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People used to call Manipur the Jewel of India. Later, the government also borrowed that word to decorate their advertisement hoardings. The history, culture and arts of Manipur were evolved through periods of time in which the people played their due role. Meiteis, Kukis and Nagas form the population of the beautiful territory. Meiteis are in large numbers followed by Kukis and Nagas. Facing the odds of life, they were living in peace and harmony.

The massive victory of the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress in the panchayat polls in West Bengal has sent signals to all the national political parties — the BJP, the Congress and the CPI(M) — about its consequences on the politics of the state, as also the impact on the Lok Sabha elections scheduled in March-April 2024.

Warring BJP factions in Chhattisgarh have become too disorderly to be reined in by the Central leadership pushing the BJP on slippery ground in this poll bound state, where elections are scheduled to be held by the end of 2023. It is precisely for this reason the state BJP has been put under collective leadership, which is an unprecedented move in the history of the state BJP. Obviously, there won’t be a chief minister face of the party. Rather, the party would bank on PM Narendra Modi.

Bullying their political opponents is the key strategy for the top BJP leaders. The tweet from Amit Shah: "Those rejoicing over the Hon'ble SC decision on the ED case are delusional for various reasons: The amendments to the CVC Act, which were duly passed by Parliament, have been upheld. Powers of the ED to strike at those who are corrupt and on the wrong side of the law remain the same. ED is an institution which rises beyond any one individual.... Thus, who the ED director is not important because whoever assumes this role will take note of the rampant corruption of a cosy club of entitled dynasts who have an anti-development mindset."

Being Eknath Shinde is not tantamount to standing alone. The Maharashtra Chief Minister may appear aloof, even forlorn and shy, but it’s an illusion. Unlike what his name conveys, Eknath is somebody who is adept in winning allies. Let’s not forget how Shiv Sena MLAs deserted Uddhav Thackeray on his one call. Shinde not only made Uddhav look a political novice, he also taught NCP supremo Sharad Pawar how to dump and profit. But after Ajit Pawar's "entry", Eknath Shinde is not the same man. He is suffering from neglect and has a dilemma tossing about in his head.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Communist Party of India(Marxist)(CPI(M) received a big boost with major Muslim organisations deciding to attend its seminar on Uniform Civil Code(UCC), to be held in Kozhikode on July 15.

New Delhi: It turned out to be a medal less day for the India as none of the six - shooters in fray could make it too the podium of the ISSF World Cup Shotgun at the Trap Concaverde Shooting Range in Lonato, Italy.

We are facing the wall today, where there is no beyond and also no future. Right to free speech has been suffocated since criticism is taken as an anathema. Also our rulers today do not endorse the way people lived in all these post independence years. With democratic institutions, like secular, sovereign, socialist Constitution, conceived and created with commitments towards the welfare of our people and country, the establishment finds inconsistency, hence the need for dilution of the fundamentals of our Constitution.

The three-tier panchayat elections in West Bengal have seen a repetition of an escalating scale of violence and intimidation unleashed by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on their political opponents and against people who were perceived to be voting against it.

New Delhi: Indian athletes produced some scintillating performance as hurdler Jyothi Yarraji, triple jumper Abdulla Aboobacker and middle-distance runner Ajay Kumar Saroj won gold medals while Aishwarya Kailash Mishra, in women’s 400m, and Tejaswin Shankar, competing in decathlon, settled for bronze medals at the Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday.