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By Anil Rajimwale Narendra Modi government will present the first budget of its third term on July 23 in the budget session from July 22 to August 12. The BJP-led government is widely expected to continue its policy direction claiming ‘reforms’. The dialectics of budgets and economic policies over...
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and BJP leadership are facing biggest challenge to retain seats won by the party in the 2022 assembly polls during the coming by-elections to 10 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh. Ten assembly seats going for by-elections are Karhal, Milkipur, Sishamau, Kaktheri,...
By Rahil Nora Chopra In the forthcoming session of parliament which commences from July 22 and scheduled to end on August 12, Congress will put forth its demand with Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government for the chairmanship of Standing Committee on Finance and Home, as previously under the...
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: The West Bengal BJP has tied itself up in knots after its tally in 2024 Lok Sabha elections came down to 12 from the figure of 18 won in 2019 elections. Intra-party recriminations have taken place and are going to be followed by change at...
By Nitya Chakraborty Europe has entered a dangerous period with all the potential of the 28 month old Ukraine war crossing the border into other parts of the continent. The summit of the 32 nation North Atlantic Treaty Organisation(NATO) held in Washington on July 9 to 11 has decided...
By P. Sudhir People of France have voted against the far-right in the parliamentary elections. Contrary to many opinion polls, the National Rally of Le Pen could win only 143 seats and stood third. The newly formed Left coalition, New Popular Front achieved a victory by emerging as the...
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Given the huge shortage of healthcare professionals and hospital beds, lack of pre and post hospitalization medical facilities at affordable costs, inadequate funding, and non-release of promised budgeted funds even under the much-publicized government medical and health insurance schemes have emerged as serious concerns for...
By Sushil Kutty Telangana resident Mohd. Abdul Samad can’t do much. He must be feeling exactly like how Shah Bano Begum felt in 1986. Then, too, the Supreme Court of India had skin in the game and had come to the rescue of divorced Muslim women, like it had...
By Anjan Roy For the last two years, India has been riding on two horses diplomatically: while befriending the West, particularly the USA, the Indian moves have also placated Russia in the face of its unilateral aggression against Ukraine in February 2022.. The West had so far turned its...
By Krishna Jha Crime itself is a morbid act and the three new criminal laws, effective from July 1, 2024, are threatening to throw the country’s criminal justice system into even greater confusion. Its criticism has been that strengthening police power would be instrumental in turning the country into...
By Ben Chacko LONDON: Labour has spent its first week in power signalling a changed approach from the Tories — a national wealth fund for infrastructure projects, a reset to devolution with a new council of the regions. In Washington Keir Starmer’s purpose is different — to show his...
By Annie Domini The 22nd India-Russia Annual Summit held in Moscow on July 8-9 2024 will go a long way in re-embellishing one of the most enduring friendships in the geopolitical theatre. Moscow and New Delhi have seen many ups and downs together, no matter who has been in...
By K Raveendran Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Russia holds significant implications for the economic partnership between the two countries, spanning various sectors from energy to technology and beyond. As such, it is a pivotal moment for both countries, especially against the backdrop of evolving global dynamics and...
By Arun Srivastava Classical case of parental humiliation.. RSS, the organisation which fathered BJP, is finding it tough to have its suggestion heard and prevail on its progeny to appoint the new president of the party of its choice. What a let-down. It is really disgraceful for the RSS...
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Several governance and political setbacks have marked much prominently than any of the good performances of PM Narendra Modi led government during the first month of its third term (Modi 3.0). All these began with taking his oath on June 9, 2024, as a Prime...
By Sushil Kutty Former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s son K Taraka Rao does not like Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, especially Rahul’s “double standards” on “defections”. KTR and KCR’s party Bharat Rashtra Samithi is reeling under a slew of defections and KTR is unhappy...
By Harihar Swarup Mahatma Gandhi is, of course, the Father of the nation but how often do we remember what he said and, and more importantly, how often do governments abide by his wishes? As you will soon discover this is not a rhetorical question. Actually, if we still...
By Girish Linganna Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday July 9 and emphasised that conflicts could not be resolved through war, stating, Peace is of the utmost importance. Russias state-run Sputnik news agency quoted Putin as thanking Modi for his efforts to resolve...