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Assaults on civilians have begun in Jammu and Kashmir, and another Kashmiri Pandit has been murdered. Those seen as government allies, including Kashmiri Pandits, non-Kashmiri migrant workers, and locals, were killed in a terrorist rampage last year. Targeted assassinations are a disturbing reminder of what still haunts Kashmir, even if the J&K police had termed 2022 a successful year of anti-terror operations (172 terrorists were neutralized). Tragically, due to the frustration of terrorists and their Pakistani sponsors with the success of the combined security system and the government of India's (GoI) focus on the relocation and jobs project for the community, Kashmiri Pandits are once again prominent terror targets. After Article 370's repeal in 2019, it helped maintain a re...

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Congress’ 2024 Alliance-Building Will Be Shaped By Nine Assembly Elections This Year

Sayani ChakrabortyFebruary 27, 20230

The Congress party's likely strategy for the Lok Sabha election of 2024 was made clearer at the party's plenary session held in Raipur. For the year 2024 in particular, its strategy for establishing partnerships has become crystal clear. By stating that a third front would help the NDA, Congress effectively conceded the lead to the BJP. Concern about a third front can be understood as a metaphor for the current state of politics. South and east Indian regional parties are extremely powerful in state politics. As an example, all of Andhra Pradesh's 25 seats in the 2019 LS election were won by regional parties. Most importantly, no political faction will give up ground voluntarily. On a national scale, alliances may also be forged after the election. Because defending their state's...

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As Financial Market Panic Grows, Sebi And RBI Must Move Quickly To Help Adani Group

Sayani ChakrabortyFebruary 11, 20230

After Adani Enterprises cancelled its fully subscribed follow-on public offering (FPO), the price of its stock dropped by 27% to Rs 1,565.30 the next day. Currently, it's at a price that's around 50% lower than the FPO floor. Since January 24th, the market value of the seven Adani listed firms has dropped by more over $100 billion. As a result of these changes, authorities and politicians in India took swift action. The problem was sufficiently pressing that Parliament had to adjourn. Banks have been questioned about their exposure to Adani companies by the Reserve Bank of India, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), and the National Stock Exchange (NSE). There are now commercial and financial ties between international markets and Indian businesses. The global finan...

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BJP Hopes To Win Nine Out Of Ten State Elections In 2023 With Less Opposition

Sayani ChakrabortyJanuary 23, 20230

The head of the BJP, JP Nadda, has set a lofty goal for his party: to sweep all nine state elections this year. Even before the 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign begins, such a landslide will demoralise the opposition. The BJP has also set its sights on 160 of the 543 seats in the Lok Sabha where it expects to face difficult competition. Such forethought is uncommon in Indian politics. This has made the BJP a formidable electoral force. It's easy to see why Nadda would want to concentrate on the assembly elections. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP have a stranglehold on national politics, the BJP has yet to achieve the same level of dominance in state assemblies. Clearly, the BJP hasn't ruled out the potential of local political developments maturing into a coordinated ...

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‘Who’s Free?’: SC Warned Against More Restrictions On Free Speech, But IPC Misuse Needs Vigilance

Sayani ChakrabortyJanuary 6, 20230

An eight-member bench of the Supreme Court found that no additional reasonable constraints can be envisioned on freedom of expression beyond those currently stated in Article 19. (2). These include issues related to public order, decency, defamation, and incitement to crime, as well as the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of the state, and friendly ties with foreign powers. If a law restricting free expression is proposed by the state but does not fall into one of these eight categories of "reasonable limits," it may be challenged and overturned. Articles 19(1) (free speech) and 21 (right to life and personal liberty) rights are enforceable against private entities, and the state is obligated to defend these rights even when they are violated by non-state actors, as ...

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‘Keep Sharp Weapons At Home To Cut Enemy’s Head’: BJP’s Pragya Singh Thakur Condemns ‘Love Jihad’

Sayani ChakrabortyDecember 27, 20220

The BJP lawmaker, speaking at a rally in Shivamogga, Karnataka, condemned "love jihad" and urged Hindus to refrain from sending their children to missionary schools. Pragya Singh Thakur, a member of Parliament for the right-wing Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), caused a stir on December 25 when he urged a crowd in Shivamogga, Karnataka, to "keep weapons at home" and "chop enemy's head." The BJP lawmaker claimed as much while speaking at the annual convention of the Hindu Jagarana Vedike's South Region in the city of Karnataka. Keep the knives you use to chop veggies in good working order. Not sure when something will happen. Anyone can and should take measures to ensure their own safety. If someone breaks into our home and starts attacking us, we have every right to d...

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Gujarat Election: BJP Promises To Create Gujarat A $1 Trillion Economy

Sayani ChakrabortyNovember 30, 20220

With the long-awaited release of the BJP's election platform, it's time to take a closer look at the poll-promises fight taking place in the Gujarat assembly elections. With promises to create a Uniform Civil Code, a bill to seize the assets of rioters, a deradicalization cell within the police force, and stringent limitations on religious conversion, the manifesto plays to the Hindutva gallery. That's not just empty talk. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demonstrated that these kinds of promises resonate with a certain subset of Gujarat voters, and neither the Congress nor the occasional Hindutva-lite excursions by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have offered an effective response. Despite BJP's seeming dominance in shaping the terms of public debate across sectors, there is one a...

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Mumbai: Political Leaders Pay Tributes To Martyrs On 14th Anniversary Of 26/11 Terror Attacks!

Arpita SarkarNovember 26, 20220

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday paid floral tributes to the martyrs who laid down their lives fighting terrorists who attacked the metropolis on this day 14 years ago. They paid their respects at the martyrs' memorial on the premises of the South Mumbai police commissioner's office. Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Secretary Manu Kumar Srivastava, minister Deepak Kesarkar, state Director General of Police (DGP) Rajnish Seth, Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar and other officials were present. Family members of the policemen who lost their lives in the November 2008 attack paid tribute to the martyrs too. On November 26, 2008, 10 Pakistani terrorists arrived by sea and killed 166 people, includin...

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Here’s Why Delhi’s Historic Jama Masjid Bans Entry Of Unescorted Women!

Arpita SarkarNovember 24, 20220

Delhi's historic Jama Masjid has banned girls as well as women from entering the mosque singly or in groups. Sabiullah Khan, public relations officer of the mosque, said that there is no restriction on women coming and going with their families or with their husbands. Khan said, "There is no ban on women, per se. But when women come alone, they give time to boys… Yaha aakey galat harkatey hoti hai, video pe video bana jaati hai, sirf uss cheej ko rokne ke liye, iss pe pabandi lagai gayi hai (We have stopped their entry to stop wrong activities, like shooting videos etc).” Khan said women who come with their families or with their husbands are welcome. He further said, "But you cannot make the masjid a meeting point with boys, or think of this as a park, make TikTok videos and dan...

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Indian Women More Focused Towards Saving For Their Retirement Than Men: Survey

Arpita SarkarNovember 23, 20220

More women than men are actively saving and more women than men have mutual fund investments. Not only that, according to Bankbazar's latest Savings Quotient survey, more women than men focus on their retirement investments. The survey covered 1,675 respondents aged 22-45 across six metros and 18 tier-2 cities. The male-to-female ratio in the survey was 57:43. Majority of the participants (78 percent) are from metros and the rest are from non-metros. Most of those surveyed are salaried professionals earning a minimum salary of Rs 30,000 or more. They were all digitally aware. According to the survey, about 75 percent had a bank account, 57 percent were investing through mutual funds or systematic investment plans (SIPs). About 54 percent had a fixed deposit or a recurring depo...

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‘Like Saddam Hussein’: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Questions Rahul Gandhi’s Look

Arpita SarkarNovember 23, 20220

In his latest dig at Rahul Gandhi, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma said the Congress leader's face has changed. He looks more like Saddam Hussein. Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "I told in a television interview a few days ago that there is no problem with Rahul Gandhi's new look. But if you have to change your looks, then at least make it like Vallabhbhai Patel or Jawaharlal Nehru. Even better if you look like Gandhiji, but why do you look more like Saddam Hussein now?" "Congress's culture is not close to India. Their practices are close to those who have not yet understood India," added he. Before 2014, people called it Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi or Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid. Himanta Biswa asked, "Now you think, Ram is a God and who is Babur? Why were their names t...

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‘Food Packets Need To Be Labeled’: FSSAI Sets New Rules For Genetically Modified Foods

Aditi priya singhNovember 22, 20220

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has developed regulations for genetically modified foods. It proposes that the manufacture, sale and import of food or ingredients made from genetically modified organisms must be subject to prior authorization. If this happens, the quality of many foodstuffs will improve as they can only be sold after obtaining FSSAI approval. What Is Genetically Modified organisms (GMO) ? GMO refers to any living organism containing a new combination of genetic material obtained using modern biotechnology. In layman's terms, this means modifying the organisms in a way not found in nature. The draft rules state that no one may manufacture, package, store, sell, sell, distribute or import GMO foods or foods without prior approval from the Food