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Will Bangladesh Proclaim a Second Republic? Student Leaders’ Call for New Constitution Raises Eyebrows

Published : Jan 13, 2025 17:01 IST - 7 MINS READ The proposal for a new constitution in Bangladesh has set off a major debate in the country still reeling from the after-effects of its longest-serving Prime Minister’s forced departure. However, major differences have arisen over the proposal for a new constitution and proclamation of a second republic between the …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Farmer unions say new draft policy is worse than three repealed farm laws

The Hindu

The draft National Policy Framework on Agricultural Marketing, released recently for public comments by the Union Agriculture Ministry, is more dangerous than the three farm laws repealed in 2021, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella organisation of about 500 farmers’ outfits, said on Friday. If the new draft policy is implemented, the SKM said, it will erode the federal rights …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar says Indian history has been manipulated

Op India

In a significant comment, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday talked about the distortion of history books in India, and condemned the “manipulated” and “selective” historical narratives in the textbooks. Addressing the 138th birth anniversary celebration of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, Dhankhar said that India’s history has been manipulated and doctored to create a …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Online classes due to Delhi pollution leave slum children behind

India Today

As Delhi’s air quality plunges into the “severe plus” category, schools across the city have shifted to online classes under the Graded Response Action Plan. While this move aims to protect students from hazardous pollution, it has inadvertently deepened the education gap for children in slum areas, where limited resources make online learning nearly impossible. Similarly, Sunita, a mother with …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why BJP chose Revanth Reddy govt anniversary to turn up heat on Congress

India Today

The BJP is upping the ante in Telangana as the Congress government, steered by chief minister A. Revanth Reddy, gets set to celebrate its first anniversary on December 7. In the last GHMC polls, held in December 2020, the BRS, in its earlier avatar as the Telangana Rashtra Samithi and the state’s ruling party, had won 56 of the 150 …

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2 months, 1 week ago

As Chief Justice DY Chandrachud retires, a look at 5 landmark verdicts by him

India Today

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud bid an emotional farewell on the last working day on Friday as his colleagues recalled fond memories while working with him. CJI Chandrachud assumed office as the Chief Justice on November 11, 2022, after being elevated to the Supreme Court in 2016. VERDICT ON HOMOSEXUALITY On September 6, 2018, a unanimous five-judge Supreme Court …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nine isn’t fine for Congress in Bihar, highlights former State unit chief’s parting shot

The Hindu

Since the Mahagathbandhan announced its seat-sharing deal in Bihar on March 29, many in the Congress felt that the grand old party had been short-changed by the Rashtriya Janata Dal. This sentiment came out in the open after former Bihar Congress president Anil Kumar Sharma resigned from the party on Sunday. Out of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in the …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Are southern States being punished for their success?

The Hindu

A week ago, Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu accused the Union government of showing a “step-motherly attitude” towards the State over devolution of funds. Edited excerpts: In the recent past, several south Indian leaders have been vocal about the share that the southern States get from Central tax kitty. The weightage given to the population in determining the share …

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1 year, 10 months ago

The lasting scars and pain of the war in Darfur

Al Jazeera

Twenty years ago, conflict broke out in the western Sudanese state of Darfur as non-Arab tribes rose up against the Arab-dominated government in Khartoum. After Omar al-Bashir came to power through a military coup backed by the National Islamic Front in 1989, tensions grew as non-Arab tribes accused the government of marginalising and underfunding them. In 2002, the Darfur Liberation …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Google Finally Could Make Third-Party App Stores Work Better On Android: All Details

News 18

Android 14 is still a few months away but its developer preview is already out, giving the enthusiasts the chance to dig deep and look for new features and other tools. Android 14 is likely to have some big changes, and one of them is the support for third-party app stores. That’s right, as per the details spotted by known …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Mizoram Assembly adopts resolution opposing any move to implement Uniform Civil Code

The Hindu

The Mizoram Assembly on February 14 unanimously adopted an official resolution opposing any move to implement the Uniform Civil Code in the country. Home Minister Lalchamliana moved the resolution which said "That this House unanimously resolved to oppose any steps taken or proposed to be taken for enactment of UCC in India." While moving the resolution Mr. Lalchamliana that the …

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2 years ago

There's way less tolerance for disrespectful behaviour on sets, says Hugh Jackman

Firstpost

The actor, who is currently promoting his latest film The Son, was asked whether the allegations had tainted the way he looked back at these movies Australian star Hugh Jackman was relatively unknown when he was offered the chance to play Wolverine in the first X-Men in Hollywood and the actor says there is a lot to be proud about …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Rise and fall of the Congress

The Hindu

Published : Nov 03, 2022 10:40 IST Since 2014, when the Bharatiya Janata Party came to power at the Centre, the Indian National Congress has received body blow after body blow. For a brief period, both factions ruled Maharashtra jointly, but in 1978 Pawar formed the Samantar Congress and with the backing of the Janata Party and the Peasants and …

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2 years, 2 months ago

HRW report says laws are marginalising Bahrain opposition

Al Jazeera

Human Rights Watch says laws are used to keep the opposition from running for office or even serving on the boards of civic organisations. The Bahraini government is using its “political isolation laws” and a series of other tactics to keep the opposition out of public office and other aspects of public life, according to a report by NGO Human …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Queen Elizabeth: Once he was the late Queen’s ‘favourite’ – but what does the future hold now for Prince Andrew?

The Independent

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The future of Prince Andrew isn’t …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Ennahdha needs to change to save itself, and Tunisia’s democracy

Al Jazeera

Ennahdha is perhaps the only force remaining in Tunisia that can realistically act against President Saied’s autocratic regime – but to succeed, it needs to reform itself. Currently, there are only two forces in the Tunisian political landscape that still appear to have some capacity to provide meaningful resistance against Saied’s autocratic regime supported by the country’s powerful security apparatus: …

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2 years, 7 months ago

India & Hindu Nationalism: What Is the Economic Cost of Marginalising Muslims?

The Quint

In her path-breaking research, Cook linked the surge in segregation laws, lynchings, and other racial violence in the US from 1870 to 1940 to a significant decline in patenting and innovation among African Americans. “Violence diminishes innovation and economic activity, with persistent effects,” says Cook. “The year 1899 is still the peak year for patenting-per-capita for African-Americans – and that’s …

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2 years, 9 months ago

OLIVER HOLT: Marginalising Marcus Rashford could be Manchester United's worst error this decade

Daily Mail

Rashford is the kind of star forward United should be nurturing and promoting Feeding a couple of million hungry kids only buys you so much time when people decide you turned your back on a half-chance against Aston Villa. The treatment given to Marcus Rashford may be one of Manchester United's biggest errors Rashford's work during lockdown shouldn't earn him …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Will the China-Pakistan-Taliban troika in Afghanistan make India irrelevant?

Hindustan Times

What does China-Taliban “bonhomie” in a Taliban-ruled Afghanistan indicate for India? The article was based on an Indian analysis by a former lieutenant general on a digital news and current affairs platform, entitled “India backed the wrong horse in Afghanistan, and has gone into a strategic sulk now.” Though the article in Chinese emphasised the claim by the Indian analysis …

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3 years, 4 months ago

We now feel the consequences of marginalising the Taliban

Al Jazeera

After the US-led invasion, the Taliban could have been included in the new state-building effort. But it is important to consider another aspect of the story – the Taliban’s refusal to negotiate with the Afghan government, which it saw as illegitimate and its determination to wipe it out. In December 2001, a few weeks after the Western forces and their …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Anita Katyal | Ayodhya leak radar on Yogi; Cong ready to forgive senior

Deccan Chronicle

The recent charges of corruption in the purchase of land for the construction of the Ram Temple complex at Ayodhya has led to animated discussions in Lucknow about how Opposition leader, AAP’s Uttar Pradesh in-charge Sanjay Singh, managed to lay his hands on the documents about the deals. People in Uttar Pradesh were surprised how the Opposition managed to get …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Why is Austria coming after the Muslim Brotherhood?

Al Jazeera

In late May, the Austrian government published the addresses of more than 620 mosques and Muslim associations in Austria. Austria’s crusade against ‘political Islam’ After reviews of the Muslim Brotherhood were launched in the US and the UK in the mid-2010s, Austria also followed suit, with the Austrian Integration Fund and the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Tamil Nadu remains an impregnable Dravidian territory in electoral politics

The Hindu

In the last four decades, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the All India Anna Dravida Munetra Kazhagam have been the main contestants in Tamil Nadu elections. In the contests between the alliance partners of both these parties, the DMK’s alliance partners won 12 out of 13 seats with a 46 per cent vote share, while the remaining seat went to …

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4 years ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Congress drifts as real issues are left ignored

Deccan Chronicle

The faction-ridden, intrigues-infested Congress Party, even in its decrepit state, remains more interesting for political observer than the regimented Bharatiya Janata Party, with the monotonous hectoring of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the few chosen leaders who are licensed to speak. The meeting convened by party president Sonia Gandhi, which included Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and the 23 …

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Will Bangladesh Proclaim a Second Republic? Student Leaders’ Call for New Constitution Raises Eyebrows

Farmer unions say new draft policy is worse than three repealed farm laws

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar says Indian history has been manipulated

Online classes due to Delhi pollution leave slum children behind

Why BJP chose Revanth Reddy govt anniversary to turn up heat on Congress

As Chief Justice DY Chandrachud retires, a look at 5 landmark verdicts by him

Nine isn’t fine for Congress in Bihar, highlights former State unit chief’s parting shot

Are southern States being punished for their success?

The lasting scars and pain of the war in Darfur

Google Finally Could Make Third-Party App Stores Work Better On Android: All Details

Mizoram Assembly adopts resolution opposing any move to implement Uniform Civil Code

There's way less tolerance for disrespectful behaviour on sets, says Hugh Jackman

Rise and fall of the Congress

HRW report says laws are marginalising Bahrain opposition

Queen Elizabeth: Once he was the late Queen’s ‘favourite’ – but what does the future hold now for Prince Andrew?

Ennahdha needs to change to save itself, and Tunisia’s democracy

India & Hindu Nationalism: What Is the Economic Cost of Marginalising Muslims?

OLIVER HOLT: Marginalising Marcus Rashford could be Manchester United's worst error this decade

Will the China-Pakistan-Taliban troika in Afghanistan make India irrelevant?

We now feel the consequences of marginalising the Taliban

Anita Katyal | Ayodhya leak radar on Yogi; Cong ready to forgive senior

Why is Austria coming after the Muslim Brotherhood?

Tamil Nadu remains an impregnable Dravidian territory in electoral politics

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Congress drifts as real issues are left ignored