It was amusing to hear Minister Jaishankar's argument of tech companies being influential non-State actors. If only he looked at his own party before saying what he did, notes Shyam G Menon.
"Every day, Kamala has been fighting for justice on behalf of the only client she's ever had: the people," said Douglas Emhoff.
None of the more than half a dozen new Indian Americans candidates, many of whom caught national attention by giving tough fight to their opponents and out raising them in the fund raisers, could make it to the House of Representatives.
'We had just kept their recognition in abeyance, pending a verification with regards to new AITA President'
The brewing discontentment in the party may adversely impact the TMC's prospects in the next assembly polls due in April-May next year.
"We'll see how she works out. She did very, very poorly in the primaries as you know. She was expected to do well. She ended up at right around two per cent," Trump told reporters at a White House news conference.
The rupee had gained 10 paise to close at 60.11 against the dollar in Tuesday's trade on fag-end selling of the US currency by banks and exporters.
There is a vocal constituency of educated, well-to-do, articulate Indian elites who would rather go with the idea that too much democracy is a liability. That India needs a spell of benevolent dictatorship. Of course, they have never lived under one, points out Shekhar Gupta.
As economic policy making moves from pragmatism to populism, the bulls begin to make way for cautious optimists.
We present our alphabet of 2020, pulling in everything you'll remember about this year we'd rather forget.
'Both Doval and Jaishankar are savvy enough to know what is good for them and won't want to meet the fate of Icarus in Greek mythology,' argues Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
'The prime minister bought spectacles from Germany to see the eclipse, but he cannot see that an eclipse has fallen on the country.'
Article 35-A, which was incorporated in the Constitution by a 1954 Presidential Order, accords special rights and privileges to the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir and bars people from outside the state from acquiring any immovable property in the state.
The US president's remarks elicited laughter from the world leaders gathered in the UN General Assembly hall for the General Debate.
Pakistan needs to take practical steps to demonstrate that it is countering terrorist financing and extremists.
'The biggest challenge and the one that needs immediate attention is massive shortcoming of jobs, leading to rampant migration from the state (almost 4 million Odias migrated!). 'This forces them to work in abysmal and inhumane working conditions.' 'Some are fortunate to come back alive, while some return in coffins.'
'Governments, democratically elected governments, are custodians for a short- specified time.' 'Parents don't let baby sitters decide the course of their child's future.'
India is worried about Pakistan getting the Taliban to ignite trouble in Kashmir, observes Ramesh Menon.
The campaign said that, "the committee is comprised of diverse American communities of supporters, including those from Asian-American, South-Asian American, and Pacific Islander background, who will help raise funds to elect Senator Barack Obama as president and to strengthen and expand the Democratic Party."
The 84-year old veteran Congressman, who died from post-COVID complications on Monday, was a Nehru-Gandhi family loyalist.
Indian authorities failed to "prevent many incidents of religious violence and contributed to tensions through polarising speeches", Amnesty International said.
Ribbing Modi, Gandhi on his Twitter handle said "more hugs were urgently needed" between PM Modi and Trump.
'The trading community will be a priority for Modi when he forms the next government.'
Johri evaded questions on RTI, saying: "RTI is not on the agenda of today's meeting. It is out of context."
'The question is really can we prevent half a million deaths.' 'We are fast approaching that number.'
"Features of the Bill are anti-people and anti-Constitution...it is a very dangerous act," the fiery TMC MP said.
In early 2017, Amit A Shah warned Nara Chandrababu Naidu that Narendra D Modi was not like Atal Bihari Vajpayee to yield to pressure tactics. Soon, Naidu was to discover this for himself.
Except for liquidity, which could act in favour or against the market in the short term, most market participants are bullish.
'Winning this election will take us a step closer to realising our dreams'
Six national parties collected 86.91 pc (Rs 1,041.80 crore) of their total income from voluntary contributions for 2017-18.
'The autonomy of essential institutions is clearly under question as the Modi government seeks to influence them politically.' 'The credibility of institutions such as the EC, the CBI, the CVC, the UPSC, the RBI, media, and universities, has been compromised,' notes Zoya Hasan, the distinguished political thinker.
Modi called on the people of the state to vote for the BJP-NDPP alliance 'which would ensure that the funds reach the people'.
He said that out of anxiety of losing the general elections, the chief minister is insulting the Constitution.
Etihad said it would not participate in the rights issue or infuse fresh funds under the current terms and conditions of the resolution plan
The protesting students claimed that when they reached Red Fort, police did not allow them to take out the march but they did not budge and said they would make their voices heard.
In a sign of the growing political prominence of Hindus in America, the Trump and Biden campaigns are wooing this religious minority community like never before. Hinduism is the fourth largest faith in the US, representing approximately one per cent of the US population in 2016.
Kejriwal runs his party with the proverbial iron fist and has learnt to temper his aggression, say people close to him.
'Modi remains the most popular politician in India; the BJP's organisational and fundraising prowess is considerable; and the Opposition, while newly collaborative, has no leader or clear economic messaging as of yet.'
'You have to understand the realities of Tamil Nadu politics before you decide if you want to be a politician,' A Ganesh Nadar advises the actor.
Since much of the voting was on religious lines, Mamata's rural focus became irrelevant.
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