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By Anjan Roy Now that India has soft landed on the south pole of moon, the dust it will raise will travel from moon surface to the earth. The landing of a rover vehicle will kick up lot of moon dust —called regolith for its typical characteristics— which is minute and sticky and will

By Sushil Kutty Just after 6 pm, August 23, Chandrayaan-3 landed on the moon. ISRO — the Indian Space Research Organization — erupted in cheers. Vikram-lander and a rover called Pragyan were deposited on the lunar surface. India was only the fourth country to be on the moon, and the first on the particular spot […]

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By P. Sudhir Prime Minister Narendra Modi, every other day, rails against the corrupt rule of the Congress and UPA governments in the past and targets the corruption of those ruling regional parties who are arrayed against the BJP. From the outset, Modi has tried to project the BJP government and himself as incorruptible and […]

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By Krishna Jha As the masses in the country are suffering from extreme deprivation, under the dark shadows of unemployment and no earnings even to meet the basic needs, there comes the horrific revelation that under Ayushman Bharat, 7.5 lakh beneficiaries were registered with a single mobile phone number. According to the CAG report tabled […]

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The ongoing tussle between the Nitish Kumar government and the Raj Bhavan further escalated with the Bihar education department inviting applications for the post of vice-chancellors (VC) in different universities days after Governor (Chancellor) Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar’s secretariat issued a similar advertisement. The chancellor’s secretariat earlier invited applications for the post of VCs in Patna […]

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A new controversy seems to be rearing its head in West Bengal after chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced increase in the stipend of Imams and Brahmin priests, with BJP attacking the Trinamool Congress for the pay disparity between the two even as experts explained the logic behind the move. At the All India Imam Muezzin […]

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India’s space economy is expected to be worth USD$13 billion by 2025. On Wednesday, the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft landed on the Moon – an event with the potential to unlock real economic benefits. Chandrayaan-3 is the third lunar exploration mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation. India became the fourth country after the United States, the […]

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The head of the Wagner mercenary group, which in June attempted to topple Russia’s military leadership, was on board a plane that crashed on Wednesday, with all passengers killed, Russian officials said. The crash comes two months after Yevgeny Prigozhin launched a short-lived rebellion — seen as the biggest challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s […]

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Union Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday compared an incident of stone pelting on a religious procession in Bihar to the July 31 violence in Nuh in Haryana. Singh referred to reports of stone pelting on a procession on Nagpanchami in Bihar’s Motihari on Monday. “A religious procession was attacked in Bihar, just like […]

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By K Raveendran The reported move by the Narendra Modi government to create a new post of Chief Investigation Officer of India (CIO) on the lines of Chief of Defence Staff (CDO) and the National Security Advisor (NSA) is a blatant attempt to circumvent the Supreme Court as a collateral target

By Sushil Kutty In the rush of Chandrayaan-3 coated with the latent fear whether Vikram-Lander will do a Vikram-Vetaal and never complete its mission, the Opposition experiment, INDIA, appeared to have gotten clean out of mind with the INDIA constituents doing what each of them is adept at. So, Rahul Gandhi with wanderlust

By Arun Srivastava With Prime Minister Narendra Modi losing charisma and mass appeal in the eyes of the people, and the corral of ‘ghar wapasi’ amongst the turncoats who had opted for the BJP in more certain times energising the Congress headquarters, the ruling party is faced with the increasing threat of desertion by senior […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Prime Minister Narendra Modi has meticulously built a narrative against corruption in India to project political parties in opposition and their leaders corrupt and to make himself appear free of blemishes. However, his narrative is only half of the truth, since all the opposition leaders are not corrupt on the one […]

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In 2019, Narendra Modi went to the electorate seeking another term, harping on the much talked about Balakot strike in which the Indian Air Force went deep inside Pakistan to mount an aerial attack on February 26, 2019. The air strike — India’s response to the Pulwama attack — was piloted by 12 Mirage 2000 […]

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Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad Yadav in a significant statement told News18 that there could be many conveners for the opposition INDIA bloc. The former Bihar chief minister was visiting his ancestral Phulwaria village in Gopalganj district with wife Rabri Devi after about seven years to meet his extended family. Lalu said that […]

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President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday hailed the “common civil code” in Goa, saying that it was a matter of pride for the state and a good example for the country. She also noted that women enjoy equal status in the state’s cosmopolitan culture. The president, who arrived in Goa for a three-day visit earlier in […]

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The Congress will conduct a caste census in Madhya Pradesh after winning the assembly polls and establish a university in the name of Sant Ravidas, said party president Mallikarjun Kharge, accusing the regime at the Centre of wishing to change the Constitution. He was addressing a public rally in Sagar in MP’s impoverished Bundelkhand region […]

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By Kalyani Shankar India just marked its 77th year of independence on August 15. It is an excellent time to reflect on successes and failures and plan what’s ahead. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shared his vision for the country until 2047. His “Azadi ka Amrit Kaal” plan aims to enhance the quality of life […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Expansion of the BRICS and mutually accelerated trade   top  the agenda of the 15thBRICS Summit 2023 (August 22-24) in the backdrop of the internal and external challenges its members – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa  are faced  The summit , has created unprecedented global interests, as well as within […]

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By Sushil Kutty It is the “biggest minority scholarship scam” unearthed, which puts it directly in the lap of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeasement policy, what the Prime Minister called ‘tushtikaran” in his Independence Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort, one of three ills plaguing the nation, he said; the other […]

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By Kartik Goel On August 21, while hearing a case relating to the summoning of two government officials by the Allahabad High Court for contempt of court, the Supreme Court said that it will “lay down some broad yardsticks for summoning government officers to courts”. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI)

The Congress-led Karnataka government will scrap the NEP adopted by the previous BJP government and will be introducing a new state education policy that ensures “quality education,” Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar announced on Monday. Speaking to the media, Shivakumar said, the Karnataka government recently conducted a meeting with Vice Chancellors and various academicians, along […]

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A BJP minister in Maharashtra found himself embroiled in controversy on Monday, following his statement that linked the daily consumption of fish to the prospect of having eyes as beautiful as those of actor Aishwarya Rai. The comments made by state tribal minister Vijaykumar Gavit during a public event in the Nandurbar district of north […]

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Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is likely to visit Manipur and Tripura soon, a party leader said on Monday. Senior Congress MLA of Tripura Sudip Roy Barman said he has already spoken to her regarding the visit. “I have already spoken to our leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and she is scheduled to visit Manipur […]

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Even though part of Opposition bloc Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee targeted the Left and Congress at the All India Imam-Muazzin Social and Welfare Organisation event in Kolkata on Monday. She announced a Rs-500 raise in stipend […]

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As Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for South Africa to attend the BRICS Summit, sources say there is a possibility of a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Prime Minister will join the leaders of Brazil, China, Russia and South Africa at the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg. This will be the first […]

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By Satyaki Chakraborty Latin America created a history on Sunday, August 20 when the left wing candidates swept the Presidential elections in two countries Guatemala and Ecuador by defeating the right wing and the establishment candidates. Guatemalan anti-corruption crusader Bernardo Arevalo was voted as president by getting 58 percent of the votes polled while in […]

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By Nantoo Banerjee Last week’s Supreme Court order to temporarily stay the demolition drive of the Railways to clear “encroachment” near Krishna Janmasthan in Mathura could be a matter of concern for both the railways and 135-family dwellings on the government land. Neither the Railways nor the dwellers on the original Railway land are sure […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak The newly constituted Congress Working Committee (CWC) under the Indian National Congress (INC) president Mallikarjun Kharge presents indeed a delicate political balancing within the party that was necessitated due to the forthcoming Vidhan Sabha Elections in five states by the end of 2023 and the Lok Sabha election by May 2024, […]

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By Sushil Kutty The other day, a top prime-time television anchor asked Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani if the rising price of tomatoes was the subject of discussion around her family’s dinner table when tomato prices shot up to over Rs 250 per kg? Ms. Irani, caught napping on live television, returned

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday termed dynastic politics as ”poison” and said that under this system, the control over a party and the government led by it remains in the hands of one family alone. He accused the Congress, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) of indulging in […]

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In a bid to make inroads in Madhya Pradesh ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal strongly criticised its ‘ally’ Congress on Sunday, stating that the people have provided “enough opportunities” over 75 years and pledged that the AAP is committed to fulfilling all 10 […]

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In a significant event ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee will be the chief guest at the All India Imam-Muazzin Social and Welfare Organisation’s congregation in Kolkata on Monday. Imams and muezzins, who give the call for prayer from mosques, from across the […]

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The logo of opposition INDIA alliance is likely to be unveiled during the front’s meeting in Mumbai on August 31 and September 1, sources said on Sunday. Approximately 80 leaders from more than 26 political parties are expected to attend the third meeting of the INDIA alliance in the country’s financial capital, they said. At […]

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