Category: World

By K R Sudhaman Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed to making India a global manufacturing hub and his stress on the need to work on easy transit to promote trade in central Asia and Europe at the recently concluded  Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is well justified. Stepping up manufacturing has huge potential for providing […]

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By Harihar Swarup Take a look at three significant events in recent weeks. These political initiative will be a crucial in the general election scheduled for 2024. Earlier, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met all opposition leaders for several hours in New Delhi. He met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and had dinner with Delhi CM. […]

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By K Raveendran A major hurdle in the shift to electric vehicles has been the price disadvantage of EV units. But this is expected to change soon, as electric vehicles are expected to hit price parity with petrol and diesel engines by next year. The shift is being made possible in view of the increasing […]

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The Rajasthan unit of Congress on Saturday unanimously passed a resolution for making Rahul Gandhi the party’s national president. The development comes ahead of the start of filing of nominations for the election of the Congress president, which starts on September 24. Rajasthan Food Minister Pratap Singh Khachariya said the resolution was proposed by Chief […]

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The Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi entered its 11th day from Kerala’s Haripad with hundreds of party workers and leaders accompanying joining in. The yatra that is scheduled to reach neighbouring Karnataka later this month has already stirred a row in the state that is going to polls soon. KPCC president DK […]

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JD(U) president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan on Saturday alleged that political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor was “working for” the BJP, as part of its “conspiracies” to find a firm foothold in Bihar. Rubbishing Kishor’s claim of having turned down an “offer” from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the party’s de facto leader, Lalan asserted that the […]

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s convoy had to stop briefly at a Telangana Tourism hotel here, during his visit to the city on Saturday to attend the ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’ celebrations, as a car obstructed its movement. Amid reports claiming that the car belonged to a TRS activist, BJP MP K Laxman said the incident […]

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today raided multiple locations in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana over the alleged involvement of some members of the Popular Front of India (PFI) in “anti-national activities”. The raids were conducted at premises linked to the accused and suspects across Kurnool, Nellore and Nandyal in Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana’s Nizamabad. Last month, a case was registered […]

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Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju suggested there is a need to rethink the collegium system to expedite the process of appointment in higher judiciary as there are concerns about the existing process. He said appointments in higher judiciary are “pending”, but “not due to the law minister but due to the system”. “There […]

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By L S Herdenia What would have happened if Germany and Japan would have succeeded in defeating allied powers in the Second World War? In this context a remark by U Nu, the then Prime Minister of Burma was very significant. Our Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was on a visit to Burma. During informal talk […]

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By Ashis Biswas In West Bengal, the controversy over how many farmers have committed suicide in recent times is a settled issue. Despite strenuous efforts made by the state Government of late that no distressed farmer ever killed himself during the Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) tenure, it is common knowledge that such claims fly in the […]

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By Sankar Ray Labour force in Pakistan confronts a crisis of existence. Working people have been on the brink of aggravated unemployment following the Coronavirus pandemic. In mid-2021, the awkward rise of job losses, aside from joblessness, in the country as a sequel to COVID-19 spread, reflected in a rise in homelessness and starvation. The […]

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By Marcello Musto Karl Marx’s French translation of “Capital” was first published on September 17, 1872. In February 1867, after more than two decades of herculean work, Karl Marx told his friend Friedrich Engels that the first part of his long-awaited critique of political economy was finally complete. Marx travelled from London to Hamburg to […]

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Under fire over Gujarat bagging the Vedanta-Foxconn semiconductor project, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said the neighbouring state was “no Pakistan”, and also accused the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government of graft. “Ten per cent commission” had to be paid for availing of any subsidy when Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government was […]

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The Supreme Court on Friday junked a plea by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury seeking an investigation into the sale of 47 per cent stake in Metro Dairy Ltd by the West Bengal government, holding it was a prudent decision. A bench comprising Justices M R Shah and Krishna Murari did not agree to the […]

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Former chief minister and Punjab Lok Congress chief Amarinder Singh will join the BJP next week, a party spokesperson said on Friday. Singh will also merge his newly formed party with the BJP. He had floated the Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) last year after quitting the Congress following his unceremonious exit as chief minister. Singh […]

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Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inauguration of the inter-continental cheetah translocation project in Madhya Pradesh, the Congress on Friday claimed the proposal for ‘Project Cheetah’ was approved by the then Manmohan Singh-led UPA government in 2008-09. “The proposal for ‘Project Cheetah’ was prepared in 2008-09. Manmohan Singh’s government gave approval to it. The then […]

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Arvind Kejriwal derided Rahul Gandhi, slammed the BJP and said he is skilled in “building schools and hospitals rather than political alliances” in a wide-ranging interview this evening. At a special NDTV townhall, Kejriwal responded to the Congress charge that his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) “claims to fight the BJP” but ends up weakening the […]

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Barely two months after the Congress seemed to have staved off a defection bid, eight of its 11 MLAs led by top leaders Digambar Kamat and Michael Lobo will join the ruling BJP later today, sources said. They met the Vidhan Sabha Speaker, besides Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. If eight MLAs break away as a […]

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By Sushil Kutty On the one hand we have a politician on a ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ and, on the other, there’s the politician who divides along linguistic lines. And the manner in which this is being done couldn’t be more untimely. In the sense, why give Hindi a bad name by raising the highly contentious […]

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By Sushil Kutty Some of the headlines make it sound like there was a fair bidding between Maharashtra and Gujarat for the Foxconn-Vedanta semiconductor project and Gujarat won the project, as well as the fair-play trophy, fair and square! Far from the truth! The fact is, Maharashtra never stood a chance, not when Gujarat is […]

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The opposition Congress this week released a “rate card” of the BJP government in Karnataka, alleging bribes and large-scale corruption at every level. An embarrassed BJP dismissed the charges, calling the Congress corrupt instead. The ruling party’s response, however, was not aggressive and many senior leaders and MLAs kept quiet, not taking on the Congress. […]

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After the orders of the Uttar Pradesh government to survey of private Madrasas operating in the state, officials reached the world-renowned seminary Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulema located in Lucknow on Thursday. Senior administrative officials including the SDM, BSA and DMO reached the Nadwatul Ulema on Thursday for a survey. Also known as Nadwa, it is […]

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By Tirthankar Mitra Given Bharatiya Janata Party’s goal of becoming the ruling dispensation in West Bengal, the saffron camp has put its best foot forward in the state even when it is in a twilight zone. The areas of darkness are formed by successive electoral defeats and desertions while some passages in its path are […]

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By Devasis Chattopadhyay With only a fortnight to go, this edition of Durga Puja in Kolkata has a special significance. Hailed as a public art exhibition on par with Venice Biennale and Rio Carnival, Durga Puja, this year, begins on October 1 in Kolkata and all over India. During the event, class, religion, and ethnicity […]

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Trade and geopolitics will be on the agenda when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet on the sidelines of a regional summit in Uzbekistan today. The government has not confirmed any meeting with China’s Xi Jingping. Modi and Vladimir Putin will discuss issues of strategic stability, the situation in the Asia […]

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The Enforcement Directorate is conducting searches at 40 locations spread across multiple states as part of a money laundering investigation linked to alleged irregularities in the now-withdrawn Delhi excise policy. 20 of these locations are in TRS-ruled Telangana’s capital, Hyderabad, sources said. The searches are being conducted at premises linked to liquor businessmen, distributors, and supply chain […]

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Ghulam Nabi Azad, who held a series of public meetings in Jammu and Kashmir before the launch of his party today, made an appeal to terrorists asking them to give up arms as it only brings destruction and miseries to people. A terrorist propaganda arm has issued death threat against Azad and termed him a […]

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Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Thursday demanded the copy of the Election Commission’s opinion in connection with the office of profit case against him. He wrote to governor Ramesh Bais saying the political scenario in the state was “confusing and misleading”, and making the recommendation of the poll panel public would clear the air. […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Only four and half-months ago in April, a report by UNESCO had generated great hope regarding girls’ education by showing them performing as strongly as boys in the classroom although there were plenty of barriers holding them back. Now a sense of despair grips the world with release of another report […]

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By Krishna Jha Covid was a reality all over the world in the years of 2020-2021.The epidemic was not alone, it was followed by devastation. The victim countries were dragged down from the development level they had been. India was no exception. But for other countries, their agenda never allowed any compromise with progress and […]

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By Arun Srivastava Congress leader Rahul Gandhi might not feel perturbed at 8 of his legislators in Goa switching their loyalty to the BJP but at the same time he cannot ignore the fact that this is a red alert for him and his party. It is an open secret that no leader worth name, […]

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By Anjan Roy Nearly seven-month old Ukraine war by Russia, could possibly now become a severe test for the warring countries as well as the world. as Ukraine has now taken upper hand in its fierce battle  with  its powerful invader. Ukraine has retaken 3000 square kilometres of land from the Russians and almost 10,000 […]

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After the Goa Forward Party termed the eight Congress MLAs’ move of joining the Bharatiya Janata Party an “act of pure evil”, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said GFP chief Vijai Sardesai himself wanted to join the ruling party. Sardesai, however, denied it claiming that being a party colleague of CM Sawant would not […]

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