By Arun Srivastava Speaking at Ramkrishna Mission in Belur Math on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tried to delineate a new political line by saying that the youth of the country are being misguided about the Citizenship Amendment Act. This does not manifest the element of sudden realisation...
By Awanish Somkuwar BHOPAL: Farming for basic sustenance is all right, but farm entrepreneurship will really make a big change in the agrarian economy of Madhya Pradesh, says Santosh Yadav, a progressive farmer from Khargone district, who received Krishi Karman Award from Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Tumkur,...
By Sagarneel Sinha At a time when there have been protests in several parts of India against the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019, mostly organised by Muslim groups supported by Left liberals and the opposition parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi rather chooses to connect with the majority community. Modi...
By Subrata Majumder The fourth Bengal Global Business Summit in February 2019 showcased hope for resurgence of business opportunities, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s attempts to woo big investors being noticed across the board. Presence of big investors like Laxmi Mittal, Mukesh Ambani, Kishore Biyani, Sajjan Jindal, among...
By Nantoo Banerjee The government’s latest resolve to invest as large as Rs 102 lakh crore in infrastructure is most welcome But, it may have little impact on the country’s shrinking economic growth unless they are properly executed, monitored in stages and their impacts thoroughly audited. After all,...
By Amulya Ganguli What distinguishes the present government from its predecessors, according to external affairs minister S. Jaishankar, is its problem-solving attitude. He drew a comparison in this respect between India and China, two “civilizational” societies making a transition to a “modern state”. However, the difference...
By K Raveendran Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has asked industry leaders to stop ‘self-doubt’ and unleash the animal spirits that have been missing in the economy all this while. But the boss in the North Block office herself seemed to be in need of booster dose of...
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: After the conclusion of the five day RSS conclave two big towns – Jabalpur and Indore witnessed extraordinary massive support for CAA and NRC. While the Jabalpur show was led by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Indore show was unique in many ways....
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Narendra Modi Government never loses an opportunity to tout the delights of ‘co-operative federalism.’ But the gap between what it preaches and practises remains yawning. Kerala continues to be the victim of this policy of discrimination against States which oppose the...
By Steve Sweeney Pressure continued to mount on Iran’s regime as thousands poured onto the streets demanding democratic elections and the resignation of supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei. The huge protests took place in major Iranian cities again on January 11 and 12 after Iranian authorities made a stunning...