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Inequality woes: Don’t dismiss Piketty’s advice for India on tax policy

Speaking at an event recently, Thomas Piketty, author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century, recommended an ambitious plan for tax justice in India, asking the richest Indians who have gained the most from economic liberalization to part with some of their wealth accumulation to pay for higher investment in public services such as education and health. The very rich, in …

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3 days, 23 hours ago

Heeramandi to Shogun: Decoding global rise of Asian content

India Today

Asian content has taken the global stage by storm, reflecting a seismic shift in the entertainment industry's landscape. From historical dramas to action-packed epics, shows and films like Heeramandi, Shōgun, RRR, and Parasite have captured audiences' imaginations across continents. Bhansali’s signature opulent style, combined with a gripping narrative, has captivated audiences worldwide, cementing Heeramandi as a cultural phenomenon. Shogun The …

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4 days, 5 hours ago

Year Ender 2024: From Sunita Williams to Vinesh Phogat, women who made global headlines

India TV News

From Sunita Williams to Vinesh Phogat, some of the Indian women have made global headlines in 2024. Sunita Williams this year embarked on an eight-day mission to the International Space Station aboard the Boeing Starliner spacecraft on June 5, 2024. With an illustrious career including medals at the World Championships, Commonwealth Games, and Asian Games, Vinesh Phogat has made a …

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4 days, 7 hours ago

‘A student’s journey is about consistency and resilience’

The Hindu

“Hard work is essential, but not the donkey’s work people often refer to. The journey is about consistency and resilience,” said Saidulu Adavath, Deputy Commissioner of Police, North Division, Bengaluru, while addressing UPSC aspirants at a guest lecture organised by The Hindu Civil Services Aspirants’ Club, in association with Shankar IAS Academy on Thursday. A 2016-batch IPS officer from the …

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Waspi women warn Keir Starmer and Labour after £10.5billion betrayal

Daily Mail

WASPI women have vowed to continue their fight for justice after Prime Minister Keir Starmer refused to payout £10.5billion to millions of female pensioners. Angela Madden, chair of the Women Against State Pension Inequality group, has vowed to continue their fight for justice after Prime Minister Keir Starmer refused to payout £10.5billion to millions of female pensioners Keir Starmer is …

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4 days, 23 hours ago

Letters to the Editor: The economy transcends presidents? Just wait till Trump fully embraces crypto

LA Times

To the editor: I take issue with Jonah Goldberg’s assertion that the U.S. economy transcends presidents. To the editor: The incoming Trump administration’s embrace of cryptocurrencies will certainly test Goldberg’s idea that presidents don’t have much effect on the economy. In the “good old days” of our country, there were the very rich and the very poor, until Franklin Delano …

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5 days ago

Labour left in mutiny over Keir Starmer's betrayal of 3.8m Waspi women - after government blocked £10.5bn of compensation

Daily Mail

Labour was in mutiny last night over Sir Keir Starmer’s ‘betrayal’ of women born in the 1950s hit by state pension age changes. And he asked: ‘Will the Prime Minister give members the opportunity to vote on whether they believe Waspi women are owed compensation?’ Sir Keir replied: ‘The simple fact of the matter is, in the current economic circumstances, …

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5 days, 8 hours ago

All of Starmer’s ‘betrayals’ and U-turns as Labour faces Waspi women backlash

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. scrap punitive sanctions, two-child limit and benefits cap.” But before the election, Sir Keir said …

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6 days, 18 hours ago

The housing affordability crisis is going global

Live Mint

DUBLIN—When Mikey Cullen’s parents were in their early 20s, they earned enough as public-sector workers to buy a house in the city. Ireland, after years of anemic construction, now has the European Union’s most expensive housing, according to a broad measure of rent, maintenance costs and utilities by Eurostat, the European Union statistics agency. “When cities had housing shortages, if …

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6 days, 23 hours ago

Tradwife life isn't as good as it looks on TikTok – just ask former tradwives

NPR

Tradwife life isn't as good as it looks on TikTok – just ask former tradwives toggle caption Lindsey Stewart Jennie Gage still remembers an assignment she was given in kindergarten: What did she want to be when she grew up? So what we're left with, she said, are two identities that appear to be on polar ends of a spectrum: …

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1 week, 1 day ago

The digital frontier of inequality

The Hindu

India stands at a pivotal moment in its digital revolution, underpinned by an internationally recognised model of digital public infrastructure. In response, the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, recently launched ‘Ab Koi Bahana Nahi ’, a national campaign aligned with the global ‘16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence’. Already constrained by societal norms, many …

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1 week, 2 days ago

‘India must impose more taxes on super-rich’: Economist Thomas Piketty as top 1% hold over 40% of nation’s wealth

Live Mint

NEW DELHI - India should do more to tax its super-rich given its high levels of inequality, French economist and author Thomas Piketty said on Friday. "India should be active in taxing the rich," Piketty said at an event organised by Delhi-based think tank Research and Information System for Developing Countries and the Delhi School of Economics. He said India …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Gender Agenda newsletter: Many angry men

The Hindu

Welcome to The Hindu’s newsletter that puts gender front and centre. Deepika Bhardwaj, a men’s rights activist, said: “#JusticeForAtulSubhash has created a storm & endless men are reaching out to us with stories more painful than the other”. One of the placards that caught my eye read, “Men are not an ATM.” Men, like women, suffer the constrictions of stereotypes …

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1 week, 2 days ago

‘Mahakumbh a spectacle of unity’: PM Modi

New Indian Express

LUCKNOW: Describing the Mahakumbh-2025 as a “Maha yagna” of unity, PM Narendra Modi on Friday extended his best wishes for the religious congregation, saying it would take the country’s cultural and spiritual identity to newer heights. Addressing a gathering on the mela premises in Paraygaraj, he said the Mahakumbh would not only provide social strength but economic empowerment as well. …

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Tony’s Chocolonely leaves one advent calendar day blank to highlight chocolate industry inequality

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tony’s Chocolonely’s advent calendar has left a day blank to …

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'Land A Precious Resource, State Must Be Transparent In Distribution': Supreme Court Quashes Maharashtra Govt's Land Allotment To Pvt Doctors

Live Law

Citing arbitrariness in the allotment process, the Supreme Court set aside the allotment of land made by the Maharashtra Government in favor of the Medinova Regal Co-operative Housing Society to provide housing facilities to the doctors working at Tata Memorial Hospital. The bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin Amanullah heard the appeal filed by a Proposed Vaibhav Cooperative Housing …

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1 week, 3 days ago

'Land A Precious Resource, State Must Be Transparent In Distribution': Supreme Court Quashes Maharashtra Govt's Land Allotment To Pvt Doctors

Live Law

Citing arbitrariness in the allotment process, the Supreme Court set aside the allotment of land made by the Maharashtra Government in favor of the Medinova Regal Co-operative Housing Society to provide housing facilities to the doctors working at Tata Memorial Hospital. The bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin Amanullah heard the appeal filed by a Proposed Vaibhav Cooperative Housing …

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1 week, 4 days ago

'There's a lot of rage out there': Expert says reaction to CEO killing portends 'bad news'

Raw Story

The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson portends something dark in the reaction of the public, New York University professor Scott Galloway told CNN's Anderson Cooper on Wednesday: a deep-seated rage over inequality in America and the risk that the nation could be heading for instability over it. "Scott, I mean, were you surprised by the kind of rage and …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Did these trailblazing women play a role in building the Australia-US relationship?

ABC

Around a century ago, the United States of America was a largely unknown quantity for most Australians. While working on the book, Travelling to Tomorrow: The Modern Women who sparked Australia's Romance with America, Rees found around 700 Australian women who "pursued careers and adventure" in the US around a century ago. Gender politics were — and remain — fraught …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Invest heavily in education: It’s the cornerstone of a Viksit Bharat

Live Mint

As India strides toward the vision of a Viksit Bharat or developed India, education emerges as the cornerstone of this transformation. Yet, the reality of India’s education system is marked by glaring disparities in access and quality, particularly between income groups. According to PRICE’s ICE 360 Survey, nearly 60% of children from these households drop out before completing higher secondary …

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Absolutely the best books by women in 2024

Hindustan Times

There is much to be concerned about the year gone by. Nilanjana S Roy The Story of an Unknown Indian The Many Lives of Syeda X: The Story of an Unknown Indian by Neha Dixit A sensitive and wide-ranging portrait of Delhi, women’s work and survival in a harsh city emerges from the life of one Muslim woman. Semiotics of …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

What the collapse of the Syrian regime says about the Arab region

Al Jazeera

The failed governance that plagued Syria is not unique. The uprising against the Syrian government that ended the half-century of al-Assad family rule should be seen as among the most important political turning points in the modern Arab region since the end of World War II and the creation of Israel in 1948. The al-Assad regime was the longest-lasting military-based, …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Hema Committee report: Kerala State Information Commission defers decision to release redacted portions

The Hindu

The State Information Commission in Kerala on Saturday deferred the decision to release redacted portions of the 2017 Hema Committee report, which documented in incriminating detail systemic sexual exploitation, workplace harassment and gender inequality in the Malayalam film industry. The Hema Committee report’s “belated” publication sparked off a controversial reckoning of the “misogyny” in the movie industry. The “disclosures” triggered …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

How China energizes global poverty fight

China Daily

Ending poverty has long been a major challenge for humanity since ancient times. Centering on "targeted poverty alleviation," China's poverty reduction strategy blends rapid economic growth with tangible improvements in well-being. China's contributions to global poverty alleviation also go beyond financial and technical aid. At the recently concluded G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Chinese President Xi Jinping outlined China's …

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Inequality woes: Don’t dismiss Piketty’s advice for India on tax policy

Heeramandi to Shogun: Decoding global rise of Asian content

Year Ender 2024: From Sunita Williams to Vinesh Phogat, women who made global headlines

‘A student’s journey is about consistency and resilience’

Waspi women warn Keir Starmer and Labour after £10.5billion betrayal

Letters to the Editor: The economy transcends presidents? Just wait till Trump fully embraces crypto

Labour left in mutiny over Keir Starmer's betrayal of 3.8m Waspi women - after government blocked £10.5bn of compensation

All of Starmer’s ‘betrayals’ and U-turns as Labour faces Waspi women backlash

The housing affordability crisis is going global

Tradwife life isn't as good as it looks on TikTok – just ask former tradwives

The digital frontier of inequality

‘India must impose more taxes on super-rich’: Economist Thomas Piketty as top 1% hold over 40% of nation’s wealth

Gender Agenda newsletter: Many angry men

‘Mahakumbh a spectacle of unity’: PM Modi

Tony’s Chocolonely leaves one advent calendar day blank to highlight chocolate industry inequality

'Land A Precious Resource, State Must Be Transparent In Distribution': Supreme Court Quashes Maharashtra Govt's Land Allotment To Pvt Doctors

'Land A Precious Resource, State Must Be Transparent In Distribution': Supreme Court Quashes Maharashtra Govt's Land Allotment To Pvt Doctors

'There's a lot of rage out there': Expert says reaction to CEO killing portends 'bad news'

Did these trailblazing women play a role in building the Australia-US relationship?

Invest heavily in education: It’s the cornerstone of a Viksit Bharat

Absolutely the best books by women in 2024

What the collapse of the Syrian regime says about the Arab region

Hema Committee report: Kerala State Information Commission defers decision to release redacted portions

How China energizes global poverty fight