India-China Visa Thaw: Is economic pragmatism finally succeeding where decades of diplomacy have struggled? The decision by the Government of India to significantly free up tourist, and more importantly, expedite business visas for Chinese professionals marks a critical pivot that, according to leading geopolitical experts, confirms both nations are deep into a strategic “recalculation of…
IRFC’s 40th Foundation Day: Is India’s core infrastructure financier quietly transforming into the nation’s strategic lending arm? The declaration by Manoj Kumar Dubey, CMD and CEO of Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC), on the company’s 40th Foundation Day, signals a seismic shift: “We are in diversification mode… We are marching ahead with better revenue, better…
Chandrababu Naidu Vizag Hub: Envision the Godavari’s gentle waves lapping at Vizag’s ports, suddenly surging with the roar of a $750 billion tsunami – Chandrababu Naidu’s audacious blueprint, unveiled December 12, 2025, to forge the Visakhapatnam Economic Region (VER) into a global colossus by 2047. From $52 billion today to $125-135 billion by 2032, this…
Sixteen years, That’s how long 140 crore Indians have lived on 2011 data – ration cards, voter lists, scholarships, even Parliament seats decided on a census older than most teenagers. On December 11, 2025, the Cabinet finally pressed the button: ₹11,718.24 crore approved. Census of India 2027 is GO. Phase 1 → Houselisting & Housing…
MSP Coverage Expansion 2025: When Ram Singh from Bathinda held his first-ever MSP cheque for tur dal at ₹7,800 per quintal, he touched it to his forehead and wept. For 30 years he had burnt crop residue in despair. Today, in Kharif 2025, lakhs like him – growing pulses, oilseeds, millets – are tasting the…
PM Modi Jordan Visit 2025: Envision Amman’s amber dawn breaking on December 15, 2025 – a red carpet unfurling like a desert rose as Prime Minister Narendra Modi descends, clasped in King Abdullah II’s iron grip, sealing 75 years of unspoken solidarity. In Citadel halls echoing Petra’s whispers, they’ll chart courses through phosphates pipelines and…
A profound sense of sorrow enveloped the nation as Shri Shivraj Patil Ji, former Union Home Minister, a constitutional luminary, and a senior figure in the Congress party, passed away on Friday at the age of 90 in his hometown of Latur, Maharashtra, after a brief illness. The passing of a leader who dedicated over…
Trump’s 50% India Tariffs: Is the United States Congress finally drawing a firm line against the unilateral weaponization of trade policy? A significant legislative challenge was mounted in the US House of Representatives on Friday as three influential lawmakers introduced a resolution aimed at immediately terminating President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration that resulted in…
CAQM Invokes GRAP Stage-IV: Has the National Capital Region (NCR) once again failed the annual test of air quality management, forcing a crippling emergency lockdown? The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) Sub-Committee on the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) has taken the drastic step of invoking Stage-IV (Severe+) restrictions across the entire NCR with…
H-1B Visa War: Has the Trump administration overstepped its legal boundaries in a direct move to throttle the US’s primary skilled worker program? In a significant institutional challenge, a coalition of 19 US State Attorneys General (AGs), led by New York and California, has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block the administration’s controversial decision…