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CONTROVERSIAL LAWS TO RIDE ON MAJORITY IN UPPER HOUSE The upcoming biennial elections to Rajya Sabha are crucial to both the BJP and the Opposition. Elections for 24 Rajya Sabha seats spread across 10 states will be held on June 19. Rajya…
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BOTH BJP AND CONGRESS ARE WELL PREPARED FOR THE CHALLENGE The Covid-19 has changed the dynamics of almost everything including politics in the world. Today, it poses challenges for all walks of life and also all kinds of institutions. This…
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LOCKDOWN IMPACT FITS INTO A PATTERN OF FAILURES Amit Shah’s is known to be his master’s voice. So when he admitted the other day that there may have been lapses on the part of the government in dealing with the Covid pandemic, he must have…
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APEX COURT DID NOT GUARANTEE WAGES FOR LOCKDOWN PERIOD It is better not to be pessimist. But one thing is certain that to what extent the latest intervention of Supreme Court will help the workers seeking refuge in their native places,…
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WITH MAYAWATI SIDING WITH BJP, SP MUST STRENGTHEN PARTY BASE The Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav has made it clear that it would not enter into alliance with any party for the 2022 assembly elections. Yadav also made…
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THE GUJARAT BASED GROUP IS PRESENTLY NECK DEEP IN DEBT Adani Green Energy, a Gautam Adani company, has reportedly bagged the world’s largest contract to build a 8,000 MW-capacity photovoltaic (PV) power plant and additionally set up a…
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STOCKING NO MORE CRIME,FARMER SUCCESS DEPENDS ON CASH DEALS If wishes were horses “one India one farm market” would have been a reality under prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee 20 years back. The Narendra Modi government’s move is good…
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$ 1 TR LOSS PROJECTED,INEQUALITY RISES, POOR NEED MORE CASH Heading for a serious situation Indian economy faces contraction in the current and possibly the next financial year following almost a global pattern of pushing a large chunk to…
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“What is this life, if full of care, there is no time to stand and stare”. What is it that you want from life? This question is variedly answered by most of us, but every answer sums up to one simple word – Happiness. What is a life’s…
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INDIA'S NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY IS FAILING From early this month, China suddenly escalated tension with India in Ladakh and Sikkim for reasons which are still unclear. Nepal has also chosen this time to claim some areas which are in India,…
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HIS TOUGHEST CHALLENGE IS HOW TO REVIVE ECONOMY NOW Many political commentators viewed the 2014 election results, where BJP on its own secured a majority for the first time, as an aberration which wasn't going to be repeated again — or…
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TIME TO SINK DIFFERENCES AND LOOK FOR COMMON GROUND Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in an unenviable position. He has to attempt a ‘quantum leap’ on the economic front while walking the Covid-19 tightrope. There is considerable risk…
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JOURNALISTS HAVE A GRIM FUTURE IN POST-COVID ERA he reports about the imminent closure of various editions of Times of India and the shutdown of most bureau offices of the The New Indian Express in Kerala did not come as a surprise, though…
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BSP SUPREMO CRITICAL OF CONGRESS MORE THAN THE BJP IN UTTAR PRADESH The Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati is known in Uttar Pradesh for her unpredictable twists and turns in choosing her allies. For her, survival in the continuing flux…
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INDIA’S MIDDLE STATE SQUEEZED HARD BY ITS GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION By L.S. Herdenia Besides taking care of the corona-related problems Madhya Pradesh has to bear the brunt caused by migrant labourers from all over the country travelling back…
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REVERSE MIGRATION NEGATES MUCH-HYPED COVID SUCCESS Every life lost by the migrant labour in the wake of the lockdown must be considered a martyrdom in the country’s defence against coronavirus. Their numbers must, therefore, be added to…
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DIGITALLY INCLINED PROGRAMMES FOR LABOUR ARE NEEDED By Nilanjan Banik and Anurag Narayan Banerjee As economists we frequently have to encounter this question, “How long will it take for the economy to crawl back to normalcy?” As India…
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POOR CHILDREN, WOMEN AND OLD ARE MOST VULNERABLE Nutrition is the most important issue to sustain life. It is all the more important for children who need special care and therefore special nutrients to grow. For a healthy nourishing diet…
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MODI GOVT HAS MISSED THE BUS In light of COVID-19, the Finance Minister of India (“FM”) on May 13, 2020, announced a slew of incentives for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (“MSMEs”). The directions for the MSMEs formed the first…
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CONGRESS HAS TO WORK HARD TO BUILD A VIABLE AGENDA Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be completing his first year in office in his second term on May 30. While critics are discussing Modi government’s hits and misses in the past one- year,…
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SUPER HYGEINE, TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS TO BE NEW NORMAL How will life change for us in the post lockdown exit period and what have we learnt from the coronavirus outbreak? As every doctor and administrator in the world claims that it will be a…
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BOLSONARO TRYING TO TAKE HELP OF HIS FOES TO AVERT CRISIS Brazil’s Workers’ Party (PT) is set to file papers for the impeachment of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro over his handling of the Covid-19 crisis, saying that he “no longer…
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CENTRE'S PRO-CORPORATE AGENDA BRINGS MORE WOES As the greatest man made humanitarian crisis since independence plays out across India, prevailing inequalities get intensified due to government policies and approaches during the arbitrarily…
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ATMANIRBHARATA OF THE POOR PAVES PATH TO PROGRESS The long march of crores might have become a political issue, but in Indian context there is nothing new to it except that Covid 19 has brought to fore a crisis simmering for long. The…
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FIRMS MAY BE ASKED TO RESCUE FY21 DIVESTMENT PLAN The pressure on lockdown-hit central public sector enterprises (PSEs) to finance the government’s growing expenditure on fighting Covid-19 pandemic resulting in large budget deficit is…
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