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The government has done it again and hiked the prices of diesel, kerosene and LPG which will have a cascading effect on the common man and also increase food inflation. The people are already facing spiraling price rise in essential commodities and consumer goods. In all probability the inflation will go on increasing till early September as the impact of the latest hike will take some time to percolate.

New York: An international committee has designated Bangkok as World Book Capital 2013, the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO) reported today.

KOLKATA: It’s too early to comment on Ms Mamata Banerjee’s performance as the new Chief Minister of West Bengal, but there are disturbing signs that her populism will prevail over the requirements of a prudential economic policy.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Left Democratic Front (LDF)’s decision to launch a ‘strong’ agitation has ratcheted up political temperature in the state.

UPA-II has paid a heavy price – total loss of credibility – for its failures of governance on a wide front, political and economic, over the last two years. Indeed it has turned out to be an exceptional phase in post-independence history when large-scale corruption involving holders of public office has occurred while Government in pursuit of high growth virtually abdicated its responsibility to ensure even a modicum of price stability.

The roller-coaster ride of the government-civil society Joint Drafting Committee on the Lokpal (ombudsman) Bill has ended in a draw, but left both sides badly injured. Whether the tie will be broken when they present their separate recommendations to a proposed all-party committee in July remains an open question. Yet, this is a good time to draw up a balance-sheet of the government’s first-ever effort to take on board civil society concerns on fighting corruption.

In his latest blog, L.K. Advani has raked up the old Jana Sanghi charge about Jawaharlal Nehru having bartered away India’s claims on the whole of Kashmir.

Public utterances of politicians often betray the insecurity embedded in their sub-conscience mind. Fathered by a number of factors, the recent utterances of Punjab’s ruling Akali leaders have generated this perception. The latest factor is Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal’s statement that Akali Dal was willing to enter into an electoral alliance with other political parties to prevent the Congress from coming to power in the 2012 Assembly elections.

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party workers have launched a massive campaign in the districts of Uttar Pradesh against the Mayawati Government focusing on the total failure of the law and order in the state, especially the way, the women are becoming the victims of the criminals and the police personnel.

New York: The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today voiced deep regret after Thailand announced it would denounce the global convention aimed at preserving humankind's most outstanding shared cultural and natural heritage.