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Opinion: Who can claim Ambedkar as their own?

Various kinds of people could claim Dr BR Ambedkar as their own. Comparing the enormous difference between the monetary contributions made by white Americans for the betterment of blacks with the money collected by Gandhi for his Harijan Sevak Sangh, Ambedkar concluded in an unfinished work, “A People at Bay”, that “Americans have a social conscience while the Hindus have …

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14 hours, 54 minutes ago

Trump suggests allowing TikTok to continue in US: Keep this sucker for a while

India Today

President-elect Donald Trump indicated on Sunday that he favoured allowing TikTok to keep operating in the United States for at least a little while, saying he had received billions of views on the social media platform during his presidential campaign. The US Senate passed a law in April requiring TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest the app, citing national …

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14 hours, 54 minutes ago

Flyers say booze ran out on debut Air India Surat-Bangkok flight, officials deny

India Today

Air India Express' inaugural four-hour flight from Surat in Gujarat to Thailand capital Bangkok saw good sales of liquor onboard, with some passengers claiming the stock ran out. The flight, operated with a Boeing 737-8 aircraft on Friday, had 175 passengers and six crew members onboard. Officials of the budget airline on Sunday said there were brisk sales of alcohol …

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14 hours, 54 minutes ago

AP Dhillon joins Karan Aujla at his Mumbai show, says 'social media is corrupt'

India Today

AP Dhillon made a surprise appearance at Karan Aujla's Mumbai concert, a thrilling crossover for fans of Punjabi music. The popular singer and rapper not only surprised the audience with his appearance but also made headlines with his forceful statement, "Music isn't a f***ing sport." Dhillon also criticised social media as corrupt and praised his close bond with Aujla. Watch …

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14 hours, 54 minutes ago

Three cases filed over communal posts on murder at Nellai court

New Indian Express

TIRUNELVELI: The Tirunelveli Taluk police registered three cases against persons of different castes for social media posts allegedly inciting communal tensions over the murder of Mayandi near the entrance of the Tirunelveli court complex on Friday. Youths from both communities have since been posting inflammatory content, particularly on Instagram, glorifying the murderers of both communities and inciting communal tensions. In …

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14 hours, 54 minutes ago

From Trump to Bitcoin, inflation and China: the big economic trends of 2024

Al Jazeera

Economic issues, particularly living costs, were front and centre in 2024 as some 2 billion people went to the polls. Meanwhile, governments grappled with how to regulate potentially transformational technology such as artificial intelligence, and Donald Trump’s victory in the United States’ presidential election heralded a sharp turn towards protectionism. Social media silos Donald Trump’s victory in November’s presidential election …

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19 hours, 41 minutes ago

DC Edit | The battle over Ambedkar’s legacy mainly for dalit votes

Deccan Chronicle

The political slugfest that is on nationally and which led to a day in the Winter Session becoming its worst in India’s parliamentary history may be owed to the facetious comments the home minister Amit Shah made on the floor. Ambedkar is no less than a god to his followers who constitute about 17 per cent of India’s 968 million …

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19 hours, 46 minutes ago

BJP Activates Social Media Team to Counter Oppn Attack on Shah

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: As Opposition parties prepare to protest against Union Home Minister Amit Shah for allegedly disrespecting Dr B.R. Ambedkar, the BJP has activated its social media strategy to counter the allegations and target Opposition groups, particularly the Congress. Utilising memes, short videos, and video clips, BJP’s social media team of influencers has launched a vigorous campaign aimed at discrediting …

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1 day, 2 hours ago

Bluesky finds with growth comes growing pains — and bots

Associated Press

Bluesky has seen its user base soar since the U.S. presidential election, boosted by people seeking refuge from Elon Musk’s X, which they view as increasingly leaning too far to the right given its owner’s support of President-elect Donald Trump, or wanting an alternative to Meta’s Threads and its algorithms. But Bluesky’s growth trajectory — with a user base that …

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1 day, 2 hours ago

Trump is already walking back on his promises

Raw Story

— Republicans in Congress kick the can down the road to March. But those corrupt Republicans who love the morbidly rich and hate average Americans haven’t given up hope; here’s the operant sentence from the article in today’s Washington Post about the vote: “ proposed a handshake deal with fiscal hawks in his own party to try next year to …

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1 day, 4 hours ago

Train services disrupted for about an hour at Visakhapatnam railway station due to ‘technical snag’

The Hindu

There was disruption of trains arriving at Visakhapatnam junction reportedly due to the snapping of OHE towards the end of Platform No. Some passengers arriving by different trains early in the morning, took to social media to post pictures of trains, which were halted at satellite stations located on the outskirts of the city. “Maintenance of OHE is being undertaken …

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1 day, 12 hours ago

'Lie to sell his story': Critics outraged after Trump reveals plan to 'invade Panama'

Raw Story

Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to retake the Panama Canal, resulting in outrage from critics. Trump on Saturday took to his own social media site, Truth Social, to issue a threat to local Panama officials about the famous Panama Canal. Former prosecutor Ron Filipkowski said, "Trump is now apparently going to invade Panama and seize the canal after he conquers …

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Albania announces shutdown of TikTok for at least a year

The Hindu

Albania on Saturday announced a one-year ban on TikTok, the popular short video app, following the killing of a teenager last month that raised fears over the influence of social media on children. Prime Minister Edi Rama said after meeting with parents' groups and teachers from across the country that the ban, part of a broader plan to make schools …

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1 day, 14 hours ago

Trump threatens to take back control of Panama Canal over ‘ridiculous fees’

Al Jazeera

Trump also hinted at China’s growing influence around the canal, which connects the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans. United States President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to demand control of the Panama Canal after accusing Panama of charging excessive rates on US ships passing through one of the busiest waterways in the world. “This complete ‘rip-off’ of our Country will immediately …

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1 day, 14 hours ago

Transforming the party: Democrats have failed us — it's time to rebuild from the ground up

Salon

Would it not be simpler for the government to dissolve the people and elect another? — Bertolt Brecht It took just over three weeks for top aides on the Kamala Harris campaign to appear on "Pod Save America" and, as a HuffPost writer put it, suggest they'd been doomed all along by a fossilized sense “that there just wasn’t much …

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1 day, 14 hours ago

Healing Bodoland: Dr. Birphung Narzary’s mission of hope, change

New Indian Express

ASSAM: Dr Birphung Narzary is a born leader. The joint registrar of the Bodoland University is a household name in Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Region, thanks to his continuous efforts to help those in need. In 2004, Narzary and his friends – by then, all of them educated young men – converted BRANSTHU to an NGO called Northeast Research and Social …

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Trump's spending fight: What it means for the next four years

India Today

WASHINGTON: After days of threats and demands, Donald Trump had little to show for it once lawmakers passed a budget deal in the early hours of Saturday, narrowly averting a pre-Christmas government shutdown. Charlie Kirk, the prominent conservative activist, wrote on X that Trump “is already running Congress before he takes office!” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said he had …

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1 day, 15 hours ago

'We will demand that the Panama Canal be returned': Trump issues threat to local officials

Raw Story

"We will demand that the Panama Canal be returned," Donald Trump declared over the weekend. Trump on Saturday took to his own social media site, Truth Social, to issue a threat to local Panama officials about the famous Panama Canal. A secure Panama Canal is crucial for U.S. Commerce, and rapid deployment of the Navy, from the Atlantic to the …

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Why Blake Lively is suing Justin Baldoni: A guide to the It Ends with Us feud as she accuses him of harassment

Daily Mail

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have been shrouded in controversy ever since they starred opposite one another in It Ends With Us. Leading up to the summer release of their movie — which was successful in the sense that it became a box office hit following its August release date — the leading stars have been enveloped in ongoing drama; …

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1 day, 19 hours ago

Rajasthani Association Tamil Nadu launches Rajasthani-Tamil Seva Awards

The Hindu

The Rajasthani Association Tamilnadu on Saturday announced the launch of Rajasthani-Tamil Seva Awards, to honour exeptional persons who have contributed to agriculture and rural development, public services, education, healthcare, environment and sustainability, entrepreneurship and industry, social welfare, media and communication. Inaugurating the event on Saturday, Madras High Court Justice C. Saravanan, said the Rajasthani-Tamil Seva Awards were a powerful symbol …

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1 day, 21 hours ago

PETER HITCHENS: Sara Sharif's death is a tragedy - but banning home-schooling won't solve anything

Daily Mail

The hideous murder of a defenceless child will certainly happen again. Last week, after the frightful trial of Sara Sharif's killers, there was a sudden chorus saying that home-schooling ought now to be more tightly restricted in this country. It seems odd to conclude that home-schooling, of all things, should be held to blame for what happened to Sara Sharif, …

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1 day, 22 hours ago

Social activist, vocal against illegal stone quarrying, attacked

The Hindu

A social activist based in Vadipatti taluk in Madurai district was thrashed with an iron rod on Friday allegedly for his activism against illegal stone quarrying. M. Gnanasekaran, 32, who was vocal against the operation of stone quarries in and around his area, recently exposed activities of a stone quarry at Katchakatti which operated beyond its licence period. As he …

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2 days, 5 hours ago

Wife's Financial Independence No Bar To Grant Alimony If It's Necessary To Secure Dignity & Social Standing Post-Divorce: Supreme Court

Live Law

The Supreme Court observed that maintenance can be granted despite the financial independence of a party if it is necessary to secure dignity, social standing, and financial stability post- divorce, especially in cases where the marriage has subsisted for a long period. However, considering the dynamics of their separation and the financial burdens the appellant may have borne during the …

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Legendary 90s pop singer shocks fans with unrecognisable photo during crippling alcohol addiction when he was 'lost, broken and hopeless' - as he marks sober milestone

Daily Mail

Nineties pop singer Anthony Kavanagh shocked fans as he shared a swollen photo of himself at the peak of his alcohol addiction. Nineties pop singer Anthony Kavanagh - known as Kavana - shocked fans as he shared a swollen photo of himself at the peak of his alcohol addiction The singer is renowned for his hits in the Nineties, including …

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Opinion: Who can claim Ambedkar as their own?

Trump suggests allowing TikTok to continue in US: Keep this sucker for a while

Flyers say booze ran out on debut Air India Surat-Bangkok flight, officials deny

AP Dhillon joins Karan Aujla at his Mumbai show, says 'social media is corrupt'

Three cases filed over communal posts on murder at Nellai court

From Trump to Bitcoin, inflation and China: the big economic trends of 2024

DC Edit | The battle over Ambedkar’s legacy mainly for dalit votes

BJP Activates Social Media Team to Counter Oppn Attack on Shah

Bluesky finds with growth comes growing pains — and bots

Trump is already walking back on his promises

Train services disrupted for about an hour at Visakhapatnam railway station due to ‘technical snag’

'Lie to sell his story': Critics outraged after Trump reveals plan to 'invade Panama'

Albania announces shutdown of TikTok for at least a year

Trump threatens to take back control of Panama Canal over ‘ridiculous fees’

Transforming the party: Democrats have failed us — it's time to rebuild from the ground up

Healing Bodoland: Dr. Birphung Narzary’s mission of hope, change

Trump's spending fight: What it means for the next four years

'We will demand that the Panama Canal be returned': Trump issues threat to local officials

Why Blake Lively is suing Justin Baldoni: A guide to the It Ends with Us feud as she accuses him of harassment

Rajasthani Association Tamil Nadu launches Rajasthani-Tamil Seva Awards

PETER HITCHENS: Sara Sharif's death is a tragedy - but banning home-schooling won't solve anything

Social activist, vocal against illegal stone quarrying, attacked

Wife's Financial Independence No Bar To Grant Alimony If It's Necessary To Secure Dignity & Social Standing Post-Divorce: Supreme Court

Legendary 90s pop singer shocks fans with unrecognisable photo during crippling alcohol addiction when he was 'lost, broken and hopeless' - as he marks sober milestone