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‘Youth vital for every party’

Fatehgarh Sahib MP Dr Amar Singh is a man of many talents. He completed his MBBS degree from Amritsar Medical College and later joined the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). In 2019, he took the political plunge and joined the Congress.

‘Mandate shows people’s faith’

Pramod Boro is one of the prominent politicians of Assam. He is the chief executive member (CEM) of Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), an autonomous region in Assam.

‘Expect wonders from Cong’

Congress leader Karti Chidambaram won the 2024 Lok Sabha polls from Sivaganga in Tamil Nadu, the seat from where his father P Chidambaram had been the parliamentarian a record seven times.

‘UP the road to India’s growth’

Uttar Pradesh has very good potential for growth with its 22-crore population and large land mass. We have seen over these last 5 years that many new industries have come to Uttar Pradesh. Before 2017, we had only two mobile factories, it has increased to two hundred. Microsoft, IBM, Adobe, SAP, Samsung and many international MNC’s have set up shop here

‘Chabahar regrettably a stop-go affair’

It is true that India has some degree of credibility with all the parties (other than the Houthis), but this will not be enough to attempt any mediation. Besides this, India has not been at the forefront of any international mediation for decades, the last attempt perhaps being the ill-fated and negative example of its effort between the Sri Lanka government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.

‘Heart patients must get vaccinated’

In the case of the Covid 19 infection, there is a high incidence of inflammation of the inner lining (endothelium) of all vessels, including those of the heart. This causes swelling and can precipitate a heart attack. The heart itself can get inflamed causing myocarditis

‘Parents’ caution can protect children’

It will be appropriate that the high priority groups - the elderly, and those with co-morbidity, those who are at risk of developing severe disease and mortality - should first get the vaccine, and then gradually, when we have sufficient vaccines, we can immunise all children as well.