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Why Do PANDORA PAPERS Matter? What Do They Reveal?

SinshaOctober 19, 20210

A few days ago, the ICIJ (International Consortium of Investigative Journalists) revealed the Pandora Papers. These documents contain the names and financial activities of numerous influential and ultra-rich people. There are over 300 Indian citizens too, varying from billionaires to top government officials, celebrities, public figures, and sportsmen. The word "Pandora" is derived from the expression- ‘Pandora's box’ of Greek mythology which essentially denotes a source of unseen trouble. What are the Pandora papers? What do they reveal? They are 11.9 million leaked files from global corporate services firms. These documents reveal the ultimate ownership of assets settled in private off-shore trusts and investments including cash, shareholding, and real estate properties held by...

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Fight For Press Freedom Deserves Nobel Peace Prize

SinshaOctober 19, 20210

“Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press and that cannot be limited without being lost.” This quote by Thomas Jefferson aptly describes the effect of regulation on the press. Today, the role of media in our daily life has become inimitable. Depriving our society of the right to voice their opinion, or to publish their views and sentiments is incredulous and disastrous. Both the Indian Constitution and the Supreme Court have time and again provided significant value to press freedom. On 8th October, Journalists Dmitri Muratov of Russia and Maria Ressa of the Philippines won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Peace for their courageous fight for freedom of expression. Both of them are deserving personalities who stood for this idea in a "world where democracy and freedom of the press co...

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Here Is Yogi Government’s New Scheme To Generate Votes From ‘Soil’ In Elections

Gunjan ChaudharyOctober 19, 20210

In Uttar Pradesh, the ruling party BJP does not want to leave any stone unturned in the exercise of regaining power. Keeping the OBC vote bank in mind, now the focus of the Yogi government is on generating votes from the soil, launches new scheme. Before Diwali, the government has announced special assistance to clay artisans. Read more on Caravanalive.com. The new scheme of "Mati Kala Board" was formed in 2018 after the Yogi government came to power in UP. Its purpose was related to the assistance and training of clay artisans. In this work, people belonging to the backward classes, especially the Prajapati community, are involved in the preparation of lamps along with the idols of Lakshmi-Ganesh. Check out entertainment news here.   In the OBC meeting of BJP in Lucknow, ...

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WhatsApp, IT Act 21 and Excessive Communication

adminMay 28, 20210

By Kailash Saini WhatsApp is a common messaging app which personalizes communication among the public. Its garnered a lot of traction since its data sharing and privacy issues a few months back and now, Indian government has decided to strengthen the IT laws 2021, that would make more accountability towards fake and viral communication. App’s officials have appealed against the government decisions in the high court. Why is WhatsApp so concerned about the privacy of Indian people, when there are many reports in the media which show that It has already compromised with the privacy issues. This is the time of fake news and misinformation, it is obvious in the age of this digital media, where everyone has to access the spreading tools of information and opinions and WhatsApp has the majority

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Cyclone Tauktae: Rs1,000cr Relief Fund Announced by PM, Financial Aid To be Provided to The Affected States

adminMay 21, 20210

By Vaishali Negi On Wednesday PM Modi went for an aerial survey of the places affected by the cyclone tauktae in Ahmedabad. He offered  financial help by announcing a relief fund of  Rs.1,000 cr. He also announced a help of Rs.2,00,000 for the next kin of those who lost their lives and Rs.50,000 for those who got injured due to the cyclone. Furthermore, he has also assured financial aid to other affected states too. The Amreli district in Saurashtra region is the most affected by the cyclone tauktae. According to an official report 45 people have been killed due to the cyclone tauktae, many are injured and a huge amount of infrastructure is also said to be damaged. Read more at Caravanalive.com. The PM was for a meeting in Ahmedabad. He took an aerial survey of the current scenario. He too

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Electric Cars To Be Cheaper Than Combustion, Says Study

adminMay 13, 20210

Electric cars could be cheaper to make than fossil fuel cars across Europe within six years and will represent 100 percent of recent income by 2035, according to a look posted Monday. Carmakers are transferring en masse to electric powered and hybrid fashions in an effort to bring average fleet emissions below an ECU Union restrict of 95 grams of carbon dioxide in step with kilometer, or face heavy consequences. The look at by means of Bloomberg New electricity Finance observed that electric-powered sedans and sport-utility automobiles will be as reasonably-priced to make as combustion vehicles from 2026. Small cars will wait until 2027 to match the value of fossil fuel fashions, in accordance with the observation, which turned into commissioned with the aid of transport and environment,...

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Huawei’s Ability To Eavesdrop On Dutch Mobile Users Comes As A Surprise For The Telecoms Industry

adminMay 12, 20210

Chinese language era provider Huawei turned into currently accused of being capable of monitoring all calls making the use of Dutch cellular operator KPN. The revelations are from a secret 2010 report made through consultancy company Capgemini, which KPN commissioned to evaluate the dangers of operating with Huawei infrastructure. Even as the overall report on the problem has no longer been made public, journalists reporting at the story have outlined particular issues that Huawei employees within the Netherlands and China had get right of entry to to protection-crucial elements of KPN's network—which includes the call information of millions of Dutch residents—and that a lack of statistics supposed KPN could not set up how often this passed off. each KPN and Huawei have denied any impro...

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Desi Courts Point out Gaps in Online Gaming Legislation

adminApril 1, 20210

India’s online gaming habits are an established social phenomenon. The lack of formal industry regulation holds back investment and taxation opportunities and frustrates players. State Courts have begun advising Governments to consider legislative action once and for all. The Rising Importance of the Online Gaming Industry in India For those who enjoy a roulette game online or indulge in a classic Rummy session with relatives, the skill gaming industry in India has been an indispensable companion for the past decade. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, driving innovation in technology and user experience. Notably, it has been facilitated by a much improved digital infrastructure, constantly evolving electronic transaction options and cheap data plans. Arguably, Centre’s Digital Indi

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Bumble App Founder Just Became World’s Youngest Self-Made Billionaire At Age 31

adminFebruary 13, 20210

Bumble, a dating app made by women for women has just made its founder the world’s youngest self-made billionaire. Recently, Whitney Wolf has made her company Bumble Inc. public since then the shares of the dating app has soared 67% while debuting in the trade market to $72 in New York. After that, the value of the Chief Executive officer Whitney Wolfe Herd has gone to $1.5 Billion. Whitney Wolf who was an executive at Tinder who left her job and started her own female-led dating app in 2014. The main objective of Herd was to create a platform where women are the ones in control of making commitments and building relationships. Whitney wrote in Bumble’s S-1 filing "The importance of a woman making the first move is not exclusive to the world of dating, romance, or love,". She also wrote ...

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An Ad Featuring Farmer Protests Was Aired During Super Bowl In Fresno; More Details Inside

adminFebruary 9, 20210

On February 7, a 30-second ad in the support of farmer protests going in India was aired during the Super Bowl. The ad featured some visuals and news clippings of the protest which is also called 'one of the biggest human protests in history'. Jerry Dyer, Mayor of Fresno, California The ad opens up with a famous quote by the visionary leader Martin Luther King Jr. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”. Tejivideo is a local production company that has produced this video. It also had a closing message which is addressed by the Mayor Jerry Dyer of Fresno, California where the Super Bowl was taking place. The message said, “We want you to know our brothers and sisters in India, that we stand with you”. The advertisement was funded by the Sikh Community of Fresno as ...

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Why Are Teachers In Tripura Protesting? Find Out Here, All Details Inside

adminFebruary 8, 20210

For the past 58 days, many unemployed former government teachers in Tripura have been protesting.In 2014, Tripura High Court scrapped the appointments of 10,323 government teachers including those who were teaching postgraduate and graduate students as well after finding irregularity in their recruitment process. Later in 2017, the Supreme court upheld the orders which came in response to a petition submitted by the sacked teachers. After that, the state government inducted those teachers on ad-hoc basis. Once the BJP-IPFT government came into power in 2018 they made an appeal to the Apex court to grant some relief to the terminated teachers. In response, the Supreme Court gave an extension of two years to the teachers which continued till March 31st, 2020.  As per the claims m...

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Adultery Law In Armed Forces Should Be Gender Neutral, Women Demand Equal Rights

adminJanuary 15, 20210

It has been two years since adultery was struck off from the IPC as one of the lists of offences in the armed forces in September 2018. However, on Monday, the Ministry of defense pleaded to the Supreme Court to retain the criminality of adultery, which is, ‘stealing the affection of brother officer’s wife’,  in the armed forces. Earlier, those found guilty of adultery were subjected to punishment that could be as high as being cashiered from service aka dismissal. This was just a little shy from one of the worst offences in the army, i.e., cowardice. But just getting retention on this law enough to bring justice in the armed community? As per some research, it seems that the law which called itself gender-neutral, was, in fact, biased towards female privilege. As per a report by ...

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