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After hearing the patter over the last eight years, the top court finally concluded the proceedings on October 16. The verdict is now set to be delivered by the bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi before he retires on November 17. Security has been beefed up across the nation, with the Intelligence acting on alert to prevent law and order situation from being vitiated.
The Azadi March, which was launched a few days ago from Karachi gained momentum as unemployment in the country has peaked to an all-time high and inflation spiralling to unprecedented levels. Although the official data is yet to be out, the effect of the economic recession in Pakistan is rampant, which is evident with the anger brewing in public against the PTI regime.
The Opposition, despite reeling under the Lok Sabha drubbing blues, ended up increasing its electoral share in Maharashtra. The Congress rose from 42 to 53 constituencies, whereas, the NCP' tally jumped from 41 to 55. Collectively, they are now likely to have 108 MLAs in the House -- making them a force to reckon with.
All major exit polls released on Monday predicted a historic mandate for the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The saffron camp is expected to dominate all corners of Maharashtra and Haryana, with the Opposition likely to be reduced to its lowest strength in the two assemblies in the last couple of decades.
Singh's socio-political appropriation by the Right began with their tirade against the centrist Congress, accusing the Nehru-Gandhi family of "undermining" his martyrdom. Gradually, Singh began featuring in several posters of the saffron camp, often being placed next to the likes of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
With "time running out", as Manmohan himself recalled, it was imperative upon him to take decisive measures to turn around the state of economy. He decided not to hold back and embrace an idea whose time had arrived way back in India. The idea was capitalism and opening up of the Indian market.
By bolstering flak against the Donald Trump-led regime for failing to prevent an attack which affected nearly half of Saudi's crude supply, Russia is apparently eyeing an opportunity to push forward the "superiority" of S-400 Triumf. The anti-aircraft weapon system is in direct competition with Patriot, the missile system which fell short of apprehending the drone strikes.
A section of the intelligentsia, while opposing the manner in which Article 370 was abrogated, compared the move with the "rigged elections of 1987" and the arrest of J&K first "Prime Minister" Sheikh Abdullah in 1953. The charge has been reiterated by Hyderabad lawmaker Asaduddin Owaisi and ex-IAS-turned-Kashmiri politician Shah Faesal.
Over the last 70 days, the agitation has intensified, with people from all walks of life -- activism, judiciary, academia and labour -- joining the demonstrations targeted against Beijing. A recent study conducted by ‘Onsite Survey Findings' has found that the maximum protesters are in the 20-25 years age group, and most identify themselves as 'middle class'.
It was the year 1993 when the Narsimha Rao government treaded on the first steps to develop bilateral ties with Israel. Successive Indian governments had refrained from deepening the ties, fearing resentment among Indian Muslims who had once consistently protested against the "persecution of Palestinians" by Tel Aviv.
Though not a populist financial blueprint, Budget 2019 does offer an array of good news for a vast section of the nation's populace. Apart from imposing cess on petrol and diesel, Sitharaman has not proposed any measure which will burden the common person.
This would be the first time after 21 years that a member from outside the Congress' 'first family' would be heading the grand old party. Speculations are rife that the post could be awarded to either veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge or ex-Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, reports have also propped up the name of longtime party treasurer Motilal Vora.
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The erosion of Nehru-Gandhi family bastion reflects the extent to which the Congress has been crushed in Lok Sabha elections 2019.
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led coalition was leading at 345 seats by the time this report was published. The Congress-led UPA's tally had dipped below the 100-mark, and was hovering around 85 seats.
The Congress on Wednesday, a day before the counting of votes, launched a tirade against the EC after it refused to accept its demand to verify VVPATs before counting the EVM numbers.
An aggregate of post poll surveys released by major research agencies, in tie-up with news channels, is showing the BJP taking lead in UP, with victory in 51-52 constituencies.
An aggregate of post poll surveys released by major research agencies, in tie-up with news channels, is showing the BJP winning 12-13 seats.
The 70-year-old, who was pivotal to the 2003 war in Iraq, is reported to have put forth a plan to deploy 120,000 troops in the Middle East amid the escalating tensions with Iran.