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Even as the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s (AIADMK) district secretaries passed a resolution against K Annamalai for “tarnishing the reputation of revolutionary leader and Idhaya Deivam (goddess in the heart, as Jayalalithaa is fondly called by her followers) in a planned manner”, the Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief said “this is […]

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As Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey made some sensational allegations against the Indian government, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday refuted the claims and said that foreign forces get active to “vitiate the democratic process and build tension” in the country as elections approach. The BJP leader’s reaction came after Dorsey claimed that […]

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By Tirthankar Mitra Fissures have appeared in Congress-Left Front alliance less than a month before panchayat elections are scheduled in West Bengal. CPI(M) has unilaterally declared candidates in Murshidabad, of all places, an area known to be the stronghold of state Congress chief, Adhir Ranjan Choudhury. As of now, out of 78 Zilla Parishad (ZP) […]

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By Satyaki Chakraborty At long last, there is some ray of light in the politics of Spain as the fifteen political parties belonging to all shades including green and the extreme Left entered into a historic agreement to jointly fight the right wing parties including the far right VoX in the crucial national elections on […]

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Is all not well between the Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance in Maharashtra? There’s one more reason why the speculation is buzzing the state’s political circles. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Tuesday placed a full-page advertisement in several leading newspapers in Maharashtra titled ‘Modi for India, Shinde for Maharashtra’. The […]

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By Sushil Kutty Unity on not allowing the thorny “who will be PM face” to play spoilsport with the Patna Conclave has made it relatively easy for cobbling unity among opposition parties. Ambitious opposition leaders are happy they didn’t have to stake claim for the “PM face”. Octogenarian NCP supremo Sharad Pawar took the decision […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak A decade of dominance of majoritarian Hindutva politics in India with critically fragmented secular democratic politics has lately been emanating signs of change. The majority of political parties in opposition having differing regional and national aspirations and contradictions have finally agreed to participate in Opposition Meet on June 23 called by […]

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  By Debabrata Biswas from Boston Former US president Donald Trump faces 37 counts in connection with keeping hundreds of classified documents, many of which are marked top secret, in his possession even after leaving the White House, according to a 49-page federal indictment unsealed on June 9.  “It is an extraordinary event that will […]

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The Bharatiya Janata Party’s high command in a recent meeting with Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde expressed its displeasure over the working styles and performances of a few Shiv Sena ministers, sources told News18 on Monday. This, they added, has increased tensions in Shinde’s camp and also the distance between the allies. BJP state president […]

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By Nantoo Banerjee Notwithstanding the hype being built around Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s forthcoming official state visit to the United States, it would be wrong to expect any major economic benefit to India as a result of the trip. On top of the agenda are the strategic issues which concern both the US and India. […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Political wind is blowing in favour of Congress in Rajasthan, despite rebellious Sachin Pilot. Central Congress Leadership has been successful so far in bringing a truce between Sachin and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. Though the truce seems to be temporary and an uneasy one, Gehlot is heading to shatter the BJP […]

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By Sushil Kutty Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal returned to Ramlila Ground after 12 years and this time to sound the bugle against Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has unleashed “Hitlerism” on India. The one-time anti-corruption mascot, who has never signed a Delhi government document, is livid that he has been deprived the right to […]

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By Tirthankar Mitra Declaration of the schedule of 2023 panchayat election has come during the Jan Jowar Yatra of Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee which apparently gives TMC a leg up in West Bengal rural polls scheduled to be held on 8 July. The polling date can be rescheduled to July 14 if Calcutta High […]

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that a Tamil from a poor family should become the Prime Minister of India, party sources said. Amit Shah, who is on a two-day visit to Tamil Nadu against backdrop of 2024 Lok Sabha election, was addressing a closed door party office bearers meeting at Chennai. Taking […]

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“Assi harao, BJP hatao (defeat BJP on all 80 UP Lok Sabha seats and oust it)” is the new Samajwadi Party slogan for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav has said that if the BJP was to be removed from the seat of power in 2024, then Uttar Pradesh […]

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Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Sunday announced that he would contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Kaiserganj seat in Uttar Pradesh. Singh, a six-time Member of Parliament who has been accused of sexually harassing women wrestlers, addressed Sanyukt Morcha Sammelan in Gonda today. He […]

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Even after the drubbing in the Assembly elections and losing its base in entire south India ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in 2024, the Karnataka BJP unit still remains a divided house. The party leadership is struggling to foster unity and the spirit of fighting against the odds among the cadre. The saffron party […]

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Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar on Saturday named his daughter Supriya Sule and senior leader Praful Patel as new working presidents of the party. However, Pawar’s decision to not give any important responsibility to nephew Ajit Pawar has left many in political circles surprised. Pawar said that the situation in the country is […]

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By L S Herdenia BHOPAL Lokayukta enquiry against senior Minister Bhupendra Singh came as explosion in the political circles of Madhya Pradesh. Bhupendra Singh is considered to be very close to the state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Besides, Lokayukta Chief Minister has also received serious complaints against Bhupendra Singh from two Ministers and about […]

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By Satyaki Chakraborty The indictment of former US president Donald trump by the Federal Grand Jury in Miami on June 8 has imparted a new dimension to the American political scene with the possibility of the right wing Republican mobilizing the warring groups as also the party support base in general in favour of his […]

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