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More heat than light in wealth tax debate
More heat than light in wealth tax debate

Lately, the debate over wealth taxation has intensified, with proponents arguing for its role in addressing income inequality and funding social programmes. However, implementing a wealth tax is not without its challenges and drawbacks.

US apathy
US apathy

As the 2024 US Presidential election draws nearer, the American electorate finds itself caught in uncertainty and disbelief.

Argentine turmoil

Argentina grapples with the relentless grip of inflation amid glimpses of a potential slowdown.

Argentine turmoil
Politics and morality

Moral righteousness has been the presented face of the foreign policy of the United States of America since time immemorial.

Politics and morality
India
Latest from Bengal
TMC’s fight against BJP is fake: Md Salim
TMC’s fight against BJP is fake: Md Salim

CPM senior leader and state secretary of the CPM Md Salim while addressing an election meeting at Tarakeswar in favour of CPM Arambagh candidate Biplab Moitra lashed out at the TMC for putting up a fake fight against the BJP.

Statesman Special
Analysing India-China relations
Analysing India-China relations

Ramachandaran visited China many times from 2013–19 and was a journalist in China with China Daily, Global Times and China-India Dialogue from 2008–2016, thus well placed for an objective view of the bilateral relationship.

The golden significance of Akshaya Tritiya
The golden significance of Akshaya Tritiya

Much of our Hindu celebrations are tied up with nature and the change of seasons. In Bengal, Akshaya Tritiya was a day when fruits were offered to deities before mortals could enjoy them wholeheartedly.

Might makes (or breaks) right

I was really struck by a recent local news item here in New York. Some young people vandalised an equestrian statue of General William Tecumseh Sherman in Grand Army Plaza in midtown Manhattan.

Might makes (or breaks) right
World
Business
ModiNomics has created over 50 crore jobs, says Anurag Thakur

Union Minister and senior BJP leader Anurag Singh Thakur said on Wednesday that the opposition INDI Alliance is making “misleading and hollow” allegations on insufficient jobs in the country as part of their “bogus propaganda” to gain votes in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.

ModiNomics has created over 50 crore jobs, says Anurag Thakur
Entertainment
Sports
Bond expects bowlers to counter challenge thrown by Impact Player rule

Rajasthan Royals’ fast bowling coach Shane Bond is one of the few big names, involved with the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, to endorse the Impact Player rule as he feels that it boosts the tournament’s level of excitement and competitiveness between the bowlers and batters.

Bond expects bowlers to counter challenge thrown by Impact Player rule
Education
Summer school programme for kids
Summer school programme for kids

Summer holidays are an exciting time for children, offering a break from the routine of school and a chance to explore new experiences.

Siliguri schools score well in CBSE list

Lavanya Adhikari, a student of GD Goenka Public School in Siliguri, has achieved top position in CBSE Class XII examination in North Bengal with an impressive score of 98.4 per cent in the humanities stream.

Siliguri schools score well in CBSE list
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TMC’s fight against BJP is fake: Md Salim
TMC’s fight against BJP is fake: Md Salim

CPM senior leader and state secretary of the CPM Md Salim while addressing an election meeting at Tarakeswar in favour of CPM Arambagh candidate Biplab Moitra lashed out at the TMC for putting up a fake fight against the BJP.

More heat than light in wealth tax debate
More heat than light in wealth tax debate

Lately, the debate over wealth taxation has intensified, with proponents arguing for its role in addressing income inequality and funding social programmes. However, implementing a wealth tax is not without its challenges and drawbacks.

US apathy

As the 2024 US Presidential election draws nearer, the American electorate finds itself caught in uncertainty and disbelief.