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The Supreme Court decision declaring remission of 11 rape convicts of Gujarat riots of 2002 by the BJP government of the state with concurrence of the Centre unlawful has completely unmasked PM Narendra Modi led BJP, just on the eve of Lok Sabha Election 2024, which would compel them to clean their blackened face before the electorate, and merely their slogan of ‘Nari Shakti Vandan’ may not work.

If the unpredictable posture of Nitish Kumar has been the main factor for demoralising the INDIA constituents in Bihar, the propensity of RJD chief Lalu Yadav not to treat the Left parties as equals has further aggravated the situation to the point of turning the INDIA bloc suspect in the eyes of the people of Bihar.

The CPI(M) in Bengal has managed to stage a picture of resurgence after a long gap.. The CPI(M)’s youth wing, Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) managed to hold a fairly well-attended public meeting in the iconic Brigade Parade ground in Kolkata on Sunday. The public meeting of the Left this time presented a notable break from the past practices. For the perceptive observers, it was the rally of a nationalist party, not that of a hardcore Marxist party as the CPI(M) has been known since its formation in 1964.

On New Year's Day, thousands of Turkish people took to the streets in Istanbul, shouting "Murderer Israel, leave Palestine." This wasn't the first large-scale demonstration in support of Palestine in Turkey since the Israel-Gaza conflict began on October 7 However, the large protest on January 1 2024, was sparked by provocative statements made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The Congress is in a dilemma. Hamlet would have escaped the vice (as in grip). But the Congress is stuck – to attend or not to attend the Ram Mandir pran-pratishta on January 22? The Congress has the chance to make it an event to remember as no such dilemma is wracking the Hindus who have been voting Congress election after election. On the contrary, “Ram toh Sab ka hain” is deeply ingrained in the Indian psyche and only extreme elements of the Hindu right consider “Ram” as exclusive to the Sangh Parivar alone.

New Delhi: Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and World No. 8 Prannoy HS will lead 20- member strong Indian squad at the Badminton Asia Team Championships slated to be held in Shah Alam, Malaysia from 13-19 February.

New Delhi: Hockey India on Tuesday appointed Dutchman Herman Kruis as the new High Performance Director.

Ranchi: Japan and New Zealand on Monday exuded confidence of finishing along top three in the Women's Hockey qualifies to make the cut for the Paris Games.

Ranchi: India will commence its campaign against the United States at the Women's Hockey Qualifiers at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh AstroTurf, here on 13 January.

Mumbai: Running icon Meb Keflezighi will attend the 19th edition of the Tata Mumbai Marathon, a World Athletics Gold Label Race, as an ambassador of the event on here on 21 January.