1+ hour, 3+ min ago  (298+ words) China has opened a formal investigation into a retired senior media censor, according to reports tracked by ThePrint. The move signals Xi Jinping's expanding purge beyond active officials into the retired old guard — those who built, operated, and understand the…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago  (408+ words) Elon Musk's public declaration that Marine Le Pen is 'France's last hope' is not a stray tweet — it extends a deliberate pattern of leveraging X to elevate right-wing leaders globally, from Donald Trump to Javier Milei, effectively converting platform ownership…...

2+ hour, 24+ min ago  (662+ words) West Bengal's TMC government has formed a judicial commission to probe corruption allegations spanning its own 2011–2026 rule, a move that, India Herald's assessment suggests, is less about accountability and more about constructing a legal shield against central agencies like the…...

2+ hour, 34+ min ago  (380+ words) The US is pressuring Israel to implement its withdrawal from southern Lebanon under the November 2024 ceasefire, with officials calling talks 'positive.' India Herald's read: Washington needs a quiet northern front so any Iran confrontation stays contained — and for India, a…...

2+ hour, 29+ min ago  (321+ words) RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat privately told former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi in 2022 that he could not imagine a Hindu Rashtra without Muslims, according to reports in ThePrint and News18. The leak's timing — amid BJP electoral headwinds and rising Sangh-BJP friction…...

3+ hour, 14+ min ago  (462+ words) The UK's public endorsement of India's security concerns alongside the new free trade agreement, according to The Times of India, signals that New Delhi successfully made action against Khalistani extremism a hard prerequisite for market access — forcing a post-Brexit Britain…...

2+ hour, 59+ min ago  (262+ words) The US House Republicans' $95 billion war-focused budget, which includes funding for sustained military operations against Iran, signals a prolonged Hormuz disruption risk that could spike India's crude import costs by billions, squeeze refinery margins, and force Modi into the most…...

3+ hour, 40+ min ago  (497+ words) Sheikh Hasina's reported plan to return to Bangladesh and face legal proceedings puts India in a diplomatic vice: continuing to shelter her antagonises Dhaka's new government, but facilitating her departure signals abandonment of a decades-long ally. According to News18 Hindi, Hasina…...

4+ hour, 30+ min ago  (402+ words) Key Jan Suraaj leaders have defected to the BJP ahead of Prashant Kishor's electoral debut in the Bankipur bypoll, according to The Indian Express. The exits suggest the BJP is systematically absorbing local operators who built Jan Suraaj's ground network,…...

4+ hour, 10+ min ago  (282+ words) PM Modi chaired a high-level BJP strategy meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah and senior leader Nitin Gadkari ahead of the upcoming Parliament session, according to News18. The huddle signals a coordinated legislative blitz — likely targeting delimitation groundwork, Waqf bill follow-through,…...