FairPoint: If politics was like cricket
New Delhi, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) If politics was like cricket, then at the end of the match, the competing teams, no matter who won or lost, would shake hands, smile and move on. When India…
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Shift focus from midcap and small cap to large cap
New Delhi, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Markets in the week went by shifted gears dramatically from Tuesday and for the next three days, there was high-speed driving at the bourses. This resulted in big gains and…
The Third Eye: A welcome continuity
New Delhi: The results of the recent Parliamentary election do have the effect of strengthening India’s democratic state. They made it possible for a stable coalition government to return to power — in the absence…
Astro Zindagi: Weekly Horoscope
New Delhi, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Here is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for June 1-7. Aries This week, you may feel a little more reflective than usual. You…
Will hardliner-reformist contest in Iran’s Presidential poll draw back alienated electorate? (Lead)
New Delhi, June 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) With Iran set to hold snap polls on Friday to elect the successor to late President Ebrahim Raisi, a three-way race — heading into a run-off — is likely, as…
Iran’s presidential contest between hardliners and reformists may galvanise apathetic voters
New Delhi, June 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) With Iran set to hold snap polls on Friday to elect the successor to late President Ebrahim Raisi, a three-way race — heading into a run-off — is likely, as…
IANS Analysis: Ingrained discrimination in marginalisation of Pakistan’s Baloch and Pashtun communities
New Delhi, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan’s Baloch and Pashtun populations encounter systemic discrimination within the country’s socio-political landscape. Despite their rich cultural heritage and historical contributions, these communities face pervasive marginalisation and stereotyping, primarily from…
IANS Analysis: CPEC – A bane for China?
New Delhi, June 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), announced in 2015 subsequent to Pakistan’s engagement with China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013, represents a considerable collaborative venture. Originally valued at $46…
Putin, Kim rekindle close Russian-N Korean links dating back to the Stalin era
New Delhi, June 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nearly a quarter century after his first visit as the newly-minted Russian President, Vladimir Putin was back last week in North Korea, where he met its leader Kim Jong-un -…
The Third Eye: Israel-Hamas conflict has enlarged the threat from radical forces
New Delhi: The terrorist attack of Hamas on Israel on October 7, 2023, and the unending retaliatory military action of Israel in Gaza where nearly 33,000 Palestinians, including a vast number of civilians, have been…
Astro Zindagi: Weekly Horoscope
New Delhi, June 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Here is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for June 24-30. Aries This is a good time to open your horizons and look for…
Africa plagued by old and new spectres of Islamist terror spanning the continent
New Delhi, June 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) From the arid and trackless expanses of the sub-Saharan Sahel countries to the steamy rainforests of Congo and Uganda to the sprawling bushland of Mozambique on the Indian Ocean, Africa…
IANS Opinion: My reminiscences of the next Indian Army chief
New Delhi: Critics abound with tireless attacks on the NDA government for giving one-month extension to the present Chief of the Army Staff, General Manoj Pande, by labeling it an ‘unusual move’ continue to fuel…
Did the Ukrainian Peace Conference achieve what Zelensky or its organisers desired?
New Delhi, June 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky extolled the outcome of the peace conference in Switzerland – held without the presence of Russia, which was not invited – contending that all the participants…
IANS Analysis: Will South Africa’s new coalition government herald a change in the country’s orientation?
New Delhi, June 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Losing its parliamentary majority for the first time in the post-apartheid era, South Africa’s African National Congress is back in power under President Cyril Ramaphosa – but with the support…
Markets need correction but current momentum indicates otherwise
New Delhi, June 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) After the sharp gains witnessed in the previous week, markets were circumspect this time around but continued to post gains. Markets are at lifetime highs, and in the previous week,…
FairPoint: Is there something under wraps in Kashmir
New Delhi, June 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The recent terror attacks in Jammu have sparked a wave of anxiety and panic among people in the region. The fact that terrorists can carry out heinous attacks anywhere and…
The Third Eye: Keeping up vigil in Punjab
New Delhi: At least two protagonists of Khalistan won the parliamentary elections in Punjab with large margins making it easier for them to further push the separatist agenda in the sensitive border state. Khalistan ideologue…
Astro Zindagi: Weekly Horoscope
New Delhi, June 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Here is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for June 17-23. Aries This week, the Aries natives will have the energy and the desire…
Iran’s future course: What does the list of permitted Presidential race candidates indicate?
New Delhi, June 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Beset by Western sanctions, regional tensions, and internal social and political strains – especially plummeting voter turnout- Iran will on June 28 elect a new President in snap polls necessitated…