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The five Congress guarantees in Karnataka did the trick electorally. Now, the freebie promise is being replicated in other poll-bound states by the party, with former chief minister Kamal Nath rolling out a series of ‘guarantees’ in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh. “For 18 years as the Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan did nothing. Nobody trusts Shivraj. […]

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By Tirthankar Mitra Self help is the best help. Irked by the West Bengal unit seeking its help on issues big and small, national BJP leaders have asked the state unit to follow this time tested adage,

By Krishna Jha There is a chink opening up in the claim that India has been ushered in the group of five most developed nations in the world. With consistent fall in the GDP, even an indication towards upward

By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Hedge fund manager and macroeconomic expert Hugh Hendry has raised concerns about the US banking system and the American economy as a whole. In a recent interview with Bloomberg Markets, Hendry warned that mass panic

By Anjan Roy Some of the most successful practitioners and developers of “artificial Intelligence” are now calling for its regulation by the government. These creators of the strikingly advanced AI systems are underlining immediate need for global regulation. That the fears

By Sushil Kutty The “nagging Congress infighting in Karnataka” is glaringly out in the open. And the headlines are making the Congress look like a bunch of children at a candy store. The party is ridden with the suicidal impulses. One view is that the Congress high command should put its foot

By Girish Linganna On January 25, India issued notice to Pakistan, demanding changes to the Indus Waters Treaty which was signed by India, Pakistan, and the World Bank in 1960. The treaty determines the allocation of rights to the waters of several rivers in the Indus Basin between the two countries. While the treaty is

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Prime Minister Narendra Modi has always been shifting the goalposts before, during, and after elections. He has been aggressively inventing, creating and using his narratives to his own political benefit while keeping Hindutva as a constant factor to benefit from the entire RSS family’s activities in the country. His strategy has […]

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By P. Sudhir The Quad, consisting of four countries, the United States, Japan, Australia and India is gradually taking the shape of a security alliance which was the intent of the original name of the grouping – the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue. The security angle was highlighted by the recent meeting of the military chiefs

Arjun Ram Meghwal has been appointed as the new Union law minister as Kiren Rijiju has been moved to Earth Sciences Ministry. A statement from Rashtrapati said: “The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, is pleased to direct the following reallocation

RSS-linked Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM) will launch a nationwide campaign to reach out to the minority community with the theme of “one nation, one flag, one national anthem”, ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the organisation said on Wednesday. MRM volunteers will spread the

The Congress on Wednesday attacked the Modi government over the Supreme Court telling the Enforcement Directorate not to create an “atmosphere of fear”, saying the Centre should pay heed to the court’s remarks and stop wasting resources to “harass political rivals on trumped-up charges”. The Supreme Court had made the

The NCP on Wednesday said that a delay in taking a decision on the disqualification notices against the 16 MLAs of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena may raise questions about the “constitutional position” of an Assembly Speaker. The Supreme Court has directed Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to take decisions in accordance with his authority

After long deliberations, Karnataka Congress Chief, DK Shivakumar, has reluctantly accepted to take up the Deputy Chief Minister’s role following former party president Sonia Gandhi’s intervention, sources claimed. Party sources say the Congress top brass has chosen Siddaraiamah for the Chief Minister post, with Shivakumar

By Dr. Gyan Pathak The WHO’s warning on precipitous adoption of AI must serve as a wake-up call for the world. These new AI-based tools require vigilance, especially in light of such rapidly expanding platforms such as

By James M Dorsey With Saudi-hosted talks to end Sudan fighting producing minimal results and Arab states supporting rival forces, de-escalation in the Middle East faces a major test. So does Gulf states’ ability to employ dollar diplomacy to persuade

By Branko Marcetic One of the defining features of our era has been the loss of a domestic political appetite for more US wars. But a similar pushback to Washington’s use of sanctions has

By Harihar Swarup We are at Mumbai’s newest landmark, Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, on a Monday evening. Preparations are in full swing for award winning Broadway musical—Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Magic of Music – which will begin playing early May. Ambani says this will be first time an international Broadway

By Arun Srivastava As if the ruthless drubbing which RSS and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s politics of Hindutva met at the hands of the Hindus in Karnataka assembly elections, Modi and RSS are moving to implement  the Hindutva campaign  in Bihar for getting better results in the coming Lok Sabha polls through a

By Sushil Kutty Less than 12 months are left for general elections 2024 and those of us asking what’s gonna propel voters to the election booths are being too smart by half. We all know one camp’s strategy has come a cropper, while the other camp has won the derby by a couple of horse’s

By K Raveendran The call by ChatGPT founder Sam Altman a US Senate committee meeting for heavy regulation of the use of artificial intelligence by governments across the world to mitigate the risks from the new technology takes the current debate about generative AI to a new dimension. While the potential of the new technology

By Satyaki Chakraborty Sheetla Singh who founded the Hindi language daily Jan Morcha based in Faizabad in 1958 and nurtured it for the last 65 years turning it into a real people’s paper passed away on Tuesday. He was 91 and active in his editorial responsibilities till the end. His demise is being mourned by […]

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Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday hinted at the possibility of replacement of the BJP Karnataka President Nalin Kumar Kateel, who has already completed his three year term, following the party’s loss in the Assembly elections. Kateel, a three-time Lok Sabha member from Dakshina Kannada, was appointed state unit chief in August 2019 for a […]

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Several rounds of meetings took place on Tuesday as Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar and former chief minister Siddaramaiah met party national president Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi amid intense lobbying for the CM’s post. Both the leaders, who are top contenders for the position, met Kharge separately in the national capital. Kharge reportedly discussed the […]

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Amid intense lobbying for the Chief Minister’s post in Karnataka, senior Congress leader G Paraeshwara on Tuesday said he was ready to take up the responsibility if the party high command asked him to run the government. The former state Congress President said, the high command is aware of his service to the party, and […]

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Karnataka BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel on Tuesday alleged ‘Talibanisation’ has started in the state after the victory of the Congress in the Assembly polls and those indulging in “anti-national activities” are “rising up” to destroy peace. The Lok Sabha member from Dakshina Kannada met family members of Krishnappa, a BJP worker who was allegedly […]

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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday supported West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee’s assertion that her party will support the Congress where it is strong in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Supporting Banerjee’s statement for opposition unity at the national level, Yadav said the party which is strong in a state […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak The Report on International Religious Freedom 2022, a Congressional-mandatory annual report by the US State Department has placed India in the group of countries where the governments have been freely targeting religious communities. The report provides a comprehensive review of state of religious freedom in nearly 200 countries and territories of […]

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By K Raveendran Contrary to what is considered to be the general perception, post-millennial Gen Z-ers, meaning those who are aged between eight and 23 years, are more likely than other generations to cite negative feelings about social media. They are also

By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Sri Lanka is still grappling with an unprecedented economic crisis, and is expected to witness a contraction in its economic growth in 2023. The country’s economy already contracted by 7.8% in 2022 and is projected to shrink by an additional

By Devriş Çimen People around the world are waking up to news that Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is nearly certain to spend another five years strengthening his grip on power. In Sunday’s first-round vote, Erdoğan took 49.5 percent support, while his challenger

By Kalyani Shankar Could the United States also favour an Indian American for the top job in the 2024 polls? It is a million-dollar question. But it does not stop the American Indians from dreaming about it. The United Kingdom has chosen an Indian-origin Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, last year. As for the Indian Americans, […]

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By Arun Srivastava Even before Hanuman’s ‘gada (mace)’ could smash and decimate Bajrang Dal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is gearing to strike a brutal assault on the Congress leaders and social activists. Contrary to the common belief that Modi will restrain use of the police, ED and CBI against his political detractors, his choosing the

By Sushil Kutty Prime Minister Narendra Modi was slated to distribute appointment letters via video conferencing to 71,000 newly-inducted recruits on Tuesday, May 16. Less than a year short of the 2024 general elections, Modi is acutely aware he might not be the 2024 favourite. Modi’s numero uno position is up for grabs and the […]

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