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Not all seems to be well in the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar. JD(U) parliamentary board chief Upendra Kushwaha has claimed that “delay” by the RJD in taking action against minister Chandra Shekhar and MLA Sudhaker Singh might give credence to speculations that Lalu Prasad’s party had struck a compromise with the BJP. Kushwaha’s remarks came when […]

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Balkaur Singh, father of late singer Sidhu Moose Wala, on Sunday joined Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra which is currently in Punjab. The padyatra resumed today from the Khalsa College Ground in Jalandhar after it was suspended for 24 hours in view of the death of Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary. 76-years-old Chaudhary died on […]

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A man killed, allegedly by two arrested terror suspects in Delhi, was also beheaded, police sources have told NDTV. The identity of the victim is yet to be established. The police have recovered several body parts — among them his hand, which had a Trushul tatoo. The man, aged around 21, was apparently a drug […]

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By Harihar Swarup Governor is neither a decorative emblem nor a glorified cipher. His powers are limited but he has an important constitutional role to play in the governance of the state and strengthening federalism. He is head of the state and all chief ministers, including the Tamil Nadu chief minister, must remember it. All […]

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By Arun Srivastava Sharad Yadav was a module of the triumvirate which brought about basic vicissitudes in the Indian politics and transformed it for ever. He designed the thesis of social justice, a key component of the Mandal philosophy. But unfortunately he could not attain the status of an icon for social justice. This has […]

The post Sharad Yadav – The Maverick Lohiaite Missed Rising To The Top Of The Socialist Camp first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Tirthankar Mitra “If they answer not your call, walk alone, walk alone” one of Rabindranath Tagore’s great poems, set to music used to be one of the favourite songs of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the most famous Congressman to don khadi. If the charismatic prophet of  non-violence sang it in many a trying times, another […]

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By Matein Khalid King Dollar that saw a 20% rise in the world’s reserve currency (our currency, your problem) died in late September 2022 and the greenback is now 8% below its high on US dollar index (DXY). All G10 currencies have risen at least 7% against the USD. So its weakness is just not […]

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DMK leader Shivaji Krishnamoorthy’s landed in fresh trouble over the use of expletives in his speech against Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi over the latter’s address to the State Assembly with the BJP condemning the statement and demanding strict action. “If the Governor refuses to utter the name of Ambedkar in his Assembly speech, don’t […]

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A day after an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) report revealed that Uttarakhand’s Joshimath saw a rapid sinking of 5.4 cm in just 12 days, the National Disaster Management Authority has barred government institutions from interacting with the media and sharing data on social media regarding ground subsidence. It said the organisations’ “own interpretations” of […]

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A threat call was received at the office of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in Maharashtra on Saturday, the Nagpur Police said.  An unknown person called thrice and threatened to kill him. He also threatened to blow up the office. The police are investigating the matter after a complaint from Nitin Gadkari’s office. “Speech analysis of […]

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Delhi Police today found a dismembered body in North Delhi based on the information provided by two men arrested on terror charges. According to eyewitnesses, the body found had been chopped up in more than three pieces. Delhi Police’s Special Cell had arrested two men from the Bhalswa Dairy area for suspectedly having links with […]

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is carrying out raids at Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s office, the AAP leader claimed. “Today again CBI has reached my office. They are welcome. They raided my house, raided my office, searched my locker, even conducted an investigation in my village. Nothing has been found against me […]

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By K Raveendran Vice-president Jagdeep Dhankar and law minister Kiren Rijiju are decidedly waging a proxy war on behalf of the Narendra Modi government. The Collegium happens to be just a prop and the real target is the Constitution, which the ruling party considers as a hindrance to the pursuit of its isolationist agendas. While […]

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By K R Sudhaman World Bank and International Monetary Fund might be gung ho about Indian economy, but emerging geo political situation in the neighbouring countries is a major source of concern and tottering economies in the sub-continent make the situation worse. India might be in a bright spot in otherwise sagging and recessionary global […]

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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav After months of struggling to bring the economy back in shape, Pakistan is finally close to the moment when its forex reserves will be completely drained and it would start defaulting on payments to its creditors. Its forex reserves currently stand at $5.5 billion which is enough for meeting imports barely […]

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By Sushil Kutty The Bharatiya Janata Party losing the central government is not impossible, says Shashi Tharoor, the Congress party’s Thiruvananthapuram MP. Of late, ever since Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra hit the blacktop running, such statements are common. But Tharoor’s prediction could be double-edged. The suave Congress leader might be deflecting after facing flak […]

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In the backdrop of former Rajasthan deputy chief minster Sachin Pilot announcing public outreach events in the state, the Congress on Friday said its president Mallikarjun Kharge and other leaders are working to find a solution to the party’s issues there that will strengthen the organisation. Amid his power tussle with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, […]

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The row over Bihar education minister Chandrashekhar’s remarks on ‘Ramcharitmanas’ continued on Friday with the minister stating that he stands by his statements as he “spoke the truth” despite several petitions filed for hurting religious sentiments. Bihar’s Education Minister Chandrashekhar, who is from the RJD, landed in a fresh row after he said the epic […]

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The Old Pension Scheme was approved by the Himachal Pradesh government during its first cabinet meeting on Friday. The move was termed a “Lohri gift” to 1.36 lakh employees, who are currently registered under the New Pension Scheme. When the new decision was taken, the employees were ecstatic and danced to the tune of local […]

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It will be “impossible” for the BJP to replicate its 2019 electoral triumph in 2024, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor claimed on Friday, and added that it is “conceivable” that the ruling party can lose “50 seats” in the Lok Sabha. The Thiruvananthapuram MP, who was speaking at the Kerala Literature Festival here, said while […]

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Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary died of a heart attack during Bharat Jodo Yatra in Punjab this morning. He was 76. Santokh Singh Chaudhary, the party’s MP from Jalandhar, collapsed during the foot march in Punjab’s Phillaur. He was rushed to a hospital in Phagwara where he died later. Rahul Gandhi also rushed to the hospital where the […]

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By Sushil Kutty Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s virtual speech to the Global South leaders has come in for a degree of praise not expected for a leader under siege in his home country. A large constituency of Indians consider Prime Minister Modi’s nearly nine years in power not worth the calendars they were published in. […]

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By Ashis Biswas In Tripura, on the eve of the state assembly polls next month, a fresh development has taken place giving some relief to the ruling BJP which has been struggling to get the support of the tribals to retain power . The CPI(M) , following its State Committee meeting attended by senior politburo […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak The World Social Report 2023 has called for concrete measures to support the greying population of the world amidst escalating pension and healthcare costs. It is urgent, since the number of people aged 65 and above are projected to more than double by middle of the current century. The study published […]

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By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh has been assured massive investment both by foreign and domestic investors in the course of two day Global Investment summit (GIS) held at Indore. Leading business houses of the country and also from abroad. The sectors that were assured investment include chemicals and petroleum (Rs. 77,000 crore), service […]

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Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Karnataka election in-charge Dilip Pandey on Thursday said that the state and district units of the party have been disbanded to prepare for the upcoming assembly elections, and an “active team” will be formed soon. He said the party led by its national Convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will […]

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s.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation in offering condolences after former union minister and RJD leader Sharad Yadav passed away at the age of 75 at a private hospital in Gurugram. Taking to Twitter, the prime minister said, “Pained by the passing away of Shri Sharad Yadav Ji. In his long years in […]

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The BJP on Thursday slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the controversial remarks of a member of his Cabinet on Ramcharitmanas, alleging that his government has been hurting Hindu sentiments and wondering if the minister will dare to make similar comments on holy books of other religions. Bihar’s Education Minister Chandrashekhar, who is from […]

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A Dalit man was allegedly assaulted by a group of people and singed with burning sticks when he entered a temple to offer prayers at Salra village in Mori area of Uttarkashi district, police said on Thursday. The incident took place on January 9 when 22-year-old Ayush, a resident of Bainol village, visited the temple, […]

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today flagged off MV Ganga Vilas, the world’s longest river cruise, in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi through video conferencing. 32 Swiss tourists will take the maiden journey to reach Dibrugarh in Assam via Bangladesh. The PM inaugurated a ‘Tent City’, developed on the lines of similar setups in Gujarat’s Kutch and Rajasthan, […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Joshimath has been sinking for months, but could grab attention of the governments at the Centre and the State only recently that too after the subsidence started dangerously manifesting itself. Warnings served in 1976, 2001, and 2013 were grossly ignored. Human greed continued to explore the natural resources hastening the sinking […]

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By Binoy Viswam ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’ of RSS-BJP mould has decided to open its doors before foreign universities to “come, see and conquer” India.  The University Grants Commission (UGC) has published the ‘proposed regulations for establishing and running campuses of foreign higher education institutions’ in the country.  Now any foreign university ranked within 500 in […]

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By K Raveendran There is one thing common among the Indian CEOs of global IT giants: all of them completed their higher education from a leading foreign university. Such exposure decidedly put them into the big league and the corollary is that the lack of a foreign degree is as good as a disqualification for […]

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By Prabhat Patnaik The IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva has now openly admitted that the year 2023 will witness the slowing down of the world economy to a point where as much as one-third of it will see an actual contraction in gross domestic product. This is because all the three major economic powers in […]

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