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British Marxist Sociologist Michael Burawoy Has Left A Rich Legacy

By Ruth Milkman LONDON: Michael Burawoy had three lifelong passions. The first was English football, specifically Manchester United, the team he supported from childhood and to which he remained loyal for the rest of his life. The other two were Marxism and sociology, into which he poured his prodigious...

Feb 15 · >

Donald Trump Walked Away With All He Wanted At Bilateral Meet With Narendra Modi

By T N Ashok WASHINGTON: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit the United States is more significant than ever at a time when the geo-political situation is fast changing, and new leaders take over in many countries. Modi’s scheduled meeting with US President Donald Trump on Thursday in White...

Feb 14 · >

It Was A Mutual Admiration Show At White House During Donald Trump-Narendra Modi Meet

By Arun Srivastava US President Donald Trump welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a warm hug at his Oval Office in the White House on Thursday while describing Modi as a “great friend” for a long time and saying that they decided to take a big leap in broad-basing...

Feb 14 · >

Who Is The Better Deal Maker – Donald Trump Or Narendra Modi?

By Sushil Kutty Watch out for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swag when he returns from the United States after his meeting with President Donald Trump. That is, if Prime Minister Modi doesn’t do a mid-air transfer to an F-35, which President Donald Trump agreed to give to India in...

Feb 14 · >

Qualified Welcome For President’s Rule In Manipur

By Rabindra Nath Sinha KOLKATA: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s top leadership failed to see the writing on the wall last year when the Congress bagged both the Lok Sabha seats in Manipur, defeating BJP’s candidate for the Inner Manipur constituency and its ally Naga People’s Front’s nominee for the...

Feb 14 · >

A Step Closer To Political Solution, But Uncertainty Looms Large In Manipur

By Dr. Gyan Pathak The President of India was obliged to impose President’s Rule in Manipur on February 13, 2025, for the 11th time in the last 57 years. It is in itself a manifestation of the political uncertainties under which the strife-torn Manipur has been suffering. President’s Rule...

Feb 14 · >

NDA Says Bihar Is Next After Resounding Delhi Victory

By Rahil Nora Chopra The political activity in Patna is heating up since the Delhi assembly results have been announced. Several National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders of Bihar and those at the national level have claimed with complete confidence that Bihar is the next state where the saffron party...

Feb 14 · >

UDF Agitation Against Wild Animal Attacks Politically Motivated

By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Congress-led United Democratic Front(UDF) is trying to extract political mileage from the human-wild animal conflict raging in the State. As part of the agitation, the UDF launched a dawn-to-dusk hartal in Wayanad on February 13. This is the second hartal in the district in...

Feb 14 · >

Britain’s Labour Govt Should Support Current Peace Moves To End Ukraine War

By Ben Chacko LONDON: UK’s Labour Government pledged on Thursday to pour more money and arms into the Ukraine conflict even as the prospect of peace emerged this week. Turning his back on US President Donald Trump’s negotiations, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said Britain would continue to “ramp...

Feb 14 · >

‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Is A Topical Film Of Current Times

By Chauncey K. Robinson NEW YORK: It is fitting, for a variety of reasons, in these current political times that we have a new film instalment of a superhero with a long history of fighting against fascism and Nazis. While Sam Wilson has had the Captain America mantle for...

Feb 14 · >

Centre Dominated Administration Played A Big Role In Defeating AAP In Delhi Polls

By P. Sudhir The BJP has won the Delhi assembly election with a tally of 48 seats, polling 45.6 per cent of the vote. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won 22 seats getting 43.6 per cent of the vote. The difference between the two was only 2 per cent...

Feb 13 · >

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Having Continuous Meetings In Kolkata To Energize Bengal BJP

By Arun Srivastava How far the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat would succeed in his mission to rejuvenate the saffron ecosystem and rejuvenate the cadres in West Bengal, who have been feeling disconsolate and crestfallen due to the intense factional feud in the state BJP, is not yet clear, but...

Feb 13 · >

Political Crisis Within INDIA Bloc Deepens In Maharashtra

By Dr. Gyan Pathak The political crisis into which INDIA bloc allies in Maharashtra had fallen after humiliating defeat in the Vidhan Sabha election in the hands of NDA, seems to have deepened. Shiv Sena (UBT) made a direct political attack on NCP(SP) supremo Sharad Pawar, and NCP(SP) responded...

Feb 13 · >

Why Are Supreme Court Judges Taking Differing Line On Granting Freebies To The People?

By Sushil Kutty Our Supreme Court is a fountainhead of stories. Even run-of-the-mill non-court reporters often court courts for stories to escape the spectre of a story-less days. Some of the stories are really interesting. Like, on February 12, there was the story of the Supreme Court observing that...

Feb 13 · >

Powers Of State Governments Have Got Diluted Under UGC Draft Regulations

By Krishna Jha In the appointment of vice-chancellors at state universities, the UGC Draft Regulations grant more power to the chancellor. Governors, appointed by the centre, are the ex-officio chancellors of state universities. It is almost a road block for the field of education to evolve further. It is...

Feb 13 · >

Justice Shekar Yadav’s Remarks Expose The Conduct Of The Bar Also

By Ajay Kumar It has been 67 days since Justice Shekar Yadav of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad made a speech to members of the legal cell of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, a Hindu right wing organisation. In his speech on the Uniform Civil Code, which he...

Feb 13 · >

India Has To Do Its Bit For Global South To Figure Prominently In Evolving AI World Order

By K Raveendran Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for greater emphasis on the Global South in the evolving world order shaped by artificial intelligence is a strategic proposition. With AI becoming the most critical technological force of the 21st century, it is imperative that developing nations, particularly those in...

Feb 12 · >

BJP’s Political Machine Reset To Work On Dalit Politics Now

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Delhi has 12 Vidhan Sabha seats reserved for Scheduled Caste, and BJP has been able to win 4 of them in the recently concluded election after a decade. Since 8 Vidhan Sabha seats have been won by AAP, the BJP is aware of the danger...

Feb 12 · >
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