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Belagavi is and will Always be a Part of Karnataka: BJP's Tejasvi Surya Slams Aaditya Thackeray

Bengaluru: Bharatiya Janata Party Lok Sabha MP Tejasvi Surya on Tuesday hit out at Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray over his demand to make Belagavi a union territory, saying that the district will always be a part of Karnataka. Earlier on Monday, Aaditya Thackeray, in a post on X, said that he is ready to support the proposal to make …

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1 month ago

Multilateralism a sustained momentum

China Daily

ZHANG TING/FOR CHINA DAILY The fundamental driving force in the new era is the overarching collective rise of the Global South and their claim to global governance The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and G20 summits are being held successively in Peru and Brazil this month in the backdrop of continuing bloc confrontation and Donald Trump's re-election as president of the United …

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1 month ago

Multilateralism a sustained momentum

China Daily

ZHANG TING/FOR CHINA DAILY The fundamental driving force in the new era is the overarching collective rise of the Global South and their claim to global governance The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and G20 summits are being held successively in Peru and Brazil this month in the backdrop of continuing bloc confrontation and Donald Trump's re-election as president of the United …

Global Poverty International International Relations China Governance Global Governance

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Crowd of confusion: On the Maharashtra political scene, polls

The Hindu

A mix of national and regional issues are in focus as campaigning intensifies for the Maharashtra Assembly election of November 20. Personality clashes and the sectional interests of leaders and outfits are also at play in the State, that has seen considerable political churn since the last Assembly election five years ago. While the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress …

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2 months ago

Guam, American Samoa Upgraded to Associate Membership in Pacific Islands Forum

The Diplomat

When the leaders of the 18 members of Pacific Island Forum convened in Tonga in late August, one central agenda item was the status of Guam and American Samoa. The Pacific has increasingly become a space of geopolitical competition – with China more active in the region – and this means that Washington has a keen interest in having greater …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi clarifies quota remark, says 'Congress will take reservation above 50%'

Firstpost

Gandhi, who was on a three-day visit to the US, said on Wednesday, ‘Yesterday someone misrepresented my statement that I am against reservation. We will take reservations beyond the limit of 50 per cent’ Days after his remark on reservation stirred controversy, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi clarified his statement saying that what he meant was that the Congress Party …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Shah, Rajnath slam Cong, Rahul for standing with forces conspiring to divide India

Hindustan Times

Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh on Wednesday slammed Congress and Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi for standing with forces conspiring to divide the country, making anti-national statements and hurting India’s dignity with his comments during his US trip. “Whether it is supporting the JKNC’s anti-national and anti-reservation agenda in J&K or making anti-India statements on foreign platforms, Rahul Gandhi …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Culture of adjournments should go; case pendency should be resolved, says President

The Hindu

President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday said poor villagers should not fear coming to courts, apprehensive that prolonged litigation fuelled by the “culture of adjournments” would make their lives worse. The “culture of adjournments” should go, Ms. Murmu said in her address at the closing ceremony of the two-day National Conference of District Judiciary. Chief Justice Chandrachud said for disposal to …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Time To Think Of National-Level Judicial Recruitment Instead Of State-Based Selections : CJI DY Chandrachud

Live Law

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Sunday endorsed the idea of a national-level recruitment process for the judicial services of all States. He said that the time has now come to think of national integration by having recruitment to judicial service which crosses "narrow domestic walls of regionalism and state-centred selections". Time has really come now to truly think …

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4 months ago

Karunanidhi never allowed regionalism to undermine unity of the nation: Defence Minister

The Hindu

While deeply rooted in Tamil identity, the late DMK patriarch and former Chief Minister, Karunanidhi, never allowed regionalism to undermine the unity of India, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in Chennai on Sunday. Releasing a commemorative ₹100 coin at the Kalaivanar Arangam to mark Karunanidhi’s birth centenary, in the presence of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. The Seattle conference was …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

India's neighbourhood policy: Time to move on

Hindustan Times

As the world's largest democracy strides confidently along its growth trajectory, it is increasingly clear that the traditional paradigms of regional engagement are no longer relevant. Other instances, such as its relationships with Iran and Saudi Arabia and its active participation in multilateral groups like BRICS and Quad, illustrate India's policy of strategic pragmatism in a complex geopolitical landscape. The …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Incremental progress

China Daily

WANG XIAOYING/CHINA DAILY Pessimism about trilateral cooperation among China, Japan and the ROK is unjustified The China-Japan-the Republic of Korea trilateral summit meeting resumed last month in Seoul after a four-and-half-year hiatus. In 2008, the three countries held their first summit outside of the ASEAN framework; in 2014, an investment deal among the three countries took effect; in 2015, China …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Incremental progress

China Daily

WANG XIAOYING/CHINA DAILY Pessimism about trilateral cooperation among China, Japan and the ROK is unjustified The China-Japan-the Republic of Korea trilateral summit meeting resumed last month in Seoul after a four-and-half-year hiatus. In 2008, the three countries held their first summit outside of the ASEAN framework; in 2014, an investment deal among the three countries took effect; in 2015, China …

Security Europe China Japan Free Trade Economic Cooperation

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Madras art movement: DAG's new exhibition highlights South Indian artistic heritage

Hindustan Times

A new exhibition at DAG here examines the Madras art movement from its inception to its flowering in the second half of the 20th century, shedding light on one of the least known movements of Indian modern art whose contribution has been steeped in local folklore, mythology, architecture and history. Showcasing the works of a core group of artists responsible …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Political line | The national and the regional

The Hindu

National parties are, well, national, as opposed to being regional. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s campaign in Kerala and Tamil Nadu invoked regional pride. What is more curious, and even a bit unsettling for federal fraternity, is the BJP’s campaign in Odisha where it tried to corner the regional party, Biju Janata Dal, for the role that Tamil Nadu-born, former IAS …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha BJP manifesto promises filling up of 2.15 lakh posts in govt. sector

The Hindu

With the aim of seizing power by replacing the 24-year reign of the Biju Janata Dal government, the Bharatiya Janata Party has unveiled a plethora of pledges including filling up of 2.15 lakh government sector positions and payment of ₹3,100 per quintal of paddy, intended to resonate with a broader spectrum of society. For this, we will create industrial clusters …

Odisha Party State Bjp Nadda Lakh Manifesto Promises

8 months, 1 week ago

How DMK aims to break AIADMK stronghold in Kongu region through development projects and social engineering strategies.

The Hindu

Published : Apr 17, 2024 12:03 IST - 12 MINS READ The Kongu region of western Tamil Nadu has long been considered an AIADMK stronghold. In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, however, the DMK alliance had won all but one of the State’s 39 Lok Sabha seats, including the eight in the Kongu belt. The Kongu region’s significance in Tamil …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Whenever Congress loses, it talks about caste census, regionalism: Union Minister Anurag Thakur

The Hindu

Union minister Anurag Thakur Friday hit out the Congress, terming it "anti-development" and accusing the party of talking about caste survey and regionalism in the face of a loss. After attending 'Vikas Bharat Sankalp Yatra' events in the Jhanduta assembly constituency of Himachal Pradesh, he said this is the first time that a prime minister has taken public welfare schemes …

India Congress Union Thakur

1 year ago

In Mizoram, an electoral victory like never before

Hindustan Times

History was scripted on Monday when the Zoram People’s Movement won the Mizoram assembly elections in a landslide victory. For the first time since Mizoram gained statehood, a political party other than the MNF or the Congress will form the government under a new chief minister. Mizoram’s electoral outcome stands apart from the general trend wherein the two national parties …

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1 year, 1 month ago

OPINION | MODI ON DUSSEHRA: BEWARE OF CASTEISM AND REGIONALISM

India TV News

As India celebrated Dussehra and Vijayadashami festival on Tuesday, top national leaders joined festivities by attending Ram Lila events, performed 'shastra pooja' and addressed huge gatherings of devotees. Modi also spoke about the ongoing construction of Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, and described it as a "symbol of victory of patience of Indians after centuries of waiting". Modi also asked …

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1 year, 1 month ago

PM Modi calls for 10 pledges amid Dussehra festivity

Hindustan Times

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday led the Dussehra celebrations in the national capital and urged all Indians to take 10 pledges to help the country achieve its potential during its journey towards a 100 years of Independence, sketching a detailed framework that focuses on social and economic progress, fitness, health and sustainability. Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Dussehra celebrations, …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Central Asian Regionalism After the 5th Leaders’ Meeting

The Diplomat

On September 14-15, in the Tajik capital Dushanbe, the fifth consultative meeting of heads of state of Central Asia took place. In the same way as broader regional security architectures, such as the Collective Security Treaty Organization, are not eagerly invoked when disputes between Central Asian states arise, the region itself does not seem keen even to discuss an institutionalized …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Congress Working Committee calls for increasing existing upper limit of reservation

The Hindu

Noting the BJP’s stubborn refusal to conduct caste census in the country, the Congress Working Committee that met on Saturday in Hyderabad called for increasing the existing upper limit of reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and OBCs. Taking a serious view of what it perceived a serious assault on the Constitution by the Narendra Modi government, the CWC rejected …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Kannada, social science text books to undergo 18 revisions in Karnataka: Govt

Hindustan Times

Days after the Karnataka Cabinet approved revision of school textbooks to undo the changes made during the previous BJP regime, the state government has ordered 18 major changes in Kananda and Social Science subjects for classes 6 to 10. According to the revisions released by the Karnataka Textbook Society, the Congress government has replaced RSS founder KB Hedgewar’s ‘Nijavada Adarsha …

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Belagavi is and will Always be a Part of Karnataka: BJP's Tejasvi Surya Slams Aaditya Thackeray

Multilateralism a sustained momentum

Multilateralism a sustained momentum

Crowd of confusion: On the Maharashtra political scene, polls

Guam, American Samoa Upgraded to Associate Membership in Pacific Islands Forum

Rahul Gandhi clarifies quota remark, says 'Congress will take reservation above 50%'

Shah, Rajnath slam Cong, Rahul for standing with forces conspiring to divide India

Culture of adjournments should go; case pendency should be resolved, says President

Time To Think Of National-Level Judicial Recruitment Instead Of State-Based Selections : CJI DY Chandrachud

Karunanidhi never allowed regionalism to undermine unity of the nation: Defence Minister

India's neighbourhood policy: Time to move on

Incremental progress

Incremental progress

Madras art movement: DAG's new exhibition highlights South Indian artistic heritage

Political line | The national and the regional

Odisha BJP manifesto promises filling up of 2.15 lakh posts in govt. sector

How DMK aims to break AIADMK stronghold in Kongu region through development projects and social engineering strategies.

Whenever Congress loses, it talks about caste census, regionalism: Union Minister Anurag Thakur

In Mizoram, an electoral victory like never before

OPINION | MODI ON DUSSEHRA: BEWARE OF CASTEISM AND REGIONALISM

PM Modi calls for 10 pledges amid Dussehra festivity

Central Asian Regionalism After the 5th Leaders’ Meeting

Congress Working Committee calls for increasing existing upper limit of reservation

Kannada, social science text books to undergo 18 revisions in Karnataka: Govt