By Ashis Biswas In recent times, more Bangladeshi and Nepali migrant workers have died abroad than before. An increase in migrant mortality has been reported from countries as varied as the Middle East to Malaysia. Both the Nepal and Bangladesh governments are deeply perturbed by an ominous uptick in...
By Sarah Thanawala The Supreme Court’s judgment, in the case of Himanshu Kumar & Ors. versus State of Chhattisgarh &Ors., delivered on July 14 by a division bench comprising Justices A.M. Khanwilkar, who retired on Friday, and J.B. Pardiwala, has led to outrage. The bench dismissed the writ petition...
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik All is not well when it comes to India’s trade deficit and value of Indian Rupee. While the trade deficit has widened to a record $25.63 billion in the month of June, latest data suggests Indian Rupee for the first time has crossed 80-mark against...
By Dr. Soma Marla While nominating Smt Droupadi Murmu, the ruling BJP boasted as a saviour of tribal people. However, by proposing changes to Forest Rights Act, 2006, the Narendra Modi government is doing quite the opposite by subverting the interests of tribal people to benefit big companies. During...
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Myanmar’s military rulers on July 252 reported the execution of four pro-democracy activists — Phyo Zeya Thaw, Kyaw Min Yu, Hla Myo Aung, and Aung Thura Zaw. Ko Jimmy and Phyo Zeya Thaw were convicted under counter-terrorism laws in January while Hla Myo Aung and...
By Sushil Kutty The best thing about the Supreme Court is that its left hand doesn’t know the right hand. So, if bail for Muhammad Zubair’s is court-given right, then bail for the PMLA accused can be denied. The enforcement directorate has overarching powers to arrest, charge and contest...
By Rahil Nora Chopra Massive protests are being held by senior Congress leaders and workers, including Rahul Gandhi, against the Narendra Modi government, raising current issues like inflation and mass unemployment. However, the real cause behind the ongoing protest is the strong opposition to the Enforcement Directorate’s continued questioning...
By Ashis Biswas Within the ruling Trinamool Congress(TMC) in Bengal, the decision to strip Industries Minister Partha Chatterjee of his portfolios and party leadership six days after his arrest, is a major setback for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s leadership. She had stood by him firmly from July 22 onwards...
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It was a totally unwarranted and unjustified rebuff from Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to three Ministers from Kerala. What compounds the Minister’s ‘offence’ was the fact that the Kerala Ministers could not meet him despite having a scheduled appointment with him. No reason has...
By Binoy Viswam After assuming the office, President Droupadi Murmu tweeted, “Johar! Namaskar, I humbly greet all the fellow citizens from this sacred Parliament, a symbol of the hopes, aspirations, and rights of all the citizens of India. Your affection, trust and support will be my greatest strength in...