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Opposition unity should transcend poll alliance
By Yogendra Yadav “What the Opposition needs to demonstrate at this stage is political cohesion. It needs to demonstrate a unity of purpose, a shared agenda (not just a hastily drawn up minimum programme) that […]
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Indian Americans regularly encounter discrimination and polarization: Survey by YouGov
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian-Americans, who constitute the second-largest immigrant group in the US, regularly encounter discrimination and polarization, according to a survey released on Wednesday. The report, ‘Social Realities of Indian Americans: Results from the 2020 […]
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Supreme Court of India throws out sedition case against Journalist Vinod Dua: upholds right to criticize government
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court of India, on Thursday, June 3, quashed an FIR registered by the Himachal Pradesh Police against senior journalist Vinod Dua last year for his comments critical of the government’s […]
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Rules and rulers: On social media curbs
– Govt. must hear out the social media industry, and shed its arbitrary rule-making It does seem that most if not all global social media giants will miss complying with the new IT rules of […]
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India in need of viable political alternative
“In the seven years since he took oath, Modi’s government has never looked as shaky as it does today. Its aura of power is melting. For Modi sceptics, the botched-up handling of the second wave […]
Frontpage News
Trumping majoritarianism in the Hindi heartland
While regional parties will continue to be significant in various States of the Union, the principal challenge of overcoming majoritarianism lies in the Hindi heartland, especially in U.P. Oppositional electoral alliances, notably the formation of […]
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Election verdict a pushback for BJP policies
“What the pandemic has done, unlike the disaster of demonetization, is bring to the fore the BJP’s incapacity for governance. It has shown the sheer incompetence of the majoritarian model of governance, which is just […]
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Why 5th phase of Bengal election is crucial for Mamata
The West Bengal Assembly election is passing through its most crucial phase. Four of eight phases of the Bengal Assembly election are over. Altogether, voters have decided the fate of candidates in 135 of 294 […]
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Farmers Movement
Farmers Movement
No Roadmap to Double Farmers’ Income
So, the six years of grand national mission for raising the farmers’ real income by 100 per cent are likely to end with less than 30 per cent actual increase. That works out to about […]
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Group of Ministers spells out steps to ‘neutralize’ narratives critical of Modi regime
NEW DELHI (TIP): With a view to “neutralizing” narratives critical of the Narendra Modi government, a Group of Ministers (GoM), formed to fine-tune “government communication”, has come out with various suggestions, including tracking “50 negative […]
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Movements must not be delinked from politics
“We must recognize that any mass movement cannot but be political in its impact. A movement that questions the rulers, as most movements do, cannot but dent the image of the ruling dispensation. A ruling […]