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Congress promises dedicated Chhath Ghat on Yamuna bank if voted to power in Delhi
1 day, 11 hours ago

Congress promises dedicated Chhath Ghat on Yamuna bank if voted to power in Delhi

India Today  

In a bid to attract Purvanchali votes in the Delhi Assembly elections, the Congress has promised to build a dedicated Chhath Ghat in Delhi if the party comes to power. Addressing a press conference in Delhi, Bihar Congress president Akhilesh Prasad Singh said that the Congress will build a dedicated Chhath Ghat on the banks of Yamuna river, which will …

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From the India Today archives (1999) | B.R. Ambedkar as a market-friendly economist?
3 weeks, 2 days ago

From the India Today archives (1999) | B.R. Ambedkar as a market-friendly economist?

India Today  

April 14 marked the birth anniversary of one of the most remarkable and inspiring Indians of all time, a man who fought prejudice and discrimination all his life but scaled the peaks of intellectual achievement as few have done anywhere. Bhim Rao Ambedkar was more than an icon who gave pride, dignity, self-respect and political power to one sixth of …

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Powerful minus power
1 month ago

Powerful minus power

Times of India  

Times of India’s Edit Page team comprises senior journalists with wide-ranging interests who debate and opine on the news and issues of the day. Moscow’s welcome to ex-Syrian despot is part of an old story of political elites looking after each other Assad has found asylum in Russia, escaping the bloody fates of Saddam and Gaddafi. Even Gaddafi, once hailed …

Neutralising Ambedkar: A Book Review of The Foresighted Ambedkar by Anurag Bhaskar
1 month ago

Neutralising Ambedkar: A Book Review of The Foresighted Ambedkar by Anurag Bhaskar

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 06, 2024 19:28 IST - 12 MINS READ In The Foresighted Ambedkar: Ideas That Shaped Indian Constitutional Discourse, Anurag Bhaskar seeks to find a continuity between B.R. In a reflective moment, Ambedkar points to how members of the Constituent Assembly raised points that “were mostly ideological…but for them, I would not have had the opportunity which I …

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Under siege: How fascism quietly seizes control
1 month ago

Under siege: How fascism quietly seizes control

Raw Story  

President Biden told the nation, “American democracy is under attack … former president of the United States…” I wrote about this years ago when Trump was trying to overthrow our government, and it’s time to talk again about what an American authoritarian government would look like. The headline at Salon says it all: “DeSantis signs bill requiring Florida students, professors …

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Donald Trump and the intellectuals: How do we navigate the darkness ahead?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump and the intellectuals: How do we navigate the darkness ahead?

Salon  

More than a half-century ago, Noam Chomsky’s seminal essay, "The Responsibility of Intellectuals," appeared in a Feb. 23, 1967, special issue of The New York Review of Books. They will uncritically embrace and revivify the assertions expressed in the 2017 National Security Strategy and 2018 National Defense Strategy documents, which can be summarized this way: We face a world characterized …

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Interview | Sri Lankan democracy has been altered by citizens themselves: Jayadeva Uyangoda
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Interview | Sri Lankan democracy has been altered by citizens themselves: Jayadeva Uyangoda

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 22, 2024 18:57 IST - 21 MINS READ Jayadeva Uyangoda, emeritus professor of political science at the University of Colombo, spoke to Amit Baruah about the groundbreaking November 14 election results and their implications for Sri Lanka’s future. Since independence—actually since 1931 when we got the universal adult franchise—political power through elections has always been the monopolistic …

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Economic and political power are intertwined in Maharashtra
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Economic and political power are intertwined in Maharashtra

The Hindu  

Dynastic politics plays a significant role in shaping Maharashtra’s political and economic landscape. We found approximately 115 businesses owned by politicians from established political families that operate in rent-thick sectors that benefit from proximity to power. Table 2 | The table shows the party-wise split of the dynastic politicians who own sugar co-operatives/mills In addition to the sugar industry, about …

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Sri Lanka votes in parliamentary election
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sri Lanka votes in parliamentary election

China Daily  

Updated: 2024-11-15 10:24 A woman walks out of a polling station with her daughter after casting her vote in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo on Thursday. THILINA KALUTHOTAGE / REUTERS COLOMBO — Sri Lankans were voting in a parliamentary election on Thursday that is key for the country's new president to follow through on promises of economic recovery. "I expect a …

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Why is there widespread discontent in Maharashtra?
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Why is there widespread discontent in Maharashtra?

The Hindu  

In Maharashtra, the extensive network of cooperatives, particularly in the banking, sugar, and dairy sectors, has been instrumental in forging strong patronage linkages that have reinforced the Maratha community’s dominant hold on State power. Maharashtra’s latest Maratha quota law and its challenges | Explained However, this patronage system has marginalised other communities by concentrating economic and political power within the …

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Nitish's Former Aide to Contest Bihar Assembly Elections
2 months, 1 week ago

Nitish's Former Aide to Contest Bihar Assembly Elections

New Indian Express  

Former Union minister RCP Singh has announced his party's intention to contest 140 of the 243 seats in the Bihar assembly elections due next year. Singh, a former IAS officer and once considered as a political successor of Nitish, will eat into the votes of the JD(U) in the elections. He also comes from the same district and caste that …

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Federal Judge Shoots Down Ron DeSantis’ War Against Free Speech
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal Judge Shoots Down Ron DeSantis’ War Against Free Speech

Slate  

Ron DeSantis, a Republican, is using every conceivable tool at his disposal to maintain his state’s six-week abortion ban. Dahlia Lithwick: Last time we checked in on Amendment 4, Ron DeSantis’ Department of Health was threatening criminal penalties for TV stations that aired a factually true pro-choice ad, claiming it was false and dangerous. Thankfully, the lawsuit got assigned to …

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“This is a political phenomenon, and it should be fought politically,” says senior journalist Sreenivasan Jain about fake news
4 months, 1 week ago

“This is a political phenomenon, and it should be fought politically,” says senior journalist Sreenivasan Jain about fake news

The Hindu  

“There is no end to fake news. It is called that because the falsehood itself is huge,” said senior journalist Sreenivasan Jain on Tuesday. The Prime Minister himself spearheaded one of the most divisive communal campaigns which have seen in recent history in these elections,” Mr. Jain said. Mr. Jain said that this cycle of fake news and falsehoods could …

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Court removes Prime Minister Srettha from office in another ruling shaking up Thailand’s politics
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Court removes Prime Minister Srettha from office in another ruling shaking up Thailand’s politics

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Thailand’s Constitutional Court removed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office over an ethical violation Wednesday, further shaking up Thai politics after ordering the dissolution of the main opposition party a week ago. Phumtham Wechayachai of Srettha’s Pheu Thai party and first deputy prime minister and commerce minister under him is expected to become acting prime minister. The United …

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Thai court dissolves progressive Move Forward Party, which won election but was blocked from power
5 months ago

Thai court dissolves progressive Move Forward Party, which won election but was blocked from power

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A court in Thailand on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of the progressive Move Forward Party, which finished first in last year’s general election, saying it violated the constitution by proposing an amendment of a law against defaming the country’s royal family. The Move Forward Party was unable to form a government after topping the polls because members of …

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The Tories need sensible centrists, not those seeking power for power’s sake
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Tories need sensible centrists, not those seeking power for power’s sake

The Independent  

Chris Patten has always provided measured and thoughtful opinions throughout his long and distinguished career. After years of shallow ideological division within the party now in opposition, his is the voice of reason that it should heed, not that of those who would seek power for power’s sake. Graham Powell Cirencester Trump’s second wind could mean a second win The …

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India will be biggest economy in world by 2050: Asle Toje, Deputy Leader of Nobel Peace Prize Committee
6 months, 2 weeks ago

India will be biggest economy in world by 2050: Asle Toje, Deputy Leader of Nobel Peace Prize Committee

Op India  

India will be the biggest economy in the world by 2050, followed by China, the United States, Indonesia, the Philippines, Brazil, and Russia, said Asle Toje, Deputy Leader of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee, during the “Future Watch: The Emerging World Order” program organized by the Pehle India Foundation in Delhi. Toje, a renowned political scientist and expert in international …

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Beware of Vietnam’s new authoritarian president
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Beware of Vietnam’s new authoritarian president

Al Jazeera  

To Lam’s rise to power is indicative of the Vietnam government’s worsening repression and utter hostility to basic civil and political rights. Rather than a hopeful sign, Lam’s rise to power is indicative of the Vietnam government’s worsening repression, its complete intolerance of criticism, and utter hostility to basic civil and political rights. Under Lam, Vietnam’s powerful security agency has …

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India’s popular but polarizing leader Narendra Modi is extending his decade in power. Who is he?
7 months ago

India’s popular but polarizing leader Narendra Modi is extending his decade in power. Who is he?

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who claimed victory for his alliance in an election seen as a referendum on his decade in power, is a popular but polarizing leader who has presided over a fast-growing economy while advancing Hindu nationalism. Political analysts say Modi’s victory was driven by social welfare programs that provided benefits from food to …

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The fall of Mexico’s PRI party, a once-dominant political force
7 months, 1 week ago

The fall of Mexico’s PRI party, a once-dominant political force

Al Jazeera  

As the June 2 election nears, experts say the PRI remains weak, limping to a lacklustre result in the presidential race. Building a ‘well-oiled’ machine Luis Herrán, a professor of Latin American history at the University of New Mexico, explained that, for much of its existence, the PRI kept losses at bay by managing a “well-oiled machinery” of political power. …

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Republicans renew push to exclude noncitizens from the census that helps determine political power
8 months ago

Republicans renew push to exclude noncitizens from the census that helps determine political power

Associated Press  

Some Republicans in Congress are pushing to require a citizenship question on the questionnaire for the once-a-decade census and exclude people who aren’t citizens from the count that helps determine political power in the United States. of getting every single possible advantage when the country is so closely divided.” The 14th Amendment requires that congressional seats be distributed among the …

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Prakash Raj Urges Citizen Involvement In Politics, Slams BJP For Neglecting Karnataka
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Prakash Raj Urges Citizen Involvement In Politics, Slams BJP For Neglecting Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

In a passionate speech delivered recently, renowned Tamil actor Prakash Raj stood up for his home state, Karnataka, while also addressing broader political concerns. Prakash Raj criticized Union Minister and BJP candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar for what he perceives as a failure to adequately address Karnataka's needs during his tenure as a Rajya Sabha MP. Prakash Raj emphasized the importance of …

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Deafening silence over decimation of democracy in Bengaluru city’s administration
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Deafening silence over decimation of democracy in Bengaluru city’s administration

The Hindu  

Imagine this scenario: Lok Sabha polls cancelled and an unelected and unconstitutional force is taking over the running of the country, or maybe extended President’s Rule is imposed on handpicked states without much explanation. Empirical data clearly shows that there is no intention whatsoever to devolve power and governance to the city level by any political party. What Constitution says …

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As vote base shrinks, is BSP losing ‘master key’ to political power in Uttar Pradesh?
8 months, 4 weeks ago

As vote base shrinks, is BSP losing ‘master key’ to political power in Uttar Pradesh?

Hindustan Times  

The ‘blue wave’ of political churning that started in Uttar Pradesh during the mid-80s and took the state by storm by mid-90s is now on the ebb. Is BSP losing ‘master key’ to political power in Uttar Pradesh? The BSP’s evolution from being a dominant political force in 1990 and 2000s to a party primarily known as mere a ‘vote …

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