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India’s External Affairs Ministry Should Have Averted Twitter War On Protests

By Harihar Swarup   We are now witnessing the second phase of the farmers’ sit-in; the consistently peaceful protest was unfortunately and deeply wounded by the violent events on Republic Day at the Red Fort and Delhi Police has already made some headway in the investigation. The prime minister’s...

Feb 20 · >

India’s Energy Mix Will Be Unrecognizeable In Three Decades

By K Raveendran   Even as coal is coming back with a vengeance to peak India’s energy mix in the next 15 years, the country’s clean energy outlook is also brightening. As the government pushes ahead with green energy initiatives, an energy think-tank estimates that by 2038, however, all...

Feb 20 · >

AJP-Raijor Dal Alliance To Hurt Both NDA And Grand Alliance In Assam

  By Sagarneel Sinha   The upcoming assembly polls in Assam are primarily going to be a fight among alliances. The ruling BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) includes Assam Gana Parishad (AGP), United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) and Gana Suraksha Party led by Lok Sabha MP Naba Sarania....

Feb 20 · >

Jaipur Literature Festival 2021 Eyes Ten Million Viewers

By Papri Sri Raman   The Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown since March 2020may have wreaked havoc for the travel and the publishing industry, and been generally dystopian but lit fests all over the world have seen dramatic rise in attendances, says Sanjoy Roy, the curator of the Jaipur...

Feb 20 · >

Protests Against Privatisation Of Vizag Steel Plant Mount

  By B Tulasidas   The Modi government’s decision to privatise Visakhapatnam Steel Plant has resulted in widespread protests from across the state of Andhra Pradesh. A relay hunger strike camp was staged by the Visakhapatnam Steel Conservation Struggle Committee (VSCSC) near the main gate on February 12. Dr...

Feb 20 · >

UN Report Slams U.S. Economic Sanctions Against Venezuela

  By W. T. Whitney Jr.   Belarusian lawyer and academician Alena Douhan, who in 2020 became the United Nations “Special Rapporteur on the Negative Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures,” visited Venezuela from Feb. 1-12. She was there “to assess the impact of unilateral sanctions on the enjoyment...

Feb 20 · >

BJP’s Electoral Fortunes May Get A Jolt In Coming Assembly Elections

By Rahil Nora Chopra The widespread farmers agitation against the new agricultural laws passed by the Centre had its impact in the civic body Elections in Punjab where the ruling Congress recorded a landslide victory. Though Punjab is at the epicenter of the farmers protest and the results bear...

Feb 20 · >

Farmers Agitation Is A Big Challenge To Hindutva-Corporate Alliance

By Prabhat Patnaik   The farmers’ struggle represents a major step towards undoing the dominance of the corporate-Hindutva alliance that has characterised India in the last few years. The peasants, other petty producers like craftsmen, artisans and fishermen, have been among the worst victims of neoliberalism, which has progressively...

Feb 19 · >

Unemployment Rate Is Still Volatile, Recovery Not Satisfactory

  By Gyan Pathak   The despair on the job front has slowly been replaced by hope. The year 2021 has well begun. A significant fall in unemployment rate has been recorded in January, while employment rate rose though not so impressive. The gains can be consolidated, but would...

Feb 19 · >

Arrest Of Disha Ravi Is A Warning By Centre To All Rights Activists

  By Arun Srivastava   The centre’s agencies including the police  are  known for  expertise in the matter of case connection. It has earned the dubious distinction of being the most efficient force in implicating an innocent person into the worst nature of crime, in which he was never...

Feb 19 · >

Justice P B Sawant Stood For Freedom Of Press And Strong Secularism

By L S Herdenia   BHOPAL: Mr. Justice P. B. Sawant who passed away in Pune few days ago, was a unique judge, totally committed to the values enshrined in the Constitution. His judgments helped consolidate the foundations of the Constitution. As a two-term Chairman of the Press Council...

Feb 19 · >

Job Aspirants’ Agitation In Kerala Assumes New Dimension

  By P. Sreekumaran   THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A slew of self goals and the proclivity of CPI(M) leaders to court controversies have landed the  Kerala LDF Government in serious trouble. And compounding the offence has been its poor sense of timing. The latest blunder has been the refusal of the...

Feb 19 · >

Judges Should Understand, Law And Justice Are Often Not Synonymous

By Justice Yatindra Singh (Retd.)   Some time ago, a gentle and kind voice asked me on the phone if I remember her. Of course, I did not. She told me we had met in the Supreme Court and at my residence office in NOIDA, regarding the rejection of...

Feb 19 · >

Cryptology Asset Group Appoints Current Head of Asset Management, Patrick Lowry, as the New CEO

Under Patrick’s leadership, Cryptology intends to build Europe’s leading publicly listed company for blockchain- and crypto-related business models.   VALLETTA, MALTA – EQS Newswire – 18 February 2021 – Cryptology Asset Group (ISIN: MT0001770107; Ticker: 4UD), a leading European investment company for blockchain- and crypto-related business models, co-founded by Christian Angermayer and...

Feb 19 · >

New Research From SugarCRM Reveals a Customer Relationship Crisis

Struggling to get a clear picture of their customers, 49% of sales leaders in Australia say their CRM is costing them revenue   CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA – Media OutReach – 19 February 2021 – Fueled by lack of visibility into customer data, companies are facing a customer relationship crisis. Fifty-two percent of sales...

Feb 19 · >

Vetter continues its successful performance at the 2021 CMO Leadership Awards

Winning five core categories reaffirms Vetter as a trusted solution provider, particularly during globally challenging times   Vetter reaffirms its high performance in customer-critical aspects Results reflect the positive experience of pharma and biotech companies in their daily work with the service provider — particularly during a pandemic Winning...

Feb 19 · >

The new VAIO®Z has a lighter yet durable design

VAIO® Build The World’s First Contoured Carbon Fiber Laptop Japan’s VAIO®, a leader in innovative technology, unleashes the first 3-D molded, carbon fiber laptop in the world Engineered with VAIO TruePerformance to make mobile computing effortless DUBAI, UAE – Media OutReach – 18 February 2021 – VAIO® is the first company in...

Feb 19 · >

Japan’s VAIO, a leader in innovative technology, Build The World’s First Contoured Carbon Fiber Laptop

VAIO® unleashes the first 3-D molded, carbon fiber laptop in the world The new VAIO®Z has a lighter yet durable design engineered with VAIO®  TruePerformance to make mobile computing effortless.   TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach – 18 February 2021 – VAIO® is the first company in the world to successfully mass...

Feb 19 · >
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