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SP Leaders Worried As Akhilesh, Shivpal Mend Bridges

By Rahil Nora Chopra After watching the direct fight between BJP and Congress in Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) are trying hard to show their existence in the state. For this, Akhilesh Yadav has taken back the petition which was filed against...

Jun 18 · >

Despite Majority, Tory Govt Is Losing Its Grip On Britain’s Problems

By Ben Chacko   It is rare that a government, secure behind an 80-seat majority in the House of Commons, has appeared so vulnerable.   Public opinion is increasingly volatile. The perception that the government lacks maturity, common sense, strategic vision or even routine competence exists as much among...

Jun 18 · >

Fuel Prices: Govt Uses Consumers As Cash Cows

By K Raveendran   It is high time the government’s decontrol of petroleum products is challenged in the court. The decontrol, which has its declared intention of leaving the prices to market forces rather than be regulated by government, has in effect meant full control for the government while...

Jun 17 · >

Programme-Based Opposition Unity Is Needed To Unseat Nitish In Bihar

  By Arun Srivastava   Nitish Kumar is certainly not indispensable. In fact the opposition should be credited with creating this perception amongst the people. Often the opposition leaders are heard criticising the NDA and describing the BJP as a fascist party which is opposed to poor, but they...

Jun 17 · >

Digvijay-Shivraj War Of Nerves Before Rajya Sabha Polls

  By L.S. Herdenia   BHOPAL: On the eve of biennial election to the Rajya Sabha, war of nerves has started between Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh. In an unprecedented move, an FIR has been filed against Digvijaya Singh. FIR has been filed...

Jun 17 · >

Courts Have To Adopt Humanitarian Principles In Granting Bail

By Mohd Kumail Haider   The word “bail” is derived from the old French verb baillier, which means to give or deliver. The word is also related to the Latin word bajulare meaning to bear a burden. The concept of bail can be traced back to 399 BC, when...

Jun 17 · >

Both BJP And MVA Coalition Partners Keep Uddhav Unsettled

By Kalyani Shankar   Political slugfest is going on in the big state of Maharashtra, even as the Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray-led government is trying to face the pandemic outbreak. While the BJP is yet to reconcile to the ascendency of Thackeray, it is becoming aggressive and aspires for...

Jun 16 · >

Leaderless Opposition Giving Walk-Over To Narendra Modi

  By Nitya Chakraborty   What is happening to the opposition parties, especially the Congress which is the only national party in the anti-BJP block to challenge the BJP led National Democratic Alliance at the centre? The next crucial assembly elections, are due to take place in Bihar in...

Jun 16 · >

Deepening Crisis In Kerala Congress(M)

By P. Sreekumaran   THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The crisis bedevilling the Kerala Congress(M), an important  constituent of the Congress-led United Democratic Front(UDF), has deepened with both the factions refusing to craft a compromise.   The bone of contention between the two factions led by senior KC(M) leader P J Joseph and...

Jun 16 · >

Trump Policies Facing Big Challenge In Major States

By Joel Wendland-Liu   Trump lies. Habitual dishonesty, whether it is masking the jobs crisis, the pandemic, or downplaying racism, is his signature feature. It has cost lives and threatens democracy.   Trump’s lies have never been more deadly than in the past three months. Two million U.S. cases...

Jun 16 · >
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