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America: Now, ex-WH man claims Melania hates Donald, and supports Kamala!

September 2, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With only two months remaining for the November 5 presidential elections in the US, stunning claims and wild allegations are flying thick and high from the camps of both the main contenders—former US President and Republican nominee Donald Trump and Vice-President and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. But what takes the cake […]

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Roving Periscope: Is Germany returning to Adolf Hitler’s Nazi era?

September 2, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Many European countries are worried over the unchecked influx of “immigrants”, mainly from the Middle East, which has changed demographics in several regions, a fact reflected in their emerging political dynamics. France is worried about the rise of far-right political parties. And, Germany is going the same way. After the Second […]

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Bangladesh: UNICEF urgently needs USD 35 mn as 20 lakh flood-hit children are at risk

August 31, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid the ongoing political instability and communal violence in Bangladesh, more than two million children in eastern districts are at risk as the worst floods have swept through their homes, schools, and villages in the last few weeks. In areas where flood waters are receding, the South Asian country faces outbreaks […]

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Roving Periscope: Dialogue era with Pak over; actions will have consequences, says EAM

August 30, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A day after Pakistan invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Islamabad in October—with the Kashmir rider!—External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, in a tough message, told the neighbor that the era of “uninterrupted dialogue is over,” and that “actions will have consequences.” Speaking at a […]

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Roving Periscope: With a Kashmir rider, Pak invites PM Modi for SCO Summit in October

August 29, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As expected, Pakistan has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with a Kashmir rider, to attend the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in Islamabad scheduled for October 2024. The SCO Summit will take place soon after the ongoing Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, to be from September 18 to October […]

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East Pakistan ‘reborn’: Yunus govt apes Sharif’s; hunts down Hasina, top Awami leaders

August 29, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Nobel Peace Laureate Mohammed Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh (erstwhile East Pakistan) is no different from the Mohammed Shehbaz Sharif-led government in Pakistan: both are controlled by militant Islamists, have imposed dozens of cases against their democratically-elected and toppled former prime ministers and hunting down their respective parties. The way Islamabad […]

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The Maldives: Muizzu claims a “financial coup;” Opposition debunks it

August 28, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Bangladesh witnessed a “coup” in July, barely seven months after parliamentary polls returned Sheikh Hasina Wajed to power. Now, India’s other neighbor, the Maldives, may also witness political instability just 10 months after its general elections. For, the Maldives’ pro-China President Mohamed Muizzu, elected in November 2023 on an anti-India plank, […]

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Roving Periscope: Is peace ‘breaking out’ between Russia and Ukraine?

August 27, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: It’s how a great power play is unfolding in our century. More than 900 days after the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine started on February 24, 2022, some indications suggest that the two war-fatigued neighbors may be looking for an honorable exit route to smoke the peace pipe. Prime Minister Narendra […]

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Roving Periscope: Md Yunus faces “mountain-like challenges” as Muslims grab more Hindu properties

August 26, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Nearly 20 days after taking charge as the Chief Advisor to the Interim Bangladesh Government, Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus, 84, is discovering “mountain-like challenges” he is facing, and urged the restive people to observe patience. Few may, however, be listening to his fervent appeals. For, students are clashing with para-military […]

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Roving Periscope: “Extremely serious consequences if you elect Trump,” Harris warns US voters

August 24, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Democratic Party’s new candidate, Kamala Harris, 59, has warned the American voters against electing her Republican rival Donald Trump as it could lead to “extremely serious consequences.” In her Thursday night acceptance speech, she took forward President Joe Biden’s earlier attempt, wherein he framed voters’ choice in November to dark […]

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