A Landmark Reform in Education Governance In a move being hailed as both bold and transformative, Uttarakhand has become the first Indian state to abolish its Madrasa Education Board, bringing all minority-run educational institutions under a single, uniform framework. This sweeping reform follows the Governor’s approval of the Uttarakhand Minority Education Bill, 2025, which effectively replaces the Madrasa…
A Legacy Under Strain The Tata Group, one of India’s oldest and most respected conglomerates, is once again in the spotlight — not for its business triumphs, but for an internal power struggle that threatens to shake its foundations. At the heart of the storm lies Tata Trusts, the charitable body that controls nearly 66% of…
The Bagram Question Returns Nearly five years after the United States withdrew from Afghanistan, Bagram Air Base — once the nerve centre of Washington’s “war on terror” — has re-emerged as a flashpoint in global geopolitics. US President Donald Trump, seeking to reassert America’s military presence in the region, recently demanded that the Taliban hand over control…
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine, now in its third year, continues to surge unpredictably across battlefields and international diplomacy alike. With an estimated toll of thousands of lives and vast destruction, the war has drawn in many peripheral actors—contract soldiers, foreign volunteers, and coerced recruits. Against this grim backdrop comes an extraordinary claim: that an…
Deadly Syrup Sparks Nationwide Alarm The tragic deaths of 15 children in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district have sent shockwaves across India, raising urgent questions about drug safety and regulatory oversight. The deaths are linked to Coldrif cough syrup, which allegedly contained toxic substances leading to kidney failure in affected children. The most recent fatality, a one-and-a-half-year-old…
Deadly Blast Rocks Pakistan’s Rail Network Again Pakistan’s fragile railway infrastructure was once again struck by violence on Tuesday when a powerful blast ripped through a railway track, derailing five bogies of the Jaffar Express in the Shikarpur district of Sindh province. The explosion left at least seven people injured and caused extensive damage to the…
A Festive Surge Fueled by Tax Reforms India’s automobile retail industry entered a landmark phase in September 2025, as the GST 2.0 reform and the onset of Navratri festivities combined to spark an unprecedented buying wave. According to the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), the twin triggers reignited consumer sentiment and helped the auto…
A Global Giant in Transition In a striking move reflecting the seismic shifts underway in the professional services industry, Accenture—one of the world’s largest consulting and IT firms—has laid off more than 11,000 employees over the past three months. The company has spent over $2 billion on severance and restructuring costs as part of a sweeping global…
A Long Shadow of AGR Dispute The long-running Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) dispute that has haunted India’s telecom sector resurfaced in the Supreme Court this week as Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL) sought relief from an additional ₹9,450-crore demand raised by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). The case, central to the company’s financial survival, was scheduled for hearing on Monday but…
Renewing Momentum in a Stalled Trade Partnership India and the European Union have resumed high-stakes negotiations in Brussels for the 14th round of talks aimed at finalising a long-pending Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The discussions, set to run over five days, mark a crucial attempt to bridge gaps in one of the world’s most anticipated trade…
