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By Harihar Swarup A seed of an idea is all you need for success. Sathya Shankar K. would know for there is a , tiny seed at the heart of his success story. His life got a kick-start in 1984. At only 18, Shankar had applied for an auto-rickshaw...
Terror Killings In Reasi, Kathua, Doda – What Is Home Minister Doing?
By Sushil Kutty The architect of the abrogation of Article 370 is MIA, say the detractors of Amit Shah, the No.2 in the Narendra Modi Cabinet. Four Indian Army soldiers were killed in a terror attack in Doda on July 16, including an officer, and the Modi-led NDA government...
Modi Government’s New Telecommunications Law Is Anti-People, Unconstitutional
By M.Y. Siddiqui The Telecommunications Act, 2023, enacted by the Parliament without public scrutiny, debates and discussions amidst suspension of about 150 Members of Parliament, is anti-people, undemocratic and unconstitutional. It assaults the Constitution in so many ways. It attacks fundamental rights of the people in terms of their...
Expansion Of War In Gaza And Ukraine Have Dangerous Humanitarian Consequences
By Dr Arun Mitra The missile attack on Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in central Kyiv, Ukraine on July 8 , 2024 by the Russian forces is very disturbing. Since the start of the conflict in Gaza 31 out of 36 hospitals have been damaged or destroyed and over 500 healthcare...
Changing Population By Economic Status Disheartening For India
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India, the largest populated country of the world, has been undergoing significant changes in population distribution by economic status, which need urgent attention of the government. Though extreme poverty has declined by 12.5 per cent and the moderate poor population came down by 5 per...
CPI Leadership Concerned At The Erosion Of Left Votes In Kerala In Lok Sabha Polls
By Satyaki Chakraborty The national council of the Communist Party of India (CPI) had a deeper introspection on the performance of the ruling Left Democratic Front in Kerala in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections at its three day session in New Delhi from July 11 to 14. The party...
The Curious Case Of Donald Trump Choosing J D Vance As His Running Mate
By Sushil Kutty Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has chosen Ohio Senator James David Vance as his running mate. And JD Vance has an Indian connection! Lots of Republicans think JD Vance, born as James Donald Bowman, is the talisman Donald Trump has been waiting for since the Jan...
Trump’s Shooting An Apt Symbol Of A Violent Nation In Deep Crisis
By Ben Chacko The Secret Service did their job and the man who drew first blood from Donald Trump is dead. We will never know for sure what combination of factors pulled his trigger but we do know that they germinated in the corrupt political culture of the imperial...
US Envoy’s Angry Reaction To Modi-Putin Talks Is Undiplomatic, Unwarranted
By Nantoo Banerjee The US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, may have exceeded his brief by issuing a warning to India that the country can’t take its improved relationship with the United States for granted in the context of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin...
PM Narendra Modi’s Claim On Employment Generation Is A Big Lie
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claims made on Saturday, July 13 in Mumbai that around 8 crore new jobs have been created in the country in the last 3-4 years, that these figures have silenced those who spread false narrative about rising unemployment, and that the...
INDIA Bloc’s Sweep In Bypolls Sends Ominous Signal To NDA Before Assembly Polls
By Kalyani Shankar The recent results of by-elections for 13 seats in seven states are essential for understanding what people think of the major political parties. More than a month after the 2024 elections, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi won a third term, the INDIA bloc’s significant victory in...
Massive Political Fight Awaits Maintenance For Muslim Divorced Women
By Sushil Kutty The stage is decked for a massive political fight. NGO All India Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has taken upon itself the task of using everything in its quiver to compel the Supreme Court to overturn its verdict on maintenance to divorced Muslim women. The board met...
Saturday’s Shooting Has Given A Further Boost To Trump Campaign
By Debabrata Biswas from Boston The narrow escape of the Republican candidate Donald Trump from the gunshot at the campaign meeting in Pennsylvania on Saturday has imparted a more confrontationist dimension to the Presidential elections scheduled on November 5. The shooting incident just on the eve of the four...
Sheikh Hasina Is Not Happy At The Outcome Of Her Talks In Beijing
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s recent visit to China has sparked discussions about potential implications for regional dynamics, particularly in relation to India. Sheikh Hasina, who has visited India twice this year, had not travelled to China in five years prior to this recent trip...
Maverick Bengali Writer Badal Sircar Revolutionised Content Of Indian Dramas
By Tirthankar Mitra Badal Sircar, the Bengali playwright and director who revolutionised the Indian theatre movement in the late 20th century stepped on to 100 years on Monday July 15.. Hr was born in Calcutta in 1925 and in his 86 years of active life as a pioneer in...
First Session Of 18th Parliament Showed Opposition In Poor Light
By Harihar Swarup The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha has just concluded where an unprecedented level of acrimony was witnessed. Since this session was held immediately after the general elections, the mood during the electioneering, it appears, was carried into the house as was reflected in the...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Leaves India-US Ties At A Moscow Crossroad
By Sushil Kutty BJP leader Narendra Modi in his first term as NDA Prime Minister of India shouldn’t have forgotten how to kowtow, and kowtow to whom? Why he went to Russia before kowtowing to the United States is a mistake. Why he went and hugged Russian President Vladimir...
Relief For Fuel Consumers As Post-Election Scenario Not Accompanied By Routine Hikes
By K Raveendran Fuel consumers have been pleasantly surprised by continued stability in prices even after the 2024 elections are settled and closed. This is a contrarian trend as most previous rounds of elections have invariably seen ‘price adjustments’ by the oil marketing companies by which they recoup their...
