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The second week of January 2024 has witnessed a wonderful progress in INDIA block seat-sharing arrangements, which only a week ago seemed too difficult to achieve, due to respective stand of the constituent political parties having unreasonable claims on seats. However, when talks were officially begun with Congress coming forward with their plan, the hurdles started melting away, which is much frustrating to the BJP in general and PM Narendra Modi in particular since they would be seeking their third term during Lok Sabha Election 2024 but will have to face stiff united contests from INDIA block candidates.

No ordinary rodent, Mickey Mouse represents an aspect of America which comic reading children grow up with and form their own ideas about a land whose residents do not find nothing beyond them. Of course, such ideas change as they grow wiser of the world around them sometimes opposing the initial ideas about a country which speaks of democracy but is often found supporting regimes which stifle the aspirations of people.

Ending her nineteen-month stint as French prime minister on Monday, Élisabeth Borne seemed keen to remind us that she was, despite all evidence to the contrary, a woman of the Left. Making clear that she was not going willingly, Borne’s resignation statement near-directly echoed the words with which the Socialist Michel Rocard had left the prime minister’s office back in 1991. Borne’s reference to the center-left governments of decades past was, Le Monde observed, a symbol of her “left-wing reference points” — even if her administration’s final act was “the passing of an immigration reform hailed by the far-right as its own ‘ideological victory.’"

Dr. Manjula Shroff, is a remarkable, edupreneur whose journey is an inspiring tale of passion, sacrifice, and unwavering dedication, to the cause of education. Born into a royal family, Dr Shroff left behind a life of privilege to pursue her dream of making quality education accessible to all.

New Delhi: Ace pacer Mohd. Shami and para archer Sheetal led the star Prade as President Draupadi Murmu honoured 26-best-performing athletes and para athlete with Arjuna awards while coaches were conferred with Dronachary awards at an elegant ceremony at the Darbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan here on Tuesday.

The World and Africa: An Inquiry into the Part Which Africa Has Played in World History by the legendary American communist historian W.E.B. DuBois argues that Africa’s great contributions to world civilization have been erased and ignored. DuBois argues that this is because of the transatlantic slave trade, which enslaved millions of Africans.

The seat sharing talks between the constituents of INDIA block have started in right earnest. Congress high command has finally understood the need for early clinching of the agreements between the INDIA partners taking into the specifics of the political situation in each state. It is a welcome development.

Can the enormous popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi help the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) achieve electoral success in the southern states? The Party is seeking to gain more voters in the challenging southern region. Its presence is limited in states like Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh. Since it has already peaked in the northern states, the BJP, needs to secure more seats in the South.

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.