Mamata Banerjee slams EC for eight phase election in West Bengal and asks if the schedule was made on orders of Modi and Shah
Reservation for Vanniyars ‘only a temporary measure’ until caste census report becomes available, says Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami
Modi government tightens controls over OTT, online news media, social media; critics call it proxy regulation of news media
Mamata rides pillion on an e-scooter to work to protest against rising fuel prices; BJP calls it drama
India and Pakistan to observe ceasefire along the Line of Control and in all other sectors in Jammu and Kashmir
NGT directs Telangana government to remove encroachments in Hyderabad’s Musi river and clear it of pollutants
Brazil Judicial coup JOHN CHERIAN A Brazilian court’s judgment upholding a corruption conviction against Luiz Inacio Lula da ...
Migration Homeward bound R.K. RADHAKRISHNAN It is estimated that over the next few years a large number of Indian labourers will head ...
Pakistan Looming face-off JOHN CHERIAN A diplomatic confrontation is on the cards with the Trump administration resorting to ...
India-Israel Birds of a feather JOHN CHERIAN Prime Minister Netanyahu’s visit has shown that nothing gets in the way of the thriving ...
The Maldives One-horse race R.K. RADHAKRISHNAN With most leaders of the opposition parties either in jail or in exile, President Abdulla ...
United States Trump, Year One VIJAY PRASHAD The anger against Donald Trump was evident in this year’s Women’s March too, but it is ...
United States Whimsy in the White House VIJAY PRASHAD Donald Trump is the most extreme version of democracy being reduced to image rather than ...
South Africa Change of guard JOHN CHERIAN The leadership change in the African National Congress could mean challenges ahead for ...
Iran Surprise protest JOHN CHERIAN Economic hardship and the interference of hostile foreign powers result in short-lived ...
United States The military route VIJAY PRASHAD The National Security Strategy, a 55-page document that calls for an America First ...
Migration Journey to despair R.K. RADHAKRISHNAN The number of people circumventing the legal route to go abroad for domestic work and ...
Jerusalem A resounding no JOHN CHERIAN Despite the arm-twisting tactics employed by the Trump administration, the U.N. General ...
Refugee Crisis Escape from terror “IF this isn’t genocide, what is?” asks Aaron Jackson, an American doctor with Planting ...
West Asia Cracks in the council K.P. FABIAN The failed GCC summit points to a stalemate in West Asia that might last for a while, ...
United States Trump as Balfour VIJAY PRASHAD Donald Trump’s declaration on Jerusalem seems more dangerous theatre than anything else, ...
Yemen Saleh’s last sigh JOHN CHERIAN The Houthi militia kills the former Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh after he showed ...
Nepal New direction The Left alliance, forged just before the elections, makes spectacular gains in the ...
West Asia Woe to Jerusalem JOHN CHERIAN Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, against international ...
A rare harvest A.J. THOMAS The two volumes give the non-Malayalee readers and the diaspora a solid, tangible proof of ...
This fortnight End of Mugabe era THE Robert Mugabe era in Zimbabwean politics seems to be finally over. The 93-year-old ...
Saudi Arabia Saudi intrigues JOHN CHERIAN The purge of the Saudi royal family, camouflaged as an anti-corruption drive, has torn ...
Crimea Show of solidarity JOHN CHERIAN in Yalta Crimea An international conference held in Yalta highlights how Crimea has been subjected to ...
Puerto Rico Ruined infrastructure and a refugee crisis VIJAY PRASHAD in San Juan Two months after two hurricanes hit Puerto Rico, the island nation continues to be plagued ...
China Paradigm shift ATUL ANEJA in Beijing Xi Jinping unveils a ground-breaking road map at the 19th Congress of the Communist Party ...
