THE West Asian war has pushed world oil prices well beyond $100 per barrel. The Indian government, which had kept domestic prices of oil products unchanged until the elections to several state legislatures had been completed, has now started raising their prices; it has already raised prices in three rounds and is no doubt going to raise them further. And a large number of economists, not all belonging to the Bhartiya Janata Party stable, have seen such “passing on” of higher world oil prices to domestic consumers as the obvious and natural thing to do.

The paper leaks in the NEET UG Examination (medical undergraduate admissions) have pushed the future of nearly 22.79 lakh students into deep uncertainty, anxiety, and distress. Ongoing CBI investigations have exposed a disturbing network of organised malpractice operating across Maharashtra, Haryana, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Kashmir. Under the guise of coaching institutes, “guess papers,” and “mock tests,” question papers were allegedly sold through a well-coordinated multi-state racket.

THE rapid, viral rise of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) across India’s digital landscape warrants a closer look. The movement exploded as a fierce, satirical counter-mobilisation to oral observations made by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant during a Supreme Court hearing.

Following Chief Minister V D Satheesan's visit to Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) barged into the residences of CPI(M) Polit Bureau  member Pinarayi Vijayan on May 27. Giving no consideration even to his status as a former Chief Minister, officials arrived early in the morning at his rented house near Bakery Junction in Thiruvananthapuram and at his ancestral home in Pinarayi, Kannur district.

The following statement has been issued by All India Kisan Sabha on May 25, 2026: