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'Trampling of democracy, subjugation of truth' new normal in RS: Kharge's latest attack on VP Dhankar

NEW DELHI: As the political showdown over the Opposition’s no-trust motion notice against Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar continues, Leader of Opposition in the Upper House Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday accused the chairman of muzzling the Opposition’s “right to speak”. In a long post on micro-blogging site X, Kharge alleged that the Rajya Sabha Chairman has consistently suppressed …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

History made at US box office over Thanksgiving weekend

The Independent

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Disney sequel Moana 2 pulled in 17.4 million moviegoers, Wicked sold 8.7 million tickets, while …

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1 month ago

Gaetz is gone, but will SCOTUS bless Trump trampling the Senate?

Slate

If you had forgotten the chaos of Trump 1.0, the frenzied first two weeks of transition to Trump 2.0 has surely been a stark reminder. A pair of random billionaires are claiming in advance that SCOTUS will back their extra-governmental plans for a slash and burn policy for federal agencies; accusations of sexual misconduct swirl around cabinet picks; nominations are …

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Tamil Nadu Leaders Slam LIC Over Website’s Hindi-Only Page

Deccan Chronicle

Chennai: The public sector Life Insurance Corporation of India came under severe fire from the entire political class of Tamil Nadu, prompting Chief Minister M K Stalin to declare, ‘the LIC website has been reduced to a propaganda tool for Hindi imposition’ and even a BJP leader Tirupathi Narayanan protesting the site turning fully Hindi on Tuesday. ‘Even the option …

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1 month ago

LIC displays Hindi on website, MK Stalin slams ‘language imposition by force’; insurer blames ‘technical issue’

Live Mint

State-owned Life Insurance Corporation blames a technical glitch for displaying Hindi as the default language on its revamped website. LIC's response came after many criticised it, especially in Tamil Nadu, to the extent that Chief Minister MK Stalin called it “linguistic tyranny” and “language imposition by force” on the people of the country. Apart from Stalin, leaders such as Edappadi …

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1 month ago

LIC Website Goes 'All Hindi', Tamil Nadu Leaders Condemn 'Hindi Imposition'

ABP News

The Life Insurance Corporation of India found itself at the center of a linguistic controversy on Tuesday after its official website’s homepage displayed content predominantly in Hindi, sparking sharp criticism from Tamil Nadu's political leadership. "The LIC website has been reduced to a propaganda tool for Hindi imposition. There is a fight in UP, every area people speak a different …

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1 month, 1 week ago

'Blueprint of destruction': Experts outline 'chillingly clear' view of Trump's next term

Raw Story

Donald Trump's political career has closely tracked the trajectories of autocratic leaders Viktor Orban and Vladimir Putin, whose rise to power offer a "chillingly clear" picture of where his second term could lead, according to historians. The former president and his supporters are tremendously hostile to civic institutions like the judiciary, the media, universities, many nonprofits and even some religious …

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1 month, 1 week ago

'Put on notice’: Columnist says Trump appointees must clear a very specific bar

Raw Story

As former President Donald Trump assembles the team for his next administration, he is making a very conscientious choice to pick people who will not stand in the way of a future coup, or whatever else he wants to plot, Karen Tumulty wrote for The Washington Post. Examples include Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state, who initially decried the …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Judge continues to block Florida from threatening TV stations over abortion ads

NPR

Judge continues to block Florida from threatening TV stations over abortion ads toggle caption John Raoux/AP TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal judge who recently chastised Florida officials for "trampling" on free speech rights continued to block the head of the state's health department from taking any more steps to threaten TV stations that air commercials for an abortion rights measure …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

SC Rejects Restrictive Bail Conditions, Emphasizing Importance of Proportionality and Fairness

Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that bail conditions should be proportionate, reasonable and directly linked to ensuring judicial proceedings rather than trampling upon an individual’s civil liberties. According to the top court, any conditions imposed should be directly tied to facilitating justice, securing the accused’s presence, and preventing any misuse of freedom to interfere with the case or obstruct justice.

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Judge continues to block Florida officials from threatening TV stations over abortion ads

LA Times

Ron DeSantis holds up legislation in 2022 that banned most abortions in the state after 15 weeks of gestation. A federal judge on Tuesday continued to block the head of Florida’s health department from taking any more steps to threaten TV stations that air commercials for an abortion rights measure on next week’s ballot. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker extended …

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3 months ago

Iowa takes back Floyd in 31-14 trampling of Minnesota behind Kaleb Johnson’s 206 yards

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! MINNEAPOLIS — Kaleb Johnson rushed for a career-high 206 yards and three touchdowns, with two scores in a dominant third quarter that propelled Iowa past Minnesota for a 31-14 victory that gave the bronze pig trophy back to the Hawkeyes on Saturday night. Having bitterly watched …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Is nothing sacred?': Morning Joe panel buries Trump over Arlington Cemetery scuffle

Raw Story

Reacting to a report that aides belonging to Donald Trump got into what is being called an "altercation" with one or more representatives at Arlington National Cemetery earlier this week, the panel on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" jumped all over the ex-president's campaign for trampling on sacred ground. As NPR's Quil Lawrence reported, "A source with knowledge of the incident said …

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4 months ago

"Two-bit union buster": Fired-up AOC says "Trump would sell this country for a dollar”

Salon

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., didn’t hold back during her speech at the Democratic National Convention on Monday, simultaneously offering her full endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris and blasting Donald Trump as a “two-bit union buster." “We choose a new path and open the door to a new day: one that is for the people and by the people.” Ocasio-Cortez …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Telangana HC urges state and KNRUHS to clarify local candidate criteria for medical courses

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Monday gave two days to the state government, the Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences and others to submit their stand in the petitions challenging the validity of the recent amendments and substitutions to Rule 3 of the Telangana Medical and Dental Colleges Admissions Rules, 2017, which defines new qualifications for local candidates …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: The driver’s arrest is a blow to personal liberty

Hindustan Times

While the shock of the tragic drowning of three civil-services aspirants still lingers, the outrageous police action of arresting Manuj Kathuria for driving his vehicle through the flooded street where the unfortunate incident took place was a horrifying blow to the personal liberty of a citizen. Kathuria has also received bail upon an appeal at the Tis Hazari court, against …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Tunisia’s opposition says politically motivated arrests and gag orders are chilling election efforts

Associated Press

TUNIS, Tunisia — Leading opposition parties in Tunisia asserted Wednesday that politically motivated arrests and gag orders are creating impossible conditions for holding democratic elections later this year. Leaders of Ennahda and other parties in the Front described recent arrests and limitations on those planning to challenge Saied a “suffocation in terms of freedoms, human rights and basic rights for …

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7 months ago

Trump, accustomed to friendly crowds, confronts repeated booing during Libertarian convention speech

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was booed repeatedly while addressing the Libertarian Party National Convention on Saturday night, with many in the crowd shouting insults and decrying him for things like his COVID-19 policies, running up towering federal deficits and lying about his political record. Trump tried to make light of that by referring to the four criminal indictments against him …

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7 months ago

Kennedy blasts Biden, Trump over pandemic measures in pitch at Libertarian convention

Associated Press

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accused Joe Biden and Donald Trump Friday of trampling on personal liberties in response to the pandemic that spanned their presidencies. “Maybe a brain worm ate that part of my memory, but I don’t recall any part of the United States Constitution where there’s an exemption for pandemics,” Kennedy said, referencing a New …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Too much poop, trash and trampling of habitats shut down Big Sur’s only free camping site

LA Times

Campers walk along the shore as a fire glows next to a tent at San Carpoforo Beach in Big Sur. San Carpoforo Beach in California’s Los Padres National Forest offers an idyllic view of the Pacific Coast and is the only free public camping site in the Big Sur area. In recent years, a steady stream of visitors trampled through …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

104 killed, over 280 injured after Israeli troops fire at Gaza civilians waiting for aid

Hindustan Times

Health authorities in Gaza said on Thursday Israeli fire on people waiting for aid near Gaza City had killed 104 Palestinians and wounded 280, with one hospital saying it had received 10 bodies and dozens of injured patients. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' office said he "condemned the ugly massacre conducted by the Israeli occupation army this morning against the people …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Death count in Gaza crosses 30,000 as Israeli 'firing' kill 104 Palestinians waiting for aid

India TV News

Gaza: At least 30,035 Palestinians have been killed, most of them women and children, and 70,457 others have been wounded in the nearly five-month-long Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip, according to the territory's Health Ministry. Israeli troops opened fire at 'several people' among a crowd that surrounded aid trucks in the Gaza Strip after feeling under threat, an Israeli …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bull-dozers scare grips Bundelkhand villages

Hindustan Times

From the reign of dreaded dacoits to the rule of untamed beasts, the wilderness surrounding Kaknara Baba forests and the banks of the Ken River in Bundelkhand, has seen a dramatic shift. Once the domain of dreaded dacoits Shiv Kumar Dadua, Ramkaran, Ambika Patel Thokia and Sudesh Kol Balkhariya, this land has now been taken over by herds of forest …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Tragedy of this ‘mother of democracy’, says Sibal on Maharashtra speaker ruling

The Hindu

A day after the declaration of the Eknath Shinde-led faction as the ‘real’ Shiv Sena by Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal remarked that the entire scenario was a pre-scripted play, labelling it a farce with no available recourse. Mr. Sibal expressed his views on the matter, highlighting the tragic state of this ‘mother of democracy.’ …

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'Trampling of democracy, subjugation of truth' new normal in RS: Kharge's latest attack on VP Dhankar

History made at US box office over Thanksgiving weekend

Gaetz is gone, but will SCOTUS bless Trump trampling the Senate?

Tamil Nadu Leaders Slam LIC Over Website’s Hindi-Only Page

LIC displays Hindi on website, MK Stalin slams ‘language imposition by force’; insurer blames ‘technical issue’

LIC Website Goes 'All Hindi', Tamil Nadu Leaders Condemn 'Hindi Imposition'

'Blueprint of destruction': Experts outline 'chillingly clear' view of Trump's next term

'Put on notice’: Columnist says Trump appointees must clear a very specific bar

Judge continues to block Florida from threatening TV stations over abortion ads

SC Rejects Restrictive Bail Conditions, Emphasizing Importance of Proportionality and Fairness

Judge continues to block Florida officials from threatening TV stations over abortion ads

Iowa takes back Floyd in 31-14 trampling of Minnesota behind Kaleb Johnson’s 206 yards

'Is nothing sacred?': Morning Joe panel buries Trump over Arlington Cemetery scuffle

"Two-bit union buster": Fired-up AOC says "Trump would sell this country for a dollar”

Telangana HC urges state and KNRUHS to clarify local candidate criteria for medical courses

Opinion: The driver’s arrest is a blow to personal liberty

Tunisia’s opposition says politically motivated arrests and gag orders are chilling election efforts

Trump, accustomed to friendly crowds, confronts repeated booing during Libertarian convention speech

Kennedy blasts Biden, Trump over pandemic measures in pitch at Libertarian convention

Too much poop, trash and trampling of habitats shut down Big Sur’s only free camping site

104 killed, over 280 injured after Israeli troops fire at Gaza civilians waiting for aid

Death count in Gaza crosses 30,000 as Israeli 'firing' kill 104 Palestinians waiting for aid

Bull-dozers scare grips Bundelkhand villages

Tragedy of this ‘mother of democracy’, says Sibal on Maharashtra speaker ruling