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Was it a coincidence or a deliberate attempt that on the day dalit student leader of University of Hyderabad Rohith Vemula's mother extended solidarity to Rahul Gandhi by joining his Bharat Jodo Yatra in Telangana, the Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot was busy eulogising Narendra Modi as a leader who commands global respect.

Economic slowdown triggered by multiple and overlapping economic and political crises has threatened labour market recovery across the world. Inequalities in the labour market set to increase further. Certain group of workers and firms are disproportionally impacted. Slowly recovering developing countries are now facing less policy space to protect hard-hit workers and enterprises. The worst is that informal job growth is outpacing the formal work reversing the 15 years trend of formalization of work, jeopardizing the social security coverage of the workforce.

Religious leaders gather in Bali this week for their first Religion Forum 20 summit (R20) under the auspices of the Group of 20 or G-20 that brings together the world's largest economies.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: There are no signs of any let-up in the confrontation between the Left Democratic Front(LDF) Government and Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan. If anything, both sides have toughened their stance with the Governor reiterating that the appointment of 11 Vice-Chancellors was “irregular, illegal and void ab initio”.

In Tripura, the ruling BJP continues to be hit by factionalism and organisational problems, despite efforts made by senior Delhi-based leaders to improve discipline. As things stand, with parties gearing up for the 2023 Assembly polls ,senior BJP leader Mahesh Singh, who played a major role in crafting the party’s electoral victory in Uttar Pradesh is hopeful that the ruling party would win a second term with a comfortable majority.

Funny things have been happening in Morbi Gujarat where a 143-year-old suspension bridge collapsed under the weight of its own expectations, killing 135 including 50 children. If the bridge was brought down by criminal negligence, nobody seems bothered, least of all the state government.

With a new round of assembly elections, including that of Gujarat, round the corner, the freebies issue has occupied the centre-stage of political discourse. The matter is now before the Supreme Court, which has favoured an early hearing of a PIL in this connection by a larger 3-member bench. The court’s approach shows the extent to which it gives importance to underlying considerations.

New Delhi: Leader Harsha Bharathakoti settled for a draw with second seed S L Narayanan while top-seed Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa won a marathon 137 move game against Karthikeyan Murali to move into joint lead with three others on five and half points as the Asian Continental Chess Championship headed for a close finish with just two rounds remaining.

New Delhi: Grandmaster Harsha Bharathakoti held top seed Praggnanandhaa R in the sixth round and with five points maintained his pole position while in the women section Nandhidhaa P V grabbed the sole lead after beating compatriot Priyanka Nutakki in the Asian Continental Chess Championship here.

On Sunday, October 30, Brazil’s former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva achieved a historic victory over the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. In the closest race since the restoration of Brazilian democracy in the 1980s, Bolsonaro became the first incumbent to ever lose reelection.