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ED Charge-Sheeting Rahul, Sonia Reeks Of Pure Political Vendetta

By Arun Srivastava With Rahul Gandhi tightening his proverbial grip on the political neck of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the latter in his desperation has directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to pounce upon Rahul and Sonia Gandhi and implicate them afresh in the long-drawn National Herald case. The case...

Apr 16 · >

Trump Refashions The Working Of White House Media Room To The Ire Of Correspondents

By Sushil Kutty The novelty of Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary, is wearing off. For no fault of the White House Correspondents’ Corps which hangs on to Leavitt’s every word and the odd Leavitt gesture. But with time running its scam, too many White House correspondents are beginning...

Apr 16 · >

SC Verdict Against TN Governor A Booster Shot For Kerala

By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Supreme Court’s order fixing a time-frame for the President and the Governors to act in the case of bills passed by the State Legislatures in Tamil Nadu’s case has given Kerala a booster shot. Buoyed by the apex court’s historic order, Kerala is all...

Apr 16 · >

BJP Worried At Akash Anand’s Induction Into BSP Leadership By Mayawati Again

By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Is BJP unhappy with former chief minister and BSP national president Mayawati’s decision relating to induction of her nephew Akash Anand back in party fold? The manner in which security cover of Y plus of Akash Anand was removed within 24 hours of Mayawati’s decision...

Apr 16 · >

China Comes Up With A Shock And Awe Strategy Of Its Own To Counter Trump

By Dr Imran Khalid Donald Trump’s latest economic fusillade against China – a staggering up to 145% tariff on Chinese imports, paired with a temporary 90-day reprieve for other trading partners – is less a coherent strategy than a theatrical flourish. The move, announced with typical bluster, appears calibrated...

Apr 16 · >

Two Recent Interim Orders Of Supreme Court Have Affected People With Rare Diseases

By K. M. Gopakumar Two recent interim orders of the Supreme Court have pushed the lives of people living with rare diseases to the edge. These two orders were passed in two separate special leave petitions (‘SLP’) filed by the Union challenging the High Court orders of Delhi and...

Apr 16 · >

Trump Leads U.S. To Another Constitutional Crisis On The Issue Of Illegal Deportation

By John Wojcik WASHINGTON D.C: The Trump administration said Monday, in defiance of a 9-0 Supreme Court order, that it is not required to return a U.S. resident it illegally sent to a Salvadoran concentration camp last month. El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, backed up Trump at a White...

Apr 16 · >

China Effectively Playing Global Diplomacy To Isolate Trump On Tariff War Issue

By Nitya Chakraborty Though there is a 90 day pause in Trump’s latest unilateral imposition of reciprocal tariffs on most of the countries, the trade war between the USA and China, the two largest economies of the world is in full steam imparting tremors in global trade and economy....

Apr 15 · >

A New Phase Of Dalit Politics In India Has Just Begun

By Dr. Gyan Pathak With quota within quota notification for Scheduled Caste (SC) reservation in Telangana, a new phase of Dalit politics in India has just begun. The gazette notification has made Telangana, the first State in India to implement sub-categorization of Scheduled Caste reservation which coincided with Dr...

Apr 15 · >

Both U.S. And Chinese Economies Are Feeling The Pinch As Trade War Intensifies

By T N Ashok NEW YORK: President Donald Trump needs to de-escalate his trade war with China ASAP, US economists feel, as it has reached a point where it could hurt each other’s economy so very badly, that recovering lost ground is going to be unreachable, because both economies...

Apr 15 · >

Murshidabad Violence Marks Gross Failure Of Both Bengal Police As Also Central BSF

By Arun Srivastava Sermons like “One shouldn’t play games with religion. Dharma means devotion, affection, humanity, peace, amity, culture, harmony, and unity” are taught to the school children. It is just reverse in the real life. In realpolitik these amiable words have no relevance. These were the words articulated...

Apr 15 · >

Donald Trump-Barack Obama Spat On Harvard Funding Has Caught Global Attention

By Sushil Kutty The President Donald Trump is going after Harvard University with a vengeance after Harvard chose to reject Trump’s “reforms”. In the process, Harvard is losing loads of dollars but is also drawing admiration and encouragement from Trump’s bete noire, former President Barack Hussein Obama. Trump and...

Apr 15 · >

Why We Need A Nuanced Reading Of Dr Ambedkar’s Views On Judicial Appointments?

By Sushovan Patnaik Today, as we remember Babasaheb Ambedkar on his 135th birth anniversary, there is a certain crisis of identity that the Indian judiciary seems to be confronting. On this exact day, a month ago, members of the fire department allegedly discovered piles of burnt currency in the...

Apr 15 · >

Senator Bernie Sanders Leading The Anti-Trump Campaign From The Front

By Mark Gruenberg WASHINGTON: Socialist senator Bernie Sanders is out on the stump again, helping lead, in a big way, the opposition to Donald Trump where other Democratic Party lawmakers have not. And people—tens of thousands of them coast to coast—are responding. The latest proof occurred on April 12...

Apr 15 · >

US Import Tariffs On China Raise India’s Trade Vulnerability

By Nantoo Banerjee It is good to know that the government is already cautious about the possible increase in Chinese export trade and investment to India to exploit both the local market as well as to push exports to the USA taking advantage of the massive US import tariff...

Apr 14 · >

BJP-AIADMK Alliance In Tamil Nadu May Give Benefit To NDA In 2026 Assembly Polls

By Kalyani Shankar Although the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections are a year away, the recent announcement of the BJP and AIADMK poll alliance is strategically important. This tie-up, part of the larger National Democratic Alliance at the national level, could benefit both parties in the upcoming elections. Both sides...

Apr 14 · >

Incumbent Daniel Noboa Wins Presidential Polls In Ecuador Defeating Luisa Gonsalves

By Satyaki Chakraborty The right wing President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa won Presidential elections run off on April 13 by securing 55.85 per cent of the votes polled as against 44.15 per cent polled by his rival Luis Gonzalez of the left coalition, defying the close fight predictions given...

Apr 14 · >

Trump’s 90 Day Pause May Lead To Some Recalibration Of Tariff Rates

By Dr. Nilanjan Banik Days of pressure from fellow Republicans, business executives and even his close friends hadn’t appeared to move Trump, who insisted last week: “MY POLICIES WILL NEVER CHANGE.” Eventually, though, he backed down on April 10 and reversed course on his sweeping tariff plan by announcing...

Apr 14 · >
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