By Rahil Nora Chopra The peoples verdict for the five state assembly elections will frame future political course of Rahul Gandhi. A win for Congress in these elections will direct the path for Rahul Gandhi’s political ascendance and recognition as the potent eligible and desired national leader. A win...
By K R Sudhaman A hackneyed statement is made on the economy nowadays that is — India is in a bright or sweet spot, while many others tottering and more importantly the global economy is slowing down with geo-politics making the situation worse. It is true that Indian economy...
By Satyaki Chakraborty The platform of Central Trade Unions — AITUC, INTUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, LPF and UTUC and Independent Sectoral Federations/ Associations along with Samyukta Kisan Morcha has congratulated the workers and farmers for the successful Mahapadav for three days from November 26 to 28,...
By Girish Linganna Three naval vessels from China have arrived in Myanmar to conduct joint exercises with the Myanmarese Navy, according to the country’s military leadership. This comes at a time when tensions over a border dispute have strained relations between Myanmar and China, considered Myanmar’s key ally; and...
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav After his debut film Homecoming’s success, Director Soumyajit Majumdar is currently working on Parvathy Baul’s biopic. Notably, the director has confirmed an actress from the Hindi film industry playing Parvathy’s character and is nearing the casting process’s finalization. The biopic promises to shed light on...
By Anjan Roy Henry Kissinger, former US secretary of state, who died on November 30 at 100, was so infuriated by Indira Gandhi pressing ahead with creation of Bangladesh and seeing his games foiled and defeated by an impoverished country, had called the “Indian bastards” in private, expressing his...
By Sushil Kutty The release of a book on November 29 in New Delhi brought the focus back on the INDI-Alliance, which was seen to be losing its direction and purpose in recent weeks much to the chagrin of those who wanted to see the back of Prime Minister...
By Arun Srivastava Any amount of money that is being spent on the Dalits and poor in the management of RSS-BJP’s political perception is a national waste. During the UPA era, the Sangh had used its might to try foil Dr Manmohan Singh’s move to get the Food Security...
By Tirthankar Mitra The Bengal unit of BJP is in dire straits now as the leadership has no face to face its supporters after the big flop of the party rally addressed by the Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday afternoon. All the earlier big hype made by the...
By Krishna Jha November 3 this year marked the centenary of the great trade union leader in banking, H L Parwana. On this day we recall him and his contributions to the history of banking industry in our country. For the cause of banking he sacrificed his life, and...
By D. Raghunandan The 17-day long trauma of the 41 mostly migrant workers trapped inside a collapsed road tunnel in Silkyara, Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand state, is finally over. It has taken days of efforts by multiple agencies, public and private companies, foreign experts, engineers from the army, other...
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: The presence of Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav at the unveiling of huge statue of former Prime Minister V P Singh at Chennai is considered a calculated move to consolidate backwards to strengthen his PDA before next Lok Sabha polls. Former PM VP Singh...
By Roger McKenzie Rich European powers stole more than 20 million people out of Africa, shackled and enslaved them to transport them across the Atlantic, worked them to the bone and then underdeveloped the African continent through colonisation. They then expected African nations to pay them back for the...
By K Raveendran Oil markets are eagerly awaiting the outcome at the forthcoming OPEC+ meeting this week, after internal troubles forced a postponement of the meeting originally scheduled for November 26. The meeting assumes great significance both for producing as well as importing countries, especially amidst assessments that a...
By Sushil Kutty In these days of political significance, ‘appeasement’ is the word, the favourite of the rightwing to beat the leftwing with –- who in turn, while disapproving of appeasement, openly embraced Muslim minority appeasement for electoral dividends. Other minorities like the Christian, Buddhist, Jain, Sikh and Parsi...
By Ashis Biswas In dramatic contrast to the frenzied anti-India celebrations in Bangladesh following India’s loss to Australia in the one-day cricket final at Ahmedabad on November 19,, people in Pakistan have reacted far more soberly: in the lively Pakistani social media , there have been some expressions of...
By M. A. Hossain In the catastrophic context of Hamas-Israel conflict, China had stepped forward to mediate between the parties. Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, discussed the conflict situation with officials in Washington, perceiving the fear of a wider regional war. The US counterpart has assured full support for...
By Ben Chacko The growing strength of far-right politics across Europe demands analysis as well as condemnation. It cannot be wished away. Veteran Muslim-baiter Geert Wilders’s Freedom Party placed first in last weekend’s Dutch election. This follows success for the fascist-descended Giorgia Meloni in Italy, the strengthening of the...