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Left-Right Battle In Argentina Presidential Polls On November 19 Can Go Either Way
By Satyaki Chakraborty Only three days before the polling for the Argentina presidential elections on November 19, no opinion agency is predicting the victory of any candidate as both the Left wing Sergio Massa and his far right rival Javier Milei are running neck and neck in the electoral...
Both BJP And Congress In Karnataka Witnessing Leadership Upheaval
By Arun Srivastava Recent developments in Karnataka BJP send out the message that Amit Shah, despite his so-called ‘Chanakya’ fame, has lost grip on party affairs and also is running short of ideas. Only a week back, the BJP leadership appointed B Y Vijayendra, a first-time MLA, the younger...
Saudi Oil Cut Extension Fails To Boost Prices Despite Continuing Gaza Conflict
By K Raveendran A Saudi decision to extend its voluntary oil production cut to the end of the year has passed off as a non-event, with the oil markets shrugging off the decision as of little consequence to the current demand-supply situation in the global market. The kingdom said...
Hamas Soldiers Fight Against Israeli Defence Forces Is Lauded By Many Young In India
By Sushil Kutty Pakistan founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah had his own thoughts on Aligarh Muslim University. Indian leaders of the early years after independence generally had a favourable view because the Congress dominated the political discourse and space even if AMU itself remained “minority” and wouldn’t step out of...
Fresh US Sanctions Against Myanmar Hit Essential Goods Export To Bangladesh
By Ashis Biswas Myanmar authorities, currently embroiled in an escalating civil war against armed groups of pro-democracy activists, have been forced to cut exports of essential goods to Bangladesh, owing to fresh US economic sanctions. To start with, the export of food items through the Maungdaw port in the...
Threat Of Use Of Nuclear Weapon In Israel-Hamas War In Gaza Strip Is Ominous
By Dr. Arun Mitra The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is of the worst kind in the on-going century. Almost 11000 people out of which 70 per cent are women and children, 40 per cent of them children less than 15 years have been killed by the disproportionate aggression and...
Reputation Takes Years To Be Built But Minutes To Get Lost
By Devasis Chattopadhyay When you’re one of the seven co-founders of a global tech-giant such as Infosys, and a billionaire businessman, you can make wild statements about your work ethic. N R Narayana Murthy certainly did when he recently advocated for a 70-hour work week. It created a huge...
Israeli, Palestinian Obstinance, Not Settlements, Frustrate Two-State Solution
By James M Dorsey When US President Joe Biden insisted there could be no return to the status ante quo once the guns fall silent in Gaza, he revived debate about the viability of a two-state resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Yet, for all practical purposes, Hamas’ brutal October...
AR Rahman Fiddling With A Song Of Nazrul Have Upset Many Bengalees
By Tirthankar Mitra Penned and set to tune in a tumultuous times by a man to whom patriotism was an article of faith “Karar Oi Louha Kapat” is a song which tugs at the heart strings of many in West Bengal and Bangladesh. After all, Kazi Nazrul Islam’s compositions...
Services Sector Boost: GDP Expansion Seen At 6.7 Per Cent In Q2
NEW DELHI: The Indian economy likely expected 6.7% in the July-September quarter, according to a median forecast of 10 economists polled by ET, boosted by a strong performance by the services sector. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has forecast 6.5% growth in the quarter. Robust manufacturing and construction...
Telecom Sector Gets Wrong Signal From Direct-To-Mobile
NEW DELHI: Telecom operators, chip makers, network providers and handset makers have strongly opposed any hurried decision on a proposed idea to beam TV content directly to mobile phones without a cellular data connection, as the technology is still immature. The smartphone industry is worried that adoption of the...
WPI Inflation Stays In Negative Zone, Sinks To 3-Month Low Of -0.52 Per Cent In October
NEW DELHI: India’s wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation rate hit a three-month low of minus 0.52 per cent in October, as it remained in negative territory for the seventh consecutive month, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday. The continuing deflation in factory...
Centre To Begin Auction Of 20 Critical Minerals Soon
NEW DELHI: The government will invite bids for 20 critical mineral blocks, including lithium and graphite mines, in next two weeks, a top official said on Tuesday. This will mark the first attempt to transfer these under-utilised assets to the private sector, after Parliament in early August empowered the...
Banks, TPAPs To Deactivate UPI IDs Of Inactive Customers
MUMBAI: Individuals who have not done any transactions on their UPI IDs and numbers for over a year will not be able to receive funds from January. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has asked banks, payment service providers and Third Party Application Providers (TPAPs) such as PhonePe,...
Sacking Of Suella Braverman By Pm Rishi Sunak Is Sure To Anger Right Among Tory Party
By Nitya Chakraborty The sacking of the Home Minister Suella Braverman by the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday was not unexpected as the feisty Home Minister was ignoring all the indications from the PM office for diluting her Islamophobic tone on the Israel-Hamas war which came for...
Corruption Is A Major Issue In Chhattisgarh And Madhya Pradesh
By Dr. Gyan Pathak In the second phase of state elections scheduled to be held on November 17, corruption has become a major issue in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. PM Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi are leading the allegation wars on behalf of BJP and Congress respectively. PM Modi...
Rahul Gandhi Caught Narendra Modi On Back Foot On Caste Census Issue During Poll Campaign
By Sushil Kutty Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is hard at campaigning for the Congress in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh where the last legs of electioneering are at their peak. Listening to Rahul Gandhi makes it clear that he does not like it that Prime Minister Narendra Modi refuses...
Governors Sitting On Bills Is A Dangerous Scribbling Of The ‘Grammar Of Anarchy’
By S.N. Sahu A Supreme Court Bench comprising the Chief Justice of India Dr D.Y. Chandrachud and Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, in its Order of November 9, 2023, disapproved Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit’s stand not to give assent to some Bills passed by the state assembly. Purohit...
