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Old War Horses – Pawar, Lalu, Nitish – Remain Crucial For 2024 Fight
By Rahil Nora Chopra The veterans of Indian politics — Sharad Pawar, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar — all are playing their last inning and trying hard to defeat the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Although Ajit Pawar split the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) with the...
India Is Witnessing A Unique Case Of Crony Capitalism Based On Corporate-Hindutva Nexus
By Prabhat Patnaik Fascistic elements exist in every modern society, but usually as fringe, marginal or minor elements. They move centre-stage only when they get the support of monopoly capital which provides them with ample money and media coverage; and this happens when there is a capitalist crisis that...
Battle For Control Of Nationalist Congress Party Will Continue For Long
By Arif Ayaz Parrey and Gursimran Kaur Bakshi Monsoons are supposed to be the harbingers of new life in a parched, thirsty subcontinent. But, for the second year in a row, the rains have brought along a political storm in Maharashtra. Eknath S. Shinde of Shiv Sena may have...
Priorities Are Markets And Corporates, Not People
By Dr. Soma Marla The Union Cabinet last week approved the introduction of the National Research Foundation (NRF) Bill 2023 to promote Research and Development in the country. The program which is budgeted with Rs 50,000 crore for five years (2023-28) is aimed at fostering research and development in...
From Balaji To Bengal: Tell-Tale Tresses
By Girish Linganna Indian hair is lustrous, wavy, bouncy and lightweight, making it so popular for wigs and hair extensions. Each month, lakhs of devotees at the Tirupati Balaji temple donate their hair to the service of the Lord. At a rough estimate, devotees from all over the world...
Setback for Rahul from Gujarat High Court
Rahul Gandhi will remain disqualified as a Lok Sabha MP after a Gujarat High Court today rejected his request to put on hold his conviction in a defamation case over his 2019 Modi surname remark. He will now approach the Supreme Court with his request. The High Court decision...
Will Uproot You From Politics: Lalu Throws Open Challenge To Modi
By Arun Srivastava Not to be frightened by the coercive political machinations of Narendra Modi, the old war horse having fought many legal and political battles through his long six-decade political career, RJD chief Lalu Yadav has accepted Modi’s challenges and also cautioned him to get ready for facing...
BJP Cannot Have Any Pawar Play In Andhra Pradesh With Jagan Mohan Standing Tall
By Sushil Kutty Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on July 5. Reddy also met Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the third time in six months. One surmise is word travels fast and the BJP’s “Pawar-play” in Maharashtra has...
Mamata Banerjee Aims Her Charm Offensive At Rural BJP Supporters
By Tirthankar Mitra A redoubtable politician, a no-nonsense administrator, a poet whose works often finds place in bestsellers list (a fact which her detractors take with a pinch of salt), West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee wears many hats. But though she has never staked a claim for managerial...
India Is Moving Closer To US Geopolitics After The State Visit Of Narendra Modi
By Debabrata Biswas BOSTON: Two weeks have passed since the much hyped second official visit of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the USA. The real impact of the India-US agreements is still being debated amongst diplomats and Indian diaspora. Modi was the third world leader after Francis...
CPI-M, IUML To Step Up Campaign Against UCC In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) has decided to intensify its campaign against the Union Government’s plan to enact a Uniform Civil Code in the country. The Front has also called for a joint campaign on the issue The Congress, which leads the UDF, has,...
USA Policy Makers See Ties With New India Indispensable Despite Russian Connection
By Subrata Majumder India is not an important trading partner of USA. Neither, it is a political ally or major buyer of defence equipment from USA. Even then, USA needs India more than India needs. The big takeaway by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his recent visit to USA...
Narendra Modi’s Big Claim In US On Religious Freedom In India, Has Proved Wrong
By R Arun Kumar All the claims made by Prime minister Narendra Modi on the absence of discrimination based on caste, creed, religion, age or geographic location in India, during his rare interaction with the media in the US were immediately proven wrong. A spate of attacks on religious...
Wilful Defaulters Are Having A Big Time After Latest RBI Directive On Pending Loans
By Krishna Jha Napoleon had once said,”…Money has no motherland; Financiers are without patriotism and also without decency. Their sole object is gain”. Though not visible, it is the creed on which the finance capital takes roots. India is slowly stumbling towards the higher state of capitalism which does...
President Biden’s Approval Rating Dips To The Dismay Of Democrats
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav President Joe Biden’s approval rating has experienced a decline in recent weeks, approaching the lowest point of his presidency. The findings come from a poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, which indicates modest fluctuations in support for Biden over the...
France’s National Myth Of Republican Equality And Liberty Is Now In Flames
By Ben Chacko Crisis appears to be the default setting for 21st-century capitalist states — but the manifestations of this systemic crisis vary. In Britain, it is presently expressed as a state-driven policy of impoverishment designed to so reduce the consumption of working people that almost all available cash...
BJP’s Organisational Rejig Is A Part Of A Well Designed Plan For 2024 Polls
By Sushil Kutty The Bharatiya Janata Party has changed four state unit presidents in an organizational rejig designed with general elections 2024 in mind. Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Punjab now have new state unit presidents whether BJP cadres in the four states like it or not. The organizational...
Nitish’s Style Of Opaque Functioning At The Root Of Rumours
By Arun Srivastava Harivansh Narayan Singh, the deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha and a person who owes his political learning under former Prime Minister Chandrashekhar, meeting Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at his official residence on Tuesday has triggered intense trembling in the political circles of Bihar. This has...
