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By Arun Srivastava Once again, the Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has proved that his bête noire Narendra Modi could not match his political craftsmanship and administrative acumen. Though the middle class bhakts of Modi claim that he has perfect understanding of the time, when to strike and how to mutilate his opponent, the Tuesday […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak As Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Election campaigns reach its mid-way, with only a week left for campaigning, Congress seems to have emerged even stronger than previously expected just one week ago, or even likely to perform better than in the last election held in 2018. Even the latest poll survey results […]

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By Sushil Kutty The Bharatiya Janata Party despairs that the opposition INDI-Alliance is dividing Hindus into caste to rob the BJP a chance at victory in the five states’ assembly elections. The moral high-ground the saffron party took by championing a casteless Hindu society, however, does not fetch votes in enough numbers to win elections. […]

The post Prime Minister Narendra Modi Is Playing The OBC Card In Telangana Polls first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: New investment demand in the second half of this fiscal year is likely to be tempered amid increased geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, and a potential slowdown in the momentum of government capital expenditure (capex) and project execution prior to the general elections, said credit rating agency ICRA in its latest report […]

The post New Investment Demand Likely To Taper In Second Half Of FY24: ICRA first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

Hours after tabling the Caste Survey report in the assembly, the Bihar Cabinet on Tuesday passed a proposal to raise the quota for SCs, STs, Other Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes, and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) to a total of 75 per cent from the existing 50 per cent. A bill will be brought in […]

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The Congress on Tuesday claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of a five-year extension of the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana was ”blatant violation” of the model code of conduct and said the party would approach the Election Commission on the issue. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said they would be meeting the Election Commission […]

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Hitting out at the alleged ‘parivaarvad’ mindset of the Congress and BRS, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said these parties will never make a backward caste candidate the Chief Minister of Telangana, and promised that if voted to power in the state the BJP would make a person from BC community the CM. He […]

The post Modi rakes up parivarvad against Cong, BRS first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

After a meeting with Aam Aadmi Party MLAs on November 6, AAP convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal met his councillors in the assembly on the 7th. The meeting lasted about one and a half hours. Kejriwal did not speak to the media afterwards. But AAP MLA and MCD incharge Durgesh Pathak told reporters, […]

The post AAP plans ‘referendum’ on Kejriwal resignation first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi organised a ‘bhandara’ in Kedarnath and served food to devotees on Monday, the second day of his three-day “personal” visit to the Himalayan temple. He visited the grand statue of Adi Shankaracharya near the Kedarnath temple and offered prayers there in the morning. Later in the day, the Congress organised a […]

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By Kalyani Shankar A hypothetical President Joe Biden versus his predecessor, Donald Trump, contest in the 2024 U.S. presidential race is too close to call. Elections will be held on November 5, 2024, just a year away. News agency Reuters says this election promises to be like no other modern U.S. election. New York Times […]

The post American Presidential Election In November 2024 Promises To Be A Tumultuous One first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal is bound for prison. The Delhi Chief Minister is reconciled to his fate. The enforcement directorate will question him, arrest him and put him behind bars, period. There are no two ways about it. Kejriwal has convinced himself and he has also convinced his flock of […]

The post Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Is Reconciled To His Term In Tihar Jail first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Contestants arrayed in the electoral battlefield of Rajasthan is almost clear. The Congress and the BJP are engaged in a bitter, closer, no holds barred contest than expected earlier. Hitherto sidelined BJP leader and former CM Vasundhara Raje has come back to the centrestage, while challenges go on multiplying for  the […]

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By Arun Srivastava The problem with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has been his own overblown ego. He treats himself as the most astute politician possessing the highest order of intellect and wisdom. He also nurtures the feeling that no other politician could read his mind and make out of his future moves. None had […]

The post Egoistic Akhilesh Yadav Is Emboldening Anti-Secular Organisations first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday derided the ED, CBI and the Income Tax Department as “jawans” of Narendra Modi, and said before the prime minister hits the campaign trail he sends the central agencies to target the opposition. Addressing a rally in Jodhpur in Rajasthan ahead of the November 25 assembly polls, the Congress […]

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The Congress on Monday slammed the Narendra Modi government over its decision to deploy senior bureaucrats as “rath prabharis” for its Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, alleging that it was a “blatant use” of officers for “what is essentially a programme to implement one-man’s personal political propaganda”. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the party will […]

The post Cong slams govt over decision to use officers as ‘Rath Prabharis’ first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Nantoo Banerjee Increasing secret business donations to political parties to help fight state and general elections threaten to harm India’s democratic system. The practice protects the anonymity of contributors. If France, one of the world’s most vibrant democracies, can ban political donations by business corporations, why do political parties in India need to raise […]

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By Sushil Kutty Last heard, the NDA had taken a massive lead in the Maharashtra Gram Panchayat elections with the BJP, the NCP Ajit Pawar faction and the Shinde Shiv Sena going great guns while the Congress, Shiv  Sena (UBT) and NCP Sharad Pawar were way behind, underlying the reality that the INDI-Alliance has a […]

The post Expanded NDA’s Lead In Maharashtra Panchayat Polls Is A Bad Signal For India first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Mizoram and Chhattisgarh may vote for peace and development. Elections to all the 40 Vidhan Sabha seats in Mizoram and 20 out of 90 in Chhattisgarh are scheduled to be held on November 7. During the entire election campaigns for this phase of election, violence dominated the minds of electorates – […]

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By Arun Srivastava It appears that Narendra Modi has lost his political sense and prudence; else how could he choose to launch a ruthless attack on the opposition, and even target a section of his own party, just while the Lok Sabha election was hovering on his head. This observation may appear to be quite […]

The post Modi More A Threat To His Own Party, Less Prime Danger To Opposition first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

The Congress on Sunday alleged that the BJP’s poll promises in state elections can be aptly described as ”Modi’s jumlas” as the prime minister had earlier dubbed such measures as ”revdis”. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh also accused the BJP of copying the Congress ”guarantees” in their manifestos for the upcoming assembly elections in five […]

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NEW DELHI: Capital expenditure by 18 state governments whose finances were reviewed surged by 56% on year in the first half of the current financial year compared with just a 2% rise in the year-ago period. This was supported by capex loans from the Centre. Excluding loans from the Centre, the capex of these 18 […]

The post States Capex Up 50 Per Cent In H1 On Low Base first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

An accused in the Mahadev betting case, who has been named by the Enforcement Directorate as one of the top management of the online app, on Sunday named Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel and a 2008-batch IPS officer for allegedly accepting bribe in exchange for granting protection from arrest. Identified as Shubham Soni, he alleged […]

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