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By Sushil Kutty That moment when Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were shot dead stays frozen in time. Now, less than a week later, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition seeking an independent inquiry. The petitioner also wants the 183 encounter-killings in Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s time probed. The question […]

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By Kalyani Shankar With the state assembly election later this year, Congress faces a political crisis again. The party lost Punjab last year because of mishandling by the Gandhis by backing the wrong horse. Will the Congress leadership be able to save Rajasthan from going the Punjab way? Congress and BJP have been alternating in […]

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By Arun Srivastava The finance minister of Uttar Pradesh, Suresh Khanna, was absolutely right in saying: “Some decisions are taken in heaven. Whatever happened was kudrat’s (nature’s) justice, decided in heaven.” That the assassinations of gangster Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf was carried out following a ‘divine order’ is clearly manifest in Yogi government […]

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By Sushil Kutty Ever since Covid happened to humans, the World Health Organization has disappointed a lot of people. First it seemed to let off China with a light rap on the wrist. Then, it floundered in the number-crunching. So much so, it gave to our own high-flying Prime Minister Narendra Modi the blushes when […]

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Three men have been arrested for the sensational murder of Uttar Pradesh gangster Atiq Ahmed and his brother while being escorted by the police late Saturday. They have been identified by the police as Lovlesh, Sunny and Arun Maurya. They came posing as journalists and shot Ahmed and his brother Ashraf at point-blank range while […]

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated from a port in Wakayama after a blast was heard, but he was unharmed in the incident, local media reported Saturday. Several reports, including by Kyodo news agency, said an apparent “smoke bomb” had been thrown but there were no immediate signs of injuries or damage at the […]

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By Ashis Biswas There has been a mixed diplomatic response from various foreign countries attending the recent G20 sessions in different states of India’s lush-green Northeast. Most among the attending foreign ministers and diplomats preferred discussing local/regional   development and tourism-related matters. This was in consonance with the generally agreed upon format of the G20 sessions, […]

The post Positive Vibes At G20 Meet In India’s Northeast, But With A Twist first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Riot control police is out and prohibitory orders have been imposed in Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur after two groups clashed last night over the alleged desecration of a Ram Navami flag. The mobs threw stones at each other and set two shops and an auto-rickshaw on fire in Shastrinagar. Police had to fire teargas shells to disperse […]

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With most parts of the country witnessing a significant rise in COVID-19 cases over the last few days, several states made masks mandatory again, while others have urged the public to take precautions. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya earlier this week held a review meeting and advised states to stay alert and review the preparedness of […]

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By Harihar Swarup In May 2005, a Griha Puja — a family only affair — was organized at 12, Tughlak Lane. Soon after Rahul Gandhi moved into the house in Lutyens Delhi allotted to him months earlier as a newly member of the Lok Sabha. It was a time when Rahul, winning from the family […]

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Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday met his “mentor” Rahul Gandhi and “guide” Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Delhi for the first time after walking out of jail earlier this month. The cricketer-turned-politician, who appeared to have shed some weight, said his commitment to Punjab and his party leaders “will neither flinch nor back an […]

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By Anjan Roy So much for the much vaunted solidarity in the free world. The liberal and democratic nations of western Europe and America had vowed they were all standing firmly behind the besieged Ukraine to defend the free world against alleged Russian autocracy. The wide-ranging sanctions against Russia are starting to bite the western […]

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A legislator from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to tear down monuments such as the Taj Mahal and Qutub Minar a day after the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) revised its books for several classes, removing chapters on the Mughal empire, including from the Class […]

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By Anjan Roy The world has suddenly been pushed into a deeper crisis by a sudden decision of Saudi Arabia to cut oil production. Following the Saudi decision, the OPEC-plus members have also announced commensurate reduction in their oil production. Russia, Kuwait, UAE, Iraq, Algeria and Oman have also declared production cuts. The cuts will […]

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By James M Dorsey A Gulf investor with an analytical and artistic bent, Ali al-Salim pinpointed the long-term challenges Saudi Arabia faces as it re-establishes relations with Iran. While most analysts focused on the immediate reduction of regional tensions and the possible opening for an end to the eight-year-long Saudi military intervention in Yemen as […]

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The Gujarat High Court on Friday imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, citing how the AAP convener had persisted with the matter about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s degree certificates from Gujarat University despite them being public since 2016. “Despite the degree in question being put on the website of […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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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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