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Digital governance takes a step forward

India’s digital ecosystem has grown rapidly, and online platforms now play a central role in how people communicate and access information.

India manufacturing sector Q3 FY26, FICCI Quarterly Survey on Manufacturing QSM, highest manufacturing performance FY26, 91 percent production growth Q3 FY26, domestic demand manufacturing India, GST rate cuts impact manufacturing, capacity utilisation 75 percent India manufacturing,

EY-FICCI Report Calls for GST Reduction to 9% for Premium Stays

The report also identifies key structural challenges constraining India’s global competitiveness — fragmented state-led branding, limited global marketing outreach, lack of experience-led packaging, and ease-of-travel barriers including connectivity and visa processes.

Bengal, India and World History The Month of April

April holds layered significance for India, Bengal, and the world. For India, it marks a turning point in history: on 21 April 1526, in the First Battle of Panipat, Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi, initiating foreign rule that continued under the British for nearly two centuries.

Is US planning naval blockade on Iran? Trump’s latest post after talks collapse in Islamabad fuels speculation

Why Trump has failed to overwhelm Iran

The US-Israel conflict with Iran has shifted to a US-Iran confrontation. Israel, the initiator, which pulled the US in, has been sidelined, and is focusing on Lebanon.

Raghu Rai

Unscripted Vision

The death of Raghu Rai marks more than the passing of a celebrated photographer; it signals the quiet erosion of a way of seeing India that is increasingly rare.

Guarded Chaos

The evening was meant to affirm the choreography of American power: elected officials, journalists, and cultural figures gathered under one roof, performing the rituals of proximity that define Washington.