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The exit of Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) some seven months ago has raised many questions about Indian politics. It has shattered the hope of the BJP to consolidate the upper caste and backward castes votes in Bihar. Its strategy to marginalise Nitish Kumar in Hindi heartland politics by giving him a bad name has not only boomeranged, but has also created of situation of existential crisis for the saffron party.

The unprecedented heatwave conditions in February, touching about 40 degree Celsius in several part of the country, is a precursor to an impending severe water crisis in the summer 2023. India had witnessed such a condition in March 2022, that has occurred a month earlier this year in the month that is technically the last month of winter. Obviously, India needs an urgent action plan for supply of drinking water not only for humans and domestic animals, but also a plan for making water available for wild animals through discharging water to the drying revers or other water bodies to prevent their coming out of the wild to human habitats in search of water and harming people.

India has been repeatedly claimed to be as the one among five most developed economies in the world, but in reality there is no content in the boast. It is a country where in recent years GDP has kept falling and any ascent appears much more than what it has been.

The incidents of February 16 that began near Peruka on the border between Rajasthan and Haryana and ended in the Nuh area in Bhiwani district of Haryana, are notable not only for the barbarity and cruel violence meted out to two Muslims, Junaid and Nasir but also for what they reveal about the collusion between the Haryana police and cow vigilantes and the complete impunity with which the latter are allowed to perpetrate crimes in the name of ‘gau seva’ (cow protection).

Kolkata: Amandeep Drall overcame mid round hiccups to return the second day's best card of 1-over 71 that enabled her to extend her lead to five shots with one round to go at the Tollygunge Club here on Wednesday.

Gurugram: Star golfers Shubhankar Sharma and Manu Gandas will lead the strong home challenge at the US$ 2 million Hero Indian Open (HIO) which tees off at the DLF Golf and Country Club layout by Gary Player here on Thursday.

New Delhi: Top female boxers including 2016 Rio Olympics Gold medalist Estelle Mossely and 2020 Tokyo Olympics Silver medalist Nesthy Petecio are among the 7 Olympic medalists so far registered to participate in the Women’s World Boxing Championships, to be held from March 15 to 26 at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi.

West Bengal unit of BJP finds itself between a rock and a hard place over the renewal of separate statehood demand of some of its north Bengal legislators. Trinamool Congress may not find this. emotive issue of another partition issue a handy tool to berate the saffron camp in the panchayat polls this year, it would assume a different dimension to take on BJP in next year's Lok Sabha election.

The unprecedented rise in temperature touching 40 degree Celsius, in parts of India in February, which is technically a winter month, has threatened not only the food security of the country but also various sectors of the economy – ranging from availability of potable water to electricity impacting almost all aspects of life, particularly the health services.

Protection of democracy and protection of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s standing have become the No.1 priority of India’s growth story, and not necessarily in that order. From the Vice President of India to the External Affairs Minister of India, everyone of any standing has been put on the job.