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Sixty years have passed since the then United States President John Kennedy initiated economic blockade against Cuba headed by Fidel Castro which is still continuing now. On February 3, 1962, the blockade was first initiated in the form of embargo on all trade between Cuba and the U.S. and that was used by the US administration for the last six decades to weaken and even throw out the first government in its backyard headed by the Communist Party.

The Narendra Modi Government’s move to disinvest the public sector Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BMEL) is getting stiff resistance from both the employees of the company as also the former bureaucrats who are expert in the process of disinvestment. There is widespread anger among the central public sector staff and officials that the centre is privatising this vital unit which is so important for the defence purposes.

The Chinese have their own idea of immortality. China plans for the next 100 years, if not for the next 1000 years. If that is not immortality, what is? The Middle Kingdom turned communist and Mao Ze Dong took off with a vision, not just for China, but also for Tibet, Taiwan and, dare say, India—Pakistan-included.

During the last winter session of Parliament Union government has introduced amendments to the existing Biological Diversity Act, 2002. It was said that the proposed amendments would ease access to biological resources (including rare medicinal plants, seeds and Traditional knowledge) by the Indian traditional medicine sector. The objective of the proposed legislation is also to simplify the patent application process, widen the scope of levying access and benefit sharing with local communities.

New Delhi: Ace goalkeeper PR Sreejesh has admitted that age is a very sensitive subject for any athlete in India and he has faced this issue many a times.

No budget in recent memory has-been presented at a time when the economy is in such dire straits: unemployment is so bad that there are job riots in Bihar and UP; wealth and income inequalities are among the worst in the world; millions more have been pushed into poverty because of the pandemic and the lockdown; and inflation is accelerating even in the midst of massive unemployment. There is an urgent need for a strategy that promotes economic revival, while providing relief to the poor, and contributing to an abatement of inflation. The 2022-23 union budget should have spelt out such a strategy, but, far from doing so, it does not even show cognizance of the problem. The Economic Survey presented to parliament the previous day had shown great complacency; the budget carries it forward.

The Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s speech in Lok Sabha on February 2 during the debate on President’s address, stands out as a major policy programme which has all the points for emerging as a common minimum programme for the political parties who are interested in fighting BJP unitedly in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Rahul has put forward his points with clarity which have commonality of views with both the regional non-BJP parties and the Left.

The new year 2022 is looking bright for Andrés Manuel LópezObrador and his party, MORENA. Despite a two-year pandemic that has taken its toll on other world leaders, his popularity rating remains high. After months of scuffles with the opposition, the recall election he promised to hold at the halfway point of his presidency is finally set for April 10; save some form of epic, unforeseen calamity, he will win in a rout. The year began with significant increases to the universal senior pension and the minimum wage. And as for MORENA, it is poised to win as many as five of the six governorships up for grabs in 2022.

Pune: Rohan Bopanna and Ramkumar Ramanathan had to battle it out before moving into the doubles semi-finals of the Tata Open Maharashtra at the Balewadi Stadium on Thursday.

Pune: Indian challenge in the singles event of Tata Open Maharashtra came to an end as Yuki Bhambri suffered a 6-3, 6-2 loss against Stefano Travaglia in the singles second round contest. at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune on Thursday.