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By Ashis Biswas Certain official decisions announcing better pay/allowances for their employees in the neighbouring states have caused major embarrassment to the West Bengal Government. As it is, the ruling Trinamool Congress(TMC) has for some years been facing the charge of being unsympathetic to state Government employees, because of its stubborn refusal to pay their […]

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By Branko Marcetic The security failure that led to the January 6 Capitol Hill riot in 2021 was always deeply weird. How was it that the vastest, most penetrating surveillance state in human history Unites States of America was taken by surprise? Why was law enforcement ― which responds to just about any gathering at […]

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Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan accused Governor Arif Mohammed Khan of “waging war” with an intention to “destroy” the universities in the state. He also said the Governor is acting as the spearhead of the Sangh Parivar. The Chief Minister alleged that the Governor’s move was an encroachment on the powers of a democratically elected government, […]

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By Sushil Kutty As if the remission to the “Gujarat gang-rapists” and the showboating from the ramparts of the Lal Qila weren’t enough, now there’s India’s humiliating 107 out of 121 ranking on the Global Hunger index, too, indicting the Modi Government. Only the morally-corrupt and the ethically-challenged will not baulk at children wasting and […]

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By Rahil Nora Chopra Veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge becoming the third Dalit president of the Indian National Congress, after D Sanjivaiah (1962) and Jagjivan Ram (December 1969), is expected to have a big impact on Gujarat assembly polls. In the western state and home-turf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress has been making strong attempts […]

The post Kharge As Dalit President Can Improve Congress Tally In Gujarat first appeared on IPA Newspack.

The Eknath Shinde-BJP government in Maharashtra has either stayed or reversed at least half a dozen decisions taken by the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) regime including shifting of the Aarey Metro car shed and restoring general consent to the CBI to probe cases in the state. The latest decision of the state government, which […]

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By Sankar Ray The gloss of political triumph in the sweeping victory by the Pakistan-Teehreek-e-Insaaf in seven out of eight bye-elections to the National Assembly faded out by a technical knockout by the Election Commission of Pakistan. ECP disqualified the PTI chairman and the erstwhile Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan Niazi who was elected […]

The post Pakistan Is In Politico-Legal Turmoil Over Verdict On Imran Khan first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Harihar Swarup “Ek parinda bhi nahi mar sakta Ayodhya main (I will not allow a bird to flap its wing in Ayodhya)”—the line famously delivered by Mulayam Singh Yadav in 1990 that was to make him presiding deity of M-Y (Muslim—Yadav) politics in Uttar Pradesh for quarter of a century after that. The then […]

The post Mulayam Singh Yadav Started Muslim-Yadav Combo, Akhilesh Has To Expand It first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty On October 21, when the Supreme Court asked police of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand to initiate direct action against hate speech and not “wait for complaints”, adding that “hesitation” will invite instant retribution, the first thought that came to mind was that the Supreme Court had finally applied the much-needed stick […]

The post Supreme Court Judges Have Given The Order – Will The BJP State Govts Implement? first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Prachi Arya “Encryption safeguards the personal security of billions of people and the national security of countries around the world.” The opening statement on the About page of the Global Encryption Coalition (‘GEC’), which consists of 180 members from among civil society organisations, companies and individuals, captures the essence of encryption. Once considered a […]

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By Arun Srivastava The leaders of the saffron brigade, RSS and BJP, are quite annoyed with the Supreme Court’s concern over hate speech and putting the simple question; “what have we reduced religion to?  There cannot be fraternity unless members of community drawn from different religions or castes of the country are able to live […]

The post Hate Speech By Right Wing Politicians Rose By 1130 Per Cent Since 2014 first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Tirthankar Mitra When chief minister, Mamata Banerjee said that it was CPI-M and not she who drove away the Tatas from Singur small car project, it was no throwaway remark. Twin hidden agenda lay in it which include diverting the Opposition criticism from issues troubling her dispensation together with an eye on votes in […]

The post Mamata’s Sudden Remarks On Blaming CPI(M) For Tata’s Exit From Singur Are Planned first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By James M Dorsey The final run-up to the 2022 World Cup and the tournament’s management is make-it-or-break-it time for Qatar. Both will determine Qatar’s ultimate soft power benefit from the World Cup. How Qatar manages the tournament, and potential flare and hick-ups will shape how the 2022 World Cup is perceived and remembered. The […]

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The Congress on Friday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his long visits to poll-bound Gujarat saying it indicates all is not well for the BJP in his home state and he should open up a camp office there. Congress’ In-charge for Gujarat affairs Raghu Sharma on Friday claimed that there is […]

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By Vikas Kumar The Global Hunger Index 2022, released on October 13, shows that India’s rank in the world has slipped further – from 101 last year to 107 this year – in terms of this important indicator of conditions of hunger and malnutrition. India’s rank is far below that of its neighbours, and levels […]

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Senior Congress leader Shivraj Patil on Thursday claimed that the concept of jihad was not just in Islam but also in Bhagavad Gita and in Christianity. The BJP hit out at the Congress over Patil’s remarks and accused it of playing vote bank politics. Speaking at the launch of Congress veteran and former Union minister […]

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday accused the Congress of making fun of tribal traditions and culture, and added that people from the community would not forget the “insult” and they would “teach a lesson” to the party. Addressing a rally after inaugurating and laying foundation stones for various projects at Vyara in the tribal-dominated […]

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