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By K Raveendran In the high-stakes world of Indian politics, promises are currency. They sway voters, ignite debates, and shape the destiny of a nation. As the 2024 parliamentary elections loom large, the battle lines are drawn, and the air is thick with rhetoric. At the heart of this...
By Anjan Roy The GDP release from the National Statistical Office on Friday, showing a growth of 8.4% in the fourth quarter has befuddled economists and experts and the financial markets. These releases of the GDP numbers start a veritable season of oneupmanship among the economists and commentators to...
By Sushil Kutty Prime Minister Narendra Modi coining “Tu, Mai Aur Corruption” is catchy enough, but ask the Trinamool wag and he will question who is the “Mai” in the “Tu, Mai Aur Corruption” that Modi has corrupted the West Bengal air with, wasn’t Sandeshkhali enough? People haven’t yet...
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPI(M) and the Communist Party of India(CPI) have fielded powerful candidates from all the constituencies from Kerala. Their list features stalwarts and veterans who have fought – and won – many an epic political as well as electoral battle. While...
By Chauncey K. Robinson LOS ANGELES: California, the country’s most populated state, will be part of the fray of Super Tuesday on March 5. The date is significant, nationally, because it is when most states hold their presidential primaries and caucuses. Fifteen states and one U.S. territory will have...
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: After initial shock received during loss of one seat in Rajya Sabha polls due to cross voting by seven party MLAs, Samajwadi Party national President Akhilesh Yadav has shown newfound aggression against BJP. Samajwadi Party had put up three candidates for Rajya Sabha as per...
By Ben Chacko By-election results are not necessarily the most perfect indicators of likely general election results, but George Galloway’s stunning victory in the Rochdale constituency in Britain highlights factors which have an important national significance. As the victorious candidate said, it is a victory for the Palestinian people...
By James M Dorsey A proposed temporary Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange appears designed to buy war-battered Gazans relief while enabling Israel and Hamas to claim a success. However, whether Israel or Hamas emerges as the ultimate victor will be determined by whether the truce becomes permanent and the...
By Tirthankar Mitra A voice that breathed tunefulness, longing and heart break has been stilled forever. Pankaj Udhas is no more; but his ghazals will transcend generations. Udhas was certainly not a one-song singer. But whenever one takes his name, the song Chitthi Ayee Hai comes to mind. It...
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Election Commission of India (ECI) must take note of India Hate Lab report’s terming 2024 a “critical year” for hate speech in India, on account of Lok Sabha Election 2024, and must rise to the occasion to rein in political players, especially the ruling BJP...
By Arun Srivastava Cross-voting by the Congress and Samajwadi Party legislators in Rajya Sabha election has certainly not come as commiseration for the RSS and BJP, precisely for Narendra Modi. Had it been the barometer to show the approving sweep in his favour, Modi surely would not have undertaken...
By Sushil Kutty Women voters are the target of all political parties of the country on the eve of the Lok Sabha polls. This is more so in West Bengal which has a fiery woman chief minister Mamata Banerjee. So in Bengal, it has always been Prime Minister Narendra...
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav On a recent visit to Sweden, French President Emmanuel Macron made a stop at Lund University, engaging in a lively Q&A session with students. The discussion delved into diverse topics, offering insights into his views on critical issues facing Europe and beyond. Macron was recently...
By Rahil Nora Chopra In a stunning shock for the Congress, as Abhishek Manu Singhvi lost the Rajya Sabha election despite a 43-25 arithmetical supremacy over the BJP. The BJP’s win was a reflection of cross-voting by Congress MLAs and a draw of lots that went in its favour....
By Tirthankar Mitra Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, the firebrand CPI(M) leader who ruled Bengal as the chief minister from 2000 to 2011 May following retirement of the party icon Jyoti Basu stepped into his 80th year on March 1. The soft spoken leader of the Left has been ailing for many...
By Girish Linganna It is widely recognized that India is experiencing rapid economic growth, currently ranking as the world’s fifth-largest economy. In addition, India’s stock market has seen significant growth, making it the fourth-largest globally. The country is led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is considered one of...
By P Sudhir The BJP has launched a full-fledged drive to organise defections from the Congress and some other opposition parties. After getting Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) and Jayant Chaudhary’s RLD to defect to the BJP, there has been a spate of defections of individual leaders, MLAs and former legislators...
By Mark Gruenberg and John Wojcik WASHINGTON: In a momentous and historic decision, the Supreme Court of the United States yesterday, ruled that it will take the case in which the criminally indicted, convicted rapist Donald Trump claims immunity from any crime committed while he was president of the...