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Breakdown Of Law And Order In The Name Of Hindutva
By Krishna Jha In the name of Hindutva, deterioration of law and order situation is taken to unprecedented limits, which has been witnessed by the country only rarely. Fascism has entered in a new garb. With hands covered in gloves, politics is made to overshadow the Constitutional restrain, and...
From Non-Alignment To G-20 Summit In Delhi Next Week
By Dr. Arun Mitra Much euphoria is being created about the upcoming G-20 meet in Delhi next week. The high pitch is particularly to project that it is because of Prime Minster Narendra Modi that India has got the chairmanship of the group. Truth of the matter is that...
Investors Shun East, Northeast Despite Contrary Claims By Govts
By Ashis Biswas Two East and Northeast Indian states — Assam and West Bengal — have largely failed to secure significant investments from domestic or foreign private sector in recent years. Assam is ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) while in neighbouring Bengal, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) was...
Kerala Rejects Centre’s Smart Meter Scheme
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government in the State has said an emphatic ‘No’ to the total expenditure (TOTEX) model for the rollout of pre-paid smart electricity meters in the State. The State Government has also vehemently opposed the amendments to the Multi-State Cooperative Societies...
Jyotindra Nath ‘Mani’ Dixit Was A Diplomat Par Excellence
By Harihar Swarup I have seen an array of foreign secretaries (FS) during my career as a diplomat, some talented, some mediocre, and some undeserving, says Pawan an ICS-turned politician But as a personality, there was perhaps none as colourful and competent as Jyotindra Nath ‘Mani’ Dikshit. What set...
Niraj Chopra – A Sporting Icon Doing The Nation Proud
By Tirthankar Mitra By no stretch of imagination, India is replete with much good news. Of course, the landing on the moon of a Indian spaceship did the nation proud, but there is a huge distance between the scene of this triumph of Indian science and the masses. The...
Rahul demands PM statement on China map
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today demanded a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi in response to China’s release of a map that claims ownership of Aksai Chin and Arunachal Pradesh, which has been categorically rejected by India. On Monday, China released a new “standard” map that shows Aksai Chin,...
Economy – Mainly Acute Joblessness Must Get The Prime Focus In India Campaign
By Nitya Chakraborty As the leaders of the INDIA alliance prepare for their third meeting in Mumbai on August 31 and September 1 to take forward the decisions taken at the last conclave in Bengaluru on July 17 and 18, one issue that should figure most prominently in their...
BJP Manifests Spine-Chilling Symptoms Before 2024 Elections
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Spine-chilling causes and effects have emerged in the evolving tale of the two alliances in India. INDIA opposition alliance was born on June 23 at Patna Conclave with 16 anti-BJP political parties on board. The birth of INDIA alliance shook the BJP out of its...
Prime Minister Is Having A Paranoia Over Preparations For G20 Summit
By Sushil Kutty The paranoia is what you see. The reason why New Delhi has been shut tight and out of bounds for ordinary Indians. The Modi regime is convinced Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s adversaries will go to any extent to derail the G20 Summit to tarnish Modi’s reputation...
