Op-Eds Opinion
When India test-fired its Agni-5 missile on August 20, 2025, it was more than another technical demonstration. With this successful trial, following the 2024 Mission Divyastra that validated Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicles (MIRVs), India quietly stepped into one of the most exclusive strategic clubs in the world. Alongside the United States, Russia, and
Economy National
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) have remained net sellers in India’s secondary markets through August 2025. Data shows they have sold equities worth ₹25,564 crore so far this month. This extends their selling trend for the year, with cumulative outflows crossing ₹1.57 lakh crore. Analysts attribute the move to global uncertainty and profit-booking in overvalued
Business
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a First Information Report (FIR) in connection with an alleged ₹2,000 crore bank fraud involving Reliance Communications (RCOM) and its former chairman, industrialist Anil Ambani. Following the FIR, the agency carried out raids at six premises in Mumbai linked to Ambani and the company. SBI’s Fraud Allegation […]
National
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a rally in Kolkata’s Dum Dum area on August 22, 2025, accused the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) of enabling infiltration in West Bengal. He claimed that illegal entrants were “changing the demography” and taking away opportunities from local youth. Modi urged people to vote for the BJP, saying that a […]