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Merger Of Amar Jawan Jyoti With Eternal Flame: A Perspective Change In Paying Homage To Martyred

Snehashish RoyJanuary 22, 20220

The half-a-century old memories of the iconic Amar Jawan Jyoti, burning beneath the arches of the India Gate, have been thwarted after it was ceremonially extinguished. The desacralization of the flame that had burned in honour of the fallen soldiers since 1972 is an uncharitable move by the ruling BJP to meddle with India's complex history and demolish the material markers of its history. The ruling BJP party, the evident subsidiary of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has time and again proved itself to tactically bring about a tectonic shift to intrude into the Indian psyche and evoke the pristine past of Hindutva. The Centre has been attempting to mystify the country's history by replacing facts with myths and uncharted information in bulks. Confounding Ideological Quandar...

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Delhi Government’s ‘Desh Ke Mentor’ Programme May Not Be Safe, NCPCR Suggests Overhaul

Snehashish RoyJanuary 19, 20220

Delhi government has recently released the 'Desh Ke Mentor' programme in October 2021. The aim of this programme was to assist students studying in classes IX to XII with voluntary mentors, those are between the age of 18 and 35. These mentors will assist students in understanding different career and higher education options, preparing for competitive exams, and dealing with psychological pressure. As noble as the initiative sounds, the NCPCR finds it rather controversial. The commission has found several "loopholes" in the programme and the Delhi government to "overhaul" them. A Programme To Mentoring Students 'Desh Ke Mentor' programme was launched last year, and it is a platform where students in classes IX to XII can have access to a mentor. This platform is being created by a ...

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Centre Strikes Out Kashmir Press Club; A Serious Blow To Democracy

Snehashish RoyJanuary 19, 20220

The largest body of independent journalists in the valley, the Kashmir Press Club (KPC), has been permanently shut down and taken over by the Union government. The move is seen as the Centre's crackdown on the journalist fraternity in Kashmir. The valley has been in the news ever since the Union government abrogated its special status under Article 370 of the Indian constitution on August 5, 2019. The move took Kashmir's autonomy and turn it into a Union Territory. Following then, news covering mass detention and human rights abuse against activists and journalists has been frequenting in all corners. Amid the erosion of freedom of the press in the valley, the permanent shutdown of KPC is yet another blow to human rights. Earlier, it was declared elections will be held to ...

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UP Assembly Election: With Mayawati Being Absent From Ground, Dalit Votes Seem Scattering Among Parties

Snehashish RoyJanuary 18, 20220

The Dalit community accounts for as many as 21% of the total vote population in Uttar Pradesh. A section of the population that has decided the fate of politics in the state for the last couple of decades. Since its inception under the leadership of Kanshi Ram, Dalits have been supportive of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ever since the 1990s. The party went into an overhaul after Mayawati took charge as the first Dalit woman in India to become a chief minister of a state. Mayawati's technique to amalgamate Dalits and Brahmins using the social engineering formula had given her major success in the 2007 Assembly elections. However, her activism in the current election season seems missing. The former chief minister of UP and social reformer has remained absent on the ground. Und...

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Hospitals Test Patients Despite ICMR Guidelines Suggesting Against It

Snehashish RoyJanuary 18, 20220

Several hospitals are found conducting COVID-19 tests for patients during their admission, despite the Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) latest guidelines that state against the testing of asymptomatic patients. “Asymptomatic patients undergoing surgical/non-surgical invasive procedures including pregnant women in/near labour who are hospitalised for delivery should not be tested unless warranted or symptoms develop,” stated the guidelines. However, doctors claim surgical outcomes of patients with active infection could be worse. “Unless it is an emergency life-threatening condition, we do test the patients before any procedures. The patients are also tested before they are moved from one ward to the other. There is no workaround. Even an asymptomatic person can give the infe...

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Swami Prasad Maurya’s Revolt Likely To Increase Challenge For His Daughter, BJP MP Sanghmitra

Snehashish RoyJanuary 17, 20220

Following the exit of the senior OBC minister Swami Prasad Maurya, the political journey of his daughter Sanghmitra Maurya as a BJP MP seems to reach a difficult path. Maurya's resignation as a minister from the Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanth's cabinet and joining Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) has changed the course of politics in the state. It is considered as the initiation to the revolt against the leading BJP in UP. The 37-year-old daughter of Maurya has decided to continue as the BJP MP, despite her father and brother Utkrust Maurya jumping ships and vowing to oust the saffron party in the upcoming Assembly elections. This disparity will lead Sanghmitra to face quite a few political turbulence. Political Journey Of Sanghmitra Sanghmitra, an MBBS doctor, left ...

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India-China Bilateral Trade Relation Reaches New High Despite Lengthy Border Tension

Snehashish RoyJanuary 17, 20220

Despite plummeting geopolitical relations due to extensive military standoff between Indian and Chinese forces in eastern Ladakh, the two countries showed signs of reaching new highs in bilateral trade. According to the data released by China's General Administration of Customs (GAC), which was later quoted by the country's tabloid Global Times, bilateral trade between the countries reached a record high at $125.66 billion in 2021. It records an increase of up to 43.3% from last year's $87.6 billion, surpassing the $100 billion yearly mark. The report said China's exports to India last year were valued at $97.52 billion, whereas, India's exports to China were worth $28.14 billion. However, the trade deficit remained at $69 billion, favouring China. Factors For Increase In Bilate...

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Death Of Rational Thinking Dates Way Back: Study Reveals

Snehashish RoyJanuary 17, 20220

A new study conducted by the scientists at Indiana University and Wageningen University and Research (WUR) reveals that humanity has slipped into a state where people believe facts based on their emotional quotients and not by rationality. This public contempt for scientific facts is a result of a process that has been in the works for the last couple of decades. The study highlights that humanity has started to make a move towards a time that philosophers term as the "post-truth era," and it is driven by emotions instead of rationality. The public's apathy towards truth began almost four decades ago. Ideally, there is a generalised accepted genesis of the "post-truth" era -- during the time when impulsive irrationality was at an all-time high in the socio-political landscape afte...

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