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In yet another round of confrontation between the Bhagwant Mann-led government and Governor Banwarilal Purohit, the former has decided to stick with the appointment of Dr Satbir Singh Gosal as Vice-Chancellor of the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) despite objection. Targeting Purohit over his letter seeking the removal of Dr Gosal, Agriculture Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal […]

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In a bid to tackle the annual issue of deteriorating air quality that peaks this time of the year, the Delhi government on Wednesday issued a warning that those found purchasing and bursting of firecrackers in the city can be punished with a and jail time. Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai said the government was prepared to […]

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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday defended Rahul Gandhi for referring to veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge as the new Congress president even before the result of the party election was announced. The direction of voting was quite clear when he made the comment at the press meet, Ramesh said, criticising “erroneous media reports” over Rahul […]

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RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale on Wednesday said religious conversion and migration from Bangladesh are causing “population imbalance” and called for strict implementation of anti-conversion laws. Addressing reporters after a four-day all-India working committee meeting of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the RSS general secretary said the organisation is trying to create awareness on conversions. He said […]

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, his deputy Devendra Fadnavis and BJP leader Ashish Shelar on Wednesday shared the dais with Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar at a special dinner held on the eve of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) polls. Speaking on the occasion, Shinde said that Pawar sharing the dais with him and […]

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As Mallikarjun Kharge swept the party president election with a huge margin over Shashi Tharoor, former Congress chief and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi said he won’t comment on the what his role will be going ahead as that “is for the president to decide”. Rahul Gandhi, who was asked several times by senior party leaders […]

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By Sushil Kutty The Bharatiya Janata Party could not be in a worse place than in Nagpur in the state ruled by the BJP-Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena alliance. The saffron party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah will be stewing in their juices when Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra makes […]

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By K Raveendran The Supreme Court of India has added very little to its credibility by holding a special sitting on a most uncommon Saturday morning and setting aside the Bombay High Court order for the release of human rights activist G N Saibaba, the wheel-chair bound former Delhi University professor, who had been sentenced […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak India is among the worst countries in the world where children are facing severe child food poverty, the latest UNICEF data reveals. Severe child food poverty is reaching dire levels, 1 in 3 children under five live in it globally, but in 13 countries, situation was worse with more than 2 […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Future of work has been increasingly dependent on algorithm management for quite some time, the process of which has been accelerated after the COVID-19 crisis changing the world of work. It is posing new challenges to the labour market in general, and workforce in particular. It is potentially disruptive, and to […]

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Less than 12 hours after the Congress released its first list, the BJP on Wednesday released its first list of 62 candidates for the November 12 assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh after late-night deliberations. The party has kept on hold names for the remaining six seats. To ward off any anti-incumbency, the party has denied […]

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CPI(M) politburo member Manik Sarkar has claimed that the BJP has failed to keep leaders in the parties that had toppled the Left Front government in the state in 2018 as five MLAs of the ruling coalition have quit to join other outfits. The situation has now changed in the northeastern state and three BJP […]

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After Rajasthan Health Minister Parsadi Lal Meena stirred a row after he remarked Rahul Gandhi’s Congress Bharat Jodo Yatra being “much bigger” than Lord Rama’s padyatra from Ayodhya to Sri Lanka, Maharashtra party president Nana Patole in a statement on Tuesday clarified that no comparison was drawn. Rajasthan Health Minister Parsadi Lal Meena in a […]

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J Jayalalithaa’s close aide VK Sasikala has denied an inquiry commission’s allegation that she was responsible for the lapses in the treatment of the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister. In a 3-page letter, Sasikala rejected charges made against her by Justice Arumughaswany Commission and said the need for an angiogram never arose for Jayalalithaa and […]

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday remarked the Gujarat government’s reply to pleas challenging the remission granted to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case is very bulky wherein a series of judgments have been quoted but factual statements are missing. The Supreme Court granted time to the petitioners to file their response to the […]

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By Nantoo Banerjee Indian Rupee (INR) is constantly depreciating against the US Dollar (US$). If the trend continues the exchange rate of INR vis-à-vis US$ may touch Rs.100 for a dollar before the end of this financial year. It could be a matter of great concern if India continues to import heavily from US$ trade […]

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By Amarjeet Kaur The situation worldwide and in India for the working class and the common people in general has further deteriorated on all counts since the last CPI  party congress held at Kollam, Kerala. In 2018. The 24th congress of the CPI is currently on in Vijayawada till October 18. There is world-wide shift […]

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By Berry Craig There’s ample historical precedent for Donald Trump and the MAGA GOP embracing far-right, if not outright fascist, European politicians. Their latest hero is Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s likely new prime minister. Never mind that her authoritarian, racist, Christian nationalist, anti-immigrant, and anti-LGBTQ Brothers of Italy Party was founded after World War II by […]

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