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With only three days left for the Presidential elections run off in the Latin American nation Ecuador on April 11, all indications suggest that the leftist candidate leading economist Andres Arauz is set to win the poll defeating his contender the conservative banker Guillermo Lasso. The latest opinion poll gives Arauz 37.87 votes as against Lasso’s 30.19 per cent.

Let us not quarrel on the words, the vague terms that the Modi government officials are using. Vague terms give them and their supporters great freedom in explaining whatever they want to unlike the ‘clear terms’ in which they fear they may be caught. That is why when relocking started at a time when unlocking was yet not complete, government calls them only stringent measures, which in actuality are not less than lockdowns. By using such clever words government may easily shed its responsibility of protecting the lives of people whom they lockdown without the means of survival, such as the migrant labours.

Tax-dodging corporations that pit countries against one another in a race to the bottom may soon have fewer places to hide. That’s because, in a sharp reversal from Trump administration policy, President Joe Biden’s Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stepped up Monday to back international negotiations for a global minimum corporate tax.

History has never been easy for the French. 232 years after the fall of Bastille, the French Revolution still stirs passions of both agony & jubilation. This great revolution of 1789 led to the origin of the principle of liberty and the concept of Constitutional law. The struggle for the republic is a reminder for all of us that creative ideas and freedom of expression must be protected at all costs.

Maulana Kable Sadiq, who was awarded posthumously third highest civilian award- Padma Bhushan—was conservative yet liberal Muslim. He was recognized world-wide for his liberal image. He and his followers fought a life-long battle to eliminate orthodox tradition from Muslim society. He not only opposed the conservatism, but also made efforts to advance education, particularly among girls.

BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is waging a war on several fronts. The fronts include controlling the spread of Covid-19, contesting a prestigious bye-election in the state and also visiting various states to support the BJP candidates.

Deploying a huge contingent of the central security forces, the Home Minister Amit Shah has assured the people of Bengal that it would ensure peaceful, fair and free election. But his high sounding promises have turned out to be delusion.

New Delhi: Delhi Capitals Captain Rishabh Pant says his aim is to lead his side to win the IPL title this season.

Having achieved middle income country status, Bangladesh currently faces complex issues of economic adjustments relating to its export sector. Ironically, the progress made by Bangladesh has been taken note by its allies as also by international organisations. The UN recently confirmed that Bangladesh has in concrete terms made its long awaited transition already, years ahead of the scheduled date in 2026! There has been some welcome reaction from unexpected quarters including Indian garments exporters and a few Pakistan –based observers, for contrasting reasons.

The army in Myanmar took over power two months ago, ousting the elected government and throwing its leader behind bars. There has been mass resistance to army rule which shows no signs of abating. The army continues to shoot down civil resisters demanding restoration of democracy. Even children are not being spared. The trigger-happy soldiers kill children without any qualm of conscience. More than five hundred people have been killed. According to a report of Save the Children, an international humanitarian group, as many as 43 children have so far been reported killed. The group described the situation as “a nightmare scenario unfolding.”