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India’s economy is navigating severe stress. The impact of Persian Gulf war, high cost of imported crude oil, frequent upward adjustment of retail oil prices, rising commodity rates, soaring transportation costs, weakening Rupee and continuous exit of foreign portfolio investors (FPI) are posing a big challenge to the economy. The government appears to be somewhat clueless about how to tackle the situation effectively. It has deployed both monetary and fiscal interventions. The measures don’t seem to be working as effectively as the situation demands. The falling Rupee is further raising the cost of imports. The US-Iran conflict has disrupted shipping through the Persian Gulf. India relies on the region for over 90 percent of its LPG and 60 percent of its natural gas imports, and the government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have been forced to implement supply-side distributions and emergency measures.

When Marco Rubio declared before arriving in India that the United States wanted to sell New Delhi “as much energy as they’ll buy,” the remark sounded, at first glance, like standard diplomatic salesmanship. In reality, it was something far more consequential.

In the vibrant South Indian political landscape, movies have often been intertwined with politics. Few personalities exemplify this connection better than two film superstars, Vijay and N.T. Rama Rao (NTR). They both share a common link: they became chief ministers shortly after launching their parties. As a leading Tamil superstar, comparisons with M.G. Ramachandran (MGR) are common for Vijay, but a more fitting parallel might be Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (NTR) of Andhra Pradesh. Vijay, like NTR, entered politics at the peak of his fame and quickly found success. As he is still new to politics, it is important to be patient and give him time to demonstrate his leadership potential.

The comparison between the overseas engagements of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi often generates sharp political debate, but such comparisons also require an understanding of the vastly different global environments in which the two leaders operated.

India's image abroad was tarred by a sharp exchange between an Indian diplomat and a Norwegian journalist last week at Oslo after a question was asked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Norwegian journalist Lyng Svendsen asked "Prime Minister Modi, why don't you take some questions from the freest Press of the world?"

On the evening of May 21, the Seminar Halls of the Kamaladevi Complex at the India International Centre filled to capacity with lawyers, academics, students and public intellectuals. The occasion was the launch of Senior Advocate Indira Jaising’s memoir, ‘The Constitution Is My Home’. The book which has been published by HarperCollins India is a conversation with the feminist writer and publisher, Ritu Menon, and is written in a distinctive conversational form.

KOLKATA: Indian Tea Board and Industry circles are not happy with the recent relaxation allowed by Union Commerce Ministry, to exempt mandatory testing for Nepalese tea imports into the country. The temporary relief has been heartily welcomed in Nepal by the fledgling industry, which expressed its deep concerns as its exports to India declined sharply by about 20% during the first nine months of fiscal year 2025-26.

Cockroach Janta Party may have begun as satire, but its popularity has exposed something far more serious than a passing joke on the internet. The response it has drawn from government functionaries suggests that the ruling establishment is less disturbed by the humour itself than by the possibility that the satire has found a willing audience. That audience is not laughing merely because the idea is absurd. It is laughing because the absurdity feels familiar.

After its victories in the elections in Assam, Puducherry, and West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has become highly emboldened. Particularly in West Bengal, where Mamata Banerjee had a strong government in place, few had expected the BJP to come to power with such overwhelming strength. Due to the weak presence of the Left forces, the electoral contest was largely reduced to a direct battle between the Trinamool Congress and the BJP.

From the ethereal grace of Madhubala and the timeless magnetism of Hema Malini to the meteoric rise of Alia Bhatt and Rashmika Mandanna, Bollywood’s relationship with its heroines has changed dramatically. Once upon a time, leading ladies ruled the silver screen for decades.