India still may have a reasonable number of poor, yet one can categorically say that it is no longer a “poor country”. True, India’s population has quadrupled in the 75 years since Independence, but its progress on poverty reduction has been steady, particularly in the last 30 years or so. And, the great news finally…
The Opposition meeting convened on June 23 at Patna by the Janata Dal (United) president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was attended by as many as 15 of the 16 parties to which the invites were sent. That meeting more or less proved a ‘flop show’ as it could not take up the agenda…
Amidst large scale violence that claimed more than 45 lives in the West Bengal panchayat polls, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) won 14767 gram panchayat seats, as against the 3344 seats of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Out of a total of 341 panchayat samitis, the TMC is leading in 28 while results of the other…
As usual, a section of the media appears bent upon undermining the recent Indo-US trade agreement, over the development of the semiconductor industry in the country. India and US have inked an MoU in this regard among other major agreements. As a result, the US-based Micron Technology has agreed to establish a Semiconductor Unit worth Rs 22,500 crore near Ahmedabad and has signed…
The spate of Khalistani attacks overseas comes in the wake of the arrest of Khalistan supporter Amritpal Singh. The posters inciting violence outside the Indian consulates in the UK, US, Canada and Australia, are creating a new headache for the Indian government. One of the factors that can be attributed to the Khalistanis’ reason behind…
With the general elections less than a year away, the political churning has begun in both the Telugu states. Shrewd Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy, whose return to power looks a certainty, seems worried over the Central agencies, may be once again landing on his doorstep with the pending case of alleged money…
The unexpected political churning in Maharashtra sent tremors among the non-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states. And, the BJP too has proved beyond doubt that it is more a party with a difference. Call it ‘Operation Lotus’ or by any other name, the BJP looks more ruthless than the Congress, which ruled the country for six…
Within the days of Prime Minister Narendra Modi declaring that none of those who are facing serious charges of wrong-doings will be spared, at an election rally in Madhya Pradesh blowing the poll begul, the Central agency has swung into action to take over the state Public Service Commission (TSPSC) question paper leak. Modi even…
With the general elections due in less than a year, political churning seems to have begun. And, the determined Modi-Shah duo heading the BJP’s successful poll strategists looks more aggressive than ever before, not only to return to power with a bang but also completely wipe the ‘Opposition parties’ from India’s democratic political canvas. This was evident from the way…
