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Following provocative vandalism of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly building this morning and a banned group’s ‘Khalistan’ referendum call, the hill state has stepped up security from tonight. Interstate borders have been sealed and police barricades placed there. Strict vigil of hotels and other “probable hideouts” has also been ordered. Bomb disposal units have been put on […]

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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur has ordered an investigation after flags of ‘Khalistan’ were found draped over the gates and boundary wall of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Dharamshala this morning. Pro-Khalistan graffiti was also painted the walls. The state police said they suspect the involvement of tourists from Punjab. The state, Chief […]

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By Harihar Swarup Now that the dust has settled, it is time to take cool look at why so many analysts keep getting elections predictions wrong. The key reason in my view is that they remain stuck in the past and continue to rely on the politics of caste, community and religion and region to […]

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By K Raveendran The declaration by the World Health Organisation (WHO) of 4.7 million as ‘excess’ Covid deaths over and above the officially acknowledged figure in India and the response of the Modi government to the report are both shocking, but not surprising. The WHO has resisted persistent opposition from the Indian government to finally […]

The post Modi Govt Arguments Against W.H.O ‘Excess’ Death Numbers Fall Flat first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala will pull out all the stops to frustrate any attempt to rip the fabric of communal amity and effect religious polarization. That is the unmistakable message emanating from the arrest and subsequent release of Kerala Janapaksham leader P C George for making vicious comments against the Muslim community at the […]

The post L’affaire PC George: Many Points To Ponder first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Youth (age group 15-24) are almost five times more likely to be unemployed than adults across the Asia and the Pacific, and when they secure a work it is often in the informal economy with low wages and poor working conditions. After the COVID-19 pandemic, they are now facing additional labour […]

The post New Jobs For Youth Becoming Scarce, Unemployment Rising first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty The whole idea and ideal of secularism came decades later, but the day India decided to be a pluralistic society, with Hindu-Muslim-Sikh-Isai, all living under the same sky, that day India ensured it would be a communal cauldron for all times to come. Dr. BR Ambedkar was practical. He wanted to make […]

The post Sangh Parivar Is Bracing For Next Round Of Battle After Ayodhya first appeared on IPA Newspack.

The price of domestic cooking gas was hiked by ₹ 50 per cylinder on Saturday, the second increase in its prices in two months. Now, a 14.2-kg non-subsidised cooking gas cylinder, also known as LPG cylinder, will now cost Rs 999.50 in Delhi. Earlier, on March 22, the price of domestic LPG was increased by […]

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By Sagarneel Sinha It has been a year since the results of the assembly elections of Assam were declared and the BJP scripted history in this northeastern state by winning for the state consecutively. During the election campaign, the Opposition in the form of the Grand Alliance led by Congress presented itself as the only […]

The post Congress Decline In Assam Has Led To Vacuum In Opposition Politics first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak The WHO data on global COVID-19 related deaths was finally out on May 5 despite Modi government’s best of efforts to stall its release which delayed it by at least four months. The actual data was more shocking than the leaked data a fortnight ago since it revealed one death reported […]

The post One Death Reported While 10 Actually Died Of Covid In India first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Subrata Majumder As the year 2022 rolled in with a focus on new FTP (Foreign Trade Policy) for 5 years, which became overdue, global trade underwent major changes with US-China trade conflict, followed by COVID 19 and Ukraine invasion by Russia. The major deterrents as a fallout are the supply chain constraints and hindrances […]

The post Chinese Yuan Steadily Improving Its Position In Global Market At The Cost Of U.S. Dollar first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Rahil Nora Chopra Ahead of the 2023 Karnataka assembly elections, the BJP is likely to undertake a major invasive strategy and major changes will be seen in the state government. While Basavaraj Bommai will remain at the helm as chief minister, he has been advised to be more assertive and effective ahead of the […]

The post CM Bommai To Stay On At Helm As Karnataka BJP Prepares For Polls first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Sankar Ray MMTC  (erstwhile Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation) ,  India’s one of the two highest foreign exchange earners until seven years ago, largest exporter of minerals from India for several decades  and a frontline international trading company with a turnover of over $7 billion heads towards liquidation in its 60th year. Its staff […]

The post Central Public Sector MMTC Is Under Liquidation Due To The Apathy Of Centre first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava If the Congress chief Sonia Gandhi would have refused to listen to the suggestion of Rahul Gandhi to appoint Navjot Singh Sidhu as the Punjab Unit president or if she had initiated action against him once he launched tirade against the Punjab Congress chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, the Congress would not […]

The post Sonia Gandhi Is Still Clueless On Dealing With Factional Fights In Congress first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Satyaki Chakraborty After the defeat in the French presidential polls, the socialists and the left-wingers of all hues in France arrived at a historic compromise on May 4 to form an alliance for the legislative elections in June this year to meet the dual challenge of both President Emmanuel Macron’s party and the powerful […]

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By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: With Priyanka Gandhi Vadra staying away from Uttar Pradesh after worst ever performance in assembly polls, senior leaders and rank and file are in a state of restlessness. It would be worth mentioning here that Congress could manage to win only two seats out of the total of 403 assembly seats […]

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By Sushil Kutty The other day in Denmark Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in one of those unguarded moments, found himself ambushed by the media! The next thing you hear is Modi with a “Oh! My God!” and every media reporting how startled, vulnerable and panicked the Prime Minister appeared and sounded, followed by the question: […]

The post Narendra Modi’s Aversion To Live Pressers Transcends Continents first appeared on IPA Newspack.