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BHOPAL: Death of Abdul Jabbar, a champion and a darling of thousands of gas victims, after a prolonged illness, has exposed the poverty of medical facilities for the gas hit in Bhopal. Jabbar fought for the rights of the gas victims from the very day the gas tragedy struck Bhopal in December 1984. Lakhs of people were affected by the deadly gas that leaked from the Union Carbide factory, which was located in the midst of a populated area. Jabbar constituted an organisation called Bhopal Gas Pidit Mahila Udyog Sangathan. A majority of the members of this organisation were women, including burqua-clad Muslim women. Jabbar converted them into a militant group. They participated in street demonstrations and often visited Delhi to lay siege to the residences of Union ministers. It was because of the untiring and uninterrupted efforts of Jabbar and his organisation that the gas victims won many a battle. Some other organisations were also in the field to secure relief for the gas victims.

A famous — but not so famous – editor of Delhi was known to ring up his erstwhile colleagues, who were not as lucky as him to rise to the top position, every morning his editorial appeared to check whether they had read his latest writing. He would specifically ask them whether they had read the last sentence which he claimed was the most important part of the editorial. Because, according to him, he had written it in such a way that nobody would understand it.

Since the partition of the country, India-Pakistan relationship is marked by continuing mistrust, unresolved issues, broken promises and unending conflicts. In between any thaw in this relationship is viewed with much excitement and hope in the country.

Barely a month left for the general election to elect a new parliament, the political credibility of the Prime Minister Boris Johnson has turned suspect in the eyes of the common Britishers. This primarily owes to Boris’s motive to conceal and suppress the report on Russian interference into internal matter of Britain and influencing the 2016 referendum on Brexit.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Supreme Court’s verdict on the sensitive Sabarimala issue has placed the Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government in a difficult position.

What will happen to the Indian economy in 2022 the year Prime Minister Narendra Modi has targeted as the period of achieving his New India? The way things are developing, it might be the year for building a Hindu rashtra — the sacred goal of the Sangh Parivar but the same year may also witness the deepening crisis of the country's economy leading to the accentuation of the distress of the underprivileged.

Leaked reports over estimates of consumer spending is sending shockwaves across the economy and the political spectrum.

A last ditch attempt is being made by Shiv Sena, NCP and the Congress to prepare common ground to form the government in Maharashtra while President’s rule has already been imposed on the state. It is too early to say if a coalition will be formed of ideologically divergent parties but, observers say, there is a ray of hope. According to the formula being worked out, the Chief Minister’s post will go to Shiv Sena while the post of deputy CM would be held by either NCP or the Congress. A ten-member team of NCP and Congress has already met to discuss the Common Minimum Programme. This has been followed by a meeting of senior leaders of Shiv Sena, NCP and the Congress.

Gurugram: Defending champion Khalin Joshi carded five-under-67 to keep his hopes alive as he joined eight other Indians at a tied fifth place even as Thailand’s Itthipat Buranatanyarat, who had fired an eight-under-64 emerged leader after the first round of Panasonic Open India at the Classic Golf and Country Club near here.

New Delhi: Delhi Capitals on Friday disclosed that it has retained 14 players, including three overseas cricketers, and released nine ahead of the Indian Premier League 2020 Auction to be held next month in Kolkata.