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As India enters elections mode, bread and butter issues remain ignored
In 2023, 10 states are going to vote. The country will be in election mode throughout the year. The north-eastern states of Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland are likely to go to vote in March; the polls in Karnataka could be in May; and elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram are slated for December 2023.
FIFA World Cup: Business, fun, and political victory for Arab world
From here on, it becomes important to see how to evaluate the FIFA World Cup event held in an Arab country for the first time. Amid all the allegations and criticisms, should this event be considered a success or has it become a fight for money and prestige? Supporters of the teams are the lifeblood of the football world cup.
The Big Question: Are vaccines safe or is there a negative side to them?
The COVID-19 pandemic began in December 2019 and impacted various communities and countries worldwide. Although many therapeutic compounds and drugs have been suggested and repurposed in the fight against COVID-19, they remain supportive treatment options. The only way to combat the virus was to develop a vaccine that would allow the immune system to create protection against the infection.
Column: B-Town: Taking cinema back to Indian masses
Besides families, a cinema hall was also the convenient place for young couples to date, a few hours of proximity with a loved one, oblivious of a few hundred others around. Dating was never more affordable and safe. In small towns, cinema was the only outing available. In these places, it did not matter that a film reached months after its metro release.
Spy's Eye : India has to counter 'radicalisation' at home
India's sane voice on various global issues has been heard and appreciated by the world community and there is little doubt that while steering the G20 Presidency through the year ahead, India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi would further strengthen its position as a major world power and as a trustworthy global counsel.
CLOSE-IN: Indian cricket in disarray, needs immediate intervention
Indian cricketers were scaling the upward graph with performances of match-winning ascendancy. The cricket world was amazed with the supreme quality of cricketers being churned out from various corners of India. Unknown and unheard-of players seemed to emerge to become superstars and India soon boasted of being able to challenge most sides with even their second-string players.
LEFT-HAND VIEW: Change is the only constant in Indian cricket
A problem of plenty should be a healthy one to have with regard to the pool of players available at the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) disposal. With the sheer increase in infrastructure for the sport, a surfeit of talent was just a matter of time. As we are at this stage now, the next challenge is how to handle the same. How does one keep the wheel going smoothly?
Choking terror funding need of the hour
Everyone knows that terrorists need money and other assets, for weapons, training, travel and accommodation to plan and execute their attacks and develop an organization. Disrupting and preventing terrorist-related financial flows and transactions is one of the effective ways to fight terrorism. Not only can it prevent future attacks by disrupting their material support.
A Firm Hand - RBI Policy December 2022
A general sense of RBI commentary for most of the year has been that India's forecasted inflation trajectory was actually quite benign, and that growth had required extra-ordinary loose monetary conditions till the start of this year. Then the war broke and 'upset the applecart' so to speak.
India to stamp its legacy at G20
G20 is the premier forum for international economic cooperation representing around 85 per cent of the global GDP, over 75 of the worldwide trade, and about two-thirds of the world population. During the G20 Presidency, to show its resolve to focus on those issues which are dear to it, India will hold about 200 meetings in 32 different sectors in multiple locations across India.
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