Palestinian hostages face "shabah" torture, medical neglect, and forced confessions in Israeli prisons, with 17-year-old Walid Khaled Ahmed becoming the 63rd to die since October 2023.
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Regional leftist parties mobilise across Bangladesh, India and beyond, calling for an immediate ceasefire and condemning Western support
Indian communists have alleged that the alignment of Modi's Hindutva ideology with Israel's Zionism has kept India silent on the genocide in West Asia.
A tepid reaction from New Delhi on Israel's renewed Gaza attacks betrays its shifting priorities in West Asia
As Gaza’s hospitals overflow with 600 wounded, Modi’s MEA promotes podcasts and ‘dialogue’—but not a word for Palestine.
Palestinian hostages face "shabah" torture, medical neglect, and forced confessions in Israeli prisons, with 17-year-old Walid Khaled Ahmed becoming the 63rd to die since October 2023.
Israel's renewed assault on Gaza has paralysed Nasser Hospital after a drone strike, which killed Hamas leader Ismail Barhoum. Attacks left thousands trapped in western Rafah as the death toll approaches 50,000 since October 2023.
Despite America's superior military capabilities, the Yemeni resistance continues its effective campaign, targeting high-value assets while pursuing an asymmetric warfare approach.
Regional leftist parties mobilise across Bangladesh, India and beyond, calling for an immediate ceasefire and condemning Western support
The conflicts
Palestinian hostages face "shabah" torture, medical neglect, and forced confessions in Israeli prisons, with 17-year-old Walid Khaled Ahmed becoming the 63rd to die since October 2023.
Israel's renewed assault on Gaza has paralysed Nasser Hospital after a drone strike, which killed Hamas leader Ismail Barhoum. Attacks left thousands trapped in western Rafah as the death toll approaches 50,000 since October 2023.
Israel assaults southern Lebanon citing false flag rocket attacks. But what's driving the Zionists towards Lebanon?
Regional leftist parties mobilise across Bangladesh, India and beyond, calling for an immediate ceasefire and condemning Western support
Geopolitics
Israel assaults southern Lebanon citing false flag rocket attacks. But what's driving the Zionists towards Lebanon?
Israel destroys Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in Gaza’s orchestrated healthcare apocalypse
Israel destroys Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital, extinguishing Gaza’s final cancer lifeline. 12,000 waitlists, 711,000 infections: a humanitarian catastrophe scripted by bombs and blockades.
Trump’s insistence on Zelenskyy’s peace signals not a genuine yearning for calm but a calculated bid to exploit conflict profits; be it Ukraine or Gaza, he favours empire over reconciliation.
Defence ties, better bilateral trade with de-dollarisation and civil nuclear cooperation are central to the newest Iran-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership
Geoeconomy
Who will be hurt more due to Trump's tariffs on Canada and China when it comes to agriculture? It will be the US agricultural sector.
Indian steel imports from China surged 80% in 2024. With Trump's steel import tariffs looming, India faces a double blow: losing American markets and battling cheap Chinese steel at home.
Adani Power’s ultimatum intensifies Bangladesh’s energy crisis amid hostilities with India, as the caretaker government pledges payments despite dollar shortages and mounting public unrest.
The recent Hindenburg Research report on the SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch alleges ties to Adani, raising concerns about the regulatory body's conflicts of interest.
The mid-term Union Budget 2024-25 has been hailed by the ruling BJP, but criticised by the Opposition. But what does the budget entail?
Top American companies supplying arms to Israel to enable the genocide in Gaza, escalating Palestinian civilians' death toll to “unacceptably high.”
While the Russian defence industry experiences production growth due to the special military operations, it's also eyeing dual-use products for the future
After Nepal bans Everest and MDH spices, is it now the EU? The potential of another ban raises concerns about Indian spice quality and impacts domestic consumer trust.
India's exports surged to a record high of $778bn in FY 2023-24 backed by a growth in service exports. Merchandise exports, however, experienced a marginal downfall.
Can the G20 bring forth a global consensus in the future against the unilateral sanctions imposed by the West, which hinder free global trade? Russian experts have different opinions on this issue.
Editorial & Op-eds
52% of Ukrainians now favour peace with territorial concessions. Trump’s ceasefire plan for Russia-Ukraine conflict could reshape Europe—but at what cost to Kiev's future?
President Dissanayake got exactly what he wanted in the Sri Lanka national elections — the massive victory for NPP. But now can he deliver on his promises?
Under Narendra Modi, despite reiterating India's stance regarding a two state solution, New Delhi has moved far away from Mahatma Gandhi's stand on Palestine, which can jeopardise its long-term interests in the Arab world.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Vietnamese President Tô Lâm‘s three-day visit to China, beginning on August 18th, is his
The West
The West has been shaken over a failed assassination attempt on Trump but it turned a blind eye to Palestinians killed by Israeli snipers since October last year.
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer appears to be less of a change-maker and more of a Tory due to his tryst with the right.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was freed on Monday after nearly a decade in confinement. His freedom after an illegal confinement raises concerns over US jurisdiction on journalism.
Agriculture & Labour
Farmers have sown a lesser amount of paddy crops this kharif season. Mango farmers are also suffering this season due to several issues.
Japanese management and Indian workers are embroiled in a standoff over retrenchment. Labour union resorts to protracted movement.
Amid countrywide communal tension, leftwing unions mobilised 75,000 workers and peasants in the Mazdoor-Kisan Sangharsh rally held in Delhi.
Ed-tech startup Unacademy is all set to fire 380 employees. This layoff comes after four months of the company firing another 350 employees.
The CBT of the EPFO fixed an 8.15% interest rate for the fund for the financial year 2023-24. The rate is higher compared to last year's.
In Global Millet Conference 2023, PM Modi emphasised millet cultivation during the threat of climate change.
Caste & communalism
Understanding how Islamophobia has been spread among Kolkata's Bengali Bhadralok community over decades, which bolstered the Hindutva camp in West Bengal.
Art, culture, films & more
On the 225th birth anniversary of Alexander Pushkin, a competition was organised for Russian and African journalists on great personalities in the history of Russian-African relations.
Art as resistance, from Palestinian ballads to anti-colonial paintings, reveals deep truths and inspires global solidarity against oppression.
The conspicuous silence of the celebrities on Gaza genocide contrasts starkly with Met Gala's glamour, sparking online movements to divest their power.
Adipurush is a controversial film that despite scaling heights of success within three days of release, smacks all propaganda.
Law
With the introduction of new criminal laws and codes, India's defence lawyers face a lot of confusion and with them, justice delivery also faces uncertainty.
The Supreme Court on Monday, August 21st, ordered the circulation of the Justice Mittal Committee report on Manipur violence to petitioners.
The Supreme Court has granted conditional bails to Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves. Ferreira and Gonsalves are charged under the UAPA for their alleged involvement in the Bhima Koregaon violence case.
Even after five years of their arrest, the accused of the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence still languish in jail due to a prolonged trial.
Climate
Experts say that behind the massive landslides in Himachal Pradesh is the rampant deforestation and unplanned constructions.
Cloudburst and flash floods have wreaked havoc on Himachal Pradesh, killing nine people and leaving over 200 stranded due to road closures.
Finally, southwest monsoon arrives in southern West Bengal, providing a brief relief to the people living in a severe heat-like situation.
The West Bengal government has decided to allot around 30 acres of land to the ECL for open-cast mining in Asansol.