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Iran’s Hormuz Standoff: A New Red Line for World Trade and Security
Poonam Sharma
Tensions Mount Around “Project Freedom”
It was in the early hours of May 4, 2026, that the world’s eyes turned once again to the narrow and turbulent waters of the Strait of Hormuz. The strategic chokepoint, through which…
Election 2026 results Trending
Kerala: UDF leads with 85 seats, LDF follows with 49, BJP/NDA lags behind with only 3.
Tamil Nadu: AIADMK secures 76 seats, DMK holds 54, TVK impressively gathers 103, and others remain minor players.
Assam: BJP dominates with 98…
West Bengal Election Results: BJP Utterly Defeats TMC
Poonam Sharma
In a stunning outcome in the West Bengal Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has surpassed the majority count in the state, marking a major political shift in the eastern state. According to early trends…
IWPC Panel Mark Press Freedom Day Amid India’s Global Slide
Indian Women’s Press Corps hosts World Press Freedom Day panel
India falls to 157th in 2026 global press freedom rankings
Media leaders warn of rising threats to journalists
Calls grow for stronger institutional and global…
TMC: Rise and Turbulence of a Bengal Transformation Chronicle
Poonam Sharma
From Rebellion to Rule
Few political stories in independent India are as dramatic as the meteoric rise and subsequent transformation of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal. Emerging from a crucible of…
Chhattisgarh Conversion Case Raises Questions Faith To Fatality
Poonam Sharma
Once again a deeply disturbing case from Chhattisgarh has brought to the fore the dangerous confluence of blind faith, illegal religious conversion and exploitative practices of healing. The death of a young woman Yogita…
Rahul Gandhi : Objections ,The Great Nicobar Project ?
Poonam Sharma
Great Nicobar Project: Politics of Opposition, Security and Infrastructure
India’s proposed Great Nicobar Project is no ordinary infrastructure announcement. It is one of the biggest strategic projects undertaken by the…
Mamata Banerjee : undermining faith in democratic institutions
Poonam Sharma
The last few days in West Bengal have exposed a crisis not only of politics but of faith — a faith that is supposed to bind a leader to the Constitution and to the institutions that uphold our democracy. Mamata Banerjee, the…
Libya: From Diplomacy to Destruction,a Wake-Up Call for the World
Poonam Sharma
In April 2009, inside the US State Department, the mood seemed warm, strategic and hopeful. Back then, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton smiled for the cameras with Mutassim Gaddafi, as the two countries projected an image…
Justice Ranjana Desai Returns as Press Council Chief
Ranjana Prakash Desai assumes charge as PCI Chairperson
Appointed for second three-year term
Multiple journalist seats in Press Council remain vacant
Calls grow for broader media reforms and institutional strengthening
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