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BPSC 70th prelim exam on Dec 13, EOU warns candidates against falling in trap of cyber fraudsters
2 weeks ago

BPSC 70th prelim exam on Dec 13, EOU warns candidates against falling in trap of cyber fraudsters

Hindustan Times  

On Monday, the Economic Offence Unit of the Bihar police issued an advisory against rampant attempts by cyber fraudsters to seek money to help candidates pass the upcoming state prelims examination. Meanwhile, the EOU has said that in view of calls being made and received by aspirants, assuring an increase in marks in proportion to the money, and this being …

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Americans get less ‘alone time’ during the holidays, but more than 50% say it’s critical to their mental health, new survey finds
3 weeks ago

Americans get less ‘alone time’ during the holidays, but more than 50% say it’s critical to their mental health, new survey finds

CNN  

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Forty-six percent of Americans say they get less alone time during the holidays, according to a new survey commissioned by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine, released on Tuesday. “We have a lot of input, demands and stress in general that is elevated during …

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Midnight police swoop on hotel hosting campaigning politicians in Palakkad for illicit election funds roils Kerala politics
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Midnight police swoop on hotel hosting campaigning politicians in Palakkad for illicit election funds roils Kerala politics

The Hindu  

The high-profile midnight police raid on a hotel in Palakkad early Wednesday, ostensibly to confiscate concealed wads of illicit cash for electioneering, roiled Kerala politics in the run-up to the critical bypolls in the Chelakkara and Palakkad Assembly constituencies and the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat. The Congress-led United Democratic Front sought to weaponise the sensational police swoop on the rooms …

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New mission to make Tamil Nadu leading AI hub in five years
1 month, 2 weeks ago

New mission to make Tamil Nadu leading AI hub in five years

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The state government will be implementing the Tamil Nadu Artificial Intelligence Mission to position the state as one of the leading AI hubs in the next five years. The TNAIM document is prepared by Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency in association with ELCOT, iTNT and ICT Academy, said Chief Minister MK Stalin, who will head the TNAIM and have members …

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Home Minister Takes Pawan Kalyan's Criticism 'Positively' Despite Controversy
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Home Minister Takes Pawan Kalyan's Criticism 'Positively' Despite Controversy

India Today  

Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha responds to Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan's criticism of her leadership in enforcing law and order in the state. Anitha takes Pawan Kalyan's comments positively and says she has spoken to him on the phone and clarified his stance. She dismisses speculations and says she has seen inappropriate posts on social media related to …

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The AP: A Beacon of Trust in an Election-Skeptical Era
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The AP: A Beacon of Trust in an Election-Skeptical Era

Associated Press  

The Associated Press is a nonpartisan, independent global news organization that delivers the results of elections in the United States. The AP is committed to providing fact-based information that helps voters make decisions at the ballot box. The AP will be doubling down on its efforts to explain and demystify the process of election results, and they will be providing …

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Vijay's Letter: A Grand Unveiling of His Political Aspirations
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Vijay's Letter: A Grand Unveiling of His Political Aspirations

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijay is planning a grand event in Tamil Nadu to showcase his political aspirations in 2026. He has instructed the cadre to come with the party flag and prepare themselves for the event. Arrangements have been made to telecast the event live in multiple Tamil television channels and several YouTube channels are also planning to cover the conference.

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An aid worker's airport disappearance stirs fear of repression following disputed Venezuela election
4 months, 2 weeks ago

An aid worker's airport disappearance stirs fear of repression following disputed Venezuela election

The Independent  

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MAGA Oklahoma official hires Project 2025 mastermind to write state history standards
5 months, 2 weeks ago

MAGA Oklahoma official hires Project 2025 mastermind to write state history standards

Raw Story  

Ryan Walters, the controversial far-right Oklahoma state education chief, has put together a team to rewrite the school's history standards — including one of the key architects of Project 2025. Project 2025, the group's 900-page blueprint for the next Republican president, outlines a strategy to replace the entire federal civil service with GOP loyalists, and enact a sweeping right-wing vision …

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Tamilisai, Annamalai patch up
6 months, 1 week ago

Tamilisai, Annamalai patch up

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: State BJP president K Annamalai called on former State president of the party, Tamilisai Soundararajan, at her residence in Virugambakkam on Friday with a packet of sweets and ironed out the differences that had cropped up between them of late, much to the delight of many party cadre who exulted in social media over the development. Acknowledging the past …

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CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Social coalitions shaped the verdict in Karnataka
6 months, 2 weeks ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Social coalitions shaped the verdict in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Karnataka was a key battleground-State. The Lokniti-CSDS post-poll survey indicates a few visible trends in the Karnataka verdict. The Congress saw greater support among the lower middle class. The BJP performed better among the younger voters while the Congress performed better among the older voters. The social coalitions that the NDA and Congress stitched together impacted their performance.

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Election results 2024: The similarities between two very different States
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election results 2024: The similarities between two very different States

The Hindu  

Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have little in common. In 2019, the DMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu scored an emphatic victory against a BJP that was peaking in the Lok Sabha elections in almost every other State, while the Adityanath-led BJP in U.P. The case of Tamil Nadu Yet, in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, these two States showed some …

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Will Upgrade Govt Residential Schools on Par with Private Ones: Karnataka Minister
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Will Upgrade Govt Residential Schools on Par with Private Ones: Karnataka Minister

News 18  

Buoyed by the tremendous performance of students of the Karnataka Residential Educational Institutions Society run schools in class 10 board examination, the state government has vowed to upgrade these schools on par with the sophisticated private schools. According to official sources, there are 833 residential schools in Karnataka named after Morarji Desai, Kittur Rani Chennamma, B R Ambedkar, Atal Bihari …

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PM Modi back in Bihar this weekend, will address 3 more election rallies
7 months ago

PM Modi back in Bihar this weekend, will address 3 more election rallies

Hindustan Times  

PATNA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who led a sharp offensive against the Opposition INDIA bloc at his two election meetings in Maharajganj and Siwan on Tuesday, will be back in the state over the weekend to address three more rallies, Bharatiya Janata Party leaders said. BJP leaders said PM Modi has been relentlessly campaigning for the party and its alliance …

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Utah governor replaces social media laws for youth as state faces lawsuits
9 months, 1 week ago

Utah governor replaces social media laws for youth as state faces lawsuits

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s governor has approved an overhaul of social media laws meant to protect children as the state fends off multiple lawsuits challenging their constitutionality. The new laws require social media companies to verify the ages of their users and disable certain features on accounts owned by Utah youths. Several months after Utah became the first state …

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Has not found time to visit Manipur: Cong slams PM after his statehood day wishes
11 months ago

Has not found time to visit Manipur: Cong slams PM after his statehood day wishes

Hindustan Times  

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh also said violence persists and social harmony has been destroyed in the state, and alleged that the PM maintains his silence and refuses to meet political leaders and parties from the state. HT Image In a post on X, Ramesh said, "The Prime Minister tweets on Manipur Statehood Day but has not found time nor …

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Action plan drawn up to combat drug menace in Telangana: Shandilya
1 year ago

Action plan drawn up to combat drug menace in Telangana: Shandilya

The Hindu  

December 17, 2023 10:20 pm | Updated December 18, 2023 10:43 am IST - HYDERABAD Newly appointed Director of Telangana State Anti-Narcotics Bureau Sandeep Shandilya on Sunday notified a slew of measures, focus areas and the action plan, for the fight against drug menace in the State. From Anti-Drug Committees in educational institutions, procuring portable drug detection kits like alcohol …

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Violence in Manipur has been caused by the expansion of Hindutva to north-eastern India, says social activist
1 year, 2 months ago

Violence in Manipur has been caused by the expansion of Hindutva to north-eastern India, says social activist

The Hindu  

Terming the violence and atrocities on Kukis by Meiteis in Manipur as State- He was addressing a seminar on the tragic tale of Manipur organised by Karnataka State Dalit Sangharsh Samithi at S.M. Comparing the Manipur violence with the Gujarat violence of 2002, Mr. Shivasundar said that the Gujarat carnage and the Manipur violence have one thing in common, which, …

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Many narratives of social justice politics
1 year, 2 months ago

Many narratives of social justice politics

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar caste survey report has revealed that the other backward classes constitute 63% of the state’s population; the Scheduled Castes are 19% and the savarn constitute only 15.52%. This caste survey, bearing the imprint of the social justice discourse in the state, will impact politics, governance and the social fabric of Bihar. Within the framework of OBC politics, dominant …

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Is the woke-industrial complex anti-merit and detrimental to growth?
1 year, 3 months ago

Is the woke-industrial complex anti-merit and detrimental to growth?

Deccan Chronicle  

There’s a new invisible force at work in the highest ranks of corporate America, one far more nefarious. The con works like a magic trick, summed up well by Michael Caine’s character in the opening monologue in Christopher Nolan’s movie The Prestige: Every great magic trick consists of three parts or acts. It was apparently a challenge for Wall Street …

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The Human Level of China’s Security State
1 year, 4 months ago

The Human Level of China’s Security State

The Diplomat  

In their book “Surveillance State,” journalists Josh Chin and Liza Lin illustrate how Chinese authorities use an advanced national database, connecting identification documents, facial recognition data, fingerprints, and travel history. As Jack Ma said to high-level security officials in 2015, “Whoever owns enough data and computing ability can predict problems, predict the future, and judge the future.” However, as advanced …

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Gruesome video circulating on social media recalls darkest days of Mexico’s drug cartel brutality
1 year, 4 months ago

Gruesome video circulating on social media recalls darkest days of Mexico’s drug cartel brutality

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A gruesome video circulated Wednesday on social media may have recorded the last moments of five kidnapped young men, and has transported Mexico back to the darkest days of drug cartel brutality in the 2000s. Luis Méndez Ruiz, the Jalisco state attorney general, said Tuesday that the men seen in the video “could be the five men …

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Dalit Christians — exclusion by society, church, state
1 year, 4 months ago

Dalit Christians — exclusion by society, church, state

The Hindu  

Last year, the Union Government constituted a commission, headed by the former Chief Justice of India, K.G. Intersectional burdens The ‘Theory of Intersectionality’ shows the bigger picture of the Dalit Christian conundrum as it allows an understanding of caste with religion and a composite understanding of Dalit Christians as ‘Dalits’ and as a ‘religious minority group’. This description helps form …

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Rajasthan govt tables India’s first gig workers rights bill
1 year, 5 months ago

Rajasthan govt tables India’s first gig workers rights bill

Live Mint  

In a bid a become India's first state to guarantee social security to gig workers, Rajasthan on Friday tabled the Rajasthan Platform Based GIG Workers Bill, 2023. 'The Rajasthan Platform Based Gig Workers Welfare Board' will be established in the state where the gig workers of the state will be registered with all the aggregators of the state. The government …

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