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By Harihar Swarup Long before Sachin Pilot, there was his equally charming father, Rajesh Pilot. In 1997, Pilot senior decided to take on octogenarian Sitaram Kesri for the Congress president’s post to “save the party”. It’s a battle he knew he could not win as Kesri had “managed”...
India’s Complacence On Covid-19 Security Is Misplaced
By Arjavi Indraneesh Ignorance is for long considered bliss. But not when it comes to vital issues like the spread of a pandemic. Governments all over the world have been showing great reluctance to let the world know of the real situation, lest it should be construed...
Dark Cloud Over Sachin Pilot’s Flypast For The BJP
By Sushil Kutty Sachin Pilot and his 18-19 musketeers are up the creek without a paddle. They have been given respite till July 21 to think over what they want – disqualification or rehabilitation? That’s because the Rajasthan High Court has told the Speaker of the Rajasthan Assembly...
Congress, Others File Memo Against Digital Poll Campaign
By IPA Correspondent The Indian National Congress and eight other political parties — CPI, RJD, CPI(M), CPI(ML), RLSP, VIP, HAM, LJD — have written a memorandum to the Election Commission opposing the digital poll campaign, requesting the EC to ensure free and fair public participation as well as...
Political Prisoner, Pandemic And The Apathetic State
By Megha Katheria After a lot of drama, imprisoned poet and activist Varavara Rao, 79, was shifted to Saint George Hospital in Mumbai after testing positive for COVID-19. He has been moved from the Taloja jail prison hospital to J J Hospital in Mumbai last week. This was...
Trump Turns To Neo-Nazi Symbols To Attract Racist Votes
By C.J. Atkins It’s really no longer controversial to state that Donald Trump embraces the ideas and thinking of the racist right; he’s been brandishing his bigoted credentials since long before he was elected. But the recent adoption of explicit neo-Nazi and white nationalist imagery and symbols by...
World Bank Claim On Poverty Reduction Is Deceptive
By Prabhat Patnaik There is much self-congratulatory back-slapping among governments, the World Bank officials and many economists about the “decline in poverty” that is supposed to have occurred between 1990 and the onset of the recent pandemic. This decline is claimed on the basis of an International...
Surgical Strike Of CBSE Curriculum Is Motivated
By Binoy Viswam The rightist forces committed to the ideology of fascism have always been keen to impress upon the minds of the young generation their own line of thoughts. The guiding principle of Hitler in this regard was “catch them young”. Once in power they do...
Social Cohesion Is Imperative In Present Period Of Pandemic
By Dr. Arun Mitra Three main precautions are suggested to prevent oneself from Novel Corona Virus infection. These include washing hands regularly, putting mask on face to cover mouth and nose, and maintaining ‘social distance’. All the conscious citizens in general are following these instructions as advised by...
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Is Countering Yogi Govt Head-On
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Unlike other opposition leaders, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has succeeded in mobilising her party workers to hit the roads of Uttar Pradesh and take on the ruling Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government like no other. In order to achieve Mission 2022 assembly polls,...
Ahead Of Polls, Bihar Leaders Play Intense Alliance Games
By Rahil Nora Chopra The canvassing for the coming Bihar assembly election has started via virtual meetings in the state. The RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav has demanded for polls to be postponed in Bihar and said that it is the responsibility of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to hold elections...
Britishers Are Angry At Tory Govt’s Corona Management
By Arun Srivastava A wide impression is gaining ground in the common Britons that Boris Johnson’s government is dangerously suppressing dissent and the mediocre, time-serving and sleazy survive as long as they blindly support the Prime Minister. This imprint certainly does not augur well for Boris Johnson...
Cuban President Welcomes Returnees Of Medical Brigades
By Arleen Rodríguez Derivet HAVANA – The Cuban president arrived early, when the blazing summer sun was still just a gentle caress over the beautiful gardens of the La Pradera International Health Center, in the western part of the capital, Havana. “We made this really early, 7:30...
Congress Is Resorting To Unscrupulous Politics In Kerala
By Prakash Karat The gold smuggling case in Kerala is being used by the Congress-led UDF and the BJP to tarnish the image of the LDF government and a joint effort to destabilise the government headed by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The Congress and the UDF have...
A Welcome Ban On Agitations During Covid Times
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala High Court’s ban on agitations during covid times has come not a day too soon. The HC order has come as a big relief to the embattled Pinarayi Vijayan Government in the State, which is locked in a grim battle...
Ordnance Factories Are The Jewels Of India’s Defence Industry
By C Srikumar What is the fourth force of the Defence of our Country? To defend the sovereignty and security of our Country we have the Army, Navy and Air Force, but then what is the fourth force. All of us know that war is fought in...
Migrant Workforce Is A Big Asset To Indian Economy
By Subrata Majumder Notwithstanding migrant workers playing a key role in boosting the economy, bare attention was given to the state of migrant workers. They were pivot to infrastructure development and export oriented industries. With the rapid growth of urbanization, which opened employment opportunities, movement of workers...
Old Guards And Young Turks Divide Congress Badly
By Arun Srivastava Congress is systematically getting down to the trap of old guards versus young turks laid by Rahul Gandhi. In the seventies, when Indira Gandhi ruled the roost, the young turks dictated the course of the Congress politics. They were so dominant that Chandra Shekhar contested...
