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By Amulya Ganguli The woes are piling up for the BJP. Meenakshi Lekhi, the party’s MP, listed them in the right order; although her purpose was to mock the Opposition for raising the issues, rather than to draw the government’s attention to them for taking corrective steps. According...
By G. Srinivasan In the mostly washed-out post-budget session of Parliament, a revealing reply was provided on the well-meant Asset Quality Review (AQR) initiative of the former RBI governor and celebrated economist Raghuram G Rajan on a query on the record write-off of non-performing loans (NPAs) by the...
By Aditya Aamir Is Prime Minister Narendra Modi isolated in his own government? A prominent Dalit intellectual says PM Modi’s writ does not run and that his ministers do not listen to him; that they follow RSS diktats. According to Kancha Illiah, the Brahman-Bania-Rajput cabal call the shots...
By Sushil Kutty It doesn’t gel that analysts say if ‘elections are held today’, the BJP led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will win hands down, repeat its 2014 performance – “need not go out on a limb to predict that” as one fellow endowed by Carnegie put...
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: BJP MPs and MLAs are unnerved by the mishandling of Unnao gang rape and subsequent murder of victim’s father in police custody. At a time when Lok Sabha elections are scheduled early next year, the BJP MPs are worried about the potential threat the...
By Arun Srivastava History is plagued by military blunders, from Napoleon’s attempt to conquer Russia to American president George Bush’s brutal invasion of Iraq. Once again the US president, this time Donald Trump, has attacked Syria. If Bush assaulted Iraq seeking weapons of mass destruction, the Trump regime...
By Raju Kumar People from around the globe come to Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh to see Kundi Bhandara. Kundi Bhandara is an structure which was built by Mughal Subedar Abdul Rahim Khan Khana in 1615 AD. Kundi Bhandara is a water management structure. At that time, there was...
By Nitya Chakraborty The 22nd Party Congress of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) begins its five day session on April 18 at Hyderabad amidst major convulsions in this biggest Left Party of the country over the issue of deciding its policy of understanding with the leading opposition...
By Nantoo Banerjee Is the United States of America really serious about a strategic partnership with India? Not all political, diplomatic and economic policy directions from the US side suggest such a possibility. In terms of trade, aid and economic relations, it would appear the US is constantly...
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The BJP’s determined attempt to expand its political space in the southern states and impose its sinister economic agenda has hit a hurdle with three states and a Union Territory in the South strongly resisting it. A conclave of finance ministers of southern...
By K Raveendran It seems April 2 will for ever remain as a landmark day in the history of Independent India, particularly with regard to Dalit politics, which is acquiring a hitherto undiscovered dimension. The spontaneous response to the Bharat Bandh call – it wasn’t clear by whom...
By Harihar Swarup If a coalition government becomes inevitable after 2019 Lok Sabha election, who will head it? This was the subject of an animated discussion in Central Hall of Parliament. Given the current political scenario, there is remote possibility of any party getting majority, so thought some...
By Raju Kumar BHOPAL: Aam Aadmi Party in Madhya Pradesh is preparing for the upcoming Assembly elections with a strategy to reach every household. For the past one year, AAP has been strengthening its organizational setup in the state. The party is focusing on Poha Choupal and Kisan...
By Rahil Nora Chopra In the wake of the by-election victories, the family of former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav is rallying behind him. Father Mulayam Singh Yadav was seen in red cap and a grin after a long time during the Lok Sabha session. According to Akhilesh,...
By L.S. Herdenia BHOPAL: Two recent events are expected to re-shape politics in Madhya Pradesh. One relates to the conclusion of Narmada Parikrama by Digvijay Singh. He along with his wife Amrita Rai covered a distance of 3,325 kms in six months. A grand concluding programme was held...
Sushil Kutty Better late than never. So, after dithering for months, the Modi government at the Centre brushed aside BJP’s blue-eyed CM Yogi Adityanath’s sensitivities and let loose the CBI after felon Kuldeep Singh Sengar, accused of a litany of crimes. The strongman of Unnao and BJP MLA was...
By Dr. Arun Mitra Way back in history when the knowledge of causation of illness and remedy was primitive, cause of disease was attributed to some divine powers. The same powers were looked for salvage. With the passage of time the human race tried to find the causes...
By Arun Srivastava Prime Minister Narendra Modi made two important statements on a single day, that too within a couple of hours; he accused the Congress of killing democracy by not allowing parliament to function even for a day and second, he accused the Opposition, especially the Congress...