Congress hiding behind 'backwardness index': Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha demands full caste survey data, BC quota clarity
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Time of India
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- Time of India
With PM Modi in Argentina, Congress recalls India's deep connect with country, Indira's 1968 visit
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Argentina, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday recalled India's deep connection with that country and then PM Indira Gandhi's visit to Buenos Aires in 1968. Ramesh also recalled that Raul Prebisch, an Argentine economist who was very influential in the 1950s and 1960s, helped establish the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). He said that Global South, a term now used by Prime Minister Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, was propagated by UNCTAD, although it was first used by British banker Oliver Franks way back in 1960. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Indonesia: New Container Houses (Prices May Surprise You) Container House | Search ads Search Now Undo "The Super Premium Frequent Flier is in Argentina today. 3 down, 2 more to go. To Indians, Argentina instantly means Diego Armando Maradona and Lionel Messi. But there are three deeper connects as well," Ramesh said in his post on X. Rabindranath Tagore spent time in Argentina in November 1924 at the invitation of Victoria Ocampo, a prominent literary figure, he said. Live Events "Tagore's works were already very well known. He and Ocampo developed a warm friendship which has been written about extensively by Tagore's biographers, with Ketaki Kushari Dyson having devoted an entire book to it," he said. Tagore's collection of 52 lyrical poems called "Purabi" -- published exactly a hundred years ago -- was dedicated to 'Vijaya', his name for Ocampo, Ramesh pointed out. "In September 1968, Indira Gandhi met Ocampo in Buenos Aires and conferred on her the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature of Tagore's Visva-Bharati University, in which she had herself spent nine months beginning July 1934," Ramesh said. He further said that Jose Luis Borges, who got some of his initial breaks through Ocampo, was a titan of the 20th century Argentinian and Spanish literature. "When he was seven years old in 1906, Borges had read Sir Edwin Arnold's The Light of Asia and that led him to read and explore the life of the Buddha even more. The impact of the Buddha is reflected in Borges's short stories, essays, poems, and lectures," he said. Ten years before his death in 1986, Borges's book "Que es el budismo" (What is Buddhism), reflecting a lifetime of fascination with the Buddha, was published, Ramesh noted. On July 6, 1977, Borges gave his famous lecture on Buddhism in Buenos Aires which survives on YouTube, he said. The Congress leader also recalled Prebisch as a very influential economist in the 1950s and especially in the 1960s. "He helped establish the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, an organisation that earned its place in world economic history as UNCTAD. Dr. Manmohan Singh had worked in UNCTAD in New York during Jan 1966-May 1969 and there is a lovely picture of him with his two daughters during this time. "UNCTAD's second session had been held in New Delhi during Jan-March 1968 -- the first time a developing country was hosting a major UN event," Ramesh noted. It was UNCTAD that propagated the idea of G77, a collective of developing countries that has become influential in global forums, Ramesh said. "The collective now has 133 developing countries. China does not consider itself as a formal member and so the collective is called G77 plus China," he said. "Global South is another term now very much in use by Mr. Modi and the External Affairs Minister -- this term too was propagated by UNCTAD, although it was first used by a British banker Oliver Franks way back in 1960," Ramesh said. Ramesh also shared two photographs -- one of Singh from his time at UNCTAD and another of Gandhi with Ocampo at Buenos Aires. Earlier, Prime Minister Modi arrived in Buenos Aires on a two-day visit and was accorded a ceremonial welcome upon his arrival at the Ezeiza International Airport. This is the first Indian bilateral visit at the prime ministerial level to Argentina in 57 years. It is Modi's second visit to the country as Prime Minister. He last visited the country in 2018 for the G20 Summit. In the fourth leg of his visit, Modi will travel to Brazil to attend the 17th BRICS Summit, followed by a state visit. In the final leg of his visit, Modi will travel to Namibia.
Indian Express
an hour ago
- Indian Express
HC junks plea challenging ex-CM Channi's election
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed an election petition challenging the victory of former Punjab CM and Congress member of Parliament Charanjit Singh Channi from the Jalandhar (SC) Lok Sabha seat. The petition, filed by Jalandhar-based social activist Gaurav Luthra, had accused Channi of indulging in corrupt practices, underreporting election expenses, and concealing material information in his affidavit submitted to the Election Commission. However, Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma on Thursday dismissed the case after Luthra's counsel repeatedly failed to appear in court. Channi, who won the Jalandhar seat in the June 4 results, was represented in court by advocate Nikhil Ghai. In his plea, Luthra alleged that Channi concealed key details in his Form 26 affidavit, including actual election expenditure. He claimed that a lavish round-the-clock langar at a local guest house, multiple roadshows, the hiring of singers, and a large number of public meetings were not properly accounted for in the expense register. The petitioner also alleged that local media, including news portals and TV channels, gave disproportionate coverage to Channi, amounting to paid news that was not reflected in his poll spending. Luthra had sought that Channi's election be declared void under Section 100 of the Representation of People Act, 1951.
Scroll.in
an hour ago
- Scroll.in
Karnataka HC stays BJP defamation case against Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, state Congress
The Karnataka High Court on Friday stayed a defamation case filed by the Bharatiya Janata Party against Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and the Congress' state unit, Bar and Bench reported. Justice SR Krishna Kumar heard preliminary arguments in the matter, and stayed the proceedings till the case is heard next. The judge issued a notice to the BJP, and adjourned the hearing till July 29, the Deccan Herald reported. The case pertains to allegations by the Congress that the previous BJP government in Karnataka took bribes from contractors. The Congress was elected to power in the state in 2023, displacing the BJP government. The BJP filed the defamation case against the Congress, party leader Rahul Gandhi and Shivakumar, objecting to newspaper advertisements with allegedly derogatory allegations about the previous BJP government between 2019 and 2023. The Congress had alleged that the government was charging a 40% commission or bribes from contractors for undertaking public works. The BJP alleged that the Congress was spreading false claims against its members, including the then Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. The High Court had stayed proceedings against Gandhi in the case on January 17. The advertisements based on which the BJP filed the defamation case accused the previous government in Karnataka of having looted Rs 1,500 crore through corrupt practices like charging commissions. They also alleged that the government had put in place 'rate cards' for bribes that purportedly had to be paid to secure government posts.
