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There are reports in the financial press that the International institutional investors are moving their funds out of the Indian technology scrip. The reason: there is the calculation that the Indian ITeS sector is not getting tuned to the new artificial intelligence tools and therefore likely to fall behind the market.

Come June 4, the outcome of poll battle in Bongaon constituency of West Bengal will be a nay or nod to CAA NRC and related issues not only in the state but also in bordering states far away from it. Predominantly inhabited by Matuas, a Hindu dalit sub-sect, many of whom had trekked from erstwhile East Pakistan and thereafter from Bangladesh to a "secular India", citizenship issue and the sense of belonging emanating from it, is a deciding factor in elections.

AAP leader Atishi Marlena’s talent is to look straight into the camera and say the piece given to her. AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal’s talent is to get into controversies. But the best thing that could happen to Kejriwal was the INDI-Alliance, without which Arvind would have been left to fend for himself. A tongue-tied Kejriwal was saved by Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav who had his father Mulayam Singh Yadav to teach him the political ropes unlike Kejriwal who had only his wits and 'sly'.

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), has asked health insurance companies to abolish the age limit of 65 years and provide it to everyone, regardless of their age. This sounds to be a good decision. The question however is whether insurance based healthcare system serves the needs of our citizens particularly the elderly.

Injured pride can be a major motivating factor and there is a lot riding on it in Maharashtra. The aggressive BJP had outsmarted master strategist Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray, inheritor of Balasaheb Thackeray’s Maratha legacy, by supporting the split in their parties. For both leaders, the Lok Sabha battle is also a personal one to stay relevant.

Freebees, promised and actually delivered, have been by and large welcomed by the electorate over 40 years of age across the country throughout the first five phases of election campaigns. However, sharp fall in employment has made the unemployed youth little more concerned, though PM Narendra Modi tried his best to entice them with his guarantee of a developed India by 2047, a “world of opportunities awaits India’s youth”.

India’s Spy agency, the Research and Analysis Wing, is facing more scrutiny due to growing claims of its international operations, including alleged assassinations and meddling in foreign affairs during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second term in office. Experts believe that, during Modi’s decade in office, India’s capability of gathering intelligence overseas has greatly improved. This follows significant boost in resources and operational freedom of RAW.

The Maharashtra elections for the Lok Sabha is at its zenith. The INDI-Alliance is banking on Maharashtra to give the BJP-led NDA a run for its money. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is banking on his name and face for winning Maharashtra and making it “abki baar 400 paar”. The Maha Vikas Aghadi expects an undercurrent of electorate support to deprive Prime Minister Narendra Modi his “pipedream”. For Maharashtra’s 48constituencies,,the fifth phase on May 20 is the last one.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Congress leaders in Kerala are back at their bickering game again. That is the unmistakable message emanating from the sordid goings on witnessed during the campaign for the Lok Sabha elections. Adding insult to injury is the ‘decision’ of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president K. Sudhakaran and his supporters to resist the moves to oust him from his position.

The Supreme Court decision to declare the arrest of Prabir Purkayastha, founder of news website NewsClick as illegal has reignited the debate on the delicate balance between national security concerns and individual liberty. While Purkayastha's release is a positive development, the court's reasoning raises questions about the potential for continued arbitrary arrests under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).