India marked its 80th Independence Day on August 15, 2026. It is an opportune moment to look back what we have achieved and what yet remains to be done. According tp convention the charismatic Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi hoisted the national flag and addressed the nation from the […]
National Affairs
Vande Mataram is India’s national song. It was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee around 1875. He later included the poem in his famous Bengali novel Anandamath, published in 1882. The song was oe of the major sources of inspiration to the freedom fighters of India in the past and remains so even today. The […]
Monsoons play a very important role in Indian Agriculture in particular and life in general. Monsoon refers to a large-scale seasonal change in wind direction that causes major changes in precipitation. Monsoon scientifically describes the physical shift in wind patterns between wet and dry periods. According to wind direction and […]
Year-on-year inflation rate based on All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) with base year 2024 for the month of June, 2026 over June, 2025 is 4.38% (Provisional), marking a 17-month high. Corresponding inflation rates for rural and urban are 4.74% and 3.92%, respectively. Wholesale price inflation rose to 9.87% in June, […]
International Affairs
Cuba is facing a very acute economic crisis which has deepened further due to recent disruptions in power supply. Cuba is facing chronic fuel shortages and outdated infrastructure, compounded by the effects of long-standing United States sanctions, leaving its power system prone to collapse. Its national electrical grid collapsed again […]
The 36th NATO Summit was successfully hosted by Türkiye in Ankara on July 7–8, 2026. It was second time the country has hosted a NATO summit. It was held at the Presidential Complex. NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance comprised of 32 member states from […]
Europe and America are witnessing severe heat waves causing thousands of heat related deaths in recent times besides inhospitable living conditions and forest fires. Provisional figures from Spain and France show that about 1,000 people lost their lives in each country because of the extreme heat. Although a final toll […]
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned (June 22, 2026) after losing the support of the majority of his parliamentary party. His decision was triggered by plummeting poll ratings, a collapse in popularity since his 2024 landslide victory, heavy losses in local and regional elections, and damaging political missteps, including his […]