained displaced and living as refugees.

If debates between rival leaders decided outcomes, then Kamala Harris has won the US presidential race. The entire media, including the arch conservative ones, could not but admit that the debate on September 10 night could not have been better for Harris, and worst for Donald Trump.

Rahul Gandhi in the USA is proving to be a nightmare for the Narendra Modi-led NDA Government. Also to India that is Bharat. His statements made abroad do not make him a patriot. But patriotism is the last refuge for scoundrels. So, whoever is writing the script for Rahul Gandhi should be given a one-way ticket to the farthest town in the hemisphere.

India's economic aspirations have long been anchored in the expansion of its manufacturing sector, a goal that has become increasingly critical as the country seeks to position itself as a global economic powerhouse. It is widely believed that the realisation of this goal would be impossible without Chinese investments, which however, come with certain risks to national security. In fact, Chinese companies have played a key role in India’s emergence as the second largest manufacturer of mobile phones in the world.

KOLKATA: With the resumption of bulk rail dispatch of goods/cargo from India to Bangladesh, the interim government has succeeded in restoring major supply chains to some areas, bringing much needed financial relief to people already hit by massive inflation. As Chief adviser to the current ruling regime, Dr M. Yunus has won a measure of local praise for keeping the administration going despite all pulls and pressures.