India defeated England 4-1 in the five-match Test series with an innings of 64 runs in Dharamshala. This is India’s 17th consecutive win at home and takes the team to the top of the 2023-24 World Test Championship points table. But the biggest takeaway from this series for India is that their inexperienced batting line-up … Read more
Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay’s decision to resign from the judiciary, join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and seek to contest the general elections is highly problematic. Gangopadhyay has been in the limelight for his orders in high-profile cases taken up by the West Bengal government and the Trinamool Congress (TMC). The judge’s statement … Read more
The Bombay High Court’s acquittal of former Delhi University academician GN Saibaba over his alleged links with the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) has highlighted major flaws in India’s criminal justice system. Saibaba was arrested in 2014 and he was charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) only the following year. However, a … Read more
Public school funding should not be subject to strained federal ties
Congress MLAs quitting party after SP seals seat deal with Congress shows emerging bipolar nature of UP contest
The National Highways Infrastructure Development Corporation’s simple rejection of the expert panel’s report on the Silkyara tunnel collapse speaks volumes. Dismissing the findings without detailed rebuttal shows a degree of indifference and disregard for expert consultants who are crucial to security assessments and the planning of infrastructure projects in sensitive areas such as the Himalayas. … Read more
Just when everyone thought AAP had broken with the opposition bloc and contested assembly seats in Punjab and Delhi alone, party supremo Arvind Kejriwal clarified that his party and the Congress had “unanimously agreed” to contest all 13 assembly seats alone. The seat is in Punjab, but negotiations are ongoing for seven Lok Sabha constituencies … Read more
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny may have been President Putin’s most powerful enemy, and his sudden death has naturally forced people to pay attention to the state of Russian politics. Navalny is the latest in a list of people suffering from what some have described as “Russian sudden death syndrome.” Navalny has raised questions about … Read more