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By Sushil Kutty After the United States dived in, it was the turn of Germany to wade in. Rahul Gandhi’s “disqualified MP” status is bothering both democracies. What Rahul Gandhi’s London remarks could not do, his disqualification from the Lok Sabha did, make both countries sit up and react. Also prove to Rahul Gandhi that […]

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By K R Sudhaman Global debt and recession are two major challenges afflicting many parts of the World, particularly the global south. India, which heads G 20 this year, has a great responsibility to work with member countries to find a solution to these problems. In this connection, India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant is right […]

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By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The verdict of Lok Ayukta Justice Cyriac Joseph in the case of alleged misappropriation of the Chief Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund (CMRDF) during Pinarayi Vijayan Government’s  previous term from 2016 to 2021 has come as a big relief to the Chief Minister. Any adverse verdict in the case would have left […]

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By Dr. Soma Marla Recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has further led to the fall of Signature bank, Credit Suisse and now a major European German Credit Douche bank. This banking crisis has resulted from US Treasury’s recent interest rate hike. Cracks are appearing in US banking system amidst fears of a possible […]

The post Latest Collapse Of US And European Banks Is A Part Of Continuing Crisis Of Capitalism first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said the hurried disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha was the “darkest day in Indian democracy” and indicated “brutal vindictiveness” of the Narendra Modi government. Kharge claimed the BJP government “manipulated” the entire matter beginning from the filing of the defamation case against Gandhi, for his remarks […]

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Former JD(S) MLA S R Srinivas (Gubbi Srinivas alias Vasu) on Thursday became the third legislator to resign from the post, and join Congress, this month, ahead of May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka. According to the Congress, 37 leaders associated with JD(S) in the 2018 Assembly polls, have joined the party so far, in […]

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Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly Ajit Pawar on Thursday slammed the state government over the Supreme Court’s remarks on hate speech and said many parties have repeatedly raised the issue. Referring to the mob violence in Aurangabad on Wednesday night, he also said attempts are being made to disturb the peace. The top court […]

The post Ajit Pawar slams Shinde govt over SC hate speech remark first appeared on IPA Newspack.

The Hindu festival of Ram Navami marking the end of the nine-day Chaitra-Navratri celebrations remained largely incident-free, but communal clashes and disturbances were reported in a few states. Peace and calm now prevail in West Bengal’s Howrah which saw communal clashes and violence after alleged incendiary slogans and stone pelting during a Ram Navami procession. […]

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Eight people have been arrested for putting “Modi Hatao, Desh Bachao” posters in different areas of Ahmedabad, reports news agency ANI. The arrests come just a day after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) launched a nationwide poster campaign against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to the Ahmedabad Police, a case has been registered and further […]

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By Satyaki Chakraborty There are at least ten valid legal reasons for challenging the conviction of the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by the Surat Court as a consequence of which the Wayanad member of Lok Sabha was disqualified by the Lok Sabha secretariat on March 23 this year. The former MP’s lawyer Kirit Panwala is […]

The post There Are Ten Valid Reasons To Appeal Against Rahul Gandhi’s Conviction first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty The single-phase Karnataka assembly elections takes place on May 10. It is a largely 3-party race, with the BJP, the Congress and H D Kumaraswamy’s Janata Dal (S) fighting it out in the full glare of domestic, national and international media. The Karnataka elections are the first big elections being fought after […]

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By K R Sudhaman After M G Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa, AIADMK, which was formed by MGR breaking away from DMK over issue of corruption during the leadership of M K Karunanidhi in 1970s, now has an undisputed leader in former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Edappadi Palaniswami, who became the unanimous party general secretary following the […]

The post Tamil Nadu Politics Enters New Phase After Court Verdict Favouring EPS Leadership Of AIADMK first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Ashis Biswas KOLKATA: In an unexpected turn of events, a section of Christians living in Pakistan has issued its strong endorsement of the new citizenship legislation introduced by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government in India. The small yet commonly persecuted Pak-based Christian community is hopeful that it may be possible for its members […]

The post Pakistani Christians Applaud CAA Legislation Of Narendra Modi Government first appeared on IPA Newspack.

The Congress expressed solidarity with former party chief Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday and accused the Centre of acting in haste as part of a conspiracy to disqualify him from the Lok Sabha after his conviction in a 2019 defamation case, which he is likely to challenge very soon. Sources said a petition challenging Gandhi’s conviction […]

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More than three months since the Aam Aadmi Party declared itself a national party, the Election Commission of India on Wednesday said it was still reviewing the party’s status. Speaking to the media, chief election commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar said the poll body will soon come back to this. “The AAP’s national status is under […]

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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday alleged that the Union Home Ministry orders filing of cases against the leaders of opposition parties and then monitors these cases. The home ministry has put in place a system to monitor the cases against opposition parties, Gehlot also claimed while raising the issue of Delhi police going […]

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Delhi government has called for an emergency meeting today over the alarming rise of coronavirus cases in the national capital. Yesterday, Delhi’s COVID-19 cases climbed to 300 for the first time since August 31 last year, while the positivity rate climbed to 13.89 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. In […]

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Twitter has blocked the Pakistan government’s account from being viewed in India in response to a legal demand, according to a notice on the social media platform on Thursday. The company’s guidelines compel it to withhold entire accounts in response to a valid legal demand, such as a court order. The account, @GovtofPakistan, remained available […]

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By K Raveendran It is increasingly becoming clear that the crisis in global banking has not played out even a small part. While the immediate fallouts leading to bankruptcies and similar consequences appear to have been contained somewhat, fears are lingering. The prospects of a recession in the global economy stand more pronounced than before. […]

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