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BY W. T. Whitney Jr. The socialist government of Bolivian President Evo Morales took power in February 2006. He and Vice President Álvaro García Linare on October 20 had been elected to their fourth terms in office. A coup culminating on Nov. 10 removed them—a coup that the...
Confrontation Imminent On Industrial Relations Code
By Satyaki Chakraborty The passing of the revised Industrial relations Code by the NDA Government in its cabinet on November 20 has imparted a fresh dimension to the continuing confrontation between the central trade unions and the centre on the economic policies of the Government. Already the job...
An Unspeakable Crime Against Humanity
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: November 20, 2019 will go down as one of the darkest days in the annals of Kerala’s history. The day witnessed an unpardonable crime against a 10-year-old school girl. It is an unredeeming tale of human beings’ shocking insensitivity to a fellow human...
Sabarimala Verdict – Curious Case Of Review Petitions Adjudication
By Nivedhitha K A week before his retirement on November 17, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi had the task of pronouncing judgments on various significant cases. He presided over the bench that dismissed the review petition in the Rafale deal and pronounced a contorted order...
Shiv Sena-Congress-NCP Set To Form Maharashtra Government
By Rahil Nora Chopra The Shiv Sena has not attended the meeting of the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance on past Sunday, ahead of the month-long Winter session of Parliament that started from Monday, 18 November. In fact, all the three Rajya Sabha MPs of Shiv Sena will now...
Labour Manifesto Is Radical For Changing Britain
By Ben Chacko A Labour Party victory on December 12 means Christmas has come early. A Labour government is a gift we give to ourselves. Labour aims to “kick start a housing revolution.” Its pledge to build hundreds of thousands of council homes is a keystone policy...
‘Trump Must Go’ Is The Call Of Democratic Hopefuls
By Mark Gruenberg ATLANTA: When it comes to GOP Oval Office occupant Donald Trump, the ten Democratic hopefuls on stage in Atlanta on November. 20 all agree: Impeach him. None of the ten—former Vice President Joe Biden, Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Kamala Harris of California, Amy...
Centre Must Not Politicise Hunger
By Krishna Jha The government has refused to accept the numbers that showed the falling affordability of the common masses to meet even the essentials. In its denial, the government has openly gone into politicizing Hunger. The credibility of the source of the data, the NSSO, remains...
Narmada Project Oustees Demand Immediate Rehabilitation
By L.S. Herdenia BHOPAL: Led by the veteran Medha Patkar, more than one thousand oustees of the Narmada project are camping in Bhopal for the past five days to highlight their grievances. They have laid siege to the office of the Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA) here, spending...
Bjp Fighting A Losing Battle In Jharkhand Assembly Poll
By Arun Srivastava Senior Jharkhand BJP leader Saryu Roy will contest as the combined independent candidate against incumbent CM Raghubar Das in the ensuing Jharkhand assembly polls. This decision of Roy to oppose Das has not come a surprise. Das’s machination to help the corporate sector get the...
Centre Has To Rejuvenate ‘Make In India’ For Job Creation
By Subrata Majumder Make in India, which was poised to be the global hub for manufacturing, lost steam. Prime Minister’s silence on the rampart of Red Fort in his Independence Speech on 15th August, 2019 endorsed the plight What were the reasons which shadowed his flagship scheme?...
Netflix’s Game Of Thrones
By Anjan Roy Netflix has released its latest TV serial on the British royalty and “The Crown” is hogging the attention of international media. Even across the “pond” (as they call the Atlantic) in USA, let alone continental Europe, the third season of the episode is being avidly...
Seville Film Festival Has Become Popular
By Rita Di Santo The Seville Film Festival in Spain showcased more than 200 films during its run last week, among them Spanish icon Pedro Almodovar’s Pain and Glory and Palestinian Elia Suleiman’s It Must Be Heaven. Almodovar’s quasi-autobiographical drama focuses on a former film director who,...
Temple Can’t Save Nation’s Economy And People
By K Raveendran Now that the Hindus have secured what they wanted, Ayodhya can no longer subsume all other issues of human survival in the Hindi heartland, where a Ram Temple Upon Babri Masjid has always had its maximum appeal. Ayodhya has almost played out politically and...
Holding Company Concept For PSEs Mooted
By Nitya Chakraborty A conclave of the Public Sector Enterprises of the country has mooted the concept of setting up a holding company of the CPSEs of India, on the pattern of Temasek. The idea is pretty old, but it has been revived again and it is...
Labour Declares War On ‘Modern Scourge’ Of Poverty Stalking Britain
By Ceren Sagir Labour is vowing to wage war on the “10 modern scourges of poverty” and reverse the damage caused by a decade of Tory austerity. The party has published a new report highlighting 10 ways the Tories have failed to tackle poverty and entrenched hardship in...
Indian Scientists Develop Smart Microscopy Solution
A shortage of health professionals is a major impediment in handling the current health burden of India, especially in rural areas. Indian scientists have been working on affordable and innovative solutions for medical diagnosis. A state-funded Indian scientific lab has now developed a smart microscopy solution for affordable...
Meet Lanka’s New ‘Strongman’ President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
By Kalyani Shankar Sri Lanka People’s Front candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa, younger brother of former President Mahinda Rajapakse, is all set to take over the Sri Lankan presidency. A retired Lieutenant Colonel, who presided over the country’s defence ministry for a decade during his brother’s tenure (2005-2014), Gotabaya swept...
