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As the world is on a boil with wars raging between Russia and Ukraine and the Israeli onslaught on Palestinians, world leaders and intellectuals are hard-pressed to comprehend and rationalize the gruesome developments.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 campaign ended on Thursday May 30, but after raising unprecedented level of political dust which will take much longer time beyond its result on June 4 to settle. Irrespective of who or which political party or alliance wins, people will continue to suffer from the “We and They” syndrome, a condition caused by the political dust, both horizontally and vertically. It may cause rise of political violence or violent incidents of political nature which should cause concern to the citizens.

As the last phase of polling is about to be completed, there is no doubt that the Constitution of India and its protection has been one of the main issues in the Lok Sabha election. Right from the beginning, the leaders of the INDIA bloc of parties had pitched the defence of the constitution as a central theme in their election platform.

India is working to revive the long-delayed Chabahar port project in Iran. On May 13, India Ports Global Limited (IPGL) and Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization signed a 10-year agreement. This deal allows India to develop and operate the Chabahar port. IPGL will invest around $120 million, with an additional $250 million in financing, making the total value of the contract $370 million.

The surround sound around Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 'Meditation' at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari during the ‘silence period’ in force before the last and seventh phase of the 2024 election is at its crescendo. Modi recently astounded people with “nobody knew Mahatma Gandhi before the 1982 Gandhi film." Rival politicians including Congress rival Rahul Gandhi had a good laugh, saying this "guy Modi is the limit". Now, it is like "nobody knew Narendra Modi before the ‘2024 Modi meditation’ at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial”. Such is the decibel level. Either Modi wants to make a last pitch to avoid defeat or he is desperate that the BJP/NDA doesn't fall short of the brag 'abki baar 370/400'.

KOLKATA: Peppered with palaces, mansions and manors dating back to the 18th century that earned the city then called Calcutta the moniker of "The City of Palaces", three principal contestants of Kolkata (North) Lok Sabha constituency once belonged to the same political outfit, Indian National Congress. Though not exactly representatives of the "Babu culture" north Kolkata, these men even as they campaign long and hard, are not prone to mud slinging in their poll speeches.

Marx has written that religion is the opium of the masses. Also it is the sigh of the oppressed. Both express the wretchedness of our populace. They need to forget the present, which is awfully painful. Future appears to be bleak and past is lost in the gloom. It is this anguish that is used by those in power for to be in power, despite the fact that people are suffering because of their policies. They are the cause and also the effect.

LUCKNOW: Irrespective of outcome of Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh, credit goes to India Alliance to make BJP struggle in all the 13 seats in Poorvanchal part of state. Knowing fully well the outcome of most VIP constituency Varanasi where PM Narendra Modi is contesting for third term, Samajwadi Party and Congress mobilised all resources in favour of INDIA alliance candidate Ajay Rai. .All these constituencies are going to the polls on June 1, the last day of the seven phase polling.

BHOPAL: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has experienced a significant turnover after a period of stagnation in orders and productivity. BHEL had been facing challenges in recent years, has reported notable improvements in its financial performance for the financial year 2023-24.

The credibility and trustworthiness of the Election Commission of India (ECI) have hit a new low in the current Lok Sabha elections and the situation has come to such a pass that it cannot be retrieved without certain cataclysmic changes in the system.