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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Three things must not be allowed to represent Hinduism. First, “Sarva dosh hare Laxmi”, an old Sanskrit phrase which means “Goddess Laxmi conceals all faults”. Second, “Ram naamki loot hai, loot sako so loot; Ant samay pachhtayega jab pran jayega chhoot” which means “anyone who...
France Says It’d Extend Strategic Nuclear Protection To European Allies
By Anjan Roy President Donald Trump and the United States could not have bargained for this: France has virtually severed links from the American security net and has refused to kowtow to the capricious President, announcing its strategic independence. Europe’s fate was to be decided not in Washington or...
CPI(M) Holds State Conference To Strengthen Organisational Activities
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The 24th CPI(M) State Conference got off to a rousing start in Kollam – the city and the district which has witnessed historic and epic workers’ struggles – on Thursday and the conference saw an assertive articulation of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government’s policies...
Sangh To Hold ‘Pratinidhi Sabha’ To Evolve Strategy For ‘Awakening Hindus’
By Arun Srivastava ‘Mission Hindutva Awakening’ could not be accomplished even during the centenary year of RSS and still appears to be an elusive task, notwithstanding Narendra Modi and other BJP leaders putting their best to communalise and polarise the Indian social structure. The failure of the saffron ecosystem...
Tahawwur Rana Faces Prisoner’s Dilemma With Extradition Confirmed
By Sushil Kutty Who all know 26/11 accused David Coleman Headley would also know Tahawwur Rana. The United States, which holds both accused in prisons there, isn’t willing to give up Headley, but is okay with Rana getting a one-way ticket to the tortuous Indian prison system, which isn’t...
Canny Canadians Take The Fight Home To President Trump’s Tariffs
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: Canada has found a unique way to fight the 25% tariffs slapped by the US President Donald Trump even as Trump put on hold for a month the tariffs that were to come into effect and Canadians were stung emotionally by Trump’s remarks...
Women In Urban Settlements Are Battling Intersectional Challenges
By Raju Kumar The 2025 International Women’s Day, themed ‘Accelerate Action,’ serves as a reminder of the urgent and effective measures needed to advance women’s empowerment. Women residing in urban slums continue to struggle for their rights, security, and aspirations. However, their struggles are exacerbated by social, political, and...
Rumblings Over Tejasvi’s ‘CM Face’ For Bihar Assembly Elections
By Rahil Nora Chopra The tussle between Bihar’s main opposition party Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and its ally Congress have come out into the open after Congress MLA Ajit Sharma questioned Tejashwi Prasad Yadav as the CM face of the grand-alliance even as the RJD reiterated that there was...
Decade After UNGA Pledged ‘Zero Hunger’, Where Does India Stand?
By Mohan V Katarki Zero hunger may sound metaphorical. However, as one of the seventeen targeted Sustainable Development Goals (‘SDG’) declared in 2015 by the General Assembly of the United Nations ‘Zero Hunger’ conveys the seriousness with which the global community has sought to address global food security and...
‘Coalition Of The War-Willing’: Europe’s Vain Hopes Of Imperial Grandeur
By Nathan Akehurst There are decades when weeks happen and weeks when decades happen, goes an aphorism misattributed to Vladimir Lenin. The fortnight between J. D. Vance’s broadside against Europe at the Munich Security Conference, and Vance and Donald Trump’s vicious upbraiding of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in the...
China Prepares Itself For Big Battle To Challenge Trump Doctrine On Global Order
By Nitya Chakraborty How is China, the second largest economic and military power of the world after the United States is planning to confront the second term U.S. President Donald Trump’s resurgence disrupting the so long established global order to impose his total domination on international politics? Every political...
Vicious Communal Attacks By Sangh Parivar Activists Must Be Stopped
By P. Sudhir The communal poison regularly injected into the body politic by the Sangh Parivar and its growing numbers of supporters among common people and the administration has been responsible for numerous attacks on Muslims. Most tragically, recent incidents have shown that children and infants are now being...
BJP’s Mahila Samriddhi Scheme In Delhi May Benefit Only 15-20 Lakh Women
By Dr. Gyan Pathak BJP led Delhi government is almost ready to launch Mahila Samriddhi Scheme on March 8, on the occasion of International women’s day. During the Vidhan Sabha election, BJP had promised women of Delhi to give Rs 2,500 per month, as against the AAP government’s scheme...
Maverick Mani Shankar Aiyar Embarrasses Congress Party Once Again
By Sushil Kutty Veteran by far among vintage Congress leaders, Mani Shankar Aiyar is used to reminisce, dive deep into his cup of life and like a magician with a hat pull something or the other from his cache of memories. The rabbits more often than not landing him...
Agriculture-Based Industries: Unlocking Employment Opportunities
By Raju Kumar BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh is one of the leading states in food production in India. With fertile soil, diverse climatic conditions, and technological innovations, the state has excelled in the agricultural sector. It is among the top producers of wheat, chickpeas, soybeans, and spices. Additionally, it has...
International Women’s Day In 2025 Must Work For Vigorous Drive For Inclusion
By Krishna Jha Almost seventy per cent of those killed in the Gaza war are women and children. The obvious purpose of this specified carnage has been to destroy the present and also the future of Gaza. Women are to preserve the life while children are the builders of...
Indian Army Lagging In Supply Of New Generation Anti-Tank Guided Missiles
By Aritra Banerjee The Indian Army came up with a Request for Information (RFI) for the procurement of new-generation anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) in October last year, which seeks to procure over 20,000 new-generation ATGMs and 1,500 launchers, along with simulators to enhance training capabilities. The ATGMs are intended...
Canada’s Communists Resist Trump’s Trade War And Annexation Threats
By C.J. Atkins TORONTO: Canadians are calling BS on Donald Trump’s claims that his trade war is about fentanyl or stopping illegal border crossings. From coast to coast to coast, the labor and people’s movements say they see it for what it is: pure economic aggression. In perhaps the...
