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Nearly two weeks after their leaders came face to face at the Opposition meeting in Patna, stalemate continues between the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party over the former dragging its feet on a key demand. Unless the Congress denounces the Centre’s Ordinance assuming control of administrative services in the AAP-ruled national capital, Arvind Kejriwal is […]

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Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday explained why the absence of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has “perpetuated inequalities” and has “hindered nation’s progress towards social harmony, economic and gender justice”. In an opinion piece in The Hindu, Naidu wrote that Babasaheb Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Indian Constitution, had made a […]

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National Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Thursday expelled 12 rebel leaders including his nephew Ajit Pawar and Praful Patel from the party and said he is still effective even at his age. His remarks came after Ajit Pawar urged his 83-year-old uncle to “take rest” and retire. “I am still effective, whether I […]

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Rahul Gandhi will remain disqualified as a Lok Sabha MP after a Gujarat High Court today rejected his request to put on hold his conviction in a defamation case over his 2019 Modi surname remark. He will now approach the Supreme Court with his request. The High Court decision is a huge blow to the […]

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Take the power of artificial intelligence everywhere you go with the Ai Pin. Created by Humane, a company started by former employees from Apple, the Ai Pin is the first […]

By Arun Srivastava Not to be frightened by the coercive political machinations of Narendra Modi, the old war horse having fought many legal and political battles through his long six-decade political career, RJD chief Lalu Yadav has accepted Modi’s challenges and also cautioned him to get ready for facing the consequences. Infamous for using the […]

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By Sushil Kutty Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on July 5. Reddy also met Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the third time in six months. One surmise is word travels fast and the BJP’s “Pawar-play” in Maharashtra has left all parties nervous. Including political […]

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By Tirthankar Mitra A redoubtable politician, a no-nonsense administrator, a poet whose works often finds place in bestsellers list (a fact which her detractors take with a pinch of salt), West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee wears many hats. But though she has never staked a claim for managerial skills, her campaign technique in the […]

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By Debabrata Biswas BOSTON: Two weeks have passed since the much hyped second official visit of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the USA. The real impact of the India-US agreements is still being debated amongst diplomats and Indian diaspora. Modi was the third world leader after Francis Emmanuel Macron of France and Yoon […]

The post India Is Moving Closer To US Geopolitics After The State Visit Of Narendra Modi first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD (S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday appeared to be warming up to the BJP saying that ‘a new chapter has to begin to control looters’ as he targeted the Congress government alleging corruption. The JD(S) second-in-command said that he would support those who join him in his campaign, […]

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Amid former Congress leader Sunil Jakhar taking over the reins of the BJP in Punjab, political circles in the state are abuzz with the possibility of the party’s “remarriage” with former ally Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), considering its nationwide exercise to co-opt regional partners ahead of next year’s Lok Sabha polls. Jakhar, who crossed over […]

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The induction of the NCP group led by Ajit Pawar in the Maharashtra cabinet has dented the prospects of ministerial aspirants from BJP and Shiv Sena leaving some of them upset and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is aware of this feeling, Shiv Sena MP Gajanan Kirtikar said on Wednesday. He claimed the Bharatiya Janta Party […]

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Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray on Tuesday claimed that the political developments in Maharashtra could have the blessings of NCP supremo Sharad Pawar himself. He was talking to reporters here about NCP leader Ajit Pawar and eight other MLAs joining the Shiv Sena-BJP government in the state on Sunday, splitting the Sharad Pawar-led […]

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Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has opposed the government’s move to provide land to landless people in the union territory. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader alleged the government was eyeing land in Jammu and Kashmir and wanted to convert the Valley into a slum. After the abrogation of Article 370, Mufti said […]

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By Sushil Kutty The Bharatiya Janata Party has changed four state unit presidents in an organizational rejig designed with general elections 2024 in mind. Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Punjab now have new state unit presidents whether BJP cadres in the four states like it or not. The organizational rejig is the doing of Prime […]

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By Arun Srivastava Harivansh Narayan Singh, the deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha and a person who owes his political learning under former Prime Minister Chandrashekhar, meeting Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at his official residence on Tuesday  has triggered intense trembling in the political  circles of Bihar. This has acquired more significance because it took […]

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