By Dr. Gyan Pathak BJP’s first list of candidates for Lok Sabha election 2024 remarkably exudes higher level of regimentation of the party under Narendra Modi. Strength of any regimentation of a political establishment is measured by control of its high command over the organisation, on the basis of...
By Arun Srivastava It was a rally with a difference. More than being an electoral rally where the leaders usually seek votes, the first ever public rally of the INDIA bloc at Patna Gandhi Maidan on Sunday stirred the Dalits and proletariat to assert their rights and sent an...
By Girish Linganna Amid a growingly intricate security landscape, nations such as China and India, among others in Asia, are expanding their satellite networks to keep a close watch on military activities within the region. These reconnaissance satellites, positioned approximately 500 kilometres above the Earth, are capable of tracking...
By Sushil Kutty Top opposition leaders spoke at the INDIA Bloc’s ‘Jan Vishwas Maharally’ at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan on Sunday and removing Prime Minister Narendra Modi from power was the clarion call to a 10-lakh strong congregation. The galaxy of speakers included Tejashwi Yadav, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Mallikarjun Kharge,...
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: The BJP has launched its election campaigns by announcing candidates for24 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh. The party has yet to announce candidates for remaining five constituencies. These five seats include Chhindwara which has been the bastion of Congress since 1980. With only...
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav After a pause of nearly a year, the quick-changing politics in the breathtakingly beautiful Himalayan country Nepal is once again at it. As per reports, the coalition government headed by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, more popularly known by his nickname “Prachanda,” will see its...
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Government Employees and Trade Unions are up in arms against Modi government’s policies and preparing themselves for a more aggressive struggle in the coming weeks, including all Indian strike action from May 1 in the midst of Lok Sabha Election 2024. Election Commission of India...
By K Raveendran In the high-stakes world of Indian politics, promises are currency. They sway voters, ignite debates, and shape the destiny of a nation. As the 2024 parliamentary elections loom large, the battle lines are drawn, and the air is thick with rhetoric. At the heart of this...
By Anjan Roy The GDP release from the National Statistical Office on Friday, showing a growth of 8.4% in the fourth quarter has befuddled economists and experts and the financial markets. These releases of the GDP numbers start a veritable season of oneupmanship among the economists and commentators to...
By Sushil Kutty Prime Minister Narendra Modi coining “Tu, Mai Aur Corruption” is catchy enough, but ask the Trinamool wag and he will question who is the “Mai” in the “Tu, Mai Aur Corruption” that Modi has corrupted the West Bengal air with, wasn’t Sandeshkhali enough? People haven’t yet...
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPI(M) and the Communist Party of India(CPI) have fielded powerful candidates from all the constituencies from Kerala. Their list features stalwarts and veterans who have fought – and won – many an epic political as well as electoral battle. While...
By Chauncey K. Robinson LOS ANGELES: California, the country’s most populated state, will be part of the fray of Super Tuesday on March 5. The date is significant, nationally, because it is when most states hold their presidential primaries and caucuses. Fifteen states and one U.S. territory will have...
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: After initial shock received during loss of one seat in Rajya Sabha polls due to cross voting by seven party MLAs, Samajwadi Party national President Akhilesh Yadav has shown newfound aggression against BJP. Samajwadi Party had put up three candidates for Rajya Sabha as per...
By Ben Chacko By-election results are not necessarily the most perfect indicators of likely general election results, but George Galloway’s stunning victory in the Rochdale constituency in Britain highlights factors which have an important national significance. As the victorious candidate said, it is a victory for the Palestinian people...
By James M Dorsey A proposed temporary Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange appears designed to buy war-battered Gazans relief while enabling Israel and Hamas to claim a success. However, whether Israel or Hamas emerges as the ultimate victor will be determined by whether the truce becomes permanent and the...
By Tirthankar Mitra A voice that breathed tunefulness, longing and heart break has been stilled forever. Pankaj Udhas is no more; but his ghazals will transcend generations. Udhas was certainly not a one-song singer. But whenever one takes his name, the song Chitthi Ayee Hai comes to mind. It...
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Election Commission of India (ECI) must take note of India Hate Lab report’s terming 2024 a “critical year” for hate speech in India, on account of Lok Sabha Election 2024, and must rise to the occasion to rein in political players, especially the ruling BJP...
By Arun Srivastava Cross-voting by the Congress and Samajwadi Party legislators in Rajya Sabha election has certainly not come as commiseration for the RSS and BJP, precisely for Narendra Modi. Had it been the barometer to show the approving sweep in his favour, Modi surely would not have undertaken...