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I strongly disagree with the Supreme Court’s contempt case and judgment against Prashant Bhushan. I have been a signatory on a letter protesting this; many citizens, leading lawyers, and retired judges have also opposed it. The nation’s respect for Prashant has gone up, and in the same proportion, the respect for the Supreme Court has gone down.

Joe McCarthy would fit right in at this year’s Republican National Convention. Denouncing communists—both real and, more often than not, imaginary—was the bread and butter for the 1950s red-baiting senator from Wisconsin. At the dawn of the Cold War, the bogeyman of the Soviet Union was the stick used to beat back a strong labor movement and a growing left in the United States. Today, Trump and the GOP are trying the same trick. History repeats. But as the granddaddy of communism, Karl Marx, might say, if McCarthyism was the tragedy, then the anti-socialist antics of the Republicans are surely the farce.

It is disturbing to see that after the May 16th 2020 announcement made by the Finance Minister to corporatise the Ordnance Factory Board, many articles are being written/sponsored by vested interests justifying the decision of the Government without critically analyzing its serious implications on the National Security and Defence Preparedness of the country. These articles are written either by self styled Defence experts or by retired Senior Army officers who are generally on the pay roll of the Private Companies connected with Defence manufacturing.

The false alarm that created panic in the Congress and even forced the leadership to the extent of apprehending a vertical split is the clear manifestation of utter lack of trust and vibrant communication among the leaders. It is for Rahul Gandhi to reply why this situation cropped up and the electronic media sensationalised it by attributing that he has accused the leaders who wrote the letter complaining about the drift in the party of colluding with the BJP.

Justice Arun Mishra, who headed the bench that heard the contempt of court case against Prashant Bhushan, and sought an unconditional apology from the activist lawyer, has apparently been using contempt of court as a tool to discipline ‘offenders’ whenever provoked.

New Delhi: Chief Coach of women's hockey team Sjoerd Marijne on Tuesday hailed striker and skipper Rani Rampaul and defender Deepika for being recognized with the National Awards.

New Delhi: Former Australian pacer Ryan Harris on Tuesday was named as the new Bowling Coach of the JSW and GMR co-owned franchise Delhi Capitals. He was also the team’s Bowling Coach in 2018 and 2019,

Ever since the COVID 19 crippled the world economy and US-China trade war intensified, the global investors were grappling for new investment destinations as alternative to China. Japan pioneered the momentum for quitting China, with a mega incentive of US $ 2.2 Billion to Japanese investors. But, the Japanese investors are in dilemma. While a survey by NNA Japan Co in January 2020 - a Japanese based Kyodo News Group - decoded Vietnam as the most promising destination for Japanese investors, JBIC survey (Japan Bank for International Cooperation) elevated India at the top rank for investment destination.

After the tumultuous Congress Working Committee meeting on Monday, the Gandhi family must be feeling the old adage ‘ All is well that ends well.” It is indeed a victory that the majority of the CWC members wanted Sonia to continue as the interim president till the AICC is held and a new president is elected. This means the family will be in power to manipulate the AICC and the president’s elections. It is likely to be soon as the family also wants to put an end to the present dissidence in the party.

BERLIN — “Mirror, mirror on the wall…” Nearly every German knows the story of Snow White. Currently, the question of who is “fairest of them all” faces nearly every German political party or, in modern terms, who can attract more votes in next year’s election.