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Lal Krishna Advani’s Road To Bharat Ratna: From Gandhian Socialism To Rath Yatra; A Look Back

Snehashish RoyFebruary 5, 20240

On February 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that L K Advani, a veteran BJP leader, would be conferred with the Bharat Ratna, which is India’s highest civilian honour. PM Modi shared the news on his social media account and praised Advani for his monumental contribution to the development of India. Advani played a crucial role in transforming the Bharatiya Janata Party into a national political force in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The BJP emerged in 1980 after the Janata Party dissolved. In its first national conference, party president Atal Bihari Vajpayee underscored that the BJP was not a new incarnation of Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s Bharatiya Jana Sangh. Instead, Vajpayee claimed the legacy of Jayprakash Narayan and declared Gandhian Socialism to be the party’s ...

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Interim Budget 2024: 6 Key Takeaways From Nirmala Sitharaman’s Speech; What Should You Know

Snehashish RoyFebruary 1, 20240

India's interim Budget speech for 2024 was completed by FM Nirmala Sithatraman within an hour. Here are the six key takeaways from the Budget 2024-25 documents based on the revised estimates for the current year and the Budget Estimates for the coming financial year. 1. The government expects the nominal GDP to grow for the coming financial year (2024-25), projecting India's nominal GDP to be Rs 3,27,71,808 crore, assuming 10.5% growth over the estimated nominal GDP of Rs 2,96,57,745 crore in the current financial year (2023-24). 2. The fiscal deficit has been reduced to a 5.8% level and the FM announced similarly ambitious targets for the FY25 — at 5.1% of GDP— and FY26 — at 4.5% of GDP. While this is welcome news, it leads to questions about how fiscal consolidation is being ac...

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Nitish Kumar’s Split From INDIA Bloc Dampens Opposition’s Caste Pitch, Revamps ‘Hindutva’ Tone

Snehashish RoyJanuary 29, 20240

Nitish Kumar's return to the NDA just before the Lok Sabha elections has significant implications for the BJP. As the mastermind behind Bihar's caste survey, he provided the blueprint for the Opposition's caste census call and social justice pitch against the BJP in 2024. Nitish also chaired the first meeting of the Opposition (INDIA) bloc in Patna in June 2023. This move not only gives the NDA a possible bump in Bihar's tally but also challenges the Opposition's strategy of countering Hindutva with social justice. This strategy has been the political commonsense of the Opposition since the early 1990s when an alliance of Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mayawati prevented the BJP from coming to power in 1993 in UP. Nitish's crossing comes soon after Karpoori Thakur was awarded the Bharat Ratna,...

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Tracking Bihar’s Political Pulse: Nitish Kumar Set To Shun RJD, Re-Join Old Ally BJP

Snehashish RoyJanuary 26, 20240

As the BJP signals its intention to join forces with the Janata Dal (United) once again, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is expected to keep his position in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government with two BJP leaders as his deputies, following the 2020 Assembly elections outcome. The BJP may choose a leader from an Extremely Backward Class (EBC) as one of the Deputy CMs, possibly former Deputy CM Renu Devi who belongs to the Nonia community. Renu Devi made history in 2020 as Bihar’s first woman Deputy CM, but she lost her post in August 2022 when Nitish switched sides to Mahagathbandhan and toppled the NDA government. The party insiders say there is no consensus yet on the second Deputy CM. Some of the contenders are former Deputy CM and Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi, cu...

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On 75th Year Of Republic Day, Let’s Take A Look Back At Its First: The Journey So Far

Snehashish RoyJanuary 26, 20240

The Republic of India came into existence on January 26, 1950. It was the culmination of more than a hundred years of nationalist struggle, and more than two years after Independence from British rule. India was now a sovereign, democratic republic, free to shape its destiny. As we celebrate the 75th Republic Day, we look back at the cold January morning in 1950 when India became a republic. From dominion to republic India’s Independence on August 15, 1947, did not mean a complete break from the British Empire. For over two years, India remained a British dominion, governed by the Government of India Act of 1935, and still loyal to the Crown. This changed on January 26, 1950. On that day, the Constitution of India, which had been drafted by the Constituent Assembly over nearly ...

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Bengal Split: Mamata Banerjee-Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Rift Has Bitter Past As Ex-Congress Colleagues

Snehashish RoyJanuary 25, 20240

The Opposition INDIA alliance is falling apart in West Bengal, where the Left parties have been opposing the TMC for a long time. This is because Mamata Banerjee, the TMC chief and the state’s Chief Minister, has announced that her party will go solo in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, leaving the Congress behind. The relationship between the TMC and the state Congress unit has been sour and bitter for years, especially between Mamata and the state Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who are also the CM and the Leader of the Lok Sabha respectively. They have been hostile to each other for decades. Mamata, who is 69 years old and has been the CM three times, left the Congress and formed the TMC on January 1, 1998. Adhir, who is 67 years old and has been an MP from Berhampo...

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Nirmala Sitharaman Won’t Present A Full-Fledged Budget This Year; What’s The Reason?

Snehashish RoyJanuary 24, 20240

The 17th Lok Sabha’s final and short Budget session will take place from January 31 to February 9. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the interim budget for 2024-25 on February 1 during the session. However, she will not table the full budget in the Parliament, but only a vote on account or interim budget in the House. The reason for not presenting a full budget this year The Union government presents an Interim Budget in an election year, which shows the expected revenues and expenditures until a new government comes to power. This interim budget helps the government to meet its financial commitments. A new and complete Budget will be announced in July after the formation of the new government. An Interim Budget is also called a ‘vote-on-account’. Acc...

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As Massive Crowd Throngs Ayodhya, Ram Mandir Chief Priest Says City Returns To ‘Treta Yug’

Snehashish RoyJanuary 23, 20240

Acharya Satyendra Das, the chief priest of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, was overjoyed to see a large number of devotees coming to Ayodhya to worship Ram Lalla after the temple was opened to the public. He said that the temple town had returned to the era of ‘Treta Yug’ (the second of four Yugas in Hinduism), when Lord Ram lived there. “The (Ayodhya) Nagari became pure after Pran Pratishtha. The Ayodhya Nagari was happy when Lord Ram returned in the Treta Yug…Today, we can see a glimpse of the Treta Yug. So many Bhakts have arrived in Ayodhya and Jai Shree Ram slogans are resounding here; it feels like we are in Ayodhya of the Treta Yug times,” the chief priest said. The chief priest also said that not everyone would get a chance to worship Lord Ram today, beca...

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Rahul Gandhi Faces Trouble: Assam CM Ask Police To Lodge Case Against Congress MP Dor ‘Stirring Up Crowd’

Snehashish RoyJanuary 23, 20240

On Tuesday, Assam’s chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma ordered the state police to take legal action against Rahul Gandhi for “inciting the crowd” as Congress workers were prevented from entering Guwahati during the ongoing Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. “Such ‘Naxalite tactics’ have no place in Assamese culture. We are in a state of peace and harmony. I have asked @DGPAssamPolice to file a case against your leader @RahulGandhi for stirring up the crowd & use the video you have shared on your handles as proof,” the Assam CM posted on X (formerly Twitter). About 5,000 Congress workers, accompanied by Rahul Gandhi, attempted to enter Guwahati on Tuesday but were stopped by the police as the party resumed its main ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ in Assam today. This led to a confrontation bet...

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Lakshadweep’s Delicate Dance: Navigating Turbulent Tides of Politics and Environment

Sayani ChakrabortyJanuary 22, 20240

Under the crystalline waters of Lakshadweep lies a story of political conflict and ecological peril. Narendra Modi’s latest visit to this blissful archipelago not only causes a diplomatic crisis with Maldives but also reminds us of the poor state of the Lakshadweep ecosystem. The Social Media Storm: Lakshadweep vs. Maldives The result of Prime Minister Modi's efforts to demonstrate Lakshadweep’s beauty in the era of digital diplomacy was an unexpected social media war. As people began discriminating in favour of Lakshadweep compared to the Maldives, cries for a boycott emerged. In a fiery rejoinder, Maldivian politicians criticized Modi and Lakshadweep which led to approaches for temporary suspensions of business linkages in retaliation. The controversy not only added to the tension

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EXCLUSIVE: Shoaib Malik Ties The Knot With Pakistani Actress, Sana Javed Amid Divorce Rumours With Sania Mirza

SHIVANI UJJAINWALJanuary 20, 20240

Shoaib Malik married Pakistani actress Sana Javed for the second time amid rumours of his separation from Sania Mirza, and the newlyweds announced the news to their fans. Shoaib Malik gets hitched to Sana Javed, shares wedding photos with her On January 20, 2024, Shoaib Malik posted two happy pictures from his wedding to Sana Javed to his Instagram account. They were seen having a cozy moment together as the photos were being taken. They looked good together and were dressed in gorgeous wedding attire. The cricket player looked good in a bandhgala suit with a matching doshala and white hues. Sana, on the other hand, wore an elaborately decorated sage green outfit with kundan jewelry. She accessorized her appearance with a bun and minimal makeup. Shoaib shared the heartwarming photos

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Congress In Political Maze: A Tale Of Triumphs And Tribulations

Sayani ChakrabortyDecember 27, 20230

Unexpected results have left the Congress party reeling in the wake of the most recent state elections. Although they won in Telangana, the party was unexpectedly unsuccessful in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh. This electoral whirlwind raises the interesting question of whether the success or failure of Congress is associated with the opponent's preference for state apparatus and governance over pure political tactics. Abundance of self confidence and internal strife The Congress party's defeat in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh was mostly characterised by internal strife and an abundance of self-confidence. But another aspect—the character of politics in these states—becomes apparent upon closer inspection. In Madhya Pradesh, where there is a strong Hindutva political c...

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