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Congress has long been trying to bury the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, but its ghosts have not left haunting and today the discomfort was to the highest level when a Delhi High Court bench of Justices S Muralidhar and Vinod Goel sentenced life imprisonment for party leader Sajjan Kumar. In...
Congress Resurgence Complicates Bengal Scenario
By Ashis Biswas Irrespective of the general impact of the recent Assembly elections in five states, resulting in a major setback for the BJP ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the political situation in West Bengal has just got much more complex. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee...
Poll Results Point To Re-Emergence Of Old Political Equations
By Arun Srivastava The defeat of BJP in the three states Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh is being ascribed as an anti incumbency mandate, but such a view overlooks the fact that the dalits and tribals have returned to the Congress fold. It is an open secret that...
Akhilesh Goes Out Of Way To Keep Mayawati In Anti-Bjp Fold
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav is playing second fiddle to BSP leader Mayawati to dislodge BJP from Centre. Enthused by the results of assembly polls in three states, Akhilesh Yadav is willing to leave more seats to Mayawati in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections....
Little To Celebrate Global ‘Anti-Corruption Day’ In India
By Nantoo Banerjee Few in the government or public life in India took note of the International Anti-Corruption Day, which quietly came and went on December 9, almost unknown, unrecognised. Rarely, a global UN event gets such a silent reception in India. There was probably no reason to...
Mayawati Is The Biggest Loser In The Recent Polls
By Amulya Ganguli While the Congress has risen like a Phoenix from the ashes of its 2014 drubbing and the BJP is licking its wounds and wondering about its fate in next year’s general election, Mayawati can be regarded as the biggest loser. Her hopes that she could use...
BJP to play Hindutva, development, rural issue cards in 2019 election campaign
Alliances may be important to suppress Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019 Lok Sabha elections, but Congress need to know it should be crafted carefully. The win in three Hindi states (MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh) should not lead the Rahul Gandhi-led party turn to oblivion that two plus two was not...
Modi thanks Assam voters for supporting BJP in panchayat polls
Thanking voters in Assam for support in the panchayat polls the Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday people of northeast have chosen BJP and its allies. Modi appreciated his Assam BJP team for the success in panchayat polls in a tweet and added further that it is their privilege...
It Is A ‘Triple Whammy’ For The Bjp In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The conclusion is inescapable. It is a triple whammy for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kerala as well as at the national level. First and foremost, the BJP-RSS is down in the dumps over the diminishing returns from the Sabarimala agitation. The BJP leaders...
Trump’s Defence Spending Hike Sets Dangerous Precedent
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Communist Parties Around The World Are On The Rebound
By Chris Butters “Communist Parties around the world are gaining a second wind and are deeply involved in working-class struggles in their respective countries,” Rossana Cambron, the Communist Party USA delegate told representatives at the International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties (IMCWP), held in Athens in November....
Disconnect With People Modi’s Biggest Failure
By K Raveendran Like it happens with all despots, Modi has been undone by his own self. He is himself his biggest enemy. If he needed any more, then there has been Amit Shah. The two once made the famed poll victory machine, but thanks to the arrogance of...
Despite Sweet Victory, Congress Has Big Work Ahead
By Harihar Swarup There was great jubilation at Congress victory in the just concluded Assembly elections but let us face the reality. The Congress win in two major Hindi speaking states—Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh—is not as convincing as that of Chhattisgarh. Odds were indeed against the BJP but...
Kamal Nath To Make Swearing-In A Grand Unity Show
By L.S. Herdenia BHOPAL: Kamal Nath, who has been invited to form the government by Governor Anandiben Patel has decided to reenact a Karnataka show in Bhopal. Kamal Nath, who will take oath on December 17 at 1.30 pm, has reportedly extended invitations to several non-BJP leaders to witness...
Rafale Ruling Refuses To Rattle Rahul
By Aditya Aamir One day, it is top of the world. The next day, it’s the bottom of the barrel. The 3-state victory! And, then, the Supreme Court dismisses the Rafale deal as a matter of concern. That the deal should go through despite all the noise surrounding...
High Drama Ahead Of Kamal Nath’s Selection
By LS Herdenia BHOPAL: The selection of Kamal Nath as Madhya Pradesh chief minister has been welcomed not only by the majority of Congress legislators but also by and large by the people of the state. Kamal Nath becomes chief minister with vast experience as a central minister, in...
Challenges Before Gig Economy Workers
By B. Sivaraman On 6 December 2018, Swiggy workers in Chennai went on a strike and their colleagues in Pune had done the same in November 2017. Uber workers in Cochin went on a strike on 5 December. It was not entirely a localised affair. Uber workers...
Bipartite Wage Talks For Bank Employees Reach Crucial Stage
By C H Venkatahalam The bank employees of the country are planning actions against the government policies in the bipartite negotiations for a new wage agreement in the banking industry as also the moves for the privatization of the banks and amalgamation of the three public sector banks....
