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‘No State Secret’: Manish Tewari On Being Dropped From Punjab’s Star Campaigner List

Snehashish RoyFebruary 5, 20220

Senior Congress leader Manish Tewari made a remark at his party following the removal of his name from the list of star campaigners for the forthcoming Punjab Assembly elections. He pointed out that the omission of his name was "no state secret." Congress general secretary K C Venugopal released a list of 30 star campaigners for Punjab Assembly elections on Friday. The list has names of prominent leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Sonia Gandhi. The list doesn't mention the name of Ghulam Nabi Azad along with Tewari. “I would have been pleasantly surprised if it would have been the other way around. The reasons are also no state secret,” Tewari said. He made this remark in response to the former Congress MP Abhijit Mukherjee's observati...

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Meta Crashdown: What Led To A First-Ever $230 Billion Dip In Its 18-Year History?

Snehashish RoyFebruary 4, 20220

The world of the metaverse is seen to be crumbling down. The formerly known Facebook, now Meta, has suffered an ever-high 26% dip in its stocks. Its market value now plummeted by more than $230 billion. As a result, the chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has now been pushed out of the tantalizing top 10 list of the world's richest. The sudden dip in its market value is seen following a dismissal earnings report laid out by a company spokesperson. Zuckerberg said the company is experiencing a tricky transition from being one of the dominant social media platforms to the ultra-modern metaverse. Largely, the primary reason for this setback is attributed to losing over half a million users from its core social networking application, Facebook. However, other reasons are responsible f...

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Centre To Sell IDBI Bank, Will Keep Some Stake: Sources

Snehashish RoyFebruary 4, 20220

Centre is planning on selling IDBI Bank by the end of March, however, will keep a part of its stake to itself, the secretary of the department of investment and public asset management (DIPAM) Tuhin Kanta Pandey told The Indian Express. The sale will be made through an expression of interest (EOI). The process of sale will include the Centre filing the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) of the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC). It will be made by the next week with the market regulator. The primary prospectus is expected to be listed on stock exchanges by the end of this financial year. LIC holds the management stake in IDBI Bank with a 49.24% share. Whereas, the Government of India holds a 45.48% stake in the bank. Pandey said the detailed consultations have been made with the ...

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Focuses On Middle Class, Poor; A Step Toward Modern India: PM Modi Lauds Union Budget 2022

Snehashish RoyFebruary 3, 20220

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the Union budget 2022-23 and mentioned it as a step towards self-reliant and modern India. He said the budget provides basic amenities to the middle class, poor, and youth of the country. PM Modi was attending the 'Aatmanirbhar Arthvyavastha' event, where he addressed the BJP workers. He said the initial indicators of a new world in a post-pandemic era are already visible. “People, globally, want to see an empowered and strong India. It is imperative for us that we take our country forward at a rapid pace and strengthen it across several sectors,” he said. The Prime Minister compared the current budget with that of the UPA regime and said it has the provision to make a four-fold increase in public investment. He added that this will avail...

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Union Budget 2022: Opposition Terms It As ‘Unrealistic’; Provides No Relief For Poor, Middle Class

Snehashish RoyFebruary 2, 20220

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave the budgetary speech on February 1. She presented a Rs 39.45 lakh crore budget, in which, the major part was allocated to the highways and affordable housing section. However, the Congress party termed the budget as "uninspiring" and "insipid." The Opposition said the Union budget does not propose to provide relief and consumption boost among the salaried class, poor, farmers, and middle class. The communication head of the Congress party Randeep Surjewala said the ones who suffered pay cuts during the pandemic were hoping for relief in this budget. “The Finance Minister and the Prime Minister have again deeply disappointed them with indirect tax measures. This is a betrayal of India’s salaried class and the middle class,” he said. He fu...

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Union Budget 2022: FM Sitharaman Announces Digital Rupee; Know More About Virtual Currency

Snehashish RoyFebruary 1, 20220

The Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has launched the Digital Rupee in her budgetary speech in the Parliament on February 1. This rupee, the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) will be used from 2022-22 onwards. During her fourth budgetary speech, Sitharaman said the use of digital currency will give a boost to the country's economy. The currency will be introduced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). This move will give a further push to the Centre's Digital India initiative. "The introduction of central bank digital currency will give a big boost to the digital economy. Digital currency will also be a cheaper and more efficient currency management system...It is therefore proposed to introduce digital rupee - using blockchain and other technologies - to be issued by ...

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Modi Government Deceived Parliament, SC On Pegasus Allegations: Congress

Snehashish RoyFebruary 1, 20220

Congress has hinted that the party will raise the matter related to the Pegasus row in Parliament on Monday. The party has launched an attack on the BJP and claimed that the Centre had "deceived" the House on the issue. The attack was revived following The New York Times report that mentioned the Indian government's buying of Israeli spyware Pegasus in 2017. The Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said in a press conference that Congress had raised the matter in Parliament earlier and the party will raise it again. "Parliament was deceived by the Modi government. It is clear that the Supreme Court was also duped by the Modi government. It is also clear that the people of India were lied to by the Modi government and its ministers," said Kharge. Accord...

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Punjab Election: With Bare Representation Of Women, Political Parties Focused On Disparate ‘Change’ In State

Snehashish RoyJanuary 31, 20220

'Breaking the glass ceiling' has been one of the war cries across political parties during elections to attract more women voters. Every leader, representing any party, will be seen remarking in favour of increased women participation in politics. However, looking at the most revered candidates' lists for the Punjab Assembly election, a dearth is seen in the number of women candidates. Despite a high-profile campaign launched by the Congress in Uttar Pradesh surrounding women, the echo does not seem to reach Punjab. In UP, Congress promised to dedicate 40% of its tickets to women. Whereas, only 11 out of 109 seats are given to them in Punjab. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) alliance announced 117 candidates and only 5 of them are women. The Aam Aadmi ...

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UP Elections 2022: CM Adityanath Invokes Jinnah To Attack Opposition, Ignores Defence Minister’s Advice

Snehashish RoyJanuary 28, 20220

Political parties show their liveliness just as when elections are around the corner. It is a common aspect of Indian politics. Likewise, taking jibes at each other has become subliminally acceptable. Just like other political parties, one of the favourite comebacks of the BJP is "Jinnah." The chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath recently took to Twitter and wrote, “They (Opposition) are worshipers of ‘Jinnah’, we are worshipers of ‘Sardar Patel’. Pakistan is dear to them, we sacrifice our lives on Maa Bharati.” This came following the Union defence minister Rajnath Singh's take on invoking Muhammad Ali Jinnah's name during elections. “I do not know why Pakistan’s founder Jinnah’s name is often invoked during elections. For those who want to politicise this… in U...

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Assam-Arunachal Border Dispute: Tensions After CM Meet; Know Reasons Behind Anomaly

Snehashish RoyJanuary 28, 20220

Fresh tensions have been reported along the borders between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, days after the chief ministers of the two states met on Monday, January 24. The meeting was held to work out a "permanent solution" over the longstanding border disputes between two states. Some "unidentified miscreants from Assam" allegedly burnt down a culvert situation in Arunachal Pradesh's Lower Siang district on Wednesday. According to locals, there were unconfirmed reports of "firing in the air" that came from Arunachal Pradesh's side. According to officials, the incident took place after a team of Assam Police allegedly stopped the ongoing Likabali-Durpai PMGSY road project in the area. There have been reports of arguments between locals in Lower Siang's Hime village and Assam Police...

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UP Elections 2022: BJP Aims To Beat Noida “Jinx”, Congress Toughens Up With ‘Young’ Presence

Snehashish RoyJanuary 27, 20220

In a recent visit to the "jinxed" Noida, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath hit out at the Opposition for them not visiting the district as they are more worried about "their life and position." He even claimed to beat the "jinx" status associated with the place. There is a superstition that is famous in UP's political circles that visiting Noida had resulted in the former CMs Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav losing power. They avoided visiting Gautam Buddh Nagar in their following election campaigns. However, Noida is among the VIP seats for BJP in the state since 2012. It is a part of GB Nagar Lok Sabha constituency along with Jewar and Dadri. The current MLA from Noida is the son of Union defence minister Rajnath Singh and vice-president of BJP's state unit, Pankaj Sin...

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Social Media Blows Out With Protests Against Criminalizing Marital Rape: A Classic Case Of Men Avoiding Accountability

Snehashish RoyJanuary 25, 20220

Twitter, among other social media platforms, has been stormed with #MarriageStrike and #MaritalStrike from the last two days. The hashtag inundation is the result of a protest showcasing "concerns" and dissatisfaction with court hearings on a plea seeking the criminalisation of marital rape under the Indian Penal Code (IPC). In recent times, there has been an overhaul of laws related to sexual assaults. However, the judiciary has failed to give protection to a married woman being forced to have sex without consent. A divide is being seen where men and women are taking sides. Arguments are being kept from the proponents of the social media protest that criminalising marital rape will lead to false convictions of men as a result of frivolous allegations. They argue that altering...

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