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Narendra Modi Government Should Ramp Up MGNREGS, Not Strangle It

By Subodh Verma Ever since the Modi government came to power in 2014, it has been trying to somehow strangle the rural job guarantee scheme (MGNREGS). Driven by its commitment to the discredited neoliberal dogma that public expenditure should be cut down in order to allow the private sector...

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Nitish Kumar’s Call To The Congress For Opposition Unity Against BJP Is Well Timed

By Arun Srivastava Finally Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar broke his silence on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from Lok Sabha on his being convicted by a Surat court in a 2019 criminal defamation case and charged the Modi government with playing an “active role” in ensuring the “hasty”...

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Global Banking Crisis To Further Hit India’s Problematic Tech Job Situation

By K Raveendran It is increasingly becoming clear that the crisis in global banking has not played out even a small part. While the immediate fallouts leading to bankruptcies and similar consequences appear to have been contained somewhat, fears are lingering. The prospects of a recession in the global...

Mar 29 · >

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Authoritarian Vision For India Has To Be Challenged

By Achin Vanaik In India, opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s conviction for criminal defamation is capturing headlines. The “world’s largest democracy” does not treat defamation as a civil matter, and the Congress Party leader faced justice in a lower court in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat. This...

Mar 29 · >

Hike In Prices Of Essential Drugs From April 1 Is A Big Blow To Poor Patients

By Dr. Gyan Pathak From April 1, 2023, the existential crisis for poor patients is further going to worsen on account of 12.12 per cent rise in prices of essential drugs, which was also increase by 10.76 per cent from April 1, 2022. The price difference in 12 months...

Mar 29 · >

Prime Minister Has Enough Reasons To Be Ecstatic At The Electoral Success Of BJP

By Sushil Kutty For Prime Minister Narendra Modi the Bharatiya Janata Party is the only pan-India party. The rest are all family-administered outfits. He forgot CPM and CPI which are not family-owned. But that is his won’t, strands of selective amnesia. And to think that he hopes the BJP...

Mar 29 · >

Can Rahul Gandhi Gain From BJP Blunder, Ensure Opposition Unity?

By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It does not pay to be oversmart in politics. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to realize this sooner than later. The party’s desperate attempt to get the better of its biggest tormentor Rahul Gandhi has backfired badly. The BJP is under the impression...

Mar 29 · >

Rahul Gandhi’s Disqualification As MP Is A Potent Campaign Fodder For Congress

By Tirthankar Mitra Rahul Gandhi’s ouster from Parliament following a court order of two years imprisonment can be used by Congress in its campaign in the poll bound states in the coming days. Even as a gloating BJP smirks, it seems to have unwittingly handed over to the Congress...

Mar 29 · >

J&K LG Manoj Sinha Exposed His Lack Of Knowledge By Talking Of Mahatma Gandhi’s Education

By Arun Srivastava The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha mocking father of nation Mahatma Gandhi.” he does not have law degree” has certainly not come as a shocking surprise. Gandhi does not have moral or ethical or cultural importance for the saffron brigade.  While Sinha’s comment...

Mar 29 · >

Nikhat Zareen Has Made History By Winning Gold For India In World Boxing Championship

By Harihar Swarup Teary eyes and a roar toward the camera— Nikhat Zareen went through the full wringer of emotions after a closely—fought gold medal match that saw her emerging as World Champion for the second straight year. It was the culmination of an arduous tournament in which she ...

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