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By John Wojcik The Republican nominee for the presidency will be the 90-times-indicted rapist Donald Trump unless court rulings, guilty verdicts, or acts of God prevent that from happening. Depending upon who you believe, either the anti-MAGA majority will come through again and Biden will win or Trump himself...
Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra Raises Political Heat In The Northeast
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The first week of Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra has stirred the politics in the North East India. The political churning that began with former Congress President Rahul Gandhi led Yatra launch on January 14 from Toubal in Manipur has already alarmed the BJP leaders, especially...
Congress-SP Alliance Sends Out Strong Signal To RSS-BJP Camp
By Arun Srivastava More than the leadership of the Congress and Samajwadi Party, it is the media, which is relatively inquisitive and worried about the two parties still not resolving the contentious issue of seat sharing in Uttar Pradesh. While the leaders of two parties express their gratification at...
Narendra Modi Is Chanting ‘Make The Temples Great Again’ On The Lines Of Trump
By Sushil Kutty Is India awash in religion? India cannot help itself. Religion is so mixed with politics and everyday life in India that it bristles. This, despite the country’s apex court asserting in1994 that mixing religion with politics was fraught with danger. Today, the same Supreme Court has...
Nitish Govt Approves Sop For 94 Lakh EBC, OBC, Dalit Families
By Rahil Nora Chopra To consolidate its EBC, OBC and Dalit vote bank ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the Nitish Kumar-led government in Bihar has passed a proposal to provide financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh each to more than 94 lakh families identified based on the...
Can Congress Convert The Big Response To Rahul’s Yatra Into Votes?
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav India will hold national elections in April-May this year. With 16 state governments under control, the BJP and its allies seem all set to continue their grip on national politics. However, the notorious heat of the upcoming summer makes the elections something to watch out...
Can Lakshadweep Surpass Maldives As A Premier Tourism Destination?
By Girish Linganna This month, a controversy arose following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to Lakshadweep, an Indian archipelago. The visit, which strained relations with the nearby Maldives, also unexpectedly increased tourist interest in this small group of islands, causing concern among environmental specialists and residents. During his stay...
Fresh Tensions Between Pakistan And Iran Complicating West Asian Situation Further
By Tirthankar Mitra Relations between Pakistan and Iran are on a boil. It is teetering on the edge of a precipice. Both countries should step back. It is time to talk it over at the diplomatic level replacing the armed incursions the duo has carried out within each other’s...
Usurpation Of Divine And Legal Rights Of Ramlalla Virajman Is Injustice
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Ramlalla Virajman in Ayodhya is still at the makeshift temple. Tomorrow, on January 19, He, in the form of a 9 inch idol has been reported to be shifted to His new abode still under-construction, just to be reduced to occupy secondary place in front...
January 22’s Temple Run: BJP, RSS-Driven Hindutva Rampage Peaks
By P. Sudhir The consecration of the Ram temple at Ayodhya on January 22 will symbolise the merger of State and religion under the rubric of Hindutva. Central to the `Pran Pratishtha’ of the idol of Lord Ram will be the role of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, underlining the...
Jharkhand Under Hemant Is Ready To Take On The BJP Challenge In 2024 Polls
By Arun Srivastava Seat Sharing is the vital component of the electoral strategy, but for leaders of INDIA bloc of Jharkhand, using the forum for espousing the cause of the adivasis and poor and fight for their identity and welfare is the primary mission. Leaving aside one or two...
Sharmila-Led Congress Throws A Big Challenge To Jagan Reddy
By Sushil Kutty The Congress has appointed YS Sharmila, the party chief of Andhra Pradesh. But Sharmila, who is the politically estranged sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, has a rather weak Andhra Pradesh unit of the Congress to fight her brother Jagan, who in...
Bilkis Bano Is Both Victim And Eyewitness To The Sacrilege Of 2002
By Krishna Jha Liberation of women from visible and also invisible shackles leads to liberation of the entire human kind. The idea is not new, though not realized even after centuries. She is always the first victim. Of every instance of violence. Beginning with in domesticity to societal injustices,...
UDF’s Negative Politics Backfires Badly In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran Negative politics does not pay – either in the short term or in the long run. This is the bitter lesson the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala is learning. The legal setback first. A stinging judicial rap on UDF knuckles came when the Kerala...
Iranian Backed Houthis Have A Long History Of Fighting Israeli Forces
By Girish Linganna The Houthis, a group in Yemen, have a bold slogan “death to America, death to Israel.” For many years, their focus was mainly on conflicts within Yemen and with neighbouring countries on the Arabian Peninsula. However, since October, this once small and isolated group in northern...
Political Impact Of Ram Mandir Inauguration Will Not Be Pan India
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s controversial inauguration of Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22 will also mark the beginning of BJP’s campaign for Lok Sabah General Election 2024. Religious events, including fetching large number of Hindu devotees to Ayodhya Ramlala Darshan free of cost for...
SC Order On Mathura Idgah Does Not Change Norm Gaining Ground On Disputed Structures
By K Raveendran The Supreme Court order staying the Allahabad High Court decision to appoint an advocate commission to conduct a survey of the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah complex in Mathura does not substantially alter the general approach of the judiciary with regard to the disputed places of worship, which...
Is Nikki Haley A Favourite Of Leftwing Democrats To Defeat Trump?
By Sushil Kutty US Presidential hopeful Nikki Haley’s third place finish in Iowa means she should be out of the race. But the Indian-origin Republican’s Democrat voters are not ready for her to call it quits, as yet. Her dollar-donors also have skin in the game. Nikki Haley spent...
