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THE WAQF AMENDMENT ACT’S INSINCERE PROMISE TO INDIA’S MUSLIM WOMEN

THE PROVISIONS SEEK TO EXPLOIT IDENTITY OF WOMEN WITHOUT REAL CHANGE
Hassana Quadri - 2025-04-24 12:35
The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 (‘the Act’) is currently under a rigorous constitutional scrutiny before a Division Bench led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna in the Supreme Court. One question we have not explored enough is what this Act means for Muslim women of this country.

XI JINPING WINS THE FIRST ROUND IN THE BATTLE OF ATTRITION AGAINST TRUMP IN TARIFF WAR

U.S PRESIDENT BLINKS FIRST BY SAYING HIGH TARIFF ON CHINESE GOODS WILL COME DOWN
Nitya Chakraborty - 2025-04-23 12:46
Chinese President Xi Jinping has won the first round in the protracted battle against Donald Trump over his declaration of tariff war against China. After waiting for long three weeks for a personal call from XI Jinping offering talks to discuss the proposed tariff hikes, Trump partially retreated on Tuesday when he told newsmen in White House that high tariffs on goods from China’ will come down substantially but it won’t be zero”.

NARENDRA MODI IS FACING HIS CRUCIAL CHOICE - HOW TO DEAL WITH PAKISTAN ISI?

PAHALGAM KILLINGS POSE FRESH QUESTIONS ABOUT PEACE AND SECURITY IN KASHMIR
Sushil Kutty - 2025-04-23 12:43
Pakistan on Wednesday, a day after Pak Army Chief Gen Asim Munir-inspired ‘Muslim terrorists’ shot dead Hindu Indian males ‘touristing’ in Kashmir’s scenic ‘Pahalgam’, a spot eulogized as “Kashmir’s Switzerland”, woke up to the tragedy in India and in a gesture of commiseration expressed “concern at the loss of tourist lives”, reported a Pakistani newspaper.

INDIA ALLOWING USA TO RAISE ITS SHARE IN DEFENCE IMPORTS AT THE COST OF RUSSIA

VICE PRESIDENT J D VANCE HAD HIS WAY IN SETTING FRAMEWORK OF NEW TRADE PROGRAMME
Anjan Roy - 2025-04-23 12:40
Notwithstanding dooms-day-sayers words, United States is already claiming progress in trade talks with India. A White House press briefing last night has claimed as much, as US vice President, J.D. Vance, mentioned in his addresses and interactions with Indian officials in the last two days.

REASONS WHY GOLD IS THE NEW DIAMOND: A JOY FOREVER

PRECIOUS METAL TOUCHING $5000 NOT AN IMPOSSIBILITY
K Raveendran - 2025-04-23 12:37
Gold’s surge past the $3,500 mark represents more than just another financial milestone—it is a profound reflection of global market anxieties, geopolitical tremors, and a shifting investment paradigm that places growing scepticism on the stability and credibility of traditional economic hegemonies, particularly that of the United States.

MAY DAY’S CALL FOR GLOBAL UNITY OF WORKING CLASS IS MORE RELEVANT TODAY

IN INDIA, LABOUR BOTH ORGANISED AND INFORMAL, ARE READY FOR THEIR RIGHTS
Krishna Jha - 2025-04-23 11:34
The occasion of May Day, observed on May 1 by crores of workers and young people across the globe as a day of international working-class solidarity, necessitates a reassessment of our collective objectives in the context of an escalating global crisis of capitalism.

CENTRE’S INTRIGUING SILENCE ON POSTING ADVISORS TO MANIPUR GOVERNOR

AGGRIEVED EMPLOYEES’ FEDERATION DEMANDS ACTION ON PENDING DEMANDS
Rabindra Nath Sinha - 2025-04-23 11:30
KOLKATA: Political observers, bureaucrats – retired and serving – and employees’ unions in Manipur are intrigued at the prolonged indecision on the part of the Union government on the issue of appointment of advisors to aid and assist the Governor who is in command of the administration since February 13 when President’s rule was imposed on the state. Thus, almost 10 weeks have passed but there is no word yet on posting advisors.

AFTER THE PASSING AWAY OF POPE FRANCIS, A CONSERVATIVE SHIFT IN VATICAN IS LIKELY

CATHOLIC ESTABLISHMENT HAS A LONG HISTORY OF ADAPTING TO THE LATEST POLITICAL TRENDS
Pablo Castaño - 2025-04-22 12:32
ROME: There may come a time when we look back on the last decade as an anomaly in the modern history of the Catholic Church. Pope Francis — the figurehead of these years, and a radical by the standards of the Catholic hierarchy — is gone, and we are now likely to see a major shift in the political orientation of the Holy See. Ultimately, and ominously, the death of Francis could well mean that the papacy ends up finding itself aligned with the global far right.

TRUMP’S POLICY ON TARIFFS INDICATES HE MAY HAVE A GOAL, BUT NOT A FOOLPROOF PLAN

THE U.S. PRESIDENT HAS TAKEN TOO MUCH RISK IN PUTTING GLOBAL TRADE IN TURMOIL
Arun Kumar - 2025-04-22 12:30
President Trump knows what he wants from the rest of the world but it appears he may not have worked out how to achieve it. Since February 1 this year when new tariffs were announced, there have been rapid flip flops on policy.

RECONCILIATION PATH OF UDDHAV THACKERAY WITH HIS COUSIN RAJ HAS MANY ROADBLOCKS

WILL THE YOUNGER BROTHER CHANGE HIS HARD HINDUTVA LINE IN MAHARASHTRA POLITICS?
Sushil Kutty - 2025-04-22 11:58
Filmic conclusions can be happy and unhappy. This one is filmic because it began with an interview involving filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar and needs a grand opening: Will cousins Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray end estrangement and join hands against the BJP and the Shinde Sena? To Manjrekar, Raj Thackeray is the sort who will employ "anything for Maharashtra", a sentiment that tugs at the heart of every ‘Marathi’.