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Despite aggressive moves by Donald Trump and the GOP to divide working people with messages of hate and fear, election night delivered a number of victories that consolidated and expanded the progressive wave that started with the 2018 midterm elections. It is being led by Black women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, and other marginalized groups who are rebuking ideologies and rhetoric pushed by the far-right.

From America to India, the basic character of the ultra-right-wing politics is one and the same. From the rooftop they preach democracy. In the heart of heart, they nourish absolute contempt for democracy and its fundamental values. The presidential election scenario in the US provide umpteen instances of their disregard to the people’s mandate. Donald Trump, who has become the unchallenged voice of the global right is now eager to jeopardize the electoral process in US.

The spectre of unemployment is stalking the country. After the pandemic broke out and the hasty lockdown, millions lost their jobs in industry, small businesses, service sector and, above all, in informal sector.

The Indian economy will fare badly this financial year is a given. That it could quickly turn around is also not a surprise either. But then, sustaining an incipient recovery would be the biggest challenge. And this would basically be a financial sector marvel.

Most Congress members revel in fond belief that Priyanka the grand daughter of Indira Gandhi would soon revive the Indian National Congress to widen opportunities for it to be in power corridors. Little they realize that the party is reduced to be only a page of history for the two generations of the post Independence. They constitute to be ninety per cent of Indians. Adoration of the family by the Congress party is mainly responsible for their pathetic condition. It does not allow them to escape the set mould of personalized politics. They are unable to see the reality. With higher rate of literacy and craving for dignity of life ensures futility of their political stance of enticing the voters with freebies and offers of cheap services. Their stance has origins in their misreading of the political events connected with the 1971 elections. Most politicians believe that the miracle of her grand mother trouncing her syndicated opponents, mostly of right wing was on basis of her promise to end poverty. They overlook two major events that gave her image of a strong willed Indian woman.

Panchkula: Akshay Sharma (Chandigarh) shot eight-under-64 to take the round one honours at the TATA Steel PGTI Players Championship here at Panchkula Golf Club on Wedensday. Asian Tour regular Chikkarangappa of Bengaluru was second place at six-under-66.

It is an irony that India is facing problems with its trade with China. China was the biggest trading partner of India consecutively for four years till 2018-19.

The recently concluded central committee meeting of the CPI-M has given its nod for a formal alliance for the first time with Congress in Bengal, once a communist stronghold where the CPI-M led Left Front ruled for 34 years continuously. During the last 2016 assembly polls, both the parties forgetting their decades old arch rivalry came together for an understanding to unseat the ruling Trinamool Congress and also to prevent the rise of BJP in the state.

Some seasoned intelligence personnel and senior media men close to the prime minister Narendra Modi have been burning mid night lamp to unfasten the mystery of the pro mahagathbandhan tornedo that started sweeping across Bihar just seven days ahead of the election.

Only the night before Arnab Goswami in his primetime show had raised a stink over #ParamBirSingh and a news report doing the rounds that said Goswami was allegedly a ‘hawala operator’ and which was published by a prominent newspaper. Goswami while attacking the newspaper and the Mumbai Police challenged Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh to arrest him if the police had proof he was a ‘hawala kingpin,’ a challenge which was praised and challenged in turn by panelists on his show.