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Invoking BR Ambedkar Doesn't Fix a Flawed Constitution

In my 2016 article, “Ambedkar’s ‘United States of India,’” I outlined his vision, which he presented to the Assembly’s Subcommittee on Fundamental Rights just seven months before being appointed to the Drafting Committee. I have previously discussed why Ambedkar rejected Nehru’s Constitution. It does not suit anybody.” Ambedkar opposed the Constitution’s highly centralized system, which concentrated power in the hands …

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19 hours ago

The Tobacco Trap: How flawed policies are undermining India's fight against addiction

India Today

In 2023, India became the first country in the world to mandate anti-tobacco warnings on Over-The-Top streaming platforms, such as Netflix and Amazon Prime. Despite early adoption of the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and enacting the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act in 2003, India remains one of the world’s largest consumers of tobacco, with almost …

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'Motion' To Remove Jagdeep Dhankhar As Rajya Sabha Chairman Dismissed On Technicality. Here's What Happened

ABP News

The no-confidence motion moved by the Opposition against Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has been rejected on technicality grounds. The motion was dismissed by Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, who called it a "personally targeted notice bereft of facts". He also highlighted that the notice lacked of bona fides and called it a "calculated unwholesome attempt to …

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4 days, 19 hours ago

Opposition's no-confidence motion against Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar rejected: Sources

India TV News

No-confidence motion rejected: Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh dismissed the impeachment notice given by the opposition seeking the removal of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday, according to sources. Around 60 opposition MPs had signed the notice seeking the removal of Dhankhar from his post on December 10, alleging that his attitude is biased and he favors the BJP. 'Notice …

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4 days, 19 hours ago

Drawn to mar reputation: Opposition's no-trust motion against V-P rejected

India Today

The no-confidence motion moved by the Opposition against Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has been rejected by the deputy chairman on the grounds that it was moved to "mar" the reputation of the Vice President. In a detailed order, Deputy Chairman Harivansh called the motion "flawed", adding that it was drawn in "haste" to mar the reputation of the Chairman. …

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4 days, 22 hours ago

Can YOU spot the broken Christmas tree light? Festive brainteaser will reveal whether you have 20/20 vision

Daily Mail

If you can spot it in 15 seconds or less, you reportedly have perfect vision But there is one broken light bulb hidden among the branches A Christmas-themed brainteaser is testing the vision of festive folks around the globe - just in time for Santa's gifts to be delivered. But hidden among the branches of the tree, there is one …

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6 days, 6 hours ago

Echoes of nature: Frontline’s top 12 environment stories of 2024

The Hindu

Published : Dec 17, 2024 18:01 IST - 1 MIN READ Arguably one of the most disturbing headlines from the world of environment came when we rang in the New Year. In January 2024, from a pristine little island in the Indian Ocean, the Great Nicobar Island, author Pankaj Sekhsaria reported on the unimaginable havoc a proposed Rs.72,000 crore infrastructure …

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Lucy Letby's lawyer says new evidence is grounds for her convictions to be re-examined

ABC

WARNING: Readers might find the details in this story distressing. A lawyer for convicted British killer nurse Lucy Letby says he will ask for her convictions to be re-examined after the prosecution's leading expert changed his opinion on how three babies died. The Crown Prosecution Service defended the verdicts, saying two juries and three appeal court judges had already "reviewed …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Red One review: Chris Evans' film is a fun yet flawed festive flick

India Today

Red One promises an action-packed, fun-filled romp to save Christmas, featuring a star-studded cast led by Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans. Callum, gruff and world-weary, reluctantly teams up with Jack O’Malley, the world’s most infamous bounty hunter, to rescue Santa and save Christmas. While Jack’s cheeky humour brings some levity, the overall tone leans too heavily on seriousness, particularly with …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Luigi Mangione retains high-profile former prosecutor as defense lawyer

NPR

Luigi Mangione retains high-profile former prosecutor as defense lawyer toggle caption Jeff Swensen/Getty Images A prominent attorney who once served as a Manhattan chief assistant district attorney will represent Luigi Mangione as he faces murder charges in New York for the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. At the Manhattan DA's office, Friedman Agnifilo prosecuted violent crime cases, including …

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1 week, 3 days ago

AAP leader Naresh Balyan sent to judicial custody till Jan 9 in Delhi

Hindustan Times

A Special MP/MLA court on Friday sent Aam Aadmi Party legislator Naresh Balyan to judicial custody till January 9 in connection with a Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act case lodged against him with links to UK-based gangster Kapil Sangwan. The Delhi Police Crime Branch had sought another 10-day police custody of Balyan in an application before the court. On …

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1 week, 3 days ago

"No one would design a system like this": UHG CEO Witty says U.S. health care is "flawed"

Salon

UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty is acknowledging the public’s growing resentment toward insurers just over a week after the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Witty has reassured employees and condemned public reactions following Thompson’s death, but “We know the health system does not work as well as it should, and we understand people’s frustrations with it,” Witty admitted. Related …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Unmarked Speed Breaker Turns Nightmare For Dehradun Commuters, Congress Claims '7 Accidents In 30 Min'

ABP News

A video of the incident showing a scooter rider going airborne after hitting an unmarked speed breaker installed in front of the clock tower in Dehradun has surfaced on social media. Reacting to the video, Congress spokesperson Garima Mehra Dasauni said in a post on X, "This is the condition of Uttarakhand government Seeing the increase in road accidents, the …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Health care workers lament they feel accused of 'working for the evil empire': report

Raw Story

Health care workers expressed frustration this week, feeling branded as part of an "evil empire" following the killing of a UnitedHealthcare executive, who was gunned down outside a New York City hotel, igniting a dayslong nationwide manhunt for the assassin. The New York Times reported Wednesday night that health care leaders have expressed frustration in the days after the assassination …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Fiorentina’s Bove undergoes heart surgery after on-field collapse

The Hindu

Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove has had successful surgery to implant a removable heart starter device following his recent collapse during a Serie A match, the Italian club said on Tuesday. Bove collapsed on the pitch during Fiorentina’s home game with Inter Milan on December 1, leading to the abandonment of the match. The Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator, a type of pacemaker …

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1 week, 6 days ago

NFF criticises FIFA’s ‘flawed and inconsistent’ World Cup bidding process

The Hindu

The Norwegian Football Federation on Tuesday said it will vote against FIFA’s awarding of hosting rights for the 2030 and 2034 World Cups by acclamation, adding that it had formally criticised the process in a letter to the world governing body. “Ahead of the Congress, the Norwegian Football Federation has expressed concerns on several occasions about FIFA’s process for awarding …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Bankruptcy judge rejects The Onion's bid for Infowars

NPR

Bankruptcy judge rejects The Onion's bid for Infowars toggle caption Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images The owners of The Onion say they are "deeply disappointed" in a judge's decision to reject their bid to buy Alex Jones' Infowars company. Late Tuesday, a federal bankruptcy judge said last month's auction of Jones' business, and The Onion's bid, which had been selected as the …

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1 week, 6 days ago

The case for Donald Trump’s tariffs

CNN

New York CNN — President-elect Donald Trump views tariffs as a not-so-secret weapon — one that can be deployed to pressure friends and foes alike to address issues from drug trafficking and illegal immigration to threats to the dominance of the US dollar. Trump once dubbed himself “Tariff Man” and recently celebrated these import taxes as “the greatest thing ever …

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Reeves vows to stick to Brexit red lines after talks with EU in Brussels

The Independent

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy …

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2 weeks ago

Chris Bowen and Ted O'Brien debate Australia's energy future, following release of CSIRO GenCost report

ABC

Shadow minister for energy and climate change Ted O'Brien says the Coalition's long-awaited nuclear energy costings will be released within the week. "We're not releasing our economics tonight but we will be over the next week," Mr O'Brien said before he criticised the government's energy plan and the associated cost. That report said that building a nuclear power plant in …

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2 weeks ago

CSIRO reaffirms nuclear power likely to cost twice as much as renewables

ABC

Building a nuclear power plant in Australia would likely cost twice as much as renewable energy even accounting for the much longer life-span of reactors, according to a new report from Australia's leading science agency. For these reasons, Mr Graham said there was no "unique" cost advantage offered by nuclear compared with renewable energy projects backed by transmission lines and …

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Federal court upholds TikTok ban despite opposition

China Daily

Updated: 2024-12-09 09:52 WASHINGTON — A US federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law mandating that ByteDance sell the widely used social media app TikTok or face a potential ban in the United States, despite widespread opposition. A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC, dismissed TikTok's claim that the ban is unconstitutional and infringes …

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Federal court upholds TikTok ban despite opposition

China Daily

WASHINGTON — A US federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law mandating that ByteDance sell the widely used social media app TikTok or face a potential ban in the United States, despite widespread opposition. A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC, dismissed TikTok's claim that the ban is unconstitutional and infringes on the First …

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Federal court upholds TikTok ban despite opposition

China Daily

Updated: 2024-12-09 09:52 WASHINGTON — A US federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law mandating that ByteDance sell the widely used social media app TikTok or face a potential ban in the United States, despite widespread opposition. A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC, dismissed TikTok's claim that the ban is unconstitutional and infringes …

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Invoking BR Ambedkar Doesn't Fix a Flawed Constitution

The Tobacco Trap: How flawed policies are undermining India's fight against addiction

'Motion' To Remove Jagdeep Dhankhar As Rajya Sabha Chairman Dismissed On Technicality. Here's What Happened

Opposition's no-confidence motion against Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar rejected: Sources

Drawn to mar reputation: Opposition's no-trust motion against V-P rejected

Can YOU spot the broken Christmas tree light? Festive brainteaser will reveal whether you have 20/20 vision

Echoes of nature: Frontline’s top 12 environment stories of 2024

Lucy Letby's lawyer says new evidence is grounds for her convictions to be re-examined

Red One review: Chris Evans' film is a fun yet flawed festive flick

Luigi Mangione retains high-profile former prosecutor as defense lawyer

AAP leader Naresh Balyan sent to judicial custody till Jan 9 in Delhi

"No one would design a system like this": UHG CEO Witty says U.S. health care is "flawed"

Unmarked Speed Breaker Turns Nightmare For Dehradun Commuters, Congress Claims '7 Accidents In 30 Min'

Health care workers lament they feel accused of 'working for the evil empire': report

Fiorentina’s Bove undergoes heart surgery after on-field collapse

NFF criticises FIFA’s ‘flawed and inconsistent’ World Cup bidding process

Bankruptcy judge rejects The Onion's bid for Infowars

The case for Donald Trump’s tariffs

Reeves vows to stick to Brexit red lines after talks with EU in Brussels

Chris Bowen and Ted O'Brien debate Australia's energy future, following release of CSIRO GenCost report

CSIRO reaffirms nuclear power likely to cost twice as much as renewables

Federal court upholds TikTok ban despite opposition

Federal court upholds TikTok ban despite opposition

Federal court upholds TikTok ban despite opposition