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Gandhi’s views on caste premised on critique of capitalist modernity, says scholar

Mahatma Gandhi’s views on caste could be understood only if they were premised around a critique of capitalist modernity, and they kept on changing over the decades of the freedom movement as well, Akeel Bilgrami, Sidney Morgenbesser Professor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Columbia University, U.S., has said. Mr. Bilgrami said that Gandhi had repeatedly and explicitly stated that he …

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1 week, 2 days ago

'Dharampur Jamia Masjid is a den of terrorism': Islamic scholar and minority welfare group president SNA Gilani

Op India

Addressing the media about the situation in Himachal Pradesh, the state president of the Himachal Pradesh Alpsankhyak Kalyan Parishad SNA Gilani held Muslim miscreants from other states responsible for disturbing the peace in the state. Gilani, who has been the state president of the BJP Alpsankhyak Morcha in Himachal Pradesh and a member of the BJP Rashtrakari Samiti, expressed concern …

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2 weeks ago

IIT Kanpur cancels UP cop's PhD programme amid probe into rape case

India Today

The IIT Kanpur has cancelled the PhD programme of Uttar Pradesh Police official Mohammad Mohsin Khan, who is facing charges of sexually exploiting an IIT research scholar. Confirming the development, IIT Kanpur's Director Dr Manindra Agrawal said, "Mohammad Mohsin Khan's PhD programme has been terminated after approval by the DGP UP's office." According to the complaint details, Khan, a 2013-batch …

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2 weeks ago

Manish Tewari | A gentleman and a scholar, he changed the India story

Deccan Chronicle

It is trite to say Dr Manmohan Singh was an institution. This reset of India’s economic trajectory took place as the post-WWII world order collapsed and political scientists were predicting the “end of history”. As Prime Minister, he risked his government’s future to break the nuclear apartheid that had plagued India since the first nuclear test in May 1974 “when …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

King of pilgrimage sites: How Chinese scholar described Prayagraj 1,400 years ago

India Today

Prayagraj, which will be hosting the Maha Kumbh, has been a favoured destination for people from China for nearly 1,400 years, as mentioned by famous Chinese traveller Xuanzang in his writings. Xuanzang, also known as Hiuen Tsang, who spent 16 years studying various parts of India, had visited Prayagraj, the statement said. In his book 'Si-Yu-Ki', Xuanzang wrote about the …

Chinese Prayagraj King Xuanzang Belan

3 weeks ago

Need to establish Telugu University in the State, says Tourism Minister Kandula Durgesh

The Hindu

Tourism & Cinematography Minister Kandula Durgesh has said that there is a need to establish Telugu University in the State. Paying floral tributes to the portrait of the great scholar, Mr. Durgesh said that it is a blessing to take part in the programme and recalled the services and contribution of Paravastu Chinnayyasuri to Telugu language. The Minister said the …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Madras High Court Calls For SOPs, Practice Directions For Masking Names & Identities Of Victims Of Mental, Emotional And Sexual Harassment

Live Law

The Madras High Court recently suggested bringing in Standard Operating procedures and Practice Directions to mask the name and identities of every victim of mental, emotional, and sexual harassment in all proceedings. The court suggested that when matters of such nature are filed, a practice direction could be issued ensuring that the name and identity are given in the original …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Scholar seeks more talks on Sino-Philippine ties

China Daily

Lucio Pitlo III speaks at a symposium on RCEP in Haikou, Hainan province, in November. Strained relations due to South China Sea issues would also be a topic of discussion as this is "unavoidable", he said. This reflects Pitlo's position on the China-Philippines relations — that the issue of the South China Sea cannot define the otherwise multifaceted relationship between …

University South China Sea Philippines South Chinese Beijing China Daily

4 weeks, 1 day ago

UP: FIR registered against Kanpur Police ACP for allegedly raping research scholar

India TV News

A FIR has been registered against a Kanpur Assistant Commissioner of Police for allegedly raping a student, police said. "An FIR has been registered under relevant sections in connection with the IIT Kanpur student's allegation of rape against an ACP of Kanpur on the pretext of marriage," DCP South Kanpur, Ankita Singh said. A 26-year-old IIT-Kanpur research scholar has accused …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

IIT Kanpur scholar files rape case against senior cop, officer transferred

India Today

A 26-year-old IIT-Kanpur research scholar has accused an Assistant Commissioner of Police of rape, following which he was transferred on Thursday, police said. To ensure a fair probe, the ACP has been immediately attached to the Police Headquarters in Lucknow," Deputy Commissioner of Police Ankita Sharma said. As a result, he has been stripped of his current responsibilities and transferred …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Scholar seeks more talks on Sino-Philippine ties

China Daily

Lucio Pitlo III speaks at a symposium on RCEP in Haikou, Hainan province, in November. Strained relations due to South China Sea issues would also be a topic of discussion as this is "unavoidable", he said. This reflects Pitlo's position on the China-Philippines relations — that the issue of the South China Sea cannot define the otherwise multifaceted relationship between …

China University South China Sea Philippines South Chinese Beijing

1 month ago

MIT Suspends Indian-Origin PhD Scholar Over Pro-Palestine Essay, Sparks Debate On Free Speech

ABP News

An Indian-origin PhD scholar has been barred from entering the Massachusetts Institute of Technology after he wrote a pro-Palestine essay for the college magazine last month. Prahlad Iyengar was pursuing a PhD from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Iyengar has been suspended till January 2026 which would terminate his five-year National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. According …

Student Palestine Phd Mit Iyengar

1 month ago

Scholar: Nation's support enhances Macao's platform role

China Daily

Editor's note: This year commemorates the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland. Francisco Leandro, associate professor of the Faculty of Social Science at the University of Macau, says the nation's support has enabled the Macao SAR to serve as a hub for trade, investment and cultural interactions between China and Portuguese-speaking communities. The 25th anniversary of Macao's return …

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1 month ago

SM Krishna: A lawyer, scholar, politician and CEO Chief Minister who built Brand Bangalore

India Today

Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna, one of the rare politicians from Karnataka who seamlessly traversed between national and state politics for close to six decades, discharging multiple responsibilities, is perhaps best remembered for building ‘Brand Bengaluru’ during his tenure as the chief minister of Karnataka from 1999 to 2004. He ended policy paralysis But, the political instability that preceded Krishna taking charge …

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1 month ago

Exhibition unveiled to honor esteemed cultural scholar

China Daily

On December 8, an exhibition showcasing the profound cultural research journey of Xiao Yunru was inaugurated at the Jia Pingwa Literature and Art Museum located at Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, in Northwest China. Featuring a diverse array of over a hundred exhibits, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the life and works of the …

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1 month ago

Cambridge University defends scholar amid backlash over thesis on smell and racism

India Today

Cambridge University has defended its scholar, who faced backlash online for her thesis, ‘Olfactory Ethics: The Politics of Smell in Modern and Contemporary Prose’. Dr Ally Louks, a scholar at Cambridge University, found herself at the receiving end of the internet after her social media post celebrating a major academic milestone went viral. Following the backlash, Cambridge University, in a …

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1 month ago

Madras HC confirms punishment against professor for sexually harassing research scholar

New Indian Express

MADURAI: A PhD research scholar who was mentally, emotionally and sexually harassed by her research guide six years ago, finally received justice as the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently upheld the decision made by the university to discharge the professor from service on compulsory retirement and further ordered the professor to pay Rs 50,000 cost to the …

Court Research Scholar

1 month ago

Suman Tiwari of TIFR wins Euraxess Science Slam India title

The Hindu

Suman Tiwari, a PhD Scholar from TIFR, Mumbai, emerged as the winner in the finals of the 12th Euraxess Science Slam India, a science-talk competition hosted by the German cultural centre Goethe-Zentrum here on Thursday. The event provided an opportunity for the audience to know about the study and research options in Europe, EU research career development programmes, and science …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

India’s First Woman Anthropologist: The Scholar Who Defied Nazi Race Science

The Hindu

Published : Nov 26, 2024 20:44 IST - 6 MINS READ Some decades ago, I watched a kathakata titled Nathavati, Anathavat by the playwright Saoli Mitra and was deeply moved by the feminist retelling of Draupadi’s story. Iru: The Remarkable Life of Irawati Karve By Urmilla Deshpande & Thiago Pinto Barbosa Speaking Tiger Pages: 292 Price: Rs.699 While reading Iru: …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Despite dismissal, legal scholar says "scathing" Trump evidence could still come out

Salon

With the election interference charges against President-elect Donald Trump dropped and special counsel Jack Smith moving to have the classified documents case against him dismissed as well, the prosecutions of the former president are coming to an anticlimactic end. But the circumstances have.” Saikrishna Prakash, a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, told Salon that the filings …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

3 arrested in UAE in killing of Israeli scholar

India Today

Three people have been arrested in the United Arab Emirates in connection with the alleged murder of an Israeli citizen, the Emirati interior ministry said on Sunday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office had denounced the killing of the rabbi, Zvi Kogan, 28, as a "heinous antisemitic terrorist act" and said Israel would do everything it could to bring those …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

William Radice, Renowned Tagore Translator and Bengali Scholar, Dies at 73

The Hindu

Published : Nov 22, 2024 17:18 IST - 6 MINS READ William Radice, the English poet, Tagore translator, and scholar of Bengali language and literature passed away on November 10. Translating Tagore In those years of apprenticeship, William made long visits to Kolkata, Dhaka, and Santiniketan, immersing himself in Bengali life and the working reality of the language. Particularly to …

English Translations Bengali Volume Oxford Poet Rabindranath Tagore

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Fellow Guard member reported Trump's pick for Pentagon head as an 'insider threat': report

Raw Story

President-elect Donald Trump nominated Pete Hegseth, a former U.S. Army major and host of "Fox & Friends Weekend," to lead the Department of Defense. According to The Associated Press, a colleague serving as "the unit’s security manager and on an anti-terrorism team" sent an email to the unit's leadership flagging "a different tattoo that’s been used by white supremacists." The …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Pakistani scholar plants dreams with soybeans

China Daily

Hafiz Mamoon Rehman gives a thumbs-up in the soybean field. Lam, a prominent expert in agricultural science, had decoded the genomes of 31 soybean varieties, bred non-genetically modified drought and salinity-tolerant germplasms, and was the first from Hong Kong to participate in a national-level space agricultural research project. Unlike the Longhuang series, what Lam prepared for Pakistan is genetically unstable …

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Gandhi’s views on caste premised on critique of capitalist modernity, says scholar

'Dharampur Jamia Masjid is a den of terrorism': Islamic scholar and minority welfare group president SNA Gilani

IIT Kanpur cancels UP cop's PhD programme amid probe into rape case

Manish Tewari | A gentleman and a scholar, he changed the India story

King of pilgrimage sites: How Chinese scholar described Prayagraj 1,400 years ago

Need to establish Telugu University in the State, says Tourism Minister Kandula Durgesh

Madras High Court Calls For SOPs, Practice Directions For Masking Names & Identities Of Victims Of Mental, Emotional And Sexual Harassment

Scholar seeks more talks on Sino-Philippine ties

UP: FIR registered against Kanpur Police ACP for allegedly raping research scholar

IIT Kanpur scholar files rape case against senior cop, officer transferred

Scholar seeks more talks on Sino-Philippine ties

MIT Suspends Indian-Origin PhD Scholar Over Pro-Palestine Essay, Sparks Debate On Free Speech

Scholar: Nation's support enhances Macao's platform role

SM Krishna: A lawyer, scholar, politician and CEO Chief Minister who built Brand Bangalore

Exhibition unveiled to honor esteemed cultural scholar

Cambridge University defends scholar amid backlash over thesis on smell and racism

Madras HC confirms punishment against professor for sexually harassing research scholar

Suman Tiwari of TIFR wins Euraxess Science Slam India title

India’s First Woman Anthropologist: The Scholar Who Defied Nazi Race Science

Despite dismissal, legal scholar says "scathing" Trump evidence could still come out

3 arrested in UAE in killing of Israeli scholar

William Radice, Renowned Tagore Translator and Bengali Scholar, Dies at 73

Fellow Guard member reported Trump's pick for Pentagon head as an 'insider threat': report

Pakistani scholar plants dreams with soybeans