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It took Home Minister Amit Shah seven years to tell countrymen that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the “most democratic leader” he has known in 20 years. But why believe Shah? After all, Shah and Modi are not very different. If Modi is “democratic”, then Amit Shah must also be “democratic”. Actually, Modi has a style of functioning and taking decisions that insists against all opposition that only "Modi Hai Toh Mumkin Hai!"

New winds are blowing in the political landscape of the country, seemingly contradictory, for the emergence of a strong front of the opposition parties to fight the BJP in the coming assembly as also in the Lok Sabha elections in 2024.

It is good to see that buyers are no longer willing to wait. This October-December festive season hopefully promises to be a buyers’ paradise. The country’s marketing and sales firms have long been waiting for such a situation. Buyers are no longer scared of the pandemic, which is on the decline anyway. India’s busy economic season seems to have started with a big bang. After a 20-month hiatus, Indian consumers are rushing for goods and services — from real estates, automobiles, white and brown goods, gold jewelleries, fashion articles, various luxuries and home decors to travel — like never before.

Chennai: Ace rider Rajini Krishnan (RACR Castrol Power Racing) scripted a fine win while KY Ahamed (TVS Racing) completed a double as the third round of the Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship concluded at the MMRT, here on Sunday.

New Delhi: Admitting that 7-wicket loss against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their last IPL league stage match was a big disappointment, Delhi Capitals Head Coach Ricky Ponting said that this loss will give the team a chance to reflect and how they can improve ahead of the Qualifier match against Chennai Super Kings.

Chennai: Hyderabad based Rahil Shetty (Gusto Racing) and local favourite KY Ahamed (TVS Racing) recorded emphatic victories in the premier Prostock categories in the third round of the Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship at the MMRT, here on Saturday.

It was a paradigm shift for the Indian aviation industry, as well as for India’s economic policy in general, when on Friday the Tata Group was adjudged the winner for the bid to take over the beleaguered national airline, Air India.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Kerala unit continues to be in a self-destruct mode despite the severe setbacks it has suffered in the recent past.

The Nobel Peace Prize for Maria Ressa and Dmitri A. Muratov is a shot in the arm for all journalists at a time when there is “increasing authoritarianism” and “swirling misinformation.” The Nobel Prize Committee has riled dictators with the choice. Ressa from the Philippines and Muratov from Russia have been awarded for holding their leaders to account with their journalism.

When an ordinary citizen complains that the so-called rule of law in this country is essentially meant to protect the rights and privileges of those who wield influence and authority, or close to such people, it would be considered as borne out of frustration of the underprivileged. But when the highest court of the land says exactly the same thing, it means a lot. It is a wake-up call that, despite the constitutional guarantees, democratic norms and all that we have been touting as vital attributes of a civilized society, we are living in a make-belief world, which is far removed from reality.