Business

Foxconn Ships 97% of India’s iPhones to US Amid Tariff Shift

By Editor - News Desk June 15, 2025

Apple’s top assembler Foxconn has exported nearly all of its iPhones manufactured in India to the United States between March and May 2025. Of the $3.2 billion worth of devices shipped in this period, 97 percent went to the US—a sharp increase from about 50 percent in 2024. This move reflects Apple’s strategy to sidestep high tariffs on […]

Trade

India-China Restart Functional Dialogues to Address Trade and Rare‑Earth Supply

By Editor - News Desk June 15, 2025

India and China have agreed to resume “functional dialogues” focusing on trade cooperation, visa facilitation, direct flight restoration, and, critically, rare-earth material supply. This decision followed the June 13 visit to New Delhi by Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong, who met with India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri. The move underscores both nations’

Entertainment Reviews

Ballerina Movie Review: A Stylish John Wick Spin-off | 3.9/5

By Editor - News Desk June 12, 2025

As someone who’s followed the John Wick saga from its very first headshot to its globe-trotting underworld odyssey, I walked into Ballerina expecting more of what the franchise does best—high-octane action, cryptic assassins, and that uniquely stylish world-building. And in many ways, From the World of John Wick: Ballerina delivers exactly that. It’s a sleek, […]

Editorials Opinion

With the West in Decline and China Distrusted, India, France, Japan, and Australia Must Step Up

By Editor - News Desk June 12, 2025

As the world drifts deeper into geopolitical fragmentation, it’s becoming painfully clear that the post-Cold War order is crumbling. The so-called liberal West, long seen as the steward of global norms, is retreating into protectionism, internal discord, and credibility deficits. On the other side, China’s authoritarian ambition, veiled under the Belt and Road rhetoric, is

Expert Opinions

Vidarbha’s ₹11,500 Cr Irrigation Potential

By Editor - News Desk June 11, 2025

Year after year, the Vidarbha region in Maharashtra finds itself at the center of grim headlines—farmer suicides, failed harvests, and cries for separate statehood. Yet few pause to ask why a region blessed with fertile black soil and ample monsoon rainfall continues to wallow in agricultural despair. The answer doesn’t lie in the skies—it lies […]

Expert Opinions Opinion

From Ukraine to Operation Sindoor: How the Drone Age Has Gone Global

By Editor - News Desk June 9, 2025

Drones are no longer the future of warfare—they are its frontlines. From the charred Russian bombers in Kursk to the precision drone strikes that rattled terror camps in Bahawalpur, two very different conflicts have confirmed the same truth: small, intelligent, and cost-effective aerial weapons are reshaping how nations fight. And India isn’t just catching up—it’s […]

Expert Opinions Opinion

Why India Must Reject Russia’s Su-57E and Back Indigenous Jets

By Editor - News Desk June 2, 2025

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Afghanistan, the Final Domino: Has China Won South Asia Without a War?

By Editor - News Desk May 31, 2025

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Op-Eds Opinion

The Vohra Committee Report: A Masterpiece of Political Blackmail?

By Editor - News Desk May 30, 2025

In the realm of Indian politics, few documents have generated as much intrigue and as little transparency as the Vohra Committee Report. Commissioned in the aftermath of one of India’s darkest security lapses—the 1993 Bombay blasts—the report was expected to expose the deep-rooted nexus between crime, politics, and bureaucracy. Instead, it turned into something far […]

Expert Opinions Opinion

Carbon Credits in Indian Agriculture: Pathways to Climate Finance and Cleaner Air

By Editor - News Desk May 30, 2025

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