Category: Politics

US personnel are being pulled from the region as embassies brace for unrest and oil prices react sharply to the latest round of nuclear deadlock with Tehran. There was no mistaking the tone. President Donald Trump looked directly into the cameras and said the Middle East “could be a dangerous place.” That was his on-the-record justification for shifting US personnel out of hot zones — starting with Iraq. But what’s…

A fresh controversy is raging after Rahul Gandhi accused the Uttar Pradesh government of burying the actual death toll in the January 29 Maha Kumbh stampede. The allegations, grounded in a recent BBC investigation, suggest a grim reality that may have been intentionally concealed. Congress and Samajwadi Party leaders are pointing fingers at the BJP-led administration, raising questions of accountability and the recurring trend of understating fatalities in major public…

The Georgia attorney general isn’t mincing words. In a climate thick with protests and rising political heat, Chris Carr says anyone who crosses the line into violence this weekend could be staring down domestic terrorism charges. His announcement didn’t land quietly. Especially not with Atlanta still tense from tear gas, cracked windshields, and bruised bodies left behind after Tuesday night’s confrontation on Buford Highway. Peaceful Until It Isn’t: Where the…

Former US President Donald Trump isn’t mincing words again—this time, he’s taken aim at climate activist Greta Thunberg, following her explosive claim that she was “kidnapped” by Israeli forces while aboard a humanitarian flotilla headed to Gaza. The 22-year-old Swedish activist posted a video on Monday, saying she had been detained in international waters by Israeli troops. The boat she was aboard, Madleen, had reportedly set off from Sicily and…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, just a day before marking his government’s third term anniversary, spotlighted the significant strides women have made during the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) 11 years in power. He praised women’s growing influence and success across fields from science and education to sports, startups, and the armed forces. Modi’s message, delivered on social media platform X, also celebrated the government’s efforts in empowering women through various welfare…

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has fired a strong salvo at the Union Government, accusing the BJP-led regime of deliberately postponing the Census to 2027 as a way to curb Tamil Nadu’s representation in Parliament. His remarks come amid growing tensions over the state’s demand for a “fair delimitation” based on fresh Census data, which the Centre has now deferred by a year. The postponement, Stalin claims, isn’t just…

Georgia’s political landscape took a notable turn as former President Salome Zurabishvili met with U.S. Senator Steve Daines during his official visit to Tbilisi. The encounter, held under the banner of Zurabishvili’s ‘Resistance Platform,’ highlighted both internal political tensions and Georgia’s rising strategic importance in U.S. foreign policy calculations. Zurabishvili didn’t hold back about the gravity of the situation. She told Senator Daines about a range of domestic challenges—from alleged…

In a sharp critique of Pakistan, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi urged that Pakistan be reinstated on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list. His comments came amid growing concerns that Pakistan’s recent $2 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) could be misused to fund military operations and terror groups, especially in the context of ongoing tensions with India. Owaisi, who is part of…

President Donald Trump is turning up the heat on Harvard University, threatening to yank $3 billion in federal grants and funnel that money into trade schools across the United States. His reasoning? Harvard’s alleged antisemitism and concerns over the protection of Jewish students, alongside broader worries about foreign influence and national security. This latest salvo comes after Trump’s administration accused Harvard of harboring “radicalized lunatics” among its international student body…