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By P Sudhir The election manifesto of the CPI(M) for the Lok Sabha elections has raised an important issue which has a vital bearing on India’s democracy and the fundamental rights of citizens. This concerns the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and how it operates under the jurisdiction of the Prevention...
By Arun Srivastava With no real third option, it’s most likely going to be a direct electoral fight between the BJP-led NDA and the Samajwadi Party-Congress INDIA bloc in Uttar Pradesh in the upcoming Lok Sabha 2024 elections, with vacillating BSP of Mayawati fashioning a perception of uncertainty amongst...
By Sushil Kutty Congress leader Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination from the minority-dominated Wayanad parliamentary constituency of Kerala, angering INDIA Block allies, CPI in particular, which has its own candidate contesting from the constituency. Wayanad constituency actually has a sizable Muslim electorate and a section of the Muslim-centric Malappuram...
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: There is no denying it. The Supreme Court’s reference to a Constitution Bench the question raised by Kerala whether a State had an ‘enforceable right’ to raise its borrowing limits from the Union Government and other sources, constitutes a big morale-boosting victory for the cash-strapped...
By Krishna Jha We are living in a time zone when our children, hardly within three months time, learn to live without anything, solid or liquid. They consume their own strength as nourishment and manage to survive. Who will own up the crime? Perhaps it is a living reproach...
By Girish Linganna The world was stunned by the horrific events that unfolded at the Crocus City Hall, a concert venue located in Krasnogorsk on the outskirts of Moscow, when four militants armed with automatic weapons and explosive devices launched a violent attack. As people tried to escape, the...
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, and West Bengal have lately been emanating conflicting political signals. These states send 328 MPs in the Lok Sabha, and are inching forward with a potentially decisive election results in election 2024, which make...
By K Raveendran Rahul Gandhi is often accused of barking up the wrong tree, particularly when during his foreign trips. But he got everything right the other day while addressing the ‘maha-rally’ of INDIA Bloc. His ‘match-fixing’ charge against Modi was in perfect sync with the IPL season, which...
By Sushil Kutty Remember K Chandrasekhar Rao, the man who till a year ago straddled Telangana politics like a Goliath but is now a 70-year-old fearful of his legacy going to the dogs? People to whom KCR gave Telangana ditched him. KCR’s daughter is behind bars. KCR’s son is...
By Tirthankar Mitra The term “Didi” aka elder sister has spread far beyond borders of West Bengal ever since Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee who is referred to as such gained political prominence over the years. None else in the TMC was addressed “Didi” but as the poll bugles...
By Harihar Swarup It is true the popularity of Arvind Kejriwal has been growing rapidly. It has touched a new high after AAP’s unexpected victory in Punjab. In Delhi AAP-Congress combo is expected to romp home comfortably in coming elections. BJP is obviously worried at his rising clout. Besides...
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav On March 27, at least five Chinese nationals along with their local driver were killed in when a suicide bomber collided his explosives-laden vehicle into their convoy. The attack unfolded on the primary highway connecting Pakistan to China. This tragic incident is not an isolated...
By Satyaki Chakraborty The political situation in the Latin American nation Peru has become surcharged as a large number of Parliament members have moved the Parliament to remove the unelected President from her present position due to the investigations presently on into her alleged corrupt practices. Pressure on unelected...
By Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury A large number of big pharma companies have been using Ukrainians soil for running research labs while they have used Ukrainians as guinea pigs in developing medicines, that could potentially cause various types of cancer which was used on patients in the psychiatric ward...
By Nick Turse Dressed in green military fatigues and a blue garrison cap, Colonel Major Amadou Abdramane, a spokesperson for Niger’s ruling junta, took to local television last month to criticize the United States and sever the long-standing military partnership between the two countries. “The government of Niger, taking...
By Gyan Pathak Sufferings of the people of Delhi have multiplied ever since Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was put behind bar on March 21. He is still the Chief Minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Citizens of Delhi have lost access to their Chief Minister. Movements...
By Arun Srivastava Undeniably contesting the parliamentary polls is essential for recognition as national parties by the Election Commission of India, but the winnability index is a vital issue for the 2024 Lok Sabha election. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, in Jharkhand, the BJP had secured 11 seats,...
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party and Congress are busy in setting up coordination committees from state level to booth level to take on BJP in crucial Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh. There has been a long meeting of senior leaders of Samajwadi Party with important leaders of...