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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.

New Delhi: Top rally drivers of the country including first Indian F1 driver Narain Karthikeyan, Gaurav Gill, multiple national racing champion Anindith Reddy, will set the track ablaze in the JK Tyre Festival of Speed(JKFOS) to be held at the Buddh International Circuit on November 30- December 1.

Kolkata: Ridhima Dilawari managed to keep her nerves steady in the closing stages to claim her fifth title of the season as she won the 15th and final leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Royal Calcutta Golf Course on Friday.

BERLIN—Media jubilation reached a climax here on November 9, thirty years after the bumbling, perhaps even misunderstood decision to open the gate for all East Germans to stream through, hasten to the nearest West Berlin bank for their “welcome present” of 100 prized West German marks, and taste the joys of the western free market system.

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students are up in arms against the ruling regime. JNU is under attack once again from the Sangh Parivar’s fascist ideology and atrocities. Fee hike is the outcome of the draft education policy of Union government to commercialise and corporatize education in India. The tremendous fee hike will ensure that JNU will become an elitist university eligible only for a few rich students while denying cheap education to a vast majority. The current fee hike is a body blow to the poor students pursuing almost free education in the prestigious and historical institution.