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By Sushil Kutty Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has started speaking Rahul Gandhi’s language, the aggressiveness passing on from the Wayanad Congress candidate to the Thiruvananthapuram Congress candidate seamlessly and effortlessly. Quite sure that the INDIA bloc will come to power, which Rahul Gandhi says is a fait accompli, Tharoor...
BJP Has Given Big Focus On Basirhat Constituency Based On Sandeshkhali Affairs
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: Sandeshkhali of Basirhat constituency of Bengal has been in the news long before Lok Sabha election bugle was sounded. It was a blow in the guts of the collective conscience of the country when sexual exploitation charges of some local women by a Trinamool Congress...
2025 Presidential Candidate Issue Divides Ruling MAS Party Of Bolivia
By Satyaki Chakraborty The bitter personality clash between the present President of Bolivia Luis Arce and the former President of the country Evo Morales has led to the split of the Latin American nation’s ruling party Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) posing a big danger to the sustenance of the...
Political Pressure From All Sides Puts Jordan King In A Hopeless Situation
By James M Dorsey Jordan’s King Abdullah is caught between a rock and a hard place. Hamas and its regional supporters, as well as Israeli politicians and vigilantes, are pressuring King Abdullah from both ends of the political spectrum. Iranian-backed Syrian and Iraqi militants seek to draw the kingdom,...
Left Wing MORENA Expected To Win In Mexican General Elections On June 2
By Satyaki Chakraborty For Latin American Left as also the Global Left, there seems to be a welcome news waiting on June 2 as nearly 100 million voters of Mexico including a record number of first timers will be polling to elect a new President as also many other...
Last Phase Of Lok Sabha Polling Acquires Special Significance
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The last 7th phase of Lok Sabha Election 2024, has acquired double distinction. It offers the best of times to PM Narendra Modi in Varanasi, but also presents the worst of times in majority of the Lok Sabha constituencies scheduled for poll on June 1...
U.S. Military Alarmed At Joint China-Russia Collaboration In Space War
By Girish Linganna Pentagon officials are speaking out about possible dangers as China expands its activities in space and Russia expresses interest in equipment capable of destroying satellites. The U.S. military aims to dominate space in future conflicts. Satellites, crucial for national defense and worldwide communication, have always been...
Undecided Political Analysts Beat Around The Election Bush
By Sushil Kutty Political analysts are crouching tigers hiding behind “public mood is tough to read”. A plausible narrative for the 2024 Lok Sabha Election eludes them. Will the BJP get a majority again, will Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “abki baar 400 paar” come true? Taking the safe line...
Kolkata South Constituency Is Quite Easy For The Trinamool Candidate Mala Roy
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: Time was when the “mother of all electoral battles” in West Bengal used to be fought in Kolkata South constituency with CPI (M)-led Left Front sparing no efforts to defeat Kolkata (South)’s sitting MP Mamata Banerjee. Kolkata(South) has lent an aura of invincibility to any...
May 28 – On Menstrual Hygiene Day – Break The Silence: Why Menstruation Still Triggers Shame
By Seema Jain Menstruation remains a taboo topic, shrouded in secrecy and discomfort. Despite being a natural and healthy process, societal stigmas and misconceptions perpetuate discrimination against many adolescent girls and young women. This stigma, coupled with limited access to menstrual hygiene products, strips them of opportunities, infringes on...
Coalition Of Black Trade Unionists Maps Strategy For 2024 And Beyond
By Cameron Harrison HOUSTON: “Staying neutral means staying silent. It means risking the rights of workers and the civil rights of all. It means the continuation of unemployment and poor wages while the powerful continue to get richer.” That’s the warning from Fred Redmond, Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO and...
The Rise And Rise Of ICC’s Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan In Three Decades
By Girish Linganna Karim Khan, a British lawyer specializing in international criminal law and international human rights law, promised to bring ‘determination’ and ‘stamina’ to his role as the chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC). He will need these qualities to handle the intense political backlash from...
Xi-Putin Pact Aims To Control The US Hegemony More Than Ukraine Conflict
By Nantoo Banerjee Contrary to the wide publicity that the latest X-Putin agreement will push for “a comprehensive, sustainable and just settlement” of the Ukraine-Russia conflict through peaceful means, the document throws little light on how to solve the situation within a possible timeframe. China merely talks about a...
June 4 Lok Sabha Results To Determine The New Political Alignment
By Kalyani Shankar The 2024 Lok Sabha elections are closing, and the results will be out on June 4. The aftermath of the election is not simply about winners and losers. It is about more than just the anticipated outcomes. It includes the potential for unforeseen alliances, dramatic shifts...
AAP Is Advantageously Placed As Punjab Goes For Polls In 13 Seats On June 1
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Election campaign for the lone Lok Sabha Constituency of Union Territory Chandigarh and 13 in Punjabis approaching to its peak. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is clearly seen dominating in Punjab while Congress candidate of INDIA bloc has perceivable edge over the BJP’s in Chandigarh. In...
Dedollarisation Move Has A Major Role Behind Surge In Gold And Silver Prices
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik The price of 10 grams of 999-carat gold reached an all-time high of Rs 75,160 on May 20. If you plan to buy silver, the story is similar, with silver prices reaching an all-time high of Rs 90,000 a kg on May 17. In fact,...
Ex-Thailand PM Yingluck Sparking Political Comeback Rumours
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav The politics in Thailand is slowly moving towards an understanding among the top players — the King, Maha Vajiralongkorn, the army chief who overthrew the elected government in 2014 and ruled as the country’s Prime Minister until May 2023, General Prayuth Chan-o-cha, and the politically...
India-Russia Collaboration In Arctic Region Has Immense Significance For Growth
By Girish Linganna Russia’s Arctic Region is believed to have large untapped reserves of oil, natural gas, and rare earth minerals. These minerals are essential for important and growing industries like artificial intelligence (AI), electric vehicles (EVs), and semiconductors. Russia’s Arctic region spans about 5,500 kilometres along the northern...
