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By Achin Vanaik In India, opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s conviction for criminal defamation is capturing headlines. The “world’s largest democracy” does not treat defamation as a civil matter, and the Congress Party leader faced justice in a lower court in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat. This is for a public speech in […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak From April 1, 2023, the existential crisis for poor patients is further going to worsen on account of 12.12 per cent rise in prices of essential drugs, which was also increase by 10.76 per cent from April 1, 2022. The price difference in 12 months has thus turned to be 24.18 […]

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By Sushil Kutty For Prime Minister Narendra Modi the Bharatiya Janata Party is the only pan-India party. The rest are all family-administered outfits. He forgot CPM and CPI which are not family-owned. But that is his won’t, strands of selective amnesia. And to think that he hopes the BJP will rule Kerala one day, for […]

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The Election Commission on Wednesday announced key dates ahead of the Karnataka assembly elections 2023. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar addressed a press conference at 11:30 am during which he made the announcement. The poll panel had issued an invite to announce the election schedule. The term of the 224-member Karnataka Assembly ends on May […]

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In a move that has stoked massive controversy, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress government on March 24 passed a resolution that promises to provide Scheduled Caste (SC) status to Dalits who converted to Christianity. The state government justified its decision arguing that Dalit Christians were equally oppressed and deprived of better […]

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Amid strains in the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi alliance over Rahul Gandhi’s strident criticism of V D Savarkar, NCP chief Sharad Pawar has stepped in to play the peacemaker by conveying Shiv Sena’s concerns on the issue to the Congress leadership. Opposition leaders said Congress has agreed to tone down its criticism of Savarkar, which has […]

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Why no eminent lawyer of the Congress came to the aid of Rahul Gandhi when he was convicted in a defamation case leading to his disqualification from Parliament, Union Minister Anurag Thakur asked on Tuesday and wondered if it was deliberate and part of a conspiracy within the party. Thakur, addressing the ‘Times Network India […]

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Shiv Sena leader and Maharashtra Health Minister Tanaji Sawant has made a sensational claim about how he executed the plan to topple Uddhav Thackeray’s government when he was denied a cabinet berth. Sawant, who was addressing people in Paranada town of Dharashiv district during a local wrestling competition, said, “I had done a good job […]

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It will be a day of dharnas and rallies in Kolkata. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee will begin a 48-hour sit-in dharna near Dr BR Ambedkar’s statue at Red Road (Indira Gandhi Sarani) on Wednesday, demanding central funds. “I will do this (dharna) as the chief minister of Bengal to protest against this dictatorial […]

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By Kalyani Shankar Is Congress leader Rahul Gandhi politically finished after the recent court verdict and his subsequent dismissal from Parliament? Is it an advantage or a setback for him and his party? It is too early to predict as it is an evolving story. But experience says that no politician is finished until he […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak The contemporary Indian narrative of the times of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is full of confusing signals for the common men. On the one hand PM Narendra Modi and his government in all their appearance has been trying to be truthful, doing justice, and virtuous, while on the other the opposition […]

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By Sushil Kutty Things are moving fast in Karnataka where assembly elections will be held in April-May, a matter of a few weeks. In the latest, after the BJP announced the scrapping of the 4 percent quota for the Muslim minority, the Congress vowed to restore it if it is returned to power. The Bommai […]

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By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: BJP is resorting to virtual ‘ghero’ of Madhya Pradesh. Besides several small leaders, two stalwarts of the party chose to visit Madhya Pradesh almost at the same time. While home minister Amit Shah visited Chhindwara, stronghold of Kamal Nath for more than four decades, party president J. P. Nadda arrived […]

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Leaders of 18 opposition parties attended a strategy meeting at Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence and discussed the way forward. Former Congress presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi were also present in the meeting. Leaders of the Trinamool Congress, Aam Aadmi Party and Bharat Rashtra Samithi attended […]

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The BJP on Monday slammed the Congress, asking it to “do serious introspection” and ponder over what is acceptable in a political and legal system. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri’s comments came amidst escalated agitation by the Congress over the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from Lok Sabha and the Adani issue. “They really deserve to […]

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Former Karnataka CM and veteran BJP leader BS Yediyurappa’s house was attacked in Shikaripura town of Shivamogga district by members of the Banjara community on Monday. Protestors also resorted to stone-pelting, injuring some policemen during a protest against the internal reservation for the Scheduled Castes (SCs) announced by the state government. Prohibitory orders under Section 144 […]

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The visit of President Droupadi Murmu to West Bengal has also sparked a political face-off between the Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party. On Monday, the state’s TMC government organised a grand reception for India’s first tribal woman President, but the BJP was absent. The saffron party alleged that its MPs and MLAs were not […]

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