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Boris is willing
The UK Prime Minister would grace the R-Day parade but his post-Brexit tilt towards India may give China some heartburn UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to visit New Delhi as the chief guest at the Republic Day parade in January. His tour will help further strengthen Indo-UK relations and...
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The globule therapy
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AAP's ambition
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Up for sale!
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It’s Pink!
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Now, hunger strike
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A jab of a challenge
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Chinks in Cong armour
14 December 2020 | Pioneer
Year of the pandemic
2020 is that in more ways than one, it appears, as dictionaries unanimously vote for word of the year While there might be some lingering doubts about Time magazine’s selection of US President-elect Joseph R Biden and his Vice-President Kamala Harris as “Persons of the Year,” we, along with many others,...
Mission Bengal
The pre-poll discourse in the State is rarely ideological but about intimidatory heft. Both the TMC and BJP can't ignore it The BJP’s desperation to succeed in Mission Bengal by toppling its arch-enemy and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee and the latter’s spirited fight to hold on to her turf,...
Public Wi-Fi
Govt approves hotspots across cities and towns but there are concerns about security and data thefts Accessing Wi-Fi anywhere in the country is expected to be an easy click with the Government giving permission to set up lakhs of public hotspots across the country. The plan includes remote areas and high-density...
Democracy in name
The PM may have dedicated paeans to the concept while laying the foundation stone for a new Parliament but is his Govt honouring it? Will a robust Parliament building, in keeping with the needs of the 21st century, also nurture the right spirit of the institution of democracy? Prime Minister Narendra...
Can we rely on 5G?
Mukesh Ambani promises rollout by 2021 but India lacks the infrastructure even if spectrum is allocated Reliance Industries Limited chairman Mukesh Ambani has consistently defied the slump of the pandemic-induced economy to make rich gains. First, he got a host of investors on to his Jio telecommunications platform. Then he bought...
BJP upstages Cong
As the party wins big in Rajasthan local body polls, the Gehlot-Pilot war has clearly hurt Congress Now even local body elections have become significant, each verdict a litmus test of the ruling BJP’s consolidation of power, each victory in an Opposition-ruled State a vote of no-confidence in the alternative, each...
Brown wings
Jet Airways’ new owners hope that ‘Jet 2.0’ can take wing in summer. They are being very optimistic Ever since the Resolution Professional (RP) appointed by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) recently decided that the Murari Jalan and Kalrock consortium will take over the assets of the moribund Jet Airways,...
