Nation

The political crisis into which INDIA bloc allies in Maharashtra had fallen after humiliating defeat in the Vidhan Sabha election in the hands of NDA, seems to have deepened. Shiv Sena (UBT) made a direct political attack on NCP(SP) supremo…
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“Somewhat better in recent days” is what regular Manipur watchers say, perhaps, for the first time in 21 months since the outbreak of ethnic violence in the north-eastern state on May 3, 2023 between Meiteis and Kuki tribals. The reference…
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Two statements, one by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) chairman SN Subramanyan saying that there should be 90-hour weekly work, including on Sundays, for each worker and the other by Narayan Murthy of Infosys saying it should be 70 hours,…
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The year 2024, which has ended, has been a tumultuous one both nationally and internationally. In India, the year began with the State-sponsored installation of the idol at the newly-built but incomplete Ram temple at Ayodhya, a signal from…
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Farmers have already been protesting against the Centre demanding legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their crops and also implementation of Swaminathan formula C2+50 per cent for calculating MSP so that they could gent…
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India is witnessing a transformative era in its naval history. On January 15, 2025, the Indian Navy will achieve a historic milestone by commissioning three advanced combat platforms—Nilgiri, Surat, and Vagsheer—on the same day. These…
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Dr Manmohan Singh had a long semi-political and political stints long before he rose to become a finance minister, who is bestowed with credits for being The Great Liberaliser or reformer of Indian economy and ‘not a politician’ as prime…
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He was found dead in his cell in the prison where he was brought just two days before his exams started. The reports said he died of shock from multiple injuries. His fault was that he belonged to a Dalit family and wanted to be like…
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The second leg of farmers’ movement that had begun in the beginning of 2024, with a call for a March on Delhi from Punjab on February 13, is set to spillover into 2025, since the PM Narendra Modi led Centre was not even ready to talk to the…
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On December 6, 1992, exactly 32 years ago, Babri Mosque at Ayodhya was demolished. On November 9, 2019, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India delivered a verdict for building Ram Temple at the demolition site. Ram Temple was…
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Impartiality in decision-making is regarded as the cornerstone of a fair and just legal system. Judges are expected to set aside personal beliefs, biases, and prejudices in order to apply the law objectively, ensuring that their decisions…
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It was a huge pile of debris left on the ground where Babri Masjid, with its undeniable grandeur, stood. Space was slowly emptied, leaving behind a vast loneliness, desolate and wet. Nothing remained the same. It was not only an attack on a…
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The data given by the Union Ministry of State for Labour and Employment Ms. Shobha Karandlaje in a  written reply in Rajya Sabha on December 5, 2024 conceals the frightening ground level reality of unemployment in India. The pattern is…
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G20 Presidency has called the Rio de Janeiro Declaration “historical” as the leaders committed to taxing billionaires, tackling inequalities, and support for climate action with focus on sustainable growth and fight against poverty, but it…
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‘Batenge Toh Katenge’ could have led to the Sambhal violence that claimed four lives. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 23 spoke of how ‘Ek Hain Toh Safe Hain’ had become the ‘Mahamantra’ of our times. It took Nationalist Congress…
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Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, who recently concluded his tenure as the Chief Justice of India, has brought to light a significant issue confronting the judicial system: the growing influence of social media and lobbyists who target individual…
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The declaration of the recently ended 16th summit of the BRICS (now expanded BRICS) has several points for which the developing and least developed countries have been aspiring for many decades. Even though colonization through direct…
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“While we celebrate all that we have achieved as a nation, our commitment remains to those who continue to be affected by rising inequality, the unprecedented physical impacts of climate change, and those whose social status deepens their…
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With more tribal migrants from Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in Bangladesh fleeing to India in the wake of political turmoil, the cost of maintaining nearly 40,000 refugees is rising for both Indian government and Mizoram state authorities.…
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S Jaishankar's tenure so far as External Affairs Minister reminds many of us of our fears and failure to do something with our lives. Imagine a Foreign Minister of India and he hasn’t done anything of import to solve the India-Pakistan…
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It may be shocking to know that about 10 per cent of children in India aged 6-10 are out of schools, and out of pocket health expenditure of Indian rural households are just unaffordable to them since they need to spend Rs 4,129 yearly on…
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Remember a close shot of a tram's trolley pole snug against the overhead line sparking at every joint in the film ‘Mahanagar’. It was the opening shot of the 1963 film directed by Satyajit Ray in which the tram track identifies this…
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SEBI would be a nice name for a new range of washing machines. The brand name is short, sweet and has good connect with its namesake market regulator, which has by far excelled in the act of cleaning. Additionally, the new range may not…
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Bombay High Court has quashed the amended Information and Technology rules that enable the Centre to set up its own Fact Check Unit (FCU). Justice AS Chandurkar’s order, which set aside the IT Amendment Rules, 2023, broke the tie of the…
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On September 16, the Adani Group issued a press release to address a false statement circulating about its recent projects in Kenya. The fake press release claimed that the group had threatened Kenyan protestors who were opposing the deal…
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