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The idea of Congress-AAP alliance has travelled one step forward. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal’s expression of intent before the Congress leadership Sonia Gandhi to have an alliance with the Congress is a significant development, since the birth of Congress-AAP alliance could imperil BJP’s political prospects in 5 states and Union Territories in particular and adversely affect its fortune in at least 18 states on the one hand while proportionally bolstering political fortunes of both the Congress and AAP in particular and opposition INDIA alliance in general in these states.

New Delhi: At the end it was a heart break for Indian hoopsters Luck deserted India at the crucial moments and they went down to Kazakhstan 70-73 in their third match of the in the Olympic Pre-Qualifying Basketball Tournament Asia, at the Al-Fayhaa Sports Arena in Damascus, Syria on Monday.

BHOPAL: BJP in general and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in particular are paying maximum attention to Dalits and Tribals of Madhya Pradesh, who constitute more than one third Vidhan Sabha seats. This is clear by the fact that the Prime Minister has paid two visits to the state in just within a month. During his first visit he announced several schemes for tribals and during his second visit he announced several schemes for Dalits. This included laying the foundation of a temple for Sant Ravidas, who is worshipped by Dalits. Addressing a huge gathering, he claimed that Dalits, Tribals and backward classes are getting maximum benefits from his government’s welfare schemes.

KOLKATA: In Northeast India, the debate over officially proposed palm oil cultivation on a major scale has warmed up, with some opposition parties in Assam protesting the state’s decision to go ahead with the scheme.

The RBI’s monetary policy meeting, last week, just days before the expected release of the monthly consumer price index data by the government came as a surprise. Food prices in India have been constantly peaking. Lately, India’s high food inflation has been featured in the global media, including BBC. However, they seemed to have had little impact on the central bank’s inflation management policy for now. The need for fixing a higher prime lending rate to control inflation and fixing rigorous lending norms to prevent reckless accumulation of sticky assets with a section of borrowers somewhat fail to occupy the central bank’s monetary policy agenda. The RBI’s monetary policy committee decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent for the third time in a row last Thursday. The decision came as a relief to bank borrowers at the cost of the common man’s growing concern for feeding their stomach in the face of high food inflation.

Can the Manipur crisis impact the newly formed opposition coalition I.N.D.I.A. to its advantage? Can Congress leader Rahul Gandhi utilize it as another Opposition leader Mamata Banerjee did in Singur and Nandigram Moment in West Bengal to win in 2011 assembly elections? These significant moments are rare and unforgettable.

New Delhi: Australia overcame New Zealand's men’s and women’s teams to become the first team to directly qualify for the Paris Olympics Games as the continental Hockey champions of Oceania where they join hosts France.

New Delhi: Pranav Prince led the charge as India overpowered higher ranked hosts Syria 85-74 in its opening match of the Olympic Basketball Pre-Qualifying Tournament Asia at the Al-Fayhaa Sports Arena in Damascus.

Tryst with destiny made by the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in the midnight of August 15, 1947, the momentous time of India’s Independence from over two centuries of the British rule, for a republican India of justice, equality, liberty and fraternity for all citizens equally and alike, has been decimated by the RSS Pariwar union government since 2014. The government together with the RSS Pariwar ruled States has subverted the rule of law based constitutional democratic governance. It has made many boasts and made many promises since 2014. Yet when reckoned by objective criteria, its record in office has been underwhelming.

The New York Times does a hit piece on a left-liberal news outlet and a grateful Modi Government picks it up and makes an announcement in the Lok Sabha, including naming the three journalists whom the media of the Modi government immediately label “anti-national.” In episode 2, the police of BJP-ruled Haryana use “muscular members of the force” to allegedly waylay and “kidnap” a journalist whose tweet targeted a top police official.