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If anything, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is relentless in his attacks on the Modi government and he is not afraid of calling a spade a spade, does not matter how many would be waiting to mince his comments to mincemeat. Gandhi makes no excuses and he spreads his net wide. That must be why the Bharatiya Janata Party has concentrated its attacks on Gandhi throughout the nine years of Modi rule.

When the voters across the country have been exhibiting their inclination towards Congress and ensuring the victory of its candidate even from the seat which was traditionally held by the anti-Congress force in Maharashtra, the defeat of its nominee Bajrang Mahato from Ramgarh in Jharkhand has certainly not come as a surprise. Of course this has caused some concertation in the Mahagathbandhan circle as it cast bad omen on the alliance. In fact people have started cautioning Hemant Soren to maintain distance from the elements who are out to give a bad name to his leadership and the alliance.

For some time now, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Bengal has been accused by other opposition parties of effectively helping the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) through its decisions, while attacking it verbally. Last week, two seemingly contradictory steps taken by the TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee further strengthened such allegations. In the process, the present initiative launched by other parties to forge a united common front against the BJP, has begun to look unconvincing.

The 12-point Chinese proposal to end the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war fails to address a vital issue that led to the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Subtle diplomatic nuances make the proposal look rather weak. It does not even name the belligerent nations. The proposal is somewhat silent on Russia’s key demand that Ukraine and the US-led NATO give a legally binding guarantee that they will not hold any military activity in eastern Europe and Ukraine.

New Delhi: Ace golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar, will lead Indian challenge in the strongest Asian Tour full-field -USD 750,000 DGC Open to be played here from 16 to 19 March here.

Mumbai: Smriti Mandhana, RCB women’s team captain, on Saturday excuded confidence of her team doing well in trhe inagural edition of the Women Premier League (WPL).

Panaji: Indian challenge came to an end as Manika Batra and Sutirtha Mukherjee lost their round of 16 matches in the WTT Star Contender Goa here late Friday.

Ahmedabad: Patna’s Aman Raj returned one-over 73 last round and with a total of 11-under 277 clinched the Gujarat Open Golf at the Kalhaar Blues & Greens Golf Club in here on Saturday.

Finally, Afghan nationals who had joined America’s war on terror and extended cooperation are being hunted-down by Taliban jihadists through biometric identification. It is also learnt that a section of heavily Islamist officers inside Pakistani spy agency Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) are also selling information about ‘American collaborators’ to the Taliban.

Data from various sources, both government and private, clearly indicate that the unemployment crisis in India is worsening, and is set to worsen further in 2023. Unemployment rate in the country rose from 7.14 per cent in January to 7.45 per cent in February. On 30 day moving average, unemployment rate stood at 7.5 per cent on February 28, which rose to 7.63 per cent on March 3, according to CMIE data.