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Assembly Election Results: Congress’ Downfall A Complete Setback Or Beginning Of PHOENIX Phenomenon?

Sonia SolankiMarch 10, 20220

As the results are pouring in for the five state Assembly elections, Congress' downfall continues and its performance is under serious questions. A national party that has ruled India over multiple decades is losing out its charm and moreover its connection with the masses. In the last few years, it has been seen that the Congress leaders are not able to hold the cord of the public matters. Despite having the status of national party, its other regional associates are performing much better in different states across the nation. Why Is Congress Losing Its Ground? There are multiple factors that are responsible for poor performance by the Congress. The first is the inability to face the ruling government. It would not be wrong to say that the way Congress surrendered in fron...

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UP Election 2022: Officer Admits To “Lapse”, SP Shares Video On EVM Row

Snehashish RoyMarch 9, 20220

Samajwadi Party (SP) has tweeted a video where an election official was shown accepting there were "lapses" during the movement of electronic voting machines (EVM). The district commissioner of Varanasi Deepak Agarwal had accepted in front of the reporters that there was a lapse in following the protocol to move EVMs. He claimed that those voting machines were used for training purposes. "If you talk about the protocol for the movement of EVMs, there was a lapse in the protocol, I accept that. But I can guarantee you, it is impossible to take away machines used in voting," Agarwal said. According to sources, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered action against Agarwal over the issue. The SP chief and former chief minister of UP Akhilesh Yadav had earlier made a...

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Women’s Day 2022: India Fails To Celebrate Womanhood, Fizzles To Criminalise Marital Rape

Snehashish RoyMarch 8, 20220

The term marital rape is self-explanatory which refers to non-consensual sexual intercourse of a man with his wife. However, the Indian judiciary fails to recognise this as a crime and protects a man from being prosecuted on charges of rape. "Sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a man with his own wife, the wife not being under fifteen years of age, is not rape,” reads exception 2 of Section 375. This states that women in India are only protected when they are below 15 years of age, unmarried or separated. Either of the conditions has exceptions according to the Indian context. Criminalising marital rape has remained a burning topic in contemporary times as awareness around consent is increasing rapidly. Many are challenging marital rape more than ever. Amid growing conversati...

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Russia-Ukraine War: Reasons, Implications Behind Southeast Asia’s Silence

Snehashish RoyMarch 8, 20220

The stance of different parts of the world is being questioned almost two weeks after Russia began its military operation to invade Ukraine. So far, 9 out of 11 Southeast Asian nations have reprimanded Moscow for its impulsive action and called for peace during the UN General Assembly voting. However, a majority of nations from the region are tactically keeping themselves at arm's length from the crisis. Southeast Asian countries have participated in the resolution voting diplomatically. Russia's historic partners Vietnam and Laos have abstained. Singapore has rarely made decisions to impose sanctions on Russia. US's ally, The Philippines, has remained silent over the crisis situation. Call For Peace Without Taking Sides Leaders from many Southeast Asian countries have come forwar...

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Exit Polls 2022: BJP To Record Clear Majority In UP, AAP In Punjab; Leaders Say Otherwise

Snehashish RoyMarch 8, 20220

The high-octave Assembly elections across five states have come to an end and the exit polls have been released. The polls have declared that BJP will win with a clear majority in Uttar Pradesh and AAP will surprisingly win in Punjab. In states such as Uttarakhand and Goa, the polls have predicted a neck-to-neck fight between BJP and Congress and the saffron camp is expected to make a clean sweep. The votes will be counted on March 10. Many have outrightly dismissed the exit polls. They are claiming that more often they go wrong and analysts and political leaders delivered their predictions. Activist and the co-founder of AAP Yogendra Yadav took to Twitter to congratulate Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. “The only firm conclusion that we can draw from exit polls so...

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Delhi Tops In Adding Plastic Waste To Environment In India: CSE’s Report

Sonia SolankiMarch 7, 20220

Delhi tops the list in plastic waste generation across the country. This information is by the CSE (Centre for Science and Environment) in their latest report titled 'State of India's Environment 2022'. Delhi generates 689.8 tonnes of plastic in a single day. CSE is an NGO that calculates the data provided by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). According to the data analysis, India produces a huge amount of plastic waste, 25,940 tonnes of plastic waste every day. Plastic waste is a major issue, especially in metropolitan cities like Chennai, Kolkata,  Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and others. The amount of wastage is increasing at a high rate too due to many factors. Like the growing population, Increasing consumption of packed foods and items, plastic packaging is ...

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Made In India Weapons Get Recognition In Global Defence Market

Monomita NagMarch 7, 20220

India is striving to establish itself as a leading manufacturer of military weapons under Made in India brand. A total of 3 Indian military equipment producing companies have been included in the top global companies engaged in manufacturing military weapons. Therefore, it comes under a strategically important sector in India. The UAE defence ministry has finalized to purchase L- 15 training and light combat aircraft and it is reported that it also had an option of purchasing 36 planes from China later on. It is no doubt an effort of Emirati to diversify its purchasing options. But what came as a great setback to India is that UAE had shown strong interest in India's Tejas combat planes in 2018. Even India's Akash Sam system came in for great appreciation by the gulf country i...

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China Overtakes US In Technological War; Pentagon’s Worried

Monomita NagMarch 7, 20220

China's spectacular progress in hypersonic technology has pushed the US into a difficult situation. The successful hypersonic weapon test last July created widespread panic in the Pentagon and they are also worried that China is ahead of the US in other critical technologies. The US government's dithering on 5G rollout has come in for sharp criticism by Harvard professors Schmidt and Graham Allison. They pointed out that many countries including China have gone ahead in 5G technology, hence they feel that President Biden should make it the national priority now. Importance Of Critical Science And 5G Technology 5G ensures extremely fast download speed. It is a fifth-generation technology that can be used as a foundation for industrial and military use. The professors expressed their diss

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Swiss Airlines To Become World’s First To Use Solar Fuel

Pooja YadavMarch 7, 20220

Swiss International Airlines along with its parent Lufthansa Group have started strategic cooperation and integration with the synthetic fuel manufacturer Synhelion to use the first-ever solar aviation fuel."This will make SWISS the first airline in the world to use 'sun-to-liquid' fuel," Swiss Airlines said in a statement. The primary plant for industrial production of solar aviation fuel will be built in Germany's North-Rhine Westphalia state Jülich. Under this deal, the Lufthansa Group and Swiss Airlines will also help in developing the commercial fuel production facilities in Spain that are planned by Synhelion. The technology has been developed for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from renewable energy sources by Synhelion, a derivative from the land Institute of Te...

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Manipur Elections: Nearly 77% Voter Turnout Recorded Till 5 pm Amid Incidents Of Violence

Snehashish RoyMarch 5, 20220

Manipur recorded 76.04% voting till 5 pm on March 5 in the last phase of the Assembly elections. Some incidents of violence were reported from places before and after polling started. As many as two people were reportedly killed in the violence. One incident of killing was reported from Senapati district and the other in Thoubal district. The BJP candidate from the Karong seat reported the incident and said both were shot at "without proper reason." One of the killed was identified as Amuba Singh, who was a BJP worker. He was allegedly shot at by a Congress supporter. The election commission is waiting for a detailed report from the district election officer. The voting began at 7 am and ended at 6 pm on Saturday. The second and last phase of the election was conducted for 22 ...

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Ukraine-Russia War: Indian Embassy Urges Stranded Students To Stay Inside, Centre Presses For Ceasefire

Snehashish RoyMarch 5, 20220

The situation of Indian students stranded amid continuous fighting between the Russian and Ukrainian forces has raised concerns for the Centre. The ministry of external affairs has urged students to stay inside and take safety precautions. In a message issued on March 5, the Indian Embassy in Ukraine has assured students stranded in the northeastern city of Sumy that the authorities are looking for possible routes to evacuate them. "Discussed evacuation and identification of exit routes with all interlocutors including Red Cross. The control room will continue to be active until all our citizens are evacuated. Be safe, be strong," said the embassy. Around 800 students are stuck in Sumy and they have sent several SOS messages to get them evacuated as the city is being attacked....

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UP Assembly Elections: Political Heavyweights Round Up In Varanasi For Final Battle

Snehashish RoyMarch 5, 20220

The sweepstakes between the ruling BJP and the Opposition SP in Uttar Pradesh have reached their concluding stage. Both the parties are sparing no effort before the state goes to the polls in the final phase. The seventh phase in the UP Assembly election is important as one of the districts that will take part in the final round, Varanasi, belongs to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency. PM Modi held a roadshow in Varanasi on March 4 to drum up support for the last time ahead of the last phase of the Assembly elections. He waved his hands from an open-roof vehicle as his convoy went past the crowd for three kilometres in the holy city. He garlanded the statues of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Madan Mohan Malviya. He also stopped for tea at a stall where he ...

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