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By Dr. Nilanjan Banik As per the State of World Population Report published by the United Nations Population Fund, India will become the most populous country in the world in the summer of 2023. At this point, India also has a relatively ‘younger’ working-age population compared to China. Depending upon how one read the data, […]

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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks against the state government over several issues, saying that he was “deliberately trying to belittle” the state. The chief minister claimed that the state has only experienced “neglect and discrimination” at the hands of the Centre and bringing […]

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WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has been accused of sexual harassment by India’s top wrestlers, on Sunday claimed the athletes’ protest at Jantar Mantar is being driven by the politicians from day one. The country’s top wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, have been protesting since April 23, demanding criminal […]

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Implementation of the Uniform Civil Code, 10 lakh jobs in the manufacturing sector and a State Capital Region tag for Bengaluru are among the top promises made by the BJP in its manifesto for the May 10 Karnataka Assembly election. The document, named BJP Praja Pranalike, was released in Bengaluru today by the party’s national […]

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The Supreme Court today held that it can dissolve marriages on the ground of “irretrievable breakdown of marriage” invoking powers under Article 142. It further held that the mandatory waiting period of six months for divorce through mutual consent can be done away with, subject to conditions. “We have also laid down factors which can […]

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A mobile phone was thrown towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was holding a roadshow standing on a specially designed vehicle, as part of campaigning for the May 10 Assembly elections, police said. The phone was hurled out of “excitement” by a woman BJP worker who had no “ill-intention”, according to police. The phone landing […]

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By Arun Srivastava The strategy of the vice chancellor of Vishwa Bharati University, Bidyut Chakraborty, has crossed the line of decency. Chakraborty who has, for more than six months, been tirelessly working to evict Amartya Sen from the premises of Shantiniketan on April 20 shoot off yet another notice to Sen asking him to “vacate […]

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By Sushil Kutty The Bharatiya Janata Party in Tamil Nadu has renewed its vows with the principal opposition party in the state, the AIADMK, with certain concessions from both sides. One, the BJP’s K Annamalai will put his ego on hold and for that, the AIADMK will consider Annamalai an equal partner and not a […]

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By James M Dorsey A schism that could tear the Anglican church apart is about more than LGBTQ rights. It’s about fundamental cultural and religious differences with potentially profound consequences for the geopolitical battle to shape a 21st-century world order. The rift also raises questions about the Church of England’s priorities at a time when […]

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By Ashis Biswas By end 2023, rail journey time for passengers between Kolkata and the three Barak valley districts of Assam via Dhaka, Bangladesh may be reduced to 15/16 hours only, if things run according to plan. A Kolkata-Agartala journey would take only around 10 hours, according to Railway authorities. People in Assam, Meghalaya and […]

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My wings have not been clipped and I will continue to aggressively push for the growth of the BJP in Tamil Nadu, the party’s state unit chief K Annamalai told News18 in an interview, adding that the alliance with the AIADMK will continue till the 2026 Assembly elections. Asked if he has been told to […]

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Senior lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Saturday told the Gujarat High Court that “very serious ex-facie vitiating factors” about the trial’s process led to the conviction of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case over his “Modi surname” remark. Singhvi is arguing on behalf of Gandhi in the high court, which began hearing […]

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Training guns on the Congress over its president M Mallikarjun Kharge’s ‘venomous snake’ barb at him, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the party and its leaders have hurled at him different types of abuses 91 times till now. Accusing the Congress of also abusing the dominant Lingayat community in poll-bound Karnataka, the Prime […]

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Amid rumblings in Rajasthan Congress, the party’s in-charge for the state Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Saturday held separate meetings with the ministers and asked them to strengthen the organisation ahead of elections due later this year. He also held a meeting with Speaker C P Joshi. Prior to Randhawa, former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot […]

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There is no possibility of the BJP entering into an alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal again and it will contest all elections in Punjab on its own, the party’s state unit chief Ashwani Sharma said on Saturday. He added that the homage paid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP leadership to Shiromani […]

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By Harihar Swarup 0n April 12, when Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar walked into 10, Rajaji Marg, residence of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi to discuss ways to bring opposition parties together, it marked the end of a long wait for the seasoned politician. Nitish had been waiting for the Congress to respond to […]

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By Nitya Chakraborty Dr. Ranajit Guha, the most globally known Indian historian who introduced a new approach to history writing through his ‘subaltern studies’, passed away on April 28, less than a month before the Renaissance man was due to touch his 100th year on May 23. He was intellectually active till the end. Since […]

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By K Raveendran India’s integration into the global value chains and favourable container pricing trends are making the country an ideal choice as an attractive ‘China plus one’ alternative. The improvement in container availability, coupled with falling rates, is offering a great opportunity for container trading and leasing in the Indian sub-continent as the world […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Many migrant workers face wage-related abuses, including non-payment, delayed payment of wages, and in many cases forced to work beyond the legal working time having most direct and tangible effect on their everyday lives. These sometimes lead to even debt bondage and forced labour. International Labour Organization (ILO) Committee of Experts […]

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The BJP on Friday urged the Election Commission to file a criminal case against Mallikarjun Kharge and bar him from campaigning in the Karnataka assembly polls, stepping up its attack on the Congress president for his “poisonous snake” barb at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Union minister Bhupender Yadav, who led a BJP delegation to the […]

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