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The first thing Prime Minister Narendra Modi did after cornering three states in the ‘Hindi heartland’ was to address Indian Navy personnel on Navy Day and proclaim that ranks in the Indian Navy will be renamed so that the ranks reflected Indian culture. The uniforms of sailors and officers of the Indian Navy will also display the legacy of Shivaji Maharaj. Question is, why is the Prime Minister of India bent on changing “everything-India” to suit his and the Bharatiya Janata Party’s idea of India?

This September, Brazil — the world’s largest net exporter of agricultural commodities — announced the biggest grain harvest in its history. Farmers brought in a staggering 322 million tons of corn, soy, and wheat, said the government’s head of agricultural statistics — 50.1 million tons more than last year. During Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s first year back as president, Brazil’s massive agribusiness sector has never been more productive.

New Delhi: Hardik Panwar (80kg), Amisha (54kg) and Prachi Tokas (80+kg) settled for silver medals after suffering defeats in their respective finals of the IBA Junior World Boxing Championships in Yerevan, Armenia.

New Delhi: Two-time winner India will commence its campaign in the 13th Hockey Men's Junior World Cup against Korea, in the first match in Pool C at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.

Drubbing of the Congress in the just concluded assembly elections would certainly not put the centrality of the grand old party in the opposition’s INDIA camp under a cloud, but undeniably, it would encourage other opposition leaders to look straight into the eyes of the Congress leadership. While the election verdict has multiple implications, one thing is absolutely clear that it would witness the beginning of Rahul Gandhi’s new strategy.

After the Five States Assembly poll results, speculation about who the new chief ministers will be is rife. The BJP has won three states and the Congress one. In Mizoram, the XDF has won defeating the ruling MNF.

In his recent Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was troubled by the trend of some "big families" conducting weddings abroad, and urged people to hold such celebrations on Indian soil so that the country's money does not leave its shores. "The wedding season as well has commenced now. Some trade organisations estimate that there could be a business of around Rs. 5 lakh crore during this wedding season. While shopping for weddings, all of you should give importance to products made in India only," the Prime Minister said.

The results of the assembly elections to the five states announced on December 3 and 4 led to many winners and losers for the time being. All of them will be getting another chance to prove their mettle in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Let us call the spade a spade. The results of the five state assemblies announced on December 3 and 4 are sending ominous signals to the anti-BJP opposition just four months before the Lok Sabha elections due in April/May 2024. To be frank, the final results leading to the defeat of the Congress at the hands of its main rival BJP in three North Indian states - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh is a disaster..The impact of this massive win will neutralise the victory of the Congress in Telangana defeating the BRS on national plane.

Opposition non-BJP leaders in the Northeast have strongly protested against the recent announcement made in neighbouring West Bengal, by Union MOS for Home, Mr Ajay Mishra, confirming Delhi’s intent to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in 2024.