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The Punjab Assembly on Monday witnessed chaotic scenes during the discussion on the state budget when Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann
Lawmakers in parliament and state legislatures are not immune from prosecution in bribery cases, the Supreme Court said today in
Delhi Finance minister Atishi on Monday announced the 'Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana' under which Rs 1,000 will be given monthly
As the BJP released its first list of 195 candidates for Lok Sabha polls, some omissions stood out more than
Six Congress MLAs from Himachal Pradesh who cross-voted for the BJP in the Rajya Sabha election has been disqualified from
Amidst the political conundrum in Himachal Pradesh since Tuesday, after six Congress MLAs voted in favour of the BJP candidate

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Bottom 50 Per Cent Earned Less Than 198 Rupees Daily, PM Modi Calls It Rising India

By Dr. Gyan Pathak On the eve of Lok Sabha general election 2024, we have two important news this week – first, Indians are one of the most unhappy people of the world; and secondly, the promised “good days” came only for the top 10 per cent people of...

Mar 21 · >

Supreme Court Stand On PMLA Bail Has Huge Bearing On Pending Review Of Draconian Law

By K Raveendran The observations by the Supreme Court the on Wednesday , disapproving of enforcement agencies’ practice of delaying proceedings in Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) cases to keep the accused incarcerated for indefinite periods resonate deeply with the court’s commitment to safeguarding personal liberty, which has...

Mar 21 · >

Electoral Bond Scheme Details Reveal Clearly Hindutva-Corporate Nexus

By P. Sudhir The details of the electoral bonds scheme released so far have strikingly confirmed the existence of the communal-corporate, or more specifically, the Hindutva-corporate nexus in the country. As per the data available, the BJP has been the prime beneficiary of the bonds scheme getting Rs 8,252...

Mar 21 · >

Arvind Kejriwal’s Summons Dodging Days Are Coming To A Close

By Sushil Kutty Why does not the Enforcement Directorate arrest Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi Excise Policy Case and be done with it? What is stopping the Enforcement Directorate from drawing a line on summons and follow-up with real action? On March 21, Kejriwal petitioned the...

Mar 21 · >

Former President Kovind’s Report On Simultaneous Elections Is Against Federalism

By Krishna Jha As the elections are getting closer, both for the Parliament and a few assemblies, there are challenges too haunting our secular, democratic fabric. One was declared in a 18,000- page report prepared by a committee led by former President Ram Nath Kovind and submitted to Droupadi...

Mar 21 · >

Indian Policy Makers Have To Be Prepared For A Tariff War If Trump Wins

By Subrata Majumder United States of America’s presidential poll is due in November this year. Various opinion poll forecasted Trump’s returning as President of USA. He is assertive to impose 10 percent tariff on all imports and 60 percent on China. Wave of trepidation looms on Trump’s new approach...

Mar 21 · >

India Is Considering Acquisition Of 26 Rafale M Aircraft Before 2030

By Girish Linganna At present, the Indian Navy is in possession of two aircraft carriers—the home grown INS Vikrant and Russian made INS Vikramaditya. The navy also has a fleet of 41 MiG-29K supersonic air dominance fighter jets of Russian origin, which it introduced into its fleet in 2010....

Mar 21 · >

Criminal Intent Of Electoral Bonds Was Clear From The Day Of Inception

By K Raveendran With more sordid details emerging on the goings on behind BJP’s success in cornering the lion’s share of the electoral bonds proceeds in the wake of the unwavering stand taken by the Supreme Court on the issue, the criminal intent behind the scheme’s evolution is becoming...

Mar 20 · >

Reliability Of Political Guarantees Under Serious Public Scrutiny

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Indian electorate have their own political mind and they don’t simply believe on the electoral promises and political guarantees being distributed freely for quite some time now by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his chief opponent Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. PM Modi has said all...

Mar 20 · >

Modi’s India The Sad Story Of The World Happiness Index

By Sushil Kutty In the pictures accompanying the report, everybody is smiling. Even the chubby baby. But behind the happiness, there’s unhappiness. We are talking of ‘Bharat, that is India’ and the World Happiness Report for 2024 which makes sad reading for Indians who have been thrown to the...

Mar 20 · >
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