Gandhi’s perspective that voters should vote for those who remain wedded to the unity of people cutting across faiths resonated in the Congress’s massive 43.8% vote share. | S.N. Sahu
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Gandhi’s Vision Resonates in People’s Massive Mandate for Congress in Karnataka
Gandhi’s perspective that voters should vote for those who remain wedded to the unity of people cutting across faiths resonated in the Congress’s massive 43.8% vote share.
While private refiners gained the most from the deeply-discounted imports of Russian crude, the public sector imported mainly at war-affected high international prices.
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Is the Modi Government Helping Private Companies Benefit from the Russia-Ukraine War?
While private refiners gained the most from the deeply-discounted imports of Russian crude, the public sector imported mainly at war-affected high international prices.
The Turkish media will play a key role in the next two weeks. They are in a conundrum. They cannot be too critical of Erdogan and support Kilicdaroglu for fear of a post-election crackdown if Erdogan wins.
| Mehmet Ozalp
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Erdogan Vs Kilicdaroglu: Here's Why All Eyes Are on May 28
The Turkish media will play a key role in the next two weeks. They are in a conundrum. They cannot be too critical of Erdogan and support Kilicdaroglu for fear of a post-election crackdown if Erdogan wins.
#KarnatakaElection has concluded and Congress easily surpassed the majority mark in the state providing a new energy to the opposition across the country.
@TheOtherKaskar looks at the intertwining political careers Of DK Shivkumar & Siddaramaiah.
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Who Will Be Karnataka CM? A Look At Intertwining Political Careers Of DK Shivkumar & Siddaramaiah
The Karnataka election has concluded, and the Congress easily surpassed the majority mark in the state, providing a new energy to the opposition across the country.
The Congress defeated the BJP and formed a one-sided government in Karnataka. After the victory…
The Congress defeated the BJP and formed a one-sided government in Karnataka. After the victory…
Haokip is one of the 10 Kuki MLAs who have, since then, demanded a separate state or Union Territory for the Kukis.
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'Meiteis Can Never Agree to Kuki Demand For Manipur Division': Meitei MLA Nishikant Sapam Who Backs BJP
The chairman of the Committee of Privileges and Ethics in the Manipur assembly said the demand by 10 Kuki MLAs (seven of whom are from the BJP and two are ministers) for a separate state or UT was a fundamental breach of the oath which they took when they…
The show stars Keri Russell in the titular role as a foreign service officer whose lack of desire for power ends up putting her there. https://t.co/w2IXOHlwFt
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'The Diplomat': A World Where Leaders Are Dreamily Able But – Naturally – Beset by Sexism
The show stars Keri Russell in the titular role as a foreign service officer whose lack of desire for power ends up putting her there.
The Met’s announcement of the four new provenance hires mentioned foreign countries, including Egypt, Greece, India, Italy, Nepal, Nigeria and Turkey, whose works are in the museum.
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New York Met to Hire Experts to Investigate Origins of Collections
The museum announced this week that it will hire additional experts to look more deeply into the histories of works in its collections. The new provenance hires mentions only foreign countries, makes no reference to any tribal nation.
In an interview to Karan Thapar, Nishikant Sapam - an independent Meitei MLA from Manipur, said the demand by 10 Kuki MLAs for a separate state or UT was a fundamental breach of their oath under the Constitution.
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Meiteis Can Never Agree to Kuki Demand For Manipur Division—Meitei MLA Nishikant Sapam Who Backs BJP
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In an interview to Karan Thapar for The Wire, an independent Meitei MLA from Manipur, who supports the BJP Biren Singh-led government in Imphal, has emphatically…
In an interview to Karan Thapar for The Wire, an independent Meitei MLA from Manipur, who supports the BJP Biren Singh-led government in Imphal, has emphatically…
'Even assuming that Fifth Schedule is a law, it does not put any constraints on the exercise of the Fundamental Rights under Article 19(1) of the Constitution of India.'
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'Non-Tribals' Can Settle in and Vote From Scheduled Areas, Says Supreme Court
'Even assuming that Fifth Schedule is a law, it does not put any constraints on the exercise of the Fundamental Rights under Article 19(1) of the Constitution of India.'
Last year, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh told the Lallantop YouTube channel of having murdered at least one person who had killed his aide. It will be difficult to bring down a man with such reputation and political support. | Atul Chandra
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Why Flooring this Opponent Could Be Tough for Grapplers
Last year, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh told the Lallantop YouTube channel of having murdered at least one person who had killed his aide. It will be difficult to bring down a man with such reputation and political support.
"Those elements close to Indian prime minister Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are suspected of having incited British Hindus to confront Muslim youths in last summer's explosive riots in Leicester."
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Violent Clashes in Leicester Last Year 'Stoked by Modi’s Hindu Nationalist Party': Daily Mail
"Those elements close to Indian prime minister Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are suspected of having incited British Hindus to confront Muslim youths in last summer's explosive riots in Leicester."
Since inequality is a functional component of neoliberal capitalism, the state's role has been relegated to protecting the interests of capital rather than making a commitment towards addressing inequality. | Venkatanarayanan S. https://t.co/HD5knjSnNz
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How Neoliberalism Has Widened Inequality in India, Alienated Socially Vulnerable Groups
Since inequality is a functional component of neoliberal capitalism, the state's role has been relegated to protecting the interests of capital rather than making a commitment towards addressing inequality.
Progressive parties have seemingly secured a stunning victory in Thailand's general election. In the first ballot since youth-led pro-democracy protests in 2020, voters appear to have rejected the military-led rule.
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Thailand Election: Progressive Opposition Parties Seek Coalition Talks After Emerging Winners
Progressive parties have seemingly secured a stunning victory in Thailand's general election. In the first ballot since youth-led pro-democracy protests in 2020, voters appear to have rejected the military-led rule.
A nation is not simply its political parties or its leaders. It is the people, and politics is not about what a few may do, but how the many respond to it. | @Aakar__Patel
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What Was Behind Congress’s Karnataka Win – The Questions That Need to Be Asked
A nation is not simply its political parties or its leaders. It is the people, and politics is not about what a few may do, but how the many respond to it.
India held another meeting of the G20 in another state which is entirely claimed by China, Arunachal Pradesh.
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India Defends Decision to Host G20 Meeting in Srinagar, Says UN Expert's Criticism 'Irresponsible'
UN special rapporteur on minority issues, Fernand de Varennes, had posted a statement on his social media accounts that the Indian government was “seeking to normalize what some have described as a military occupation by instrumentalising a G20 meeting and…
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Sheetla Singh began his journey in media with a venture that he launched with his mentor, Hargobind. The town was Faizabad, the year was 1958 and the humble seed capital was of Rs 75. | @sharatpradhan21 remembers the veteran journalist. https://t.co/xvGKJIdi4u
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Sheetla Singh: The Grand Old Editor From Faizabad Who Fought for the News and for Journalists
Not only did the veteran journalist ensure that 'Jan Morcha' ran proudly for over six decades and continues to do so, his presence also gave it rare prestige.
PM Modi is also likely to come under pressure from G7 leaders at a summit in Japan on Friday where tackling sanctions evasion by Russia will be a key discussion topic for the western economies, 'Financial Times' reported. https://t.co/IHq8NzoOcf
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EU Could Crack Down on India Reselling Russian Crude as Refined Fuels to Europe
PM Modi is also likely to come under pressure from G7 leaders at a summit in Japan on Friday where tackling sanctions evasion by Russia will be a key discussion topic for the western economies, 'Financial Times' reported.
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The five-member Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of the Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh high court, Prashant Kumar Mishra and senior advocate, K.V. Viswanathan, to fill the two recent vacancies. https://t.co/v4x7oapqKO
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SC Collegium's Primacy Faces Fresh Test With New Recommendations to Fill Two Vacancies at SC
The five-member Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of the Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh high court, Prashant Kumar Mishra and senior advocate, K.V. Viswanathan, to fill the two recent vacancies.