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By P. Sreekumaran A long-standing dream of the people of North Malabar will become a reality with the inauguration on December 9, 2018 of the Kannur International Airport (KIA). Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Union Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu will formally inaugurate the airport, built under...
By K Raveendran Extraordinary circumstances must produce extraordinary responses because ordinary approaches cannot deal with such situations. The disclosure by Justice Kurian Joseph within days of his retirement from the Supreme Court is a sequence in the unprecedented turn of events that began with the ‘call of duty’ press...
By Sagarneel Sinha Shiv Sena, which shares power in Maharashtra and at the Centre as a junior partner of BJP, has jumped into the chorus of raising the demand for Lord Ram’s Temple in Ayodhya — even more vociferously than the BJP — which rose to significance owing...
By Rapti Ray & Dr. Buddhadeb Ghosh History of economic thought is abounding with numerous examples of trade related conflicts among nations. But almost all such conflicts are short-lived. In the case of ongoing US-China trade war, everything may not move in a pre-determined linear fashion. At the...
By Harihar Swarup The marathon electioneering in five states has come to an end and now there is a lull before big bang when the results are declared on December 11; Parliament’s winter session incidentally also begins on that day. Both the national parties—Congress and the BJP—have put...
Dr Arun Mitra A lot of debate has been generated not only in the medical circles but also the civil society whether healthcare is a business or a profession. Anything that is termed as business is for profit only and could therefore be ruthless, apathetic and self-centred. The...
Its a clear win for Rahul Gandhi-led Congress in Rajasthan, if believed to the exit polls released late Friday. In Telangana the TRS could for government while picture is a bit confused in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram. The official results will be released on December 11 and it...
By Mark Gruenberg The Democratic-run U.S. House hasn’t even gotten underway yet, but lobbies for progressive causes – from saving the environment to restoring the teeth in the Voting Rights Act – are already seeking spots on the incoming lawmakers’ opening agenda. What the Dems do when...
By Devidas Tuljapurkar The Indian banking sector is in deep crisis. The banking system has had no direct exposure to the subprime mortgage assets or to the failed institutions. It has very limited off balance sheet exposure. Secondly India’s growth is driven predominantly by domestic consumptions and domestic...
By Arun Srivastava BJP has tossed up a strategic fight against Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. While party chief Amit Shah had promised to leave an equal number of Lok Sabha seats for JD(U), Prime Minister Narendra Modi is totally against such adjustment as he does not trust...