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Ten years after he last visited Canada, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Kananaskis, Alberta, as a special invitee to the G-7 summit outreach (June 15-17), with some hopes that the invitation from Prime Minister Mark Carney will give the two countries a chance to reset bilateral ties. Mr. Carney’s call to Mr. Modi … Read more

Report on population The report by the United Nations Population Fund estimating India’s population to have hit the 146.39 crore mark is alarming (Page 1, June 11). We face a ticking time bomb. At a time when poverty, inequality and unemployment levels have gone up, there is a dire need to arrest population growth on … Read more

Every year, June 12 is observed as World Day Against Child Labor (WDACL) under the auspices of the International Labour Organization (ILO). In an attempt to draw the attention of the world on the issue of child labour, the day brings together governments, employers and workers’ organisations as well as civil society to work towards … Read more

‘We, as a country, have no value for life’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images The tragic deaths in a stampede in Bengaluru on June 4, 2025, of 11 people who were part of a huge crowd that had gathered near the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium to celebrate the victory of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), after RCB’s … Read more

‘Kashmir to Kanniyakumari’ is a figurative expression to denote the geographical expanse of India, from its northernmost point to its southern tip, and for the first time in history these are connected by rail. With the inauguration of the 272-kilometre Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project which has been 28 years in the making, the Kashmir … Read more

File picture of police officers trying to control fans of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to get them to disperse from outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 4, 2025 in Bengaluru, India. | Photo Credit: Getty Images For no fault of the players, RCB’s first IPL title will always be associated with death and disaster. … Read more

On June 1, Ukraine executed ‘Operation Spiderweb’ drone strikes on Russian bases. They sent shock waves just ahead of the second round of peace talks in Istanbul and NATO’s Eastern Flank summit in Vilnius. As the Russia-Ukraine war is in its fourth year, with mounting human and economic costs and rising global pressure for a … Read more

The recent Cabinet expansion in Telangana reflects the Congress’s promised commitment to social justice. By inducting three Ministers — Gaddam Vivek and Adluri Laxman from the Scheduled Caste (SC) group and Vakiti Srihari from the Backward Classes (BC) group — as well as leaders from socially and economically backward communities for various posts, the party … Read more

Eleven years in office The description of the 11 years of rule under the Modi government as a “golden” period is mere rhetorical flourish (Inside pages, “Modi provided a responsible and accountable govt.: Nadda”, June 10). Catch-phrases, acronyms and alliterations have been liberally used to construct and sell the narrative of “good governance”. The Modi … Read more

At the Attari-Wagah border, in May 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI Operation Sindoor and subsequent events thereafter have, once again, highlighted the futility of bilateral and multilateral diplomacy in resolving differences between India and Pakistan. An entangled web of frozen ideas has enveloped the situation making it impossible to separate the different strands. The developments … Read more