ON August 13th, a political tremor shook Argentina. Javier Milei, a far right politician pushed behind the contenders of the two established political parties in Argentina and emerged as the leader in the presidential primaries. Milei’s electoral gains were immediately acknowledged by almost all the far-right leaders of Latin America.The rising popularity of Milei in Argentina is one among the many instances that point towards the growing right-wing forces throughout the world. In Germany, we find the Alternative for Duestchland (AfD) gaining in strength.

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi’s Red Fort speech on the occasion of the 77th Independence Day had all the hallmarks which have become typical of his independence day speeches of the past years.  There were the boastful claims of how, since 2014, India has made tremendous progress in all fields.  The only new addition was Modi’s claim that we can look forward to a thousand years of `Amrit Kaal’ as compared to the thousand years of slavery which began with Muslim rule and ended with British rule.

To overcome the challenge of such disasters, we must change our mindset for development and learn from nature by collaborating with local communities.HIMACHAL Pradesh has been the epicentre of (un)natural disasters for more than a month. More than 300 people, including 35 on August 14 (Monday), have been killed, thousands left homeless and property worth more than Rs 1,500 crore destroyed.Himachal is situated in the Himalayas, which has been affected by climate change.

Tejashwi Yadav agreed to raise honorarium to Rs 2,500 per month and send ‘government employee status’ demand recommendation to centre, say union leaders.ABOUT one lakh ASHAs (Accredited Social Health Activists) and ASHA facilitators, who had been on strike since July 12, that is more than a month, announced an end to their indefinite strike on August 13, after reaching an agreement during talks with health minister Tejashwi Yadav on their nine-point demand charter.

AS soon as the NCERT announcement regarding the alteration of textbooks under the pretext of 'rationalisation' became public, the Government of Kerala swiftly expressed its opposition to it. The Minister of General Education for Kerala, V Sivankutty, unequivocally stated that the removal of content from the textbooks related to Muslims and their contributions, as well as the distortion of modern Indian history to marginalise Muslims and downplay the role of the RSS, including its involvement in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, is unacceptable.