Union Budget 2026–27, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her ninth successive budget, must be read less as a routine fiscal exercise and more as a political economy statement of India’s evolving growth model.…
Modern wars are no longer fought only with fighter jets, missiles and drones. They are also fought with words, images and rumours. Often, the second battle lasts longer than the first. That is exactly what…
The evaluation of any government policy must be based not on emotions, political nostalgia, or symbolic slogans, but on its actual outcomes. The proposal to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)…
Chandigarh-Senior Punjab Congress Leader and former Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu today strongly criticised the Union Budget 2026–27, calling it a disappointing and anti-Punjab Budget that offers nothing for farmers, the middle class or…
Tarn Taran – Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Vice President and former MLA Ravinder Singh Brahmpura on Sunday stated that while the Union Government’s decision to rename Adampur Airport after Sri Guru Ravidass Ji reflects the…
The world has entered a phase where international law feels like a relic of a bygone era. We are back to the "might is right" rules of the medieval ages, where the strongest simply takes…
[caption id="attachment_18772" align="alignleft" width="500"] Deep.K.Sandhu Australia[/caption] The 2027 Punjab Assembly election is shaping up to be one of the most unpredictable political battles the state has witnessed in years. With public sentiment shifting, alliances uncertain,…
On the afternoon of 30 January 2026, the Indian real-estate industry was jolted by news that felt unreal in its abruptness. Dr Chiriankandath Joseph Roy (CJ Roy)—57, founder and chairman of Bengaluru-based Confident Group—died by…
Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant’s recent observation—that aggressive trade unionism has been largely responsible for stalling India’s industrial growth by forcing factory closures—cuts uncomfortably close to the bone. This was not an abstract…
America went to sleep on 30 January thinking “AI agents” were still mostly a productivity gimmick — fancy autocomplete with delusions of grandeur. By the morning of 31 January, a new headline was ricocheting around…
