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BY C.J. Atkins President Donald J. Trump’s legacy as a corrupt and lawless president is now permanently recorded for all of history. By a near party-line vote, he stands formally indicted of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, making him only the third president in the...
Resurgence Of The Students Protest In Independent India
By Arun Srivastava The leaders of the political parties of the country have miserably failed the country and its people. They have organised some stray rallies and public meetings, but these exercises have not been sufficient to articulate the voices and mood of the common people against the...
Law Graduates Sell Chai-Pakora To Highlight Mass Unemployment
By Rahil Nora Chopra Many law graduates, MBA holders and youthswith PhD degrees were seen on the road outside Ramlila ground dressed in their graduation robes selling tea and pakoras. They are claiming that after completing their postgraduation, young people in the country are unemployed and the BJP government...
General Strike Action On January 8 Can Be A Gamechanger
By Nitya Chakraborty The continuing protests in the country, especially by the students against the passing of the Citizens Amendment Bill in Parliament in a hurry without consulting the political parties, are spreading in all states with more and more people of all religions and communities joining the...
Japan’s Stand On Not Joining RCEP Without India Significant
By Subrata Majumder Japanese are known for ethnocentric mindset. This gives an opportunity for a quick collective decision, even in a strong democratic pattern of society. The sudden about-turn of Japan for not joining RCEP without India is a case in point. It puzzled the whole world and...
Crisis Of Existence Facing The Political Establishment Of Britain
By Arun Srivastava It is unlikely that the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson will keep his promise made to the Britons that he would “get Brexit done” coinciding with the x-Mas. The post-election developments nevertheless make it explicit that Boris is unable tyo muster courage to...
Impeachment Is Not Just About Trump
By Joe Sims This is truly an extraordinary moment. Now, for only the fourth time in U.S. history, a president faces impeachment. Impeachment is a huge people’s victory. And let’s be clear—it is a victory born of struggle. The American people from many different walks of life...
Right Time To Buy Gold, Say Analysts
By Arjavi Indraneesh As the year is set to end with some robust gains, it may be good time to buy gold, analysts recommend. The spot price of gold in Mumbai traded at Rs 39,315 per 10 gram for 24K gold on Wednesday, compared to Rs...
Anti-CAA Movement Can Form The Core Of Opposition Unity
By Nitya Chakraborty Only six months have passed since the formation of the Modi.2 Government at the centre .There was no usual honeymoon period for this Government as despite the massive win by the BJP led NDA, the general mood in the country among the common people was...
Mamata’s Fight With Centre Intensifies
By Ashis Biswas There is every reason to believe that Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mamata Banerjee, past master in playing for high political stakes, is sparing no tricks in her book to provoke the BJP-led Centre into dismissing her Government. Her systematic public humiliation of Bengal Governor...
Manmohan Singh Praises Kamal Nath For Success As CM
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: While the BJP leaders and workers were shouting slogans against the Kamal Nath government the MP Congress was celebrating completion of one year rule. Addressing gathering of partymen, officials and citizens Kamal Nath elaborated the achievements of one year. Most significant aspect of...
BJP Legislators Are Jittery With Yogi Adityanath
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Perhaps it was for the first time in any state in the country that 200 MLAs of BJP staged dharna against its own government inside Uttar Pradesh Assembly. Significantly enough they were supported by opposition MLA who also joined them in dharna. What...
Labour’s Brexit Stand Confused Supporters
By Lan Lavery Two weeks before polling day on December 12, I went on a tour of seats across north and Midlands, from Middlesbrough to Carlisle via Blyth and finally down to Crewe and Cheshire. They are all very different places, with different traditions, landscapes and political...
CAA and NRC Are Breaking The Unity Of India
By D. Raja After a charged debate, the constituent assembly of India settled for a “jus soli” approach to citizenship. The first Home Minister of the Republic and a key contributor to the debates in the Constituent Assembly, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel while arguing for a broad based,...
LDF And UDF Hold Joint Rally Against CAA
By P. Sreekumaran Monday, December 16, witnessed a highly significant political event in the State capital. The momentous day saw the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front(LDF) and the Congress-headed United Democratic Front(UDF) staging a joint rally, a rare occurrence, to protest against the new Citizenship Amendment Act(CAA). ...
CAA Gives Jolt To India-Bangladesh Relations
By Arun Srivastava Even before home minister Amit Shah could meet and convey to Bangladesh foreign minister, A.K.Abdul Momen, his government’s resolve of sending back of the illegal migrants living in India, Momen made it known to the global fraternity that he was willing to take back his...
Documentary On Robert Frisk Makes Waves At Toronto Film Festival
By Bill Meyer TORONTO: One of the most progressive films at the Toronto International Film Festival this year was a National Film Board of Canada documentary, This Is Not a Movie, celebrating the work of lifelong foreign correspondent Robert Fisk. For more than 40 years, he’s reported on...
Global Oil Majors Set To Enter India In A Big Way
By Nantoo Banerjee India’s fuel refining and marketing business, largely controlled by public sector enterprises, faces a big shake up following the government policy to induce foreign oil companies to invest big in refining and retail. Among those global giants keen to set up facilities in India...
