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By Sushil Kutty One need not be obtuse to realize there’s a growing rift between Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and the Chief Minister he replaced — Eknath Shinde, who also happens to be Maharashtra’s current Deputy Chief Minister and a man with a penchant for bucking sitting chief...
There Is A World Wide Assault Under Capitalism On The Rights And Facilities Of Working People
By Prabhat Patnaik Under late capitalism, there is an assault on the working people that is reminiscent of early capitalism and this assault is worldwide, not just in the third world but in the advanced capitalist countries as well. This assault is at three levels, economic, political and ideological....
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Can’t Avert The Mismanagement Charge On Maha Kumbh
By Krishna Jha The Sangh Parivar’s attempt to take political advantage out of what has traditionally been a religious congregation has turned the Kumbh into of the bloodiest events since the Kumbh in 1954. The effort was visible long before the Kumbh began in Prayagraj. It was reflected in...
‘Invest Kerala Global Summit’ To Boost Tourism, Startup Sectors
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The ‘Invest Kerala Global Summit’ to be held in Kochi, Kerala is expected to give a booster shot to the State’s economic activities. The two-day Summit, to be held on February 21 and 22, will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. State Industries Minister...
Donald Trump’s Funding Freeze Is Wreaking Havoc On Climate Science
By Zoya Teirstein NEW YORK: Gabriel Filippelli got the form letter from the U.S. State Department on a Monday morning two and a half weeks ago. Since October, Filippelli has been teaching students and faculty in Pakistan how to use air quality devices to monitor air pollution exacerbated by...
Tension Is Preset In Opposition’s Equations With Election Commission
By K Raveendran The controversial circumstances surrounding the appointment of the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) have given rise to a sense of distrust between the Congress party and the Election Commission, setting the stage for a difficult and fraught relationship. The tension was further exacerbated when Rahul Gandhi...
US Is Seeking To End Ukraine War For Its Own Eco-Diplomatic Opportunities
By Anjan Roy Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has already achieved a very big objective of his diplomacy — isolating Europe from the United States. Now with the US President’s latest statement from his clubhouse, Donald Trump seems to have dumped the traditional diplomatic tie up between Western Europe and...
Hopes And Fears About Independence Of Election Commission Of India
By Dr. Gyan Pathak With Union Government of India making the appointments of the Chief Election Commissioner of India, and an Election Commissioner under the new law of 2023, while the law itself is pending adjudication in the Supreme Court of India, people’s hopes and fears about independence of...
Incest Even In Jest Is Dirt In The Mind And Comes For A Heavy Price
By Sushil Kutty It isn’t funny, the Supreme Court choosing to “slam” Ranveer Allahbadia and simultaneously giving him relief against more FIRs. This interim protection, however, comes even as the bench hinted at more trouble for Allahbadia’s incestuous thoughts. For Ranveer Allahbadia, the future looks bleak unless his parents...
From NATO To Trade Wars: Lasting Impact Of Trump’s Transactional Diplomacy
By M. A. Hossain & Vishakhajha For decades, U.S. alliances have been the backbone of global stability, fostering economic cooperation and collective security. NATO, economic partnerships with European and Asian allies, and engagement in international organizations have cemented America’s leadership in world affairs. However, under Trump’s second term Presidency,...
Trump’s Bid For Ukraine’s Resources Reveals Harsh Truths About War
By Ben Chacko LONDON: Donald Trump’s demand for a $500 billion “payback deal” forcing Ukraine to hand over control of its natural resources has been exposed by the Telegraph. As the newspaper’s columnist Ambrose Evans-Pritchard notes, proposed terms amount to a more punitive reparations package than was imposed on...
Syria Remains Another Battleground For Competing Regional Powers
By Cihan Tuğal DAMASCUS: As the smoke settles on the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria and its replacement by Islamist leadership under Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), it is clear that Turkey’s far-right governing bloc has emerged from the tumult strong and emboldened. What is less clear is...
Europe’s Moment Of Truth As U.S. President Donald Trump Distances From NATO
By Nitya Chakraborty Eighty years after the end of the Second World War in 1945, Europe, especially Western Europe is in disarray, as their transatlantic ally for eight decades, the United States, is refusing to guarantee the security of the European nations belonging to the NATO under the new...
India Needs Answer To Reliability Of Narendra Modi Government’s Data
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The data that PM Narendra Modi government has been churning out since 2014 have always been a suspect. Now, by no less a person than PM Narendra Modi’s own Economic Advisor has indicated that many of the data earlier produced even under the Modi regime...
Mohan Bhagwat Extremely Unhappy At BJP’s Present Organisational State In Bengal
By Arun Srivastava RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat returned to Nagpur a disappointed patriarch. His ten day mission to Bengal to find a “credible and charismatic face” who could throw Mamata Banerjee out of power and install a saffron government after 2026 state assembly polls, could not be accomplished. Known...
Narendra Modi’s Special Gesture To Amir Of Qatar Has Political Significance
By Sushil Kutty In a special gesture Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Monday and received the Amir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani. And in another special gesture, because the Amir is extraordinarily tall, security personnel assigned...
Trump’s Unilateral Peace Plan For Ukraine Signals The Coming Of A Dictatorial Foreign Policy
By Asad Mirza The way the US President Donald Trump literally got enforced his one-man plan for the Gaza Ceasefire and the manner in which he is now trying to organise Peace Talks to get the Russia-Ukraine war ended, are pointers to the future of the American foreign policy....
Reactions To Influencer Ranveer Allahabadia’s Programme Are Bizarre
By Swarati Sabhapandit SOCIAL media influencer Ranveer Allahabadia’s question to a contestant on the online show ‘India’s Got Latent’ has attracted not only public outrage, but systematic response from various State authorities. By mid-February, the Maharashtra Cyber Department had filed a First Information Report (‘FIR’) against Allahabadia, comedian Samay...
