US in touch with both India, Canada on diplomatic faceoff
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Rajnath regrets BJP member’s remark against BSP MP
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Gehlot uses more derogatory words against Shekhawat
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By Arun Srivastava Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi has every reason to feel elated at the introduction of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, or Women’s Reservation Bill in parliament by Narendra Modi government, but the truth is the bill would not have seen the day-light if the Joint general...
BJP Could Land In Trouble In 2024 Election On Women’s Reservation
By Dr. Gyan Pathak “Women’s Reservation” has become the most politically correct terminology of the day, as we have seen within the Parliament of India, and have been seeing outside in the public. However, the question is which political party or alliance will derive maximum benefit out of the...
Historic Women’s Bill Clears Parliament, Opposition Wants Caste Sub-Quota
By Rahil Nora Chopra Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Amendment) Bill, 2023, which ought to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in Lok Sabha and state Legislative Assemblies, unanimously. 454 Lok Sabha MPs voted in favour of ‘The Narishakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ Bill,...
BJP’s Duplicity On Women’s Bill Will Be Apparent At The Time Of Giving Tickets For LS Polls
By Sushil Kutty Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement that only a strong government made possible 33 percent women’s reservation has few takers. The reality is, but for the fact that the Bharatiya Janata Party and the RSS wanted another Modi term to fulfill the Sangh Parivar agenda, the Modi...
General Election In January-End Brings No Cheers To Pakistani Citizens
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Pakistan’s next general election to elect new members to its National Assembly will be conducted in the last week of January 2024, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said Thursday. The preliminary list of constituencies will be out on September 27 while the final list...
Three Weeks Ahead Of Durga Puja Festival In Bengal, Potters Are Busy Giving Shape To The Idol
By Devasis Chattopadhyay At this time of year, all roads in Kolkata lead to Kumartuli in the northern part of the city’s old quarters. It’s where Bengal’s most beloved goddess, Durga, is taking on her earthly avatar as potters work round the clock to bring her to life. In...
Food Price Inflation Remains A Serious Problem To The Indian Policy Makers
By Prabhat Patnaik The current upsurge in prices in India is led by food prices. In July 2023 while retail inflation was 7.44 per cent (over July of the previous year), food price inflation, which covers all food items including foodgrains, vegetables, milk products and such like, was 11.5...
Hindus Settled In Canada Are Feeling The Heat In The Wake Of Nijjar’s Killing
By Girish Linganna Canada’s position in the midst of tensions linked to the Khalistan movement, which advocates an ‘independent Sikh state in Punjab’, became highly prominent during the current week. This came to light after allegations that India might have played a role in the assassination of a prominent...
Biden-Lula Joint Partnership On Workers’ Rights Assumes Big Significance
By Mark Gruenberg and John Wojcik NEW YORK: When Brazil’s President LuízInacio “Lula” da Silva, replaced Jair Bolsinaro, the “Donald Trump of the Global South,” as president of his country, the Biden administration had high hopes of being able to work with the newly-elected president. It has turned out...
Havana Declaration Of G77+China Summit Is A Charter Of Global South In This Decade
By Satyaki Chakraborty Just four days after the holding of the G 20 summit in New Delhi on September 9 and 10 this year, the G77+ China held its historic summit in Havana on September 15 and 16 and came out with its Havana Declaration which was an unequivocal...
