Rumita Patel
There is this immortal verse in JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings to describe the almighty Ring, which has the power to destroy the greatest known evil, Sauron, the Lord of Mordor: “In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows are / One Ring to rule them all / One Ring to find them /…
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Countries have been pushed into war-like efforts to combat the crisis caused by coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The only parallel is the time when large sectors of industry in the United States (US) were pressured into producing goods necessary for war in the 1940s. By reopening debates on deepening inequalities in society, the current war on…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Donald Trump took the opportunity for the latter to invite India to the planned summit of the Group of Seven more to discuss the situation on the India-China border. on Tuesday. The conversation raises the question of how New Delhi should use geopolitical cards when playing another…
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The national blockade, which was imposed to control the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), caused an exodus of migrant workers from their host states to their home states. Many of them have no safety net, such as farmland or savings to overcome this difficult patch. This has led to a large increase in demand…
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The Indian dashboard showed 216,677 cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and 6,005 deaths on Wednesday night. The corresponding numbers for Delhi were 23,645 and 606. The number of cases continues to increase, in India and in Delhi. The country added 9,565 cases on Wednesday; the Capital added 1,513. The pandemic has not yet peaked here….
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The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership agreed by India and Australia at Thursday’s Virtual Leaders Summit has been in development for a decade. The increased cooperation between our countries and the trust between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Scott Morrison made it possible to take our partnership to the next level. We have built a…
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NEW DELHI: There is a bigger dynamic at work in the India-China confrontation in Ladakh, one in which India faces rejection for trying to use the communist giant’s new post-Covid vulnerabilities to reduce its ability to flex muscles in the regional and global scenario. . Chinese intrusions through the Current Line of Control (ALC) in…
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NEW DELHI: A pregnant wild elephant in the Silent Valley Forest of Kerala was the victim of an act of human cruelty after a pineapple filled with powerful cookies offered by a man exploded in his mouth when bitten, a police officer said Tuesday. forest. “His jaw was broken and he couldn’t eat after chewing…
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MALAPPURAM: an FIR has been filed against unidentified people in connection with the death of a pregnant elephant in Kerala‘s Malappuram, the Mannarkkad forest area officer said on Wednesday. The animal died after being fed a pineapple filled with cookies. According to the officer, the FIR was filed under the relevant sections of the Wildlife…
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WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday ordered the suspension of all flights by Chinese airlines in and out of the country after Beijing did not allow US airlines to resume service to China. “The US carriers requested to resume passenger service beginning June 1. The failure of the Chinese government to approve their requests is…
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