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Narendra Modi Govt Must Keep In Abeyance Three Laws Till A Fresh Scrutiny Is Done
By P Sudhir The BJP has ensured that the three new laws passed by the government at the tail end of the last Lok Sabha in a most cavalier and undemocratic fashion have now been enforced all over the country on July 1. These laws, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,...
Bizarre Developments In Democratic Party Over Joe Biden’s Sticking To Candidacy
By Sushil Kutty “Joe and Jill went up the hill… For Joe to get a second term… Joe fell down and broke his crown… And Jill came tumbling after…” But no, President Joe Biden’s wife Dr Jill Biden isn’t ready to come “tumbling after”. On the contrary, Joe has...
Trusted Informal Ally BJD Turns A Bitter Foe Of BJP After A Decade
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Biju Janata Dal (BJD) led by Naveen Patnaik, five-time Chief Minister of Odisha, had been a trusted informal ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for a decade since 2014, but after being greatly suffering twin election debacles – both for...
South Africa’s New Coalition Government Of ANC And DA Facing Multiple Challenges
By Tirthankar Mitra Cautious optimism fraught with challenges has been ushered in South Africa post President Cyril Ramaphosa forming a coalition government. The new government has economic and social rejuvenation high on its agenda with the inclusion of Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen and other Opposition parties. The...
Attacks Against The Minorities In The Country Have Increased After Lok Sabha Polls
By Krishna Jha The non-Hindu people in Hindustan “must either adopt the Hindu culture and language, must entertain no idea but those of the glorification of Hindu race and culture, or (they) may stay in the country, wholly subordinated to the Hindu nation, claiming nothing, deserving no...
Come 2026- Modi govt will collapse if NDA loses the coming assembly elections
By Nitya Chakraborty The first short session of the 18th Lok Sabha has just ended with the third time Prime Minister Narendra Modi giving the impression once again that nothing different happened in the Lok Sabha elections 2024, he remains the same unvanquished leader of the majority party BJP...
RSS leadership is not happy with Narendra Modi’s style of governance in his last term
By Harihar Swarup The RSS hints at the course correction from the BJP and Modi government 3.0, which it wants to be reflected in the choice of new party president. The third tenure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi got off to a turbulent start. A series of unrelated events...
Modi fears Rahul Gandhi is taking away BJP’s Hindu vote bank
By Sushil Kutty Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his reply to the motion of thanks to the President's address to the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday after a day of holding forth in the Lok Sabha. The opposition sought to drown Modi’s voice in the din of constant sloganeering. The...
Modi’s ‘balak budhi’ jibe an NDA-compliant derivative of same old ‘Pappu’
By K Raveendran Prime Minister Narendra Modi's use of ‘balak budhi’ to describe Rahul Gandhi during the debate on the President’s address to parliament may be seen may be seen as an NDA-complaint derivative of the derisive ‘Pappu’ jibe used by BJP leaders in the early phases of the...
Narendra Modi’s reply to President’s address debate lacked self-confidence
By Arun Srivastava It was a shaken and short of self confidence Narendra Modi on July 2 in Parliament.. Notwithstanding being insipid and incoherent, his reply to motion on President’s speech was purely an attempt to gain back his aura of “Political Invincibility”, which unfortunately he could not accomplish....
Unexpected turn of politics favours INDIA Bloc in Jharkhand
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The last one week has brought such a change in Jharkhand politics that BJP has never expected. Former Chief Minister Hemant Soren is out on bail, and leading the INDIA bloc again from the front, much to the frustration of the BJP leadership. Election to...
Left wing Morena is going from strength to strength in Mexico
By David Raby MEXICO CITY: Scarcely a month has passed since the general elections in Mexico, and despite calling for a recount which no-one except hard-core conservatives takes seriously (when you’re trounced two to one the only rational reaction is to examine the reasons for your failure), the opposition...
RBI Moots Rationalisation Of Norms For Export, Import Transactions
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed rationalisation of norms governing export and import transactions to promote ease of doing business and empower banks to deliver quicker and more efficient services to foreign exchange customers. According to draft norms, every exporter should furnish a declaration specifying the...
Priority Sector Tag Needed For Women-Led Rural Enterprises: World Bank
NEW DELHI: India needs to assign a specific priority sector tag for women-led rural enterprises for easier access to credit, according to a study by the World Bank. The study notes that the proposed initiative will promote women-owned growth-oriented enterprises to boost female labour force participation (FLFP). “While micro-enterprise...
SEBI Issues Showcause Notices To Hindenburg Research, Five Others
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has issued showcause notices (SCNs) to American short-seller Hindenburg Research, US-based hedge fund manager Mark Kingdon, and four others, accusing them of colluding to use non-public information to build short positions against the Adani group. According to the SCN,...
Centre Set To Revisit National Electricity Plan
NEW DELHI: India’s peak demand for power is expected to touch 260 gigawatt (GW) during September or October, power secretary Pankaj Agarwal said on Tuesday, in what implies an unprecedented 20% surge in such demand in just two years. The secretary indicated the steep hike in demand might require...
Sub-10% Growth In GST Revenue May Continue In Near Term, Say Experts
NEW DELHI: The easing growth in gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections in the current financial year largely depicts that India’s economy has now transitioned into a “stabilised phase” from a “recovery phase”, meaning sub-10% growth may continue in the near-term going forward, say experts. Stabilisation phase signifies...
Coal Ministry Seeks View On Draft Coal, Lignite Mining Plan Norms
The coal ministry on Tuesday said it held a stakeholders’ consultation on draft Mining Plan Guidelines for Coal and Lignite Blocks, 2024, which proposes optimum extraction of mineral resources while ensuring sustainable resource management. The key elements of the draft norms include the mandatory inclusion of restoration, remediation, and...
