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SECRETARY BLINKEN GIVES MIXED MESSAGES TO DELHI

On his first visit to India, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken promises to deepen strategic engagement with India, especially with an eye on China. But he also delivers a message on human rights by meeting civil society groups   ...

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ERIC ADAMS WINS NYC MAYORAL DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

Eric Adams, the Brooklyn borough president, was poised to become New York’s second Black mayor after being declared the winner of the Democratic primary for mayor Tuesday evening Our Bureau  New York, NY Eric Adams won the Democratic primary for...

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COVID-19 & INDIA’S VACCINE MESS

Very small number of doses coming from the US. Chaotic vaccination plan. Pfizer and Moderna demanding indemnity in India. Everything that could go wrong with India’s vaccine efforts has gone wrong. What is the government doing to correct the course?...

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GOVT VS SOCIAL MEDIA: SPEECH CONTROL?

Big social media firms and the government lock horns over free speech. While most fall in line, Twitter and WhatsApp raise objections about the new IT rules in India Our Bureau  New Delhi In a major decision, most of the...

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Double jeopardy as black fungus spreads

Even as Covid-19 continues to ravage India, an epidemic of Black Fungus is now killing people in hundreds. Can the Indian government handle two major healthcare crises at the same time? Our Bureau  New Delhi India is living a horror...

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INDIA’S DIDI: Mamata beats Modi

By leading her party to a third consecutive victory, Mamata Banerjee has established herself as the undisputed leader of West Bengal. By defeating the Narendra Modi-Amit Shah machinery, she is now a national leader of big stature Our Bureau  Kolkata/New...

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COVID-19 CRISIS IN INDIA: COLOSSAL FAILURE OF MODI GOVERNMENT

Hospitals without enough beds, medicines and oxygen. People crying for help on social media. The vaccine rollout hitting a major roadblock. The pandemic’s second wave exposes the Modi government’s failure to plan and control a massive disaster  It sounds like...

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Narendra Modi – Getting tough!

After being under pressure for some weeks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hits back at his detractors as he asserts government policy on farming, promotes India’s vaccine diplomacy and deals with China in a strong manner  Our Bureau New Delhi The pandemic...