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BHOPAL: Mystery shrouds the reasons behind frequent changes in the Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government to probe, what has come to be know as the ‘Honey trap case’. Within less than a week, the government has changed the head of the team twice, besides overhauling it. Initially, IGP Rajendra Kumar was appointed the head of the SIT. Within 24 hours, he was replaced by Sanjvee Shami, also of the IG rank. Six days later, he, too, was shunted out and Rajendra Kumar, an ADGP, took his place.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the candidates of the three major political fronts filing their nominations, the state is set for an absorbing contest for the five Assembly by-elections from the State.

A three-member bench of the Supreme Court has allowed the Modi government’s review petition against the dilution of powers of arrest under the controversial SC-ST Act, which had caused disquiet across a wide spectrum, including the affected class. This had even led to a certain Dalit alienation from the BJP as it was felt that the ruling coalition was not doing enough or was late in its response. To that extent, the latest Supreme Court verdict must gladden the hearts of the saffron elements.

Charities have called on the British government to take urgent action on the homelessness crisis after a record number of people died on Britain’s streets last year.

The National Open Mass Convention of Workers held in New Delhi on September 30, 2019, decided to conduct extensive campaign for next three months amongst working people in all sectors of our economy formal & informal to make the call given from this convention for National wide General Strike on 08th January a grand success.

To state or assume that as the Prime Minister of India Narendra Damodardas Modi and the maiden speech of the first secretary of Indian mission at the United Nations Bidisha Moitra together edged out the PM of Pakistan Imran Khan Niazi at the 74th session of the UN General Assembly in diplomatic duel reflects refusal to recognize the ground reality in the queer arena of international politics that is habitually volatile.

In many ways, it doesn’t really matter who—Houthis in Yemen? Iranians? Shiites in Iraq?—launched those missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia. Whoever did it changed the rules of the game, and not just in the Middle East. “It’s a moment when offense laps defense, when the strong have reason to fear the weak,” observes military historian Jack Radey.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a record-breaking seventh House of Commons defeat last Thursday when Members of Parliament voted, 306-289, against his request to allow a short recess of Parliament during the Conservative Party’s annual conference.

While China is celebrating its birthday with a massive parade in Beijing, with new weapons unveiled in a show of force and unity, Hong Kong witnessed huge violent protest, both economic and political, challenging the supremacy of China.

Great Indian Festival…Big Billion Days…No, these don’t refer to Diwali and Dussehra or Eid and Christmas. They are the special festival season sales melas by e-commerce majors Amazon and Flipkart. As the names aptly capture, these sales festivals earn big billions for these mega corporates. Both festivals began with a bang on 29 September. According to American market research and advisory firm Forrester Research Inc., these two online retail behemoths are expected to clock around $4.8 billion (Rs. 33,912 Crore) in sales through the festival season, lasting for six months from August to January. As the festival season peaks in October-November, these sales melas stretching for around a week would account for 80% of their total festival season sales or about $3.82 billion (Rs. 26,988 crore).